Current clinical trials testing the combination of immunotherapy with radiotherapy

J Kang, S Demaria, S Formenti - Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2016 - Springer
Increasing evidence demonstrates that radiation acts as an immune stimulus, recruiting immune
mediators that enable anti-tumor responses within and outside the radiation field. There …

A DNA repair pathway–focused score for prediction of outcomes in ovarian cancer treated with platinum-based chemotherapy

J Kang, AD D'Andrea, D Kozono - Journal of the National …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background New tools are needed to predict outcomes of ovarian cancer patients treated
with platinum-based chemotherapy. We hypothesized that a molecular score based on …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life and toxicity after SBRT for organ-confined prostate cancer, a 7-year study

AJ Katz, J Kang - Frontiers in oncology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) yields excellent disease control for
low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer by delivering high doses of radiation in a small …

[HTML][HTML] Stereotactic body radiotherapy as treatment for organ confined low-and intermediate-risk prostate carcinoma, a 7-year study

AJ Katz, J Kang - Frontiers in oncology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) takes advantage of the prostate’s low
α/β ratio to deliver a large radiation dose in few fractions. Initial studies on small groups of …

[HTML][HTML] Minimally invasive local therapies for liver cancer

D Li, J Kang, BJ Golas, VW Yeung… - Cancer biology & …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Primary and metastatic liver tumors are an increasing global health problem, with
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) now being the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality …

Bacterial populations as perfect gases: genomic integrity and diversification tensions in Helicobacter pylori

J Kang, MJ Blaser - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2006 - nature.com
Microorganisms that persist in single hosts face particular challenges. Helicobacter pylori,
an obligate bacterial parasite of the human stomach, has evolved a lifestyle that features …

Extensive repetitive DNA facilitates prokaryotic genome plasticity

RA Aras, J Kang, AI Tschumi… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Prokaryotic genomes are substantially diverse, even when from closely related species,
with the resulting phenotypic diversity representing a repertoire of adaptations to specific …

Trends in the use of stereotactic body radiotherapy for treatment of prostate cancer in the United States

SS Mahase, D D'Angelo, J Kang, JC Hu… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Stereotactic body radiotherapy is a hypofractionated, cost-effective treatment
option for localized prostate cancer. Objective To characterize US national trends and the …

Use, complications, and costs of stereotactic body radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer

…, J Mao, TJ Daskivich, PL Nguyen, EB Golden, J Kang… - Cancer, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for localized prostate cancer has
potential advantages over traditional radiotherapies. Herein, the authors compared national …

Stereotactic body radiotherapy with or without external beam radiation as treatment for organ confined high-risk prostate carcinoma: a six year study

A Katz, J Kang - Radiation oncology, 2014 - Springer
Background Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) has excellent control rates for low- and
intermediate-risk prostate carcinoma.The role of SBRT for high-risk disease remains less …