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MK-1775, a Novel Wee1 Kinase Inhibitor, Radiosensitizes p53-Defective Human Tumor Cells by BRIDGES, Kathleen A, HIRAI, Hiroshi, BUSER, Carolyn A, BROOKS, Colin, HUIFENG LIU, BUCHHOLZ, Thomas A, MOLKENTINE, Jessica M, MASON, Kathryn A, MEYN, Raymond E

“…Radiotherapy is commonly used to treat a variety of solid tumors. However, improvements in the therapeutic ratio for several disease sites are sorely needed,…”
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Investigating the Impact of a Musical Intervention on Preschool Children's Executive Function by Bowmer, Alice, Mason, Kathryn, Knight, Julian, Welch, Graham

“…The impact of music interventions on the cognitive skills of young children has become the focus of a growing number of research studies in recent years. This…”
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p16 Represses DNA Damage Repair via a Novel Ubiquitin-Dependent Signaling Cascade by Molkentine, David P, Molkentine, Jessica M, Bridges, Kathleen A, Valdecanas, David R, Dhawan, Annika, Bahri, Reshub, Hefner, Andrew J, Kumar, Manish, Yang, Liangpeng, Abdelhakiem, Mohamed, Pifer, Phillip M, Sandulache, Vlad, Sheth, Aakash, Beadle, Beth M, Thames, Howard D, Mason, Kathryn A, Pickering, Curtis R, Meyn, Raymond E, Skinner, Heath D

“…Squamous cell carcinoma driven by human papillomavirus (HPV) is more sensitive to DNA-damaging therapies than its HPV-negative counterpart. Here, we show that…”
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How Does Task Presentation Impact Motor Inhibition Performance in Young Children? by Mason, Kathryn, Bowmer, Alice, Welch, Graham F.

“…Peg tapping tasks are commonly used as a measure of inhibitory skill in young children. However, differences in the way the task is presented may influence…”
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Targeting DNA damage response in head and neck cancers through abrogation of cell cycle checkpoints by Molkentine, Jessica M., Molkentine, David P., Bridges, Kathleen A., Xie, Tongxin, Yang, Liangpeng, Sheth, Aakash, Heffernan, Timothy P., Clump, David A., Faust, Alma Z., Ferris, Robert L., Myers, Jeffrey N., Frederick, Mitchell J., Mason, Kathryn A., Meyn, Raymond E., Pickering, Curtis R., Skinner, Heath D.

“…Head and neck cancers (HNSCC) are routinely treated with radiotherapy; however, normal tissue toxicity remains a concern. Therefore, it is important to…”
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Enteral Activation of WR-2721 Mediates Radioprotection and Improved Survival from Lethal Fractionated Radiation by Molkentine, Jessica M., Fujimoto, Tara N., Horvath, Thomas D., Grossberg, Aaron J., Garcia, Carolina J. Garcia, Deorukhkar, Amit, de la Cruz Bonilla, Marimar, Lin, Daniel, Samuel, Errol L. G., Chan, Wai Kin, Lorenzi, Philip L., Piwnica-Worms, Helen, Dantzer, Robert, Tour, James M., Mason, Kathryn A., Taniguchi, Cullen M.

“…Unresectable pancreatic cancer is almost universally lethal because chemotherapy and radiation cannot completely stop the growth of the cancer. The major…”
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Tumor Induction in Mice After Localized Single- or Fractionated-Dose Irradiation: Differences in Tumor Histotype and Genetic Susceptibility Based on Dose Scheduling by Edmondson, Elijah F., DVM, Hunter, Nancy R., MS, Weil, Michael M., PhD, Mason, Kathryn A., MS

“…Purpose To investigate differences in tumor histotype, incidence, latency, and strain susceptibility in mice exposed to single-dose or clinically relevant,…”
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Cyclo-oxygenase-2 and its inhibition in cancer : Is there a role? by ZHONGXING LIAO, MASON, Kathryn A, MILAS, Luka

“…Despite recent improvements in chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer management with the addition of biological agents, novel treatment approaches are…”
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Musical Activities, Prosocial Behaviors, and Executive Function Skills of Kindergarten Children by Ilari, Beatriz, Helfter, Susan, Huynh, Tina, Bowmer, Alice, Mason, Kathryn, Knight, Julian, Welch, Graham

“…Prosocial behaviors and executive function are staples of child development. Engagement in music has been associated with enhanced prosocial behaviors and…”
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The Withers Archive: online availability of H. Rodney Withers' data by Thames, Howard D., Hunter, Nancy R., Mason, Kathryn A.

“…We have collected lab notebooks from Rod Wither's many years of experimentation, from laboratories in Houston and Los Angeles, as well as from several of his…”
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Targeting Toll-like Receptor 9 with CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Enhances Tumor Response to Fractionated Radiotherapy by MASON, Kathryn A, ARIGA, Hisanori, NEAL, Robert, VALDECANAS, David, HUNTER, Nancy, KRIEG, Arthur M, WHISNANT, John K, MILAS, Luka

“…Synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides containing unmethylated CpG motifs detected by Toll-like receptor 9 of dendritic cells and B cells have potent immunomodulatory…”
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130-nm Albumin–Bound Paclitaxel Enhances Tumor Radiocurability and Therapeutic Gain by WIEDENMANN, Nicole, VALDECANAS, David, HUNTER, Nancy, HYDE, Stephen, BUCHHOLZ, Thomas A, MILAS, Luka, MASON, Kathryn A

“…Purpose: 130-nm albumin–bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel) is a novel solvent-free albumin-bound paclitaxel, designed to avoid solvent-related toxicity…”
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CpG oligodeoxynucleotides are potent enhancers of radio- and chemoresponses of murine tumors by Mason, Kathryn A., Neal, Robert, Hunter, Nancy, Ariga, Hisanori, Ang, Kian, Milas, Luka

“…Synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) containing unmethylated cytosine-guanine (CpG) motifs bind to Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) and stimulate both innate and…”
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The Impact of Timing of EGFR and IGF-1R Inhibition for Sensitizing Head and Neck Cancer to Radiation by MATSUMOTO, Fumihiko, VALDECANAS, David N, MASON, Kathryn A, MILAS, Luka, ANG, K. Kian, RAJU, Uma

“…Targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) improved radiotherapy outcome by 10-15% in head and neck tumors (HNSCC). We tested the therapeutic…”
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INO-1001, a novel inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, enhances tumor response to doxorubicin by Mason, Kathryn A., Valdecanas, David, Hunter, Nancy R., Milas, Luka

“…Summary Poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase inhibitor, INO-1001, is known to sensitize cells to radiation in vitro by inhibiting the repair of DNA damage. Recent…”
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CpG oligodeoxynucleotide enhances tumor response to radiation by MILAS, Luka, MASON, Kathryn A, ARIGA, Hisanori, HUNTER, Nancy, NEAL, Robert, VALDECANAS, David, KRIEG, Arthur M, WHISNANT, John K

“…CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) are synthetic DNA sequences containing unmethylated cytosine-guanine motifs with potent immunomodulatory effects. Via…”
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Inhibition of P-TEFb by DRB suppresses SIRT1/CK2α pathway and enhances radiosensitivity of human cancer cells by Wang, Zhi-Qiang, Johnson, Casey L, Kumar, Amit, Molkentine, David P, Molkentine, Jessica M, Rabin, Tatiana, Mason, Kathryn A, Milas, Luka, Raju, Uma

“…Positive transcription elongation factor-b (P-TEFb) is a complex containing CDK9 and a cyclin (T1, T2 or K). The effect of inhibition of P-TEFb by…”
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Potentiation of tumor response to radiation or chemoradiation by selective cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme inhibitors by Nakata, Eiko, Mason, Kathryn A, Hunter, Nancy, Husain, Amir, Raju, Uma, Liao, Zhongxing, Ang, Kian K, Milas, Luka

“…Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an enzyme expressed primarily in pathologic states, such as inflammatory disorders and cancer, where it mediates prostaglandin…”
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Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors in Cancer Treatment by MASON, Kathryn A, RAJU, Uma, BUCHHOLZ, Thomas A, LI WANG, MILAS, Zvonimir L, MILAS, Luka

“…Recent research on inhibitors of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) has demonstrated their potential for improving cancer therapy. They inhibit protein poly…”
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Preclinical Biologic Assessment of Proton Beam Relative Biologic Effectiveness at Proton Therapy Center Houston by Mason, Kathryn A., M.S, Gillin, Michael T., Ph.D, Mohan, Radhe, Ph.D, Cox, James D., M.D

“…The clinical use of protons for the treatment of cancer is one of the most technologically advanced forms of therapy. The newly commissioned M.D. Anderson…”
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