Junne Kamihara, MD, PhD
Physician, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Director, Pediatric Cancer Genetic Risk Program; Director of Medical Therapies, Ocular Oncology Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Junne Kamihara, MD, PhD
Physician, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Director, Pediatric Cancer Genetic Risk Program; Director of Medical Therapies, Ocular Oncology Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Services
Languages
English
Education
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
2008
Boston
MA
Residency
Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2011
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2014
Boston
MA
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Hematology-Oncology)
Professional History
Dr. Kamihara received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and her PhD in genetics from MIT. She completed her pediatric residency training at Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center and her fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital. She is currently an attending physician in the Jimmy Fund Clinic. Her research and clinical interests focus on pediatric cancer predisposition syndromes.
Dr. Kamihara serves as an expert for the Department of Hematology-Oncology for Boston Children's Hospital Precision Medicine Service. For more information about the Precision Medicine Service please visit bostonchildrens.org/precisionmed.
Publications
Wilms Tumor in Children with AMER1/WTX Germline Pathogenic Variants: A Multicenter Case Series. View Abstract
Update on Cancer Screening Recommendations for Individuals with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. View Abstract
Ovarian juvenile granulosa cell tumor: A report from the International Ovarian and Testicular Stromal Tumor and International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma/DICER1 Registries. View Abstract
Update on Retinoblastoma Predisposition and Surveillance Recommendations for Children. View Abstract
Prevalence, Characteristics, and Management of Pancreatic Tumors Among Children With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. View Abstract
Prognostic Significance of Germline DICER1 Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic Variants in Outcomes of Ovarian Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor. View Abstract
Update on Surveillance in Von Hippel-Lindau Disease. View Abstract
Author Correction: Pan-cancer multi-omic model of LINE-1 activity reveals locus heterogeneity of retrotransposition efficiency. View Abstract
Case Series of Patients With FGFR1-Related Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma With a Focus on Biochemical, Imaging Signatures and Treatment Options. View Abstract
Pan-cancer multi-omic model of LINE-1 activity reveals locus heterogeneity of retrotransposition efficiency. View Abstract
Update on Pediatric Surveillance Recommendations for PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome, DICER1-Related Tumor Predisposition, and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. View Abstract
DICER1-Related Tumor Predisposition: Identification of At-risk Individuals and Recommended Surveillance Strategies. View Abstract
Managing CDH1 Cancer Risks in a Child: Complex Decision Making in a Family With Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer. View Abstract
Strategies for Academic Advisors and Mentors to Support Medical Students Entering Clinical Rotations. View Abstract
Neuroblastoma Predisposition and Surveillance-An Update from the 2023 AACR Childhood Cancer Predisposition Workshop. View Abstract
Update on Cancer Predisposition Syndromes and Surveillance Guidelines for Childhood Brain Tumors. View Abstract
Anaplastic sarcoma of the kidney (DICER1-sarcoma of the kidney): A report from the International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma/DICER1 Registry. View Abstract
Outcomes in ovarian Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor: A report from the International Pleuropulmonary Blastoma/DICER1 and Ovarian and Testicular Stromal Tumor Registries. View Abstract
Biallelic EPCAM deletions induce tissue-specific DNA repair deficiency and cancer predisposition. View Abstract
Loss of heterozygosity does not occur in BRCA1/2 mutant pediatric solid and central nervous system tumors. View Abstract
Rare Tumors: Opportunities and challenges from the Children's Oncology Group perspective. View Abstract
A single-institution pediatric and young adult interventional oncology collaborative: Novel therapeutic options for relapsed/refractory solid tumors. View Abstract
Perspectives of Rare Disease Experts on Newborn Genome Sequencing. View Abstract
Genomic analysis reveals germline and somatic PDGFRB variants with clinical implications in familial infantile myofibromatosis. View Abstract
Type I and Ir pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB): A report from the International PPB/DICER1 Registry. View Abstract
Learning About Mismatch Repair From a Rare Cancer Syndrome: A LOGICal Step Forward. View Abstract
Collaboration to Promote Research and Improve Clinical Care in the Evolving Field of Childhood Cancer Predisposition. View Abstract
Outcomes for Children With Type II and Type III Pleuropulmonary Blastoma Following Chemotherapy: A Report From the International PPB/DICER1 Registry. View Abstract
Molecular profiling identifies targeted therapy opportunities in pediatric solid cancer. View Abstract
Germline predisposition to pediatric Ewing sarcoma is characterized by inherited pathogenic variants in DNA damage repair genes. View Abstract
68 Ga-DOTATATE PET and functional imaging in pediatric pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma. View Abstract
DICER1 mutations in primary central nervous system tumors: new insights into histologies, mutations, and prognosis. View Abstract
Thyroid Nodules in Children With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. View Abstract
Germline pathogenic variants in cancer risk genes among patients with thyroid cancer and suspected predisposition. View Abstract
Germline Sequencing Improves Tumor-Only Sequencing Interpretation in a Precision Genomic Study of Patients With Pediatric Solid Tumor. View Abstract
Performance of the McGill Interactive Pediatric OncoGenetic Guidelines for Identifying Cancer Predisposition Syndromes. View Abstract
Belzutifan, a Potent HIF2a Inhibitor, in the Pacak-Zhuang Syndrome. View Abstract
Different Fumarate Hydratase Gene Variants Are Associated With Distinct Cancer Phenotypes. View Abstract
Survival Benefit for Individuals With Constitutional Mismatch Repair Deficiency Undergoing Surveillance. View Abstract
Natural History of Thyroid Disease in Children with PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome. View Abstract
DICER1-associated central nervous system sarcoma in children: comprehensive clinicopathologic and genetic analysis of a newly described rare tumor. View Abstract
DICER1 and Associated Conditions: Identification of At-risk Individuals and Recommended Surveillance Strategies-Response. View Abstract
It's ALL in the Family: IKZF1 and Hereditary Leukemia. View Abstract
DICER1 and Associated Conditions: Identification of At-risk Individuals and Recommended Surveillance Strategies. View Abstract
Screening with whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric subjects with Li-Fraumeni syndrome: A single institution pilot study. View Abstract
Retinoblastoma and Neuroblastoma Predisposition and Surveillance. View Abstract
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia and Hyperparathyroid-Jaw Tumor Syndromes: Clinical Features, Genetics, and Surveillance Recommendations in Childhood. View Abstract
Cancer Surveillance in Gorlin Syndrome and Rhabdoid Tumor Predisposition Syndrome. View Abstract
Von Hippel-Lindau and Hereditary Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndromes: Clinical Features, Genetics, and Surveillance Recommendations in Childhood. View Abstract
PTEN, DICER1, FH, and Their Associated Tumor Susceptibility Syndromes: Clinical Features, Genetics, and Surveillance Recommendations in Childhood. View Abstract
Synchronous occurrence of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and wilms tumor in two patients: underlying etiology and combined treatment plan. View Abstract
Socioeconomic status and global variations in the incidence of neuroblastoma: call for support of population-based cancer registries in low-middle-income countries. View Abstract
Parental hope for children with advanced cancer. View Abstract
Use of a fever fast track tool to reduce time to antibiotic dose in febrile pediatric oncology patients. View Abstract
Neuromyelitis optica in an adolescent after bone marrow transplantation. View Abstract
Germline TP53 mutations and the changing landscape of Li-Fraumeni syndrome. View Abstract
Comparative evaluation of the antitumor activity of antiangiogenic proteins delivered by gene transfer. View Abstract
Oligomerization-dependent regulation of motility and morphogenesis by the collagen XVIII NC1/endostatin domain. View Abstract