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Last published 2025
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David L. Becton

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Researcher

Also affiliated: Children's Oncology Group (2004); 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); Duke University (1985–1996); Wayne State University (2005); University of Washington (2004); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2001–2018); Massachusetts General Hospital (2004–2005); Fred Hutch Cancer Center (2004); Novem (Netherlands) (1997); The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute (2005); Arkansas Cardiology (2002); Arcadia (2004–2005); Duke Medical Center (1984–1987); Children's Hospital of Michigan (1999–2008); Children's Oncology Group (2004–2008); Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (2008); Duke University Hospital (1985–1987); Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (2005); Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2005); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2024); Stanford University (2001–2005); Amarillo College (2024)

Faculty Researcher

28 h-index 90 pubs 2,966 cited

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

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

David L. Becton studies child and adolescent health, with a focus on pediatric oncology and infectious diseases. His work has investigated clinical features and risk factors associated with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, particularly in the context of COVID-19 and cancer. He has also explored the genetic underpinnings of certain pediatric leukemias, examining how epigenetic factors influence treatment resistance.

Becton's research extends to specific challenges in pediatric oncology, including intracranial hypotension following lumbar puncture and the presentation of rare genetic syndromes like Noonan Syndrome in infants. He has also published on the genetic aspects of Li-Fraumeni syndrome in twins, highlighting divergent cancer timelines despite shared genetics. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 28, with 90 total publications and 2,959 citations, and he is designated as a highly cited researcher.

His collaborations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include work with P Strebeck, Jason E. Farrar, Lauren Banko, and Megan S. Evans, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. Becton also leads a research group and has recently been active in research, with publications extending to 2025.

Metrics

  • h-index: 28
  • Publications: 90
  • Citations: 2,966

Selected Publications

  • 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® 40 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 183 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Index of Suspicion (2009)
    Pediatrics in Review DOI OpenAlex
  • C-Reactive Protein and Soluble IL-2Receptor Correlate with High Risk of Clinical Sepsis Among Children with Fever and Neutropenia. (2009)
    Blood 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

Collaboration Network

34 Collaborators 5 Institutions 1 Country

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