Search Results - "Karam, J. A."

Targeting MET and AXL overcomes resistance to sunitinib therapy in renal cell carcinoma by Zhou, L, Liu, X-D, Sun, M, Zhang, X, German, P, Bai, S, Ding, Z, Tannir, N, Wood, C G, Matin, S F, Karam, J A, Tamboli, P, Sircar, K, Rao, P, Rankin, E B, Laird, D A, Hoang, A G, Walker, C L, Giaccia, A J, Jonasch, E

“…Antiangiogenic therapy resistance occurs frequently in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The purpose of this study was to understand the…”
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New circulating biomarkers for prostate cancer by Bensalah, K, Lotan, Y, Karam, J A, Shariat, S F

“…The introduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) revolutionized prostate cancer (PCa) screening and ushered the PSA era. However, its use as a screening…”
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MicroRNA profiling in clear cell renal cell carcinoma tissues potentially links tumorigenesis and recurrence with obesity by Shu, X, Hildebrandt, M A, Gu, J, Tannir, N M, Matin, S F, Karam, J A, Wood, C G, Wu, X

“…Background: Twenty to 40% localised RCC patients may experience recurrence after curative surgery. Limited miRNA predictors have been identified for ccRCC…”
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Androgen receptor expression is associated with adverse pathological features in ureteral but not in pelvicalyceal urothelial carcinomas of the upper urinary tract by Wirth, G. J., Haitel, A., Moschini, M., Soria, F., Klatte, T., Hassler, M. R., Bensalah, K., Briganti, A., Karam, J. A., Lotan, Y., Margulis, V., Raman, J. D., Remzi, M., Rioux-Leclercq, N., Robinson, B. D., Rouprêt, M., Wood, C. G., Shariat, S. F.

“…Purpose This study aims to determine the significance of androgen receptor (AR) expression in urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (UTUC). Methods…”
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Impact of training level of urology residents on the detection of prostate cancer on TRUS biopsy by Karam, J A, Shulman, M J, Benaim, E A

“…The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of urology residents at each training level in detecting prostate cancer with transrectal…”
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Efficacy and mechanism of action of the proteasome inhibitor PS-341 in T-cell lymphomas and HTLV-I associated adult T-cell leukemia lymphoma by NASR, Rihab, EL-SABBAN, Marwan E, BAZARBACHI, Ali, KARAM, José-Antonio, DBAIBO, Ghassan, KFOURY, Youmna, ARNULF, Bertrand, LEPELLETIER, Yves, BEX, Francoise, DE THE, Hugues, HERMINE, Olivier

“…HTLV-I associated adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) and HTLV-I-negative peripheral T-cell lymphomas are associated with poor prognosis. Using pharmacological…”
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Converting gallbladder absorption to secretion: The role of intracellular calcium by Moser, A. James, Abedin, Mohammad Z., Cates, Joe A., Giurgiu, Dan I.N., Karam, Joseph A., Roslyn, Joel J.

“…Background. Experimental cholelithiasis is associated with elevated biliary calcium concentration and altered gallbladder absorption. Recent studies showed…”
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Intraluminal crystalloids are highly associated with prostatic adenocarcinoma on concurrent biopsy specimens by Svatek, R S, Karam, J A, Rogers, T E, Shulman, M J, Margulis, V, Benaim, E A

“…Prostatic crystalloids are intraluminal eosinophilic structures with variable size and shape. Their presence has been described in conjunction with the…”
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Elevated biliary calmodulin during gallstone formation : The role of bile acids by MOSER, A. J, KARAM, J. A, GIURGIU, D. I, WEBER, P. A, ABEDIN, Z. R, ROSLYN, J. J, ABEDIN, M. Z

“…Hepatic bile synthesis is altered during experimental gallstone formation. In response to cholesterol, there is a hydrophobic shift in hepatic bile acid…”
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Role of partial nephrectomy as cytoreduction in the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma by Karam, J A, Babaian, K N, Tannir, N M, Matin, S F, Wood, C G

“…In this review, we describe the role, feasibility and safety of partial nephrectomy in the setting of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Partial nephrectomy is…”
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Simulation of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) layers of gold with silicon nitride as a Bi-layer biosensor by Kadhum, F. J., Kafi, S. H., Karam, A. J., Al-Zuky, A. A., Al-Kadhemy, M. F. H., Al- Saleh, A. H.

“…Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) has gotten a lot of attention in biomedical sensing. Many applications in medical diagnostics and single molecule detection…”
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963PA pilot study of tremelimumab (treme) with or without cryoablation (cryo) in patients (pts) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) by Campbell, M T, Martin, S, Tam, A L, Sheth, R A, Singh, S, Ahrar, K, Slack Tidwell, B, Rao, P, Karam, J A, Wood, C G, Tannir, N M, Jonasch, E, Gao, J, Shah, A Y, Blando, J M, Duan, F, Basu, S, Allison, J, Sharma, P

“…Abstract Background Cryo is an effective intervention for palliation and local control for small primary and metastatic tumours in mRCC. Pre-clinical murine…”
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Solitary Blunt Rupture of an Accessory Spleen by Karam, Joseph A., Kozar, Rosemary A.

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Re: Illness uncertainty and quality of life of patients with small renal tumors undergoing watchful waiting: a 2-year prospective study by Laguna, M Pilar

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Can contemporary targeted therapies provide clinically meaningful changes in renal cell carcinoma venous tumor thrombi? by Delacroix, S. E., Chapin, B. F., Cost, N., Karam, J. A., Culp, S. H., Abel, E. J., Gonzalez, G., Margulis, V., Wood, C. G.

“…Abstract only 390 Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) tumor thrombus regression has been reported after treatment with contemporary targeted therapies. We…”
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Can we reliably identify patients for radical cystectomy without neoadjuvant chemotherapy? by Dickstein, R. J., Grossman, H. B., Pretzsch, S. M., Karam, J. A., Millikan, R. E., Dinney, C. P., Kamat, A. M.

“…Abstract only 258 Background: When neoadjuvant chemotherapy is administered prior to radical cystectomy in patients with muscle-invasive urothelial cancer, the…”
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The impact of targeted molecular therapy on the level of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) venous tumor thrombus by Cost, N. G., Delacroix, S. E., Sleeper, J. P., Smith, P. J., Youssef, R. F., Chapin, B. F., Karam, J. A., Culp, S. H., Abel, E. J., Brugarolas, J., Raj, G., Sagalowsky, A. I., Wood, C. G., Margulis, V.

“…Abstract only…”
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Genetic and Biologic Evidence that Implicates a Gene in Aggressive Prostate Cancer by Hsieh, Jer-Tsong, Karam, Jose A., Min, Wang

“…Duggan et al have reported that genetic variation, i.e., a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the DAB2IP gene, may predict the risk of aggressive prostate…”
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A cost/benefit analysis of patient education by Karam, J A, Sundre, S M, Smith, G L

“…This article's purpose was to report the effects of a formalized patient education program in reducing implications and healthcare expenditures. In our current…”
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Vaginal evisceration by Karam, J A, Wengert, P A, Kerstein, M D

“…An 89-year-old woman had small intestinal prolapse through the vagina while straining at stool. She had had a vaginal hysterectomy 24 years earlier…”
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