Search Results - "Michael, Helen"
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Naturally Occurring Canine Melanoma as a Predictive Comparative Oncology Model for Human Mucosal and Other Triple Wild-Type Melanomas
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (30-01-2018)“…Melanoma remains mostly an untreatable fatal disease despite advances in decoding cancer genomics and developing new therapeutic modalities. Progress in…”
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Improved Survival with Bevacizumab in Advanced Cervical Cancer
Published in The New England journal of medicine (20-02-2014)“…In a large randomized clinical trial, the median survival among women with recurrent cervical cancer was 17 months when bevacizumab was added to their…”
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Bevacizumab for advanced cervical cancer: final overall survival and adverse event analysis of a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial (Gynecologic Oncology Group 240)
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (07-10-2017)“…On Aug 14, 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the antiangiogenesis drug bevacizumab for women with advanced cervical cancer on the basis of…”
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A direct link between MITF, innate immunity, and hair graying
Published in PLoS biology (03-05-2018)“…Melanocyte stem cells (McSCs) and mouse models of hair graying serve as useful systems to uncover mechanisms involved in stem cell self-renewal and the…”
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Blood fibroblast growth factor 23 concentration in cats with and without chronic kidney disease: a scoping review
Published in Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery (01-04-2024)“…Objectives This study undertook a scoping review of research on blood fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) concentrations in healthy non-azotemic cats and cats…”
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Mouse models of UV-induced melanoma: genetics, pathology, and clinical relevance
Published in Laboratory investigation (01-06-2017)“…Melanocytes, a neural crest cell derivative, produce pigment to protect keratinocytes from ultraviolet radiation (UVR). Although melanocytic lesions such as…”
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A Topical Solution to the Sunless Tanning Problem
Published in Trends in molecular medicine (01-09-2017)“…Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and is strongly associated with UV exposure and skin pigmentation. Recent advances in pharmacologic…”
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Melanoblast transcriptome analysis reveals pathways promoting melanoma metastasis
Published in Nature communications (16-01-2020)“…Cutaneous malignant melanoma is an aggressive cancer of melanocytes with a strong propensity to metastasize. We posit that melanoma cells acquire metastatic…”
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Multimodel preclinical platform predicts clinical response of melanoma to immunotherapy
Published in Nature medicine (01-05-2020)“…Although immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, only a subset of patients demonstrate durable clinical benefit. Definitive predictive biomarkers…”
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Randomized phase III trial of gemcitabine plus docetaxel plus bevacizumab or placebo as first-line treatment for metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma: an NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (01-04-2015)“…Fixed-dose rate gemcitabine plus docetaxel achieves objective response in 35% of patients with uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS). This study aimed to determine…”
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A phase II trial of radiation therapy and weekly cisplatin chemotherapy for the treatment of locally-advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva: A gynecologic oncology group study
Published in Gynecologic oncology (01-03-2012)“…Abstract Objectives To determine the efficacy and toxicity of radiation therapy and concurrent weekly cisplatin chemotherapy in achieving a complete clinical…”
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Advanced stage mucinous adenocarcinoma of the ovary is both rare and highly lethal
Published in Cancer (01-02-2011)“…BACKGROUND: Primary mucinous adenocarcinomas of the ovary are uncommon, and their biological behavior is uncertain. Retrospective studies have suggested that…”
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Isolation and characterization of canine natural killer cells
Published in Veterinary immunology and immunopathology (15-09-2013)“…NK cells are non-T, non-B lymphocytes that kill target cells without previous activation. The immunophenotype and function of these cells in humans and mice…”
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Final survival analysis of topotecan and paclitaxel for first-line treatment of advanced cervical cancer: An NRG oncology randomized study
Published in Gynecologic oncology (01-04-2023)“…To determine whether a non‑platinum chemotherapy doublet improves overall survival (OS) among patients with recurrent/metastatic cervical carcinoma…”
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Bevacizumab for advanced cervical cancer: patient-reported outcomes of a randomised, phase 3 trial (NRG Oncology–Gynecologic Oncology Group protocol 240)
Published in The lancet oncology (01-03-2015)“…Summary Background GOG 240 was a practice-changing randomised phase 3 trial that concluded that chemotherapy plus bevacizumab for advanced cervical cancer…”
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Prospective Validation of Pooled Prognostic Factors in Women with Advanced Cervical Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy with/without Bevacizumab: NRG Oncology/GOG Study
Published in Clinical cancer research (15-12-2015)“…In the randomized phase III trial, Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) protocol 240, the incorporation of bevacizumab with chemotherapy significantly increased…”
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Circulating Tumor Cells In Advanced Cervical Cancer: NRG Oncology-Gynecologic Oncology Group Study 240 (NCT 00803062)
Published in Molecular cancer therapeutics (01-11-2020)“…To isolate circulating tumor cells (CTC) from women with advanced cervical cancer and estimate the impact of CTCs and treatment on overall survival and…”
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Synergistic targeted inhibition of MEK and dual PI3K/mTOR diminishes viability and inhibits tumor growth of canine melanoma underscoring its utility as a preclinical model for human mucosal melanoma
Published in Pigment cell and melanoma research (01-11-2016)“…Summary Human mucosal melanoma (MM), an uncommon, aggressive and diverse subtype, shares characteristics with spontaneous MM in dogs. Although BRAF and N‐RAS…”
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A UVB-responsive common variant at chromosome band 7p21.1 confers tanning response and melanoma risk via regulation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, AHR
Published in American journal of human genetics (02-09-2021)“…Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified a melanoma-associated locus on chromosome band 7p21.1 with rs117132860 as the lead SNP and a secondary…”
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Partial Rescue of Ocular Pigment Cells and Structure by Inducible Ectopic Expression of Mitf-M in MITF-Deficient Mice
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (01-12-2018)“…Complete deficiency of microphthalmia transcription factor (MITF) in Mitfmi-vga9/mi-vga9 mice is associated with microphthalmia, retinal dysplasia, and…”
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