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Targeting the apoptotic machinery in pancreatic cancers using small-molecule antagonists of the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein by Karikari, Collins A, Roy, Indrajit, Tryggestad, Eric, Feldmann, Georg, Pinilla, Clemencia, Welsh, Kate, Reed, John C, Armour, Elwood P, Wong, John, Herman, Joseph, Rakheja, Dinesh, Maitra, Anirban

“…Resistance to apoptosis is a hallmark of many solid tumors, including pancreatic cancers, and may be the underlying basis for the suboptimal response to…”
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Analysis of fiducials implanted during EUS for patients with localized rectal cancer receiving high-dose rate endorectal brachytherapy by Moningi, Shalini, BA, Walker, Amanda J., MD, Malayeri, Ashkan A., MD, Rosati, Lauren M., BS, Gearhart, Susan L., MD, Efron, Jonathan E., MD, Wick, Elizabeth C., MD, Azad, Nilofer S., MD, Armour, Elwood P., PhD, Le, Yi, PhD, Herman, Joseph M., MD, MSc, Shin, Eun Ji, MD

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Clinicopathologic Comparison of High-Dose-Rate Endorectal Brachytherapy versus Conventional Chemoradiotherapy in the Neoadjuvant Setting for Resectable Stages II and III Low Rectal Cancer by Raman, Siva P., Singhi, Aatur, Wild, Aaron T., Smith, Jessica A., Qiu, Haoming, Kumar, Rachit, Hacker-Prietz, Amy, Hruban, Ralph H., Kamel, Ihab R., Efron, Jonathan, Wick, Elizabeth C., Azad, Nilofer S., Diaz, Luis A., Le, Yi, Armour, Elwood P., Gearhart, Susan L., Herman, Joseph M.

“…Purpose. To assess for differences in clinical, radiologic, and pathologic outcomes between patients with stage II-III rectal adenocarcinoma treated…”
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Direct evidence that prostate tumors show high sensitivity to fractionation (low alpha/beta ratio), similar to late-responding normal tissue by Brenner, David J, Martinez, Alvaro A, Edmundson, Gregory K, Mitchell, Christina, Thames, Howard D, Armour, Elwood P

“…A direct approach to the question of whether prostate tumors have an atypically high sensitivity to fractionation (low alpha/beta ratio), more typical of the…”
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A Novel Process for Introducing a New Intraoperative Program: A Multidisciplinary Paradigm for Mitigating Hazards and Improving Patient Safety by Rodriguez-Paz, Jose M., Mark, Lynette J., Herzer, Kurt R., Michelson, James D., Grogan, Kelly L., Herman, Joseph, Hunt, David, Wardlow, Linda, Armour, Elwood P., Pronovost, Peter J.

“…Since the Institute of Medicine's report, To Err is Human, was published, numerous interventions have been designed and implemented to correct the defects that…”
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Radiographic predictors of response to endoluminal brachytherapy for the treatment of rectal cancer by Craig-Schapiro, Rebecca, Kamel, Ihab R., Sacerdote, Michael, Canner, Joseph, Pittman, Meredith, Hicks, Caitlin W., Hacker-Prietz, Amy, Hobbs, Robert F., Armour, Elwood P., Efron, Jonathan E., Wick, Elizabeth C., Azad, Nilofer S., Herman, Joseph M., Gearhart, Susan L.

“…Objective Endoluminal brachytherapy (EBT) has been shown to be an effective neoadjuvant monotherapy for rectal adenocarcinoma. Radiographic predictors of…”
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The heat shock response: role in radiation biology and cancer therapy by Corry, Peter M, Armour, Elwood P

“…Since prehistoric times, elevated temperatures have been used to treat cancer in a variety of forms. In modern times (the last 40 years) efforts have…”
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High-dose-rate intraoperative radiation therapy: the nuts and bolts of starting a program by Moningi, Shalini, Armour, Elwood P, Terezakis, Stephanie A, Efron, Jonathan E, Gearhart, Susan L, Bivalacqua, Trinity J, Kumar, Rachit, Le, Yi, Kien Ng, Sook, Wolfgang, Christopher L, Zellars, Richard C, Ellsworth, Susannah G, Ahuja, Nita, Herman, Joseph M

“…High-dose-rate intraoperative radiation therapy (HDR-IORT) has historically provided effective local control (LC) for patients with unresectable and recurrent…”
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Sensitivity of human cells to mild hyperthermia by ARMOUR, E. P, MCEACHERN, D, ZHENHUA WANG, CORRY, P. M, MARTINEZ, A

“…The cytotoxic effects of short duration, high temperature, and long duration, low temperature hyperthermia were determined in human cells growing in culture…”
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Comparison of tumor growth betweenHSP25- andHSP27-transfected murine L929 cells in nude mice by Blackburn, Robert V., Galoforo, Sandra S., Berns, Christine M., Armour, Elwood P., McEachern, Donna, Corry, Peter M., Lee, Yong J.

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Elimination of dose-rate effects by mild hyperthermia by Wang, Z, Armour, E P, Corry, P M, Martinez, A

“…Preferential amplification of low dose-rate irradiation toxicity in tumor cells is one way of improving presently applied brachytherapy. Low temperature…”
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Cytotoxic Effects of Ultrasound in Vitro Dependence on Gas Content, Frequency, Radical Scavengers, and Attachment by Armour, Elwood P., Corry, Peter M.

“…CHO cells were exposed to therapeutic-intensity ultrasound under various conditions. Cell killing was dependent upon the amount of gas dissolved in the…”
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Effect of hyperthermia on murine cell surface histocompatibility antigens by QASIM MEHDI, S, RECKTENWALD, D. J, SMITH, L. M, LI, G. C, ARMOUR, E. P, HAHN, G. M

“…The effect of heat on the density of cell surface histocompatibility antigens was examined. Antigen density and distribution were determined by…”
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Dose Escalation Using Conformal High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Improves the Outcome in Unfavorable Prostate Cancer: 10:36 AM (30) by Martinez, Alvaro A., Gustafson, G., Armour, Elwood P., Mitchell, C., Edmundson, G., Vicini, Frank A.

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Lack of radiosensitization after paclitaxel treatment of three human carcinoma cell lines by Stromberg, J S, Lee, Y J, Armour, E P, Martinez, A A, Corry, P M

“…Several recent studies have suggested radiosensitizing effects of paclitaxel, a microtubular inhibitor. To test the universality of this finding, the…”
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Pulsed low dose rate brachytherapy in a rat model: dependence of late rectal injury on radiation pulse size by Armour, E P, White, J R, Armin, A, Corry, P M, Coffey, M, DeWitt, C, Martinez, A

“…Clinical protocols utilizing pulsed low dose rate brachytherapy (PDR) to replace traditional continuous low dose rate brachytherapy (CLDR) employ irradiation…”
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Comparison of tumor growth between HSP25‐ and HSP27‐transfected murine L929 cells in nude mice by Blackburn, Robert V., Galoforo, Sandra S., Berns, Christine M., Armour, Elwood P., McEachern, Donna, Corry, Peter M., Lee, Yong J.

“…We have developed a novel system for examining the possible contribution of small heat shock proteins (hsp) to tumor growth. L929 fibrosarcoma cells, which do…”
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Sensitization of rat 9L gliosarcoma cells to low dose rate irradiation by long duration 41°C hyperthermia by ARMOUR, E. P, WANG, Z, CORRY, P. M, MARTINEZ, A

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Reproducible rat model for comparing late rectal toxicity from different brachytherapy techniques by White, J R, Armour, E P, Armin, A R, Dewitt, C C, Corry, P M, Martinez, A

“…Newer brachytherapy techniques, such as pulse-simulated low dose rate (PDR) and high dose rate (HDR) offer clinical and technical advantages over the…”
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Effects of Continuous Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy on the Rectum of the Rat by Armour, Elwood P., White, Julia R., DeWitt, Coleen C., Corry, Peter M., Martinez, Alvaro

“…The dose-limiting factor in essentially all curative radiotherapy is damage to normal tissue. In spite of this, our understanding of radiation-induced damage…”
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