Search Results - "Lazar, Alexander J."
-
1
Pembrolizumab in advanced soft-tissue sarcoma and bone sarcoma (SARC028): a multicentre, two-cohort, single-arm, open-label, phase 2 trial
Published in The lancet oncology (01-11-2017)“…Patients with advanced sarcomas have a poor prognosis and few treatment options that improve overall survival. Chemotherapy and targeted therapies offer…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
PanCancer insights from The Cancer Genome Atlas: the pathologist's perspective
Published in The Journal of pathology (01-04-2018)“…The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) represents one of several international consortia dedicated to performing comprehensive genomic and epigenomic analyses of…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
Melanoma staging: Evidence‐based changes in the American Joint Committee on Cancer eighth edition cancer staging manual
Published in CA: a cancer journal for clinicians (01-11-2017)“…Answer questions and earn CME/CNE To update the melanoma staging system of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) a large database was assembled…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated colitis
Published in Nature medicine (01-12-2018)“…We report the first case series of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI)-associated colitis successfully treated with fecal microbiota transplantation, with…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Single-cell dissection of intratumoral heterogeneity and lineage diversity in metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma
Published in Nature medicine (01-01-2021)“…Intratumoral heterogeneity (ITH) is a fundamental property of cancer; however, the origins of ITH remain poorly understood. We performed single-cell…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
NBTXR3, a first-in-class radioenhancer hafnium oxide nanoparticle, plus radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone in patients with locally advanced soft-tissue sarcoma (Act.In.Sarc): a multicentre, phase 2–3, randomised, controlled trial
Published in The lancet oncology (01-08-2019)“…SummaryBackgroundPathological complete response to preoperative treatment in adults with soft-tissue sarcoma can be achieved in only a few patients receiving…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Pan-cancer T cell atlas links a cellular stress response state to immunotherapy resistance
Published in Nature medicine (01-06-2023)“…Tumor-infiltrating T cells offer a promising avenue for cancer treatment, yet their states remain to be fully characterized. Here we present a single-cell…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Thymus and Mediastinum: What Is New in Thymic Epithelial, Germ Cell, and Mesenchymal Tumors?
Published in Journal of thoracic oncology (01-02-2022)“…This overview of the fifth edition of the WHO classification of thymic epithelial tumors (including thymomas, thymic carcinomas, and thymic neuroendocrine…”
Get more information
Journal Article -
9
The SS18-SSX Fusion Oncoprotein Hijacks BAF Complex Targeting and Function to Drive Synovial Sarcoma
Published in Cancer cell (11-06-2018)“…Synovial sarcoma (SS) is defined by the hallmark SS18-SSX fusion oncoprotein, which renders BAF complexes aberrant in two manners: gain of SSX to the SS18…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
NRAS mutation status is an independent prognostic factor in metastatic melanoma
Published in Cancer (15-08-2012)“…BACKGROUND: There is a need for improved prognostic markers in melanoma. In this study, the authors tested the prognostic significance and clinicopathologic…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Solitary fibrous tumor: a clinicopathological study of 110 cases and proposed risk assessment model
Published in Modern pathology (01-09-2012)“…Solitary fibrous tumor represents a spectrum of mesenchymal tumors, encompassing tumors previously termed hemangiopericytoma, which are classified as having…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
American Joint Committee on Cancer acceptance criteria for inclusion of risk models for individualized prognosis in the practice of precision medicine
Published in CA: a cancer journal for clinicians (01-09-2016)“…The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) has increasingly recognized the need for more personalized probabilistic predictions than those delivered by…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
Diverse clonal fates emerge upon drug treatment of homogeneous cancer cells
Published in Nature (London) (17-08-2023)“…Even among genetically identical cancer cells, resistance to therapy frequently emerges from a small subset of those cells 1 – 7 . Molecular differences in…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
14
CXCR4/CXCL12 Mediate Autocrine Cell- Cycle Progression in NF1-Associated Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Published in Cell (28-02-2013)“…Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are soft tissue sarcomas that arise in connective tissue surrounding peripheral nerves. They occur…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Synovial Sarcoma: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment Identification of New Biologic Targets to Improve Multimodal Therapy
Published in Annals of surgical oncology (01-08-2017)“…Synovial sarcoma is a translocation-associated soft-tissue malignancy that frequently affects adolescents and young adults. It is driven by one of the fusion…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
16
Epithelioid Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Sarcoma: An Aggressive Intra-abdominal Variant of Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor With Nuclear Membrane or Perinuclear ALK
Published in The American journal of surgical pathology (2011)“…Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a mesenchymal neoplasm of intermediate biological potential, which may recur and rarely metastasize. Pathologic…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
Modeling Ewing sarcoma tumors in vitro with 3D scaffolds
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (16-04-2013)“…The pronounced biological influence of the tumor microenvironment on cancer progression and metastasis has gained increased recognition over the past decade,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
Extensive Survey of STAT6 Expression in a Large Series of Mesenchymal Tumors
Published in American journal of clinical pathology (01-05-2015)“…Objectives: Expression of strong nuclear STAT6 is thought to be a specific marker for solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs). Little is known about subtle expression…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
The International Collaboration for Cancer Classification and Research
Published in International journal of cancer (01-02-2021)“…Gaps in the translation of research findings to clinical management have been recognized for decades. They exist for the diagnosis as well as the management of…”
Get full text
Journal Article Conference Proceeding -
20
Molecular profiling of patient-matched brain and extracranial melanoma metastases implicates the PI3K pathway as a therapeutic target
Published in Clinical cancer research (01-11-2014)“…An improved understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of brain metastases, one of the most common and devastating complications of advanced melanoma, may…”
Get full text
Journal Article