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David L. Becton

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Also affiliated: University of Southern California (2008); Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2008); American Cancer Society (1986); Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital (2005); Arkansas Children's Hospital (1987–2025); St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (2002–2008); Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2008); Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2008); Johns Hopkins University (2005); Emory University (2008); Duke University (1984–2008); Wayne State University (2005); University of Washington (2004); Washington University in St. Louis (2002); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2006–2018); University of California San Diego (2002); Massachusetts General Hospital (2004–2005); Fred Hutch Cancer Center (2004); The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute (2005); Duke Medical Center (1984–2008); Children's Hospital of Michigan (1999–2008); University of California San Diego Medical Center (2002); Children's Oncology Group (2004–2005); Washington University Medical Center (2002); Stanford Medicine (2001–2005); Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (2008); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (2005); Arkansas Children's Research Institute (2021); Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2005–2008); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2024); Stanford University (2001–2008)

28 h-index 92 pubs 2,960 cited

  • Humans
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Male
  • Adolescent
  • Infant
  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Young Adult
  • Leukemia, Myeloid
  • Remission Induction

Biography and Research Information

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David L. Becton's research focuses on acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in pediatric patients, with a particular emphasis on gene expression profiles and their correlation with clinical outcomes and treatment sensitivity. He has investigated the prevalence and prognostic significance of KIT mutations in children with core binding factor AML, as well as the expression of chromosome 21-localized genes in both Down syndrome and non-Down syndrome AML blast cells and their relationship to in vitro drug sensitivity.

His work also includes studies on the impact of disease risk on the efficacy of bone marrow transplantation for pediatric AML. Becton has contributed to the understanding of gene expression profiles at diagnosis in de novo childhood AML patients, identifying FLT3 mutations associated with favorable clinical outcomes. Additionally, his research has explored the differential gene expression, GATA1 target genes, and chemotherapy sensitivity in Down syndrome megakaryocytic leukemia. Becton has also published on discontinuing penicillin prophylaxis in children with sickle cell anemia.

With an h-index of 28 and over 90 publications, Becton is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He collaborates with several colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including P. Strebeck, Jason E. Farrar, Lauren Banko, and Megan S. Evans.

Metrics

  • h-index: 28
  • Publications: 92
  • Citations: 2,960

Selected Publications

  • Mental Health Evaluation in Patients with Vascular Malformations (2026)
    Journal of Vascular Anomalies DOI OpenAlex
  • Severe transient abnormal myelopoiesis in a premature neonate with Trisomy 21: a rare, fatal presentation with complex therapeutic challenges (2026)
    The American Journal of the Medical Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Intracranial Hypotension in Pediatric Oncology Patients Following Lumbar Puncture: A Case Series (2025)
    Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Challenge (2025)
    American Journal of Dermatopathology DOI OpenAlex
  • Violaceous Nodules in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: Answer (2025)
    American Journal of Dermatopathology DOI OpenAlex
  • Anemia as a presenting sign for gastrinoma (2024)
    The American Journal of the Medical Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Infection masking leukemia (2024)
    The American Journal of the Medical Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Implementing Pharmacogenomics Testing: Single Center Experience at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (2021)
    Journal of Personalized Medicine 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Analyzing coagulation dynamics during treatment of vascular malformations with thromboelastography (2020)
    Pediatric Blood & Cancer 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Short‐term side effects and patient‐reported outcomes of bleomycin sclerotherapy in vascular malformations (2018)
    Pediatric Blood & Cancer 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nutlin‐3 treatment spares cisplatin‐induced inhibition of bone healing while maintaining osteosarcoma toxicity (2016)
    Journal of Orthopaedic Research® 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cisplatin inhibits bone healing during distraction osteogenesis (2013)
    Journal of Orthopaedic Research® 42 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cardiac Myeloid Sarcoma (2011)
    Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 17 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Prevalence and prognostic significance of KIT mutations in pediatric patients with core binding factor AML enrolled on serial pediatric cooperative trials for de novo AML (2010)
    Blood 187 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Index of Suspicion (2009)
    Pediatrics in Review DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.

  • Prevention of Complications of Hemophilia Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  • PROPHYLACTIC PENICILLIN IN SICKLE CELL DISEASE NIH/NHLBI
  • PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY GROUP NIH

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162 Collaborators 51 Institutions 2 Countries

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