Search Results - "Isaac Yang"

Postoperative Hearing Preservation in Patients Undergoing Retrosigmoid Craniotomy for Resection of Vestibular Schwannomas: A Systematic Review of 2034 Patients by Preet, Komal, Ong, Vera, Sheppard, John P, Udawatta, Methma, Duong, Courtney, Romiyo, Prasanth, Nguyen, Thien, Kwan, Isabelle, Yang, Isaac

“…Abstract BACKGROUND Vestibular schwannomas (VS) are benign tumors derived from Schwann cells ensheathing the vestibulocochlear nerve. The retrosigmoid (RS)…”
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Utilizing virtual and augmented reality for educational and clinical enhancements in neurosurgery by Pelargos, Panayiotis E, Nagasawa, Daniel T, Lagman, Carlito, Tenn, Stephen, Demos, Joanna V, Lee, Seung J, Bui, Timothy T, Barnette, Natalie E, Bhatt, Nikhilesh S, Ung, Nolan, Bari, Ausaf, Martin, Neil A, Yang, Isaac

“…Highlights • Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) have great potential in neurosurgery. • Immersive VR has the potential to be used an educational…”
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Detection of wild-type EGFR amplification and EGFRvIII mutation in CSF-derived extracellular vesicles of glioblastoma patients by Figueroa, Javier M, Skog, Johan, Akers, Johnny, Li, Hongying, Komotar, Ricardo, Jensen, Randy, Ringel, Florian, Yang, Isaac, Kalkanis, Steven, Thompson, Reid, LoGuidice, Lori, Berghoff, Emily, Parsa, Andrew, Liau, Linda, Curry, William, Cahill, Daniel, Bettegowda, Chetan, Lang, Frederick F, Chiocca, E Antonio, Henson, John, Kim, Ryan, Breakefield, Xandra, Chen, Clark, Messer, Karen, Hochberg, Fred, Carter, Bob S

“…RNAs within extracellular vesicles (EVs) have potential as diagnostic biomarkers for patients with cancer and are identified in a variety of biofluids…”
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Efficient sampling over rough energy landscapes with high barriers: A combination of metadynamics with integrated tempering sampling by Yang, Y Isaac, Zhang, Jun, Che, Xing, Yang, Lijiang, Gao, Yi Qin

“…In order to efficiently overcome high free energy barriers embedded in a complex energy landscape and calculate overall thermodynamics properties using…”
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The role of CD44 in glioblastoma multiforme by Mooney, Kelly L, Choy, Winward, Sidhu, Sabrin, Pelargos, Panayiotis, Bui, Timothy T, Voth, Brittany, Barnette, Natalie, Yang, Isaac

“…Highlights • Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and deadly primary brain tumor. • CD44 is a transmembrane molecule overexpressed in GBM. •…”
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Understanding the Role of Endothelial Cells in Glioblastoma: Mechanisms and Novel Treatments by Hovis, Gabrielle, Chandra, Neha, Kejriwal, Nidhi, Hsieh, Kaleb Jia-Yi, Chu, Alison, Yang, Isaac, Wadehra, Madhuri

“…Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive neoplasm and the most common primary malignant brain tumor. Endothelial tissue plays a critical role in glioblastoma growth…”
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miRNA contents of cerebrospinal fluid extracellular vesicles in glioblastoma patients by Akers, Johnny C., Ramakrishnan, Valya, Kim, Ryan, Phillips, Shirley, Kaimal, Vivek, Mao, Ying, Hua, Wei, Yang, Isaac, Fu, Chia-Chun, Nolan, John, Nakano, Ichiro, Yang, Yuanfan, Beaulieu, Martin, Carter, Bob S., Chen, Clark C.

“…Analysis of extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from plasma or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has emerged as a promising biomarker platform for therapeutic…”
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The role of microglia in central nervous system immunity and glioma immunology by Yang, Isaac, Han, Seunggu J, Kaur, Gurvinder, Crane, Courtney, Parsa, Andrew T

“…Abstract The central nervous system (CNS) historically has been considered an immune-privileged organ, lacking a lymphatic system and shielded from the…”
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Dynamics and Kinetics Study of “In-Water” Chemical Reactions by Enhanced Sampling of Reactive Trajectories by Zhang, Jun, Yang, Y. Isaac, Yang, Lijiang, Gao, Yi Qin

“…High potential energy barriers and engagement of solvent coordinates set challenges for in silico studies of chemical reactions, and one is quite commonly…”
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Radiotherapy versus combination radiotherapy-bevacizumab for the treatment of recurrent high-grade glioma: a systematic review by Kulinich, Daniel P., Sheppard, John P., Nguyen, Thien, Kondajji, Aditya M., Unterberger, Ansley, Duong, Courtney, Enomoto, Adam, Patel, Kunal, Yang, Isaac

“…Background High-grade gliomas (HGG) comprise the most common primary adult brain cancers and universally recur. Combination of re-irradiation therapy (reRT)…”
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Simultaneous radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases: technical overview of the UCLA experience by Agazaryan, Nzhde, Tenn, Steve, Lee, Chul, Steinberg, Michael, Hegde, John, Chin, Robert, Pouratian, Nader, Yang, Isaac, Kim, Won, Kaprealian, Tania

“…To communicate our institutional experience with single isocenter radiosurgery treatments for multiple brain metastases, including challenges with determining…”
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A comprehensive analysis of hearing preservation after radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma by YANG, Isaac, SUGHRUE, Michael E, HAN, Seunggu J, ARANDA, Derick, PITTS, Lawrence H, CHEUNG, Steven W, PARSA, Andrew T

“…Gamma Knife surgery (GKS) has evolved into a practical alternative to open microsurgical resection in the treatment of patients with vestibular schwannoma…”
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Monitoring of regulatory T cell frequencies and expression of CTLA-4 on T cells, before and after DC vaccination, can predict survival in GBM patients by Fong, Brendan, Jin, Richard, Wang, Xiaoyan, Safaee, Michael, Lisiero, Dominique N, Yang, Isaac, Li, Gang, Liau, Linda M, Prins, Robert M

“…Dendritic cell (DC) vaccines have recently emerged as an innovative therapeutic option for glioblastoma patients. To identify novel surrogates of anti-tumor…”
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Increased cochlear radiation dose predicts delayed hearing loss following both stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy for vestibular schwannoma by Patel, Kunal S., Ng, Edwin, Kaur, Taranjit, Miao, Tyler, Kaprealian, Tania, Lee, Percy, Pouratian, Nader, Selch, Michael T., De Salles, Antonio A. F., Gopen, Quinton, Tenn, Stephen, Yang, Isaac

“…Purpose Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (fSRT) are noninvasive therapies for vestibular schwannomas providing…”
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Laser neurosurgery: A systematic analysis of magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapies by Lagman, Carlito, Chung, Lawrance K, Pelargos, Panayiotis E, Ung, Nolan, Bui, Timothy T, Lee, Seung J, Voth, Brittany L, Yang, Isaac

“…Highlights • Differences between systems are probe design, delivery, cooling, and wavelength. • Epilepsy is the most common indication for Visualase therapy. •…”
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Optimizing preservation of extracellular vesicular miRNAs derived from clinical cerebrospinal fluid by Akers, Johnny C, Ramakrishnan, Valya, Yang, Isaac, Hua, Wei, Mao, Ying, Carter, Bob S, Chen, Clark C

“…Tumor specific genetic material can be detected in extracellular vesicles (EVs) isolated from blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and other biofluids of…”
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Transferrin receptors and glioblastoma multiforme: Current findings and potential for treatment by Voth, Brittany, Nagasawa, Daniel T, Pelargos, Panayiotis E, Chung, Lawrance K, Ung, Nolan, Gopen, Quinton, Tenn, Stephen, Kamei, Daniel T, Yang, Isaac

“…Abstract The current standard treatment for glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is surgery followed by chemotherapy and external radiation. Even with the standard…”
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The molecular genetics and tumor pathogenesis of meningiomas and the future directions of meningioma treatments by Choy, Winward, Kim, Won, Nagasawa, Daniel, Stramotas, Stephanie, Yew, Andrew, Gopen, Quinton, Parsa, Andrew T, Yang, Isaac

“…Meningiomas are mostly benign, slow-growing tumors of the CNS that originate from arachnoidal cap cells. While monosomy 22 is the most frequent genetic…”
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Ossified spinal epidermoid cyst: A systematic review and case report by Hovis, Gabrielle E.A., Chandla, Anubhav, Kolker, Steven E., Yang, Isaac, Nagasawa, Daniel T.

“…Epidermoid cysts (ECs) are rare, benign lesions which comprise less than 1 % of all spinal tumors. Calcification of spinal ECs is rare, and EC ossification…”
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Endocrinologic, neurologic, and visual morbidity after treatment for craniopharyngioma by Sughrue, Michael E., Yang, Isaac, Kane, Ari J., Fang, Shanna, Clark, Aaron J., Aranda, Derrick, Barani, Igor J., Parsa, Andrew T.

“…Craniopharyngiomas are locally aggressive tumors which typically are focused in the sellar and suprasellar region near a number of critical neural and vascular…”
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