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Association of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio with survival in peripheral early-stage non-small cell lung cancer after stereotactic body radiation therapy by Huang, Karen, Prasad, Sharan, Ma, Sung Jun, Yu, Han, Iovoli, Austin J, Farrugia, Mark K, Dexter, Elizabeth U, Demmy, Todd L, Malik, Nadia K, Singh, Anurag K

“…The role of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a predictor for survival in single fraction SBRT-treated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients remains…”
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KAP1 promotes proliferation and metastatic progression of breast cancer cells by Addison, Joseph B, Koontz, Colton, Fugett, James H, Creighton, Chad J, Chen, Dongquan, Farrugia, Mark K, Padon, Renata R, Voronkova, Maria A, McLaughlin, Sarah L, Livengood, Ryan H, Lin, Chen-Chung, Ruppert, J Michael, Pugacheva, Elena N, Ivanov, Alexey V

“…KAP1 (TRIM28) is a transcriptional regulator in embryonic development that controls stem cell self-renewal, chromatin organization, and the DNA damage…”
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Association of pre-treatment lymphocyte-monocyte ratio with survival outcome in patients with head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiation by Yu, Brian, Ma, Sung Jun, Khan, Michael, Gill, Jasmin, Iovoli, Austin, Fekrmandi, Fatemeh, Farrugia, Mark K, Wooten, Kimberly, Gupta, Vishal, McSpadden, Ryan, Kuriakose, Moni A, Markiewicz, Michael R, Al-Afif, Ayham, Hicks, Jr, Wesley L, Seshadri, Mukund, Ray, Andrew D, Repasky, Elizabeth A, Singh, Anurag K

“…Given the role of systematic inflammation in cancer progression, lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR) from peripheral blood has been suggested as a biomarker to…”
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MicroRNAs 206 and 21 Cooperate To Promote RAS-Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase Signaling by Suppressing the Translation of RASA1 and SPRED1 by Sharma, Sriganesh B., Lin, Chen-Chung, Farrugia, Mark K., McLaughlin, Sarah L., Ellis, Emily J., Brundage, Kathleen M., Salkeni, Mohamad A., Ruppert, J. Michael

“…Despite the low prevalence of activating point mutation of RAS or RAF genes, the RAS-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway is implicated in…”
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Association of radiation dose intensity with overall survival in patients with distant metastases by Kao, Johnny, Farrugia, Mark K., Frontario, Samantha, Zucker, Amanda, Copel, Emily, Loscalzo, John, Sangal, Ashish, Darakchiev, Boramir, Singh, Anurag, Missios, Symeon

“…Background Patients with metastatic cancer referred to radiation oncology have diverse prognoses and there is significant interest in personalizing treatment…”
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A Dose-Response Relationship to Radiotherapy for Cutaneous Lesions of Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis by Farrugia, Mark K., Morrison, Carl, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, Francisco, Aljabab, Saif

“…Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease, afflicting approximately 4.6 and 1-2 per 1 million children and adults, respectively. While LCH can…”
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Long-Term Survival and Failure Outcomes of Single-Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Early Stage NSCLC by Iovoli, Austin J, Prasad, Sharan, Ma, Sung Jun, Fekrmandi, Fatemeh, Malik, Nadia K, Fung-Kee-Fung, Simon, Farrugia, Mark K, Singh, Anurag K

“…This study aims to report our 13-year institutional experience with single-fraction stereotactic body radiation therapy (SF-SBRT) for early stage NSCLC. A…”
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Candida meningitis in an immunocompetent patient detected through (1→3)-beta-d-glucan by Farrugia, Mark K., Fogha, Evan P., Miah, Abdul R., Yednock, Joel, Palmer, H. Carl, Guilfoose, John

“…•Candida meningitis can be a rare complication of intravenous drug abuse in an immunocompetent individual.•Testing of the cerebrospinal fluid for…”
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What to Do With Deauville 3 Interim Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Response in a Young Woman With Classic Unfavorable Hodgkin's Lymphoma: To Irradiate or Not to Irradiate? by Farrugia, Mark K., Vargo, John A.

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Kruppel-like Pluripotency Factors as Modulators of Cancer Cell Therapeutic Responses by Farrugia, Mark K, Vanderbilt, Daniel B, Salkeni, Mohamad A, Ruppert, J Michael

“…Tumor cells inherit from their normal precursors an extensive stress response machinery that is critical for survival in response to challenges including…”
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Re-Evaluating the Omission of Radiation Therapy in Low-Risk Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer by Almeida, Neil D., Pepin, Abigail, Schrand, Tyler V., Shekher, Rohil, Goulenko, Victor, Fung-Kee-Fung, Simon, Farrugia, Mark K., Shah, Chirag, Singh, Anurag K.

“…Traditionally, management of early-stage breast cancer has required adjuvant radiation therapy following breast conserving surgery, due to decreased local…”
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Evaluation of risk stratification using gene expression assays in patients with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy by Ma, Sung Jun, Serra, Lucas M., Yu, Brian, Bartl, Austin J., Farrugia, Mark K., Oladeru, Oluwadamilola T., Singh, Anurag K.

“…Purpose To evaluate the association of various gene expression assays with pathologic complete response (pCR) in the setting of neoadjuvant chemotherapy among…”
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Association of significant financial burden with survival for head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy by Ma, Sung Jun, Iovoli, Austin J., Attwood, Kristopher, Wooten, Kimberly E., Arshad, Hassan, Gupta, Vishal, McSpadden, Ryan P., Kuriakose, Moni A., Markiewicz, Michael R., Chan, Jon M., Hicks, Wesley L., Platek, Mary E., Ray, Andrew D., Repasky, Elizabeth A., Farrugia, Mark K., Singh, Anurag K.

“…•HNC patients frequently struggle with financial difficulties.•Financial toxicity was associated with worse OS and CSS in HNC.•Methods to mitigate financial…”
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Systematic Review of Single-Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Lung Oligometastases: How to Stop Worrying and Love One and Done by Bartl, Austin J, Mahoney, Mary, Hennon, Mark W, Yendamuri, Sai, Videtic, Gregory M M, Stephans, Kevin L, Siva, Shankar, Farrugia, Mark K, Ma, Sung Jun, Singh, Anurag K

“…Adoption of single-fraction lung stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for patients with medically inoperable early stage non-small-cell lung cancer…”
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Daily Time of Radiation Treatment Is Associated with Subsequent Oral Mucositis Severity during Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients by Gu, Fangyi, Farrugia, Mark K, Duncan, William D, Feng, Yingdong, Hutson, Alan D, Schlecht, Nicolas F, Repasky, Elizabeth A, Antoch, Marina P, Miller, Austin, Platek, Alexis, Platek, Mary E, Iovoli, Austin J, Singh, Anurag K

“…Limited treatment options are available for oral mucositis, a common, debilitating complication of cancer therapy. We examined the association between daily…”
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Concurrent β-blocker Use is Associated With Improved Outcome in Esophageal Cancer Patients Who Undergo Chemoradiation: A Retrospective Matched-pair Analysis by Farrugia, Mark K., Ma, Sung Jun, Mattson, David M., Flaherty, Leayn, Repasky, Elizabeth A., Singh, Anurag K.

“…β-blocker use has been associated with improved outcomes in a number of different malignancies; however, the impact of β-blockade in esophageal cancer is not…”
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Severe Oral Mucositis After Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer by Iovoli, Austin J., Turecki, Lauren, Qiu, Michelle L., Khan, Michael, Smith, Kelsey, Yu, Han, Ma, Sung Jun, Farrugia, Mark K., Singh, Anurag K.

“…Importance Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and debilitating adverse effect observed in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving radiation therapy…”
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Prophylactic High-Dose Gabapentin Reduces Opiate Use during Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Qiu, Michelle L, Iovoli, Austin J, Khan, Michael, Farrugia, Mark K, Ma, Sung Jun, Singh, Anurag K

“…The role of prophylactic high-dose gabapentin for the management of oral mucositis during radiation therapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)…”
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Narrative review of the management of oral mucositis during chemoradiation for head and neck cancer by Judge, Lauren F, Farrugia, Mark K, Singh, Anurag K

“…Oral mucositis (OM) can be a significant problem for patients undergoing radiation or chemoradiation for head and neck cancer. In modern clinical trials, grade…”
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Comparative Analysis of the Views of Oncologic Subspecialists and Palliative/Supportive Care Physicians Regarding Advanced Care Planning and End-of-Life Care by Pifer, Phillip M., Farrugia, Mark K., Mattes, Malcolm D.

“…Background: Early palliative/supportive care (PSC) consultation and advance care planning (ACP) improve outcomes for patients with incurable cancer. However,…”
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