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Role of B Cells in Responses to Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy and Overall Survival of Cancer Patients by Kim, Sangwoo S, Sumner, Whitney A, Miyauchi, Sayuri, Cohen, Ezra E W, Califano, Joseph A, Sharabi, Andrew B

“…The role of B cells in the tumor microenvironment and B-cell-mediated antitumor immune responses remains relatively understudied. Recent seminal studies have…”
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Keeping Kids Kool—Influence of Induction, Advantage of Adaptation, Curtailment of Complications by Sumner, Whitney A., Mell, Loren K.

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Depressed pacemaker activity of sinoatrial node myocytes contributes to the age-dependent decline in maximum heart rate by Larson, Eric D., St. Clair, Joshua R., Sumner, Whitney A., Bannister, Roger A., Proenza, Cathy

“…An inexorable decline in maximum heart rate (mHR) progressively limits human aerobic capacity with advancing age. This decrease in mHR results from an…”
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Evaluating predictive factors for toxicities experienced by head & neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy by Ray, Xenia, Sumner, Whitney, Sutton, Leisa, Sanghvi, Parag, Deichaite, Ida, Moiseenko, Vitali

“…Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate if HPV status serves as an independent predictor of early and late dysphagia outcomes when considered…”
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Quality improvement intervention to reduce time to postoperative radiation in head and neck free flap patients by Voora, Rohith S., Stramiello, Joshua A., Sumner, Whitney A., Finegersh, Andrey, Mohammadzadeh, Amir, Fouania, John, Ramsey, Celia, Blumenfeld, Liza, Sacco, Assuntina G., Mell, Loren K., Califano, Joseph A., Orosco, Ryan K.

“…Background Best‐practice guidelines for head and neck cancer patients advise postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) initiation within 6 weeks of surgery. We…”
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Gene alterations as predictors of radiation-induced toxicity in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Sumner, Whitney, Ray, Xenia, Sutton, Leisa, Rebibo, Daniel, Marincola, Francesco, Sanghvi, Parag, Moiseenko, Vitali, Deichaite, Ida

“…Optimizing the therapeutic ratio for radiation therapy (RT) in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is uniquely challenging owing to high rates of…”
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Survival impact of pre-treatment neutrophils on oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer patients undergoing definitive radiotherapy by Sumner, Whitney A, Stokes, William A, Oweida, Ayman, Berggren, Kiersten L, McDermott, Jessica D, Raben, David, Abbott, Diana, Jones, Bernard, Gan, Gregory, Karam, Sana D

“…Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) represents an array of disease processes with a generally unfavorable prognosis. Inflammation plays an…”
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Radiation Recall Pneumonitis After Treatment With Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy: A Case Series and Review of Literature by Riviere, Paul, Sumner, Whitney, Cornell, Mariel, Sandhu, Ajay, Murphy, James D, Hattangadi-Gluth, Jona, Bruggeman, Andrew, Kim, Sangwoo S, Randall, J Michael, Sharabi, Andrew B

“…Radiation recall pneumonitis (RRP) is a poorly understood clinical syndrome in which patients develop radiation pneumonitis triggered by a systemic agent,…”
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Defining the Role of Immunotherapy in the Curative Treatment of Locoregionally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: Promises, Challenges, and Opportunities by Saddawi-Konefka, Robert, Simon, Aaron B., Sumner, Whitney, Sharabi, Andrew, Mell, Loren K., Cohen, Ezra E. W.

“…Recent advancements in the development of immunotherapies have raised the hope for patients with locally-advanced HNSCC (LA-HNSCC) to achieve improved…”
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Adaptive replanning using cone beam CT for deformation of original CT simulation by Bojechko, Casey, Hua, Patricia, Sumner, Whitney, Guram, Kripa, Atwood, Todd, Sharabi, Andrew

“…Background During a course of radiation therapy, anatomical changes such as a decrease in tumour size or weight loss can trigger the need for repeating a…”
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The Bcl-2 Homology-3 Domain (BH3)-Only Proteins, Bid, DP5/Hrk, and BNip3L, Are Upregulated in Reactive Astrocytes of End-Stage Mutant SOD1 Mouse Spinal Cord by Duval, Nathan, Sumner, Whitney A, Andrianakos, Anna G, Gray, Josie J, Bouchard, Ron J, Wilkins, Heather M, Linseman, Daniel A

“…The molecular mechanisms leading to motor neuron death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are unknown; however, several studies have provided evidence of a…”
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End of treatment cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is predictive of radiation response and overall survival in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Sumner, Whitney, Kim, Sangwoo S, Vitzthum, Lucas, Moore, Kevin, Atwood, Todd, Murphy, James, Miyauchi, Sayuri, Califano, Joseph A, Mell, Loren K, Mundt, Arno J, Sharabi, Andrew B

“…Image guidance in radiation oncology has resulted in significant improvements in the accuracy and precision of radiation therapy (RT). Recently, the resolution…”
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A Cystine-Rich Whey Supplement (Immunocal®) Provides Neuroprotection from Diverse Oxidative Stress-Inducing Agents In Vitro by Preserving Cellular Glutathione by Linseman, Daniel A., Manning, Evan, Kirchhof, Danielle M., Sumner, Whitney A., Daliparthi, Vamsi, Ross, Erika K., Winter, Aimee N., Wilkins, Heather M.

“…Oxidative stress is a principal mechanism underlying the pathophysiology of neurodegeneration. Therefore, nutritional enhancement of endogenous antioxidant…”
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A comparison of concurrent cisplatin versus cetuximab with radiotherapy in locally-advanced head and neck cancer: A bi-institutional analysis by Stokes, William A., Sumner, Whitney A., Breggren, Kiersten L., Rathbun, John T., Raben, David, McDermott, Jessica D., Gan, Gregory, Karam, Sana D.

“…To present our experience comparing cisplatin- and cetuximab-based radiotherapy for locally-advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The comparative…”
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Survival benefit of postoperative radiation in papillary meningioma: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base by Sumner, Whitney A., Amini, Arya, Hankinson, Todd C., Foreman, Nicholas K., Gaspar, Laurie E., Kavanagh, Brian D., Karam, Sana D., Rusthoven, Chad G., Liu, Arthur K.

“…Papillary meningioma represents a rare subset of World Health Organization (WHO) Grade III meningioma that portends an overall poor prognosis. There is…”
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A Cystine-Rich Whey Supplement (Immunocal(®)) Delays Disease Onset and Prevents Spinal Cord Glutathione Depletion in the hSOD1(G93A) Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Ross, Erika K, Winter, Aimee N, Wilkins, Heather M, Sumner, Whitney A, Duval, Nathan, Patterson, David, Linseman, Daniel A

“…Depletion of the endogenous antioxidant, glutathione (GSH), underlies progression of the devastating neurodegenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…”
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A Cystine-Rich Whey Supplement (Immunocal®) Delays Disease Onset and Prevents Spinal Cord Glutathione Depletion in the hSOD1G93A Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Ross, Erika, Winter, Aimee, Wilkins, Heather, Sumner, Whitney, Duval, Nathan, Patterson, David, Linseman, Daniel

“…Depletion of the endogenous antioxidant, glutathione (GSH), underlies progression of the devastating neurodegenerative disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…”
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Association Between Lymph Node Ratio and Recurrence and Survival Outcomes in Patients With Oral Cavity Cancer by Ding, Ding, Stokes, William, Eguchi, Megan, Hararah, Mohammad, Sumner, Whitney, Amini, Arya, Goddard, Julie, Somerset, Hilary, Bradley, Cathy, McDermott, Jessica, Raben, David, Karam, Sana D

“…Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) is associated with often-delayed clinical diagnosis, poor prognosis, and expensive therapeutic approaches…”
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Activated B Cells and Plasma Cells Are Resistant to Radiation Therapy by Franiak-Pietryga, Ida, Miyauchi, Sayuri, Kim, Sangwoo Shawn, Sanders, Philip Dominick, Sumner, Whitney, Zhang, Lin, Mundt, A.J., Califano, Joseph A., Sharabi, Andrew B.

“…B cells play a key role in outcomes of cancer patients and responses to checkpoint blockade immunotherapies. However, the effect of radiation therapy on B cell…”
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Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Discrepancies in Opioid Prescriptions Among Older Patients With Cancer by Vitzthum, Lucas K, Nalawade, Vinit, Riviere, Paul, Sumner, Whitney, Nelson, Tyler, Mell, Loren K, Furnish, Timothy, Rose, Brent, Martínez, María Elena, Murphy, James D

“…Minority race and lower socioeconomic status are associated with lower rates of opioid prescription and undertreatment of pain in multiple noncancer healthcare…”
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