Eradication of gastric cancer is now both possible and practical

A Shiotani, P Cen, DY Graham - Seminars in cancer biology, 2013 - Elsevier
In 1994, Helicobacter pylori was declared a human carcinogen. Evidence has now
accumulated to show that at least 95% of gastric cancers are etiologically related to H. pylori. An …

Circulating tumor cells in the diagnosis and management of pancreatic cancer

P Cen, X Ni, J Yang, DY Graham, M Li - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancers are typically resistant to chemo and radiation therapy and are predisposed
to distant metastases. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are tumor cells disseminated from …

A preoperative serum signature of CEA+/CA125+/CA19‐9 ≥ 1000 U/mL indicates poor outcome to pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer

…, W Wang, C Wu, Y Chen, J Yang, P Cen… - … journal of cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatectomy is associated with significant morbidity and unpredictable outcome, with
few diagnostic tools to determine, which patients gain the most benefit from this treatment, …

[HTML][HTML] A phase II, multicenter, single-arm study of mipsagargin (G-202) as a second-line therapy following sorafenib for adult patients with progressive advanced …

D Mahalingam, J Peguero, P Cen, SP Arora… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Mipsagargin (G-202) is a thapsigargin-based prodrug with cytotoxic activity
masked by a peptide that is cleaved by prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), a protease …

[HTML][HTML] The role of CD44 in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy of gastric cancer

BI Jang, Y Li, DY Graham, P Cen - Gut and liver, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CD44 is a transmembrane glycoprotein and surface receptor for hyaluronan that is involved
in the response of cells to their microenvironment. CD44 splice variants play roles in …

[HTML][HTML] Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) for advanced pancreatic and periampullary adenocarcinoma

N Thosani, P Cen, J Rowe, S Guha… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Long term prognosis and 5-year survival for pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains
suboptimal. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) guided RFA (EUS-RFA) is an emerging technology …

Radiofrequency ablation remodels the tumor microenvironment and promotes neutrophil-mediated abscopal immunomodulation in pancreatic cancer

…, BK Osborn, V Mota, J Chaney, CL Atkins, P Cen… - Cancer immunology …, 2023 - AACR
… All animal procedures were performed in compliance with UTHealth's Center for Laboratory
… with the role of CXCL13 in the activation of the germinal center and adaptive immunity (11). …

Lymphovascular invasion as a tool to further subclassify T1b esophageal adenocarcinoma

P Cen, WL Hofstetter, AM Correa, TT Wu… - … Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND. Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) and/or lymph node metastases (LNM)
adversely influence the overall survival (OS) of patients with T1 esophageal adenocarcinoma. …

TroVax in colorectal cancer

J Rowe, P Cen - Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Currently, the backbone of therapy for metastatic disease is cytotoxic chemotherapy, along
with the recent addition of targeted therapy based on molecular markers with KRAS testing. …

Changes in age, stage distribution, and survival of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma over three decades in the United States

P Cen, F Banki, L Cheng, K Khalil, XL Du… - Annals of surgical …, 2012 - Springer
Background Our aim was to evaluate the changes in age, stage distribution, and overall
survival (OS) of patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) over time. Methods Patients …