Researcher | Research Overview
Dr. Grier's major research focus has been the clinical management, treatment, and biology of solid tumors in children, particularly Ewing's sarcoma. His major research has been at the national level through clinical trials undertaken by the Children's Oncology Group, a consortium of cancer treatment centers across the United States, Canada, and other countries. Dr. Grier is on the steering committee of the Bone Tumor Committee. In addition to his national research positions, Dr. Grier is also part of the Pediatric Solid Tumor group at DFCI and Children's Hospital. Dr. Grier and colleagues help organize laboratory and clinical cross talk and development of lab bench to bedside clinical research. Dr. Grier is also involved in cancer survivor studies that focus on the late effects of chemotherapy, studies which are led by Dr. Lisa Diller at the David B. Perini Jr. Quality of Life Clinic at DFCI. In addition, he participates in a study of the best application of palliative care through work with the Pediatric Advanced Care Team, led by Dr. Joanne Wolfe.
Researcher | Research Background
Holcombe Grier received his MD from the University of Pennsylvania. He trained in pediatrics, internal medicine, and infectious disease at the University of North Carolina. He was a fellow in pediatric hematology/oncology at Children’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is a past president of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. He received the Charles A. Janeway Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching of Children's Hospital House Staff in 1992, a Harvard Medical School Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching [Years III and IV] in 2008 and a Harvard Medical School Community Service award in 2009.