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Facilitators to oncological care in foregut cancer: The patient perspective Open

Jaspinder Sanghera, Michelle Holland, Ioannis Liapis, Rida Ahmad, K. West , et al. · 2025

Attrition after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Foregut Cancer: Experience at a Tertiary Center in the Deep South Open

Michelle Holland, Jaspinder Sanghera, Ioannis Liapis, Rida Ahmad, Krisha Amin , et al. · 2025

Unseen burden: Exploring caregiver experiences, barriers, and facilitators in foregut cancer care Open

Ioannis Liapis, Jaspinder Sanghera, Michelle Holland, Ivan Herbey, K. West , et al. · 2025

ASO Author Reflections: Bridging the Gap: Patient-Centered Multi-level Solutions to Address Disparities in Foregut Cancer Care Open

Ioannis Liapis, Martin J. Heslin, Annabelle L. Fonseca · 2025

Patient-Reported Barriers to Foregut Cancer Care in the Deep South Open

Ioannis Liapis, Alfonsus Adrian Harsono, Jaspinder Sanghera, K. West, Rida Ahmad , et al. · 2025

Background Many patients with foregut cancer do not receive guideline-concordant treatment (GCT). Although social determinants of health (SDOH) have been associated with differences in receipt of GCT, the underlying mechanisms that perpetu…

ASO Author Reflections: A Path Forward: Improving Access to Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Foregut Cancers Open

Annabelle L. Fonseca, Smita Bhatia, Martin J. Heslin · 2024

Understanding Barriers to Guideline-Concordant Treatment in Foregut Cancer: From Data to Solutions Open

Annabelle L. Fonseca, Rida Ahmad, Krisha Amin, Manish Madhava Tripathi, Ahmed N. Abdalla , et al. · 2024

Background A large proportion of patients with foregut cancers do not receive guideline-concordant treatment (GCT). This study sought to understand underlying barriers to GCT through a root cause analysis approach. Methods A single-institu…

Association between Rural Residence and Processes of Care in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Open

Krisha Amin, Hamza Khan, Larry R. Hearld, Daniel I. Chu, Victoria Prete , et al. · 2023

Developing 3D Organoid Raft Cultures from Patient-Derived Xenografts as Rapid Models to Screen Efficacy of Experimental Therapeutics Open

Prachi Bajpai, N. Sanjib Banerjee, D. Moore, Hyung‐Gyoon Kim, Farrukh Afaq , et al. · 2022

Reliable preclinical models are needed for screening new cancer drugs. Thus, we developed an improved 3D tumor organoid model termed “organoid raft cultures” (ORCs). Development of ORCs involved culturing tumors ex vivo on collagen beds (b…

Detection of mitochondrial DNA mutations in circulating mitochondria-originated extracellular vesicles for potential diagnostic applications in pancreatic adenocarcinoma Open

Kunwar Somesh Vikramdeo, Shashi Anand, Mohammad Aslam Khan, Moh’d Khushman, Martin J. Heslin , et al. · 2022

Palliative Therapies in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: Does Medicaid Expansion Make a Difference? Open

Hamza Khan, Deepa V. Cherla, Krista R. Mehari, Manish Tripathi, Thomas W. Butler , et al. · 2022

SSO 2022—International Conference on Surgical Cancer Care and Advanced Care Therapies Highlights Open

Annabelle L. Fonseca, Martin J. Heslin · 2022

Diet as a Risk Factor for Early-Onset Colorectal Adenoma and Carcinoma: A Systematic Review Open

Kaitlin L. Carroll, Andrew D. Frugé, Martin J. Heslin, Elizabeth A. Lipke, Michael W. Greene · 2022

Background Colorectal cancer in adults 50 years old and younger is increasing in incidence worldwide. Diet may be a modifiable risk factor. The objective of this study was to examine evidence regarding the association between diet and the …

Consensus molecular subtype differences linking colon adenocarcinoma and obesity revealed by a cohort transcriptomic analysis Open

Michael W. Greene, Peter Abraham, Peyton C. Kuhlers, Elizabeth A. Lipke, Martin J. Heslin , et al. · 2022

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and worldwide. Obesity—a worldwide public health concern—is a known risk factor for cancer including CRC. However, the mechanisms underlying t…

Engineered colorectal cancer tissue recapitulates key attributes of a patient-derived xenograft tumor line Open

Iman Hassani, Benjamin Anbiah, Peyton C. Kuhlers, Nicole L. Habbit, Bulbul Ahmed , et al. · 2022

The development of physiologically relevant in vitro colorectal cancer (CRC) models is vital for advancing understanding of tumor biology. Although CRC patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) recapitulate key patient tumor characteristics and de…

Consensus molecular subtype differences linking colon adenocarcinoma and obesity revealed by a cohort transcriptomic analysis Open

Michael W. Greene, Peter Abraham, Peyton C. Kuhlers, Elizabeth A. Lipke, Martin J. Heslin , et al. · 2022

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and worldwide. Obesity—a worldwide public health concern—is a known risk factor for cancer including CRC. However, the mechanisms underlying t…

Correction to: Data-Driven Respectful Discourse in the Society of Surgical Oncology Open

Camille L. Stewart, Susanne G. Warner, James P. De Andrade, Andrew H. Nguyen, Martin J. Heslin · 2022

ASO Visual Abstract: Disparities in Access to Oncologic Care in Pancreatic Cancer—A Systematic Review Open

Annabelle L. Fonseca, Hamza Khan, Krista R. Mehari, Deepa V. Cherla, Martin J. Heslin , et al. · 2022

ASO Visual Abstract: Data-Driven Respectful Discourse in the Society of Surgical Oncology Open

Camille L. Stewart, Susanne G. Warner, James P. De Andrade, Andrew Nguyen, Martin J. Heslin · 2021

Consensus molecular subtype differences linking colon adenocarcinoma and obesity revealed by a cohort transcriptomic analysis Open

Michael W. Greene, Peter Abraham, Peyton C. Kuhlers, Elizabeth A. Lipke, Martin J. Heslin , et al. · 2021

Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and worldwide. Obesity - a worldwide public health concern - is a known risk factor for cancer including CRC. However, the mechanis…

Prognostic Impact of Tumor Size on Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Recurrence May Have Racial Variance Open

Rui Zheng-Pywell, Amanda Fang, Ahmad Mahmoud Alkashash, Seifeldin Awad, Sushanth Reddy , et al. · 2021

Objective The incidence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) has increased over the last decade. Black patients have worse survival outcomes. This study investigates whether oncologic outcomes are racially disparate at a single inst…

TRIP13 promotes metastasis of colorectal cancer regardless of p53 and microsatellite instability status Open

Sumit Agarwal, Michael Behring, Hyung‐Gyoon Kim, Darshan S. Chandrashekar, Balabhadrapatruni V. S. K. Chakravarthi , et al. · 2020

Overexpression of TRIP13, a member of the AAA‐ATPase family, is linked with various cancers, but its role in metastasis is unknown in colorectal cancer (CRC). In the current study, we investigated the role TRIP13 in experimental metastasis…

Warm and Welcoming: Is It What We Say or How We Say It? Open

Herbert J. Zeh, Sandra L. Wong, Martin J. Heslin · 2020

Case of Episodic and Positional Hypertension Open

Mohammed Siddiqui, Anna F. Dominiczak, Rhian M. Touyz, Robert M. Carey, Jan Basile , et al. · 2020

A case of episodic hypertension related to changes in position with the biochemical diagnosis of pheochromocytoma confirmed on imaging. The positional hypertension due to pheochromocytoma was treated by right open adrenalectomy, but the ep…

Preoperative skeletal muscle index predicts postoperative supplemental nutrition needs in patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy Open

A. DeAtkine, E.W. Box, David Morgan, Martin J. Heslin, T. Wang , et al. · 2020

The use of telemedicine in the preoperative management of pheochromocytoma saves resources Open

Martin J. Heslin, Joe-Spencer Liles, Paulina Moctezuma‐Velázquez · 2019

Titration of alpha blockade therapy through patient and surgeon e-mail correspondence is efficacious and saves limited resources and time. This process eliminates unnecessary travel time and expenses for the patient. Due to the benefits of…

Open surgical treatment for esophageal cancer: transhiatal vs. transthoracic, does it really matter? Open

U. Clemente-Gutiérrez, Heriberto Medina‐Franco, Óscar Santes, Jesús Morales–Maza, Alejandro Alfaro-Goldaracena , et al. · 2019

Esophageal cancer has become a global health problem; it is the sixth cause of death related to malignant neoplasms around the world (1). Squamous cell cancer (SCC) and adenocarcinoma (AC) occur as a result different factors for each histo…

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors, Version 2.2018 Open

Manisha H. Shah, Whitney Goldner, Þorvarður R. Hálfdánarson, Emily K. Bergsland, Jordan Berlin , et al. · 2018

The NCCN Guidelines for Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors provide recommendations for the management of adult patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), adrenal gland tumors, pheochromocytomas, and paragangliomas. Management of NETs relie…

Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Version 2.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology Open

Margaret von Mehren, R. Lor Randall, Robert S. Benjamin, Sarah G Boles, Marilyn M. Bui , et al. · 2018

Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare solid tumors of mesenchymal cell origin that display a heterogenous mix of clinical and pathologic characteristics. STS can develop from fat, muscle, nerves, blood vessels, and other connective tissues. …

Increased pancreatic cancer survival with greater lymph node retrieval in the National Cancer Data Base Open

Carlo M. Contreras, Chee Paul Lin, Robert A. Oster, Sushanth Reddy, Thomas Wang , et al. · 2017

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