Search Results - "Stokes, Jayme B"
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Preoperative Capecitabine and Concurrent Radiation for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Published in Annals of surgical oncology (01-03-2011)“…Background Patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) represent a high-risk group of patients due to tumor or patient-related…”
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Clinical, molecular and genetic validation of a murine orthotopic xenograft model of pancreatic adenocarcinoma using fresh human specimens
Published in PloS one (18-10-2013)“…Relevant preclinical models that recapitulate the key features of human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are needed in order to provide biologically…”
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Inhibition of the Growth of Patient-Derived Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts with the MEK Inhibitor Trametinib Is Augmented by Combined Treatment with the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor/HER2 Inhibitor Lapatinib
Published in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) (01-02-2013)“…Abstract Mutations of the oncogene KRAS are important drivers of pancreatic cancer progression. Activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human…”
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Patients With Merkel Cell Carcinoma Tumors ≤ 1.0 cm in Diameter Are Unlikely to Harbor Regional Lymph Node Metastasis
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (10-08-2009)“…Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine cutaneous malignancy. Current recommendations include offering regional lymph node evaluation…”
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Minimally invasive surgery fellowship does not adversely affect general surgery resident case volume: a decade of experience
Published in The American journal of surgery (01-03-2013)“…Abstract Background With the advent of clinical fellowships in general surgery, there has been a continual debate over the effect on general surgical resident…”
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Surgical Management of Hepatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Metastasis: Results from an International Multi-Institutional Analysis
Published in Annals of surgical oncology (01-12-2010)“…Background Management of neuroendocrine tumor liver metastasis (NELM) remains controversial, with some advocating an aggressive surgical approach while others…”
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Inhibition of focal adhesion kinase by PF-562,271 inhibits the growth and metastasis of pancreatic cancer concomitant with altering the tumor microenvironment
Published in Molecular cancer therapeutics (01-11-2011)“…Current therapies for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) target individual tumor cells. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is activated in PDA, and levels are…”
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Proactive versus reactive: the effect of experience on performance in a critical care simulator
Published in The American journal of surgery (2007)“…Abstract Background We sought to study the cognitive performance of residents in a critical care patient simulator. Methods Residents in general surgery and…”
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Surgery Versus Intra-arterial Therapy for Neuroendocrine Liver Metastasis: A Multicenter International Analysis
Published in Annals of surgical oncology (01-12-2011)“…Background Management of patients with neuroendocrine liver metastasis (NELM) remains controversial. We sought to examine the relative efficacy of surgical…”
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Pancreas-Protocol Imaging at a High-Volume Center Leads to Improved Preoperative Staging of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Published in Annals of surgical oncology (01-10-2011)“…Background High-quality preoperative cross-sectional imaging is vital to accurately stage patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We…”
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Use of a falciform ligament pedicle flap to decrease pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy
Published in Pancreas (01-05-2011)“…Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) remains a significant source of morbidity after distal pancreatectomy (DP). We describe a technique for coverage of the…”
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Adrenalectomy for adrenal-mediated hypertension: National Surgical Quality Improvement Program analysis of an institutional experience
Published in The American surgeon (01-11-2014)“…Adrenal-mediated hypertension (AMH) has been increasingly treated by laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA). Metabolic derangements in patients with AMH could result…”
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Donor risk index predicts graft failure reliably but not post-transplant infections
Published in Surgical infections (01-04-2014)“…The Donor Risk Index (DRI) is used to predict graft survival following liver transplantation, but has not been used to predict post-operative infections in…”
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Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair: Mesh Options and Outcomes
Published in Seminars in colon and rectal surgery (01-09-2009)“…Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR) offers a minimally invasive option for the repair of congenital or incisional abdominal wall hernias. A key component…”
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Surgical Management of Hepatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Metastasis: Results from an International Multi-Institutional Analysis
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Abstract 5600: Acquired resistance of pancreatic cancers to combination therapy with lapatinib plus the MEK 1/2 inhibitor GSK1120212: Using a murine orthotopic xenograft model to identify resistance pathways
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2012)“…Abstract Background: The high incidence of KRAS mutations in human pancreatic cancers has driven the testing of MEK1/2 inhibitors (e.g. GSK1120212) in clinical…”
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Abstract LB-241: Cancer-associated fibroblasts modulate growth- and metastasis-promoting pathways in human pancreatic cancer cells and augment orthotopic tumor growth in mice
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2010)“…Abstract Background: The role of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the development, progression, and metastasis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma…”
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Acquired resistance to combination therapy with lapatinib and MEK 1/2 inhibitor GSK1120212 in an in vivo murine model of pancreatic cancer
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (01-02-2012)“…Abstract only 208 Background: Mutations of the oncogene KRAS and activation of cell-surface receptor tyrosine kinases are important and preserved mechanisms of…”
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Inhibition of the Growth of Patient-Derived Pancreatic Cancer Xenografts with the MEK Inhibitor Trametinib Is Augmented by Combined Treatment with the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor/HER2 Inhibitor Lapatinib12
Published in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) (01-02-2013)“…Mutations of the oncogene KRAS are important drivers of pancreatic cancer progression. Activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human EGFR2…”
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Abstract 1592: Targeting proliferative signals in patient-derived pancreatic cancers propagated orthotopically in immunocompromised mice
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-04-2011)“…Abstract Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is associated with the shortest survival duration of any solid cancer. To improve treatment for this disease,…”
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