Camptothecin

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • 9-Nitrocamptothecin as second line chemotherapy for men with progressive, metastatic, hormone refractory prostate cancer: Results of the CALGB 99901. 
  • A Phase I study of escalating doses of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor semaxanib (SU5416) in combination with irinotecan in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma. 
  • A change in the apparent diffusion coefficient after treatment with bevacizumab is associated with decreased survival in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. 
  • A phase 1 dose-escalation study of veliparib with bimonthly FOLFIRI in patients with advanced solid tumours. 
  • A phase I trial of olanzapine (Zyprexa) for the prevention of delayed emesis in cancer patients: a Hoosier Oncology Group study. 
  • A phase II single-arm study of irinotecan in combination with temozolomide (TEMIRI) in children with newly diagnosed high grade glioma: a joint ITCC and SIOPE-brain tumour study. 
  • A phase II study of docetaxel-irinotecan combination in advanced pancreatic cancer. 
  • A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-centre phase III trial of XELIRI/FOLFIRI plus simvastatin for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • A slow disengagement from platinum-based chemotherapy for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. 
  • Activity of 9-dimethylaminomethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin against pediatric and adult central nervous system tumor xenografts. 
  • Adding pharmacogenetics information to drug labels: lessons learned. 
  • Addition of bevacizumab to fluorouracil-based first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: pooled analysis of cohorts of older patients from two randomized clinical trials. 
  • Addition of bevacizumab to irinotecan- and oxaliplatin-based preoperative chemotherapy regimens does not increase morbidity after resection of colorectal liver metastases. 
  • Addition of bevacizumab to standard radiation therapy and daily temozolomide is associated with minimal toxicity in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme. 
  • Adenocarcinoma Ex-Goblet Cell: a Retrospective Experience. 
  • Age and comorbidity association with survival outcomes in metastatic colorectal cancer: CALGB 80405 analysis. 
  • Alternate statistical tools and limitations in genetic marker association studies in single-arm drug cancer trials. 
  • Analysis of cleavage complexes using reactive inhibitor derivatives. 
  • Anti proliferative activity of ELACY (CP-4055) in combination with cloretazine (VNP40101M), idarubicin, gemcitabine, irinotecan and topotecan in human leukemia and lymphoma cells. 
  • Anti-angiogenic therapy for high-grade glioma. 
  • Antiangiogenic therapy for high-grade glioma. 
  • Antitumor activity of temozolomide combined with irinotecan is partly independent of O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase and mismatch repair phenotypes in xenograft models. 
  • Apoptotic capacity and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. 
  • Aspirin and COX-2 inhibitor use in patients with stage III colon cancer. 
  • Avastin: more questions than answers. . 
  • BACPTDP: a water-soluble camptothecin pro-drug with enhanced activity in hypoxic/acidic tumors. 
  • Bevacizumab (BVZ)-associated toxicities in children with recurrent central nervous system tumors treated with BVZ and irinotecan (CPT-11): a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Study (PBTC-022). 
  • Bevacizumab alone and in combination with irinotecan in recurrent glioblastoma. 
  • Bevacizumab combined with standard fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy regimens to treat colorectal cancer. 
  • Bevacizumab improves the overall and progression-free survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer treated with 5-fluorouracil-based regimens irrespective of baseline risk. 
  • Bevacizumab plus irinotecan in recurrent WHO grade 3 malignant gliomas. 
  • Bevacizumab plus irinotecan in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. 
  • Bevacizumab plus irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • CALGB 80403 (Alliance)/E1206: A Randomized Phase II Study of Three Chemotherapy Regimens Plus Cetuximab in Metastatic Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancers. 
  • Camptothecin analogs with enhanced activity against human breast cancer cells. I. Correlation of potency with lipophilicity and persistence in the cleavage complex. 
  • Camptothecin analogs with enhanced activity against human breast cancer cells. II. Impact of the tumor pH gradient. 
  • Camptothecin analogues with enhanced antitumor activity at acidic pH. 
  • Camptothecin and Fas receptor agonists synergistically induce medulloblastoma cell death: ROS-dependent mechanisms. 
  • Cancer and Leukemia Group B/Southwest Oncology Group trial 80405: a phase III trial of chemotherapy and biologics for patients with untreated advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma. 
  • Capecitabine plus oxaliplatin vs infusional 5-fluorouracil plus oxaliplatin in the treatment of colorectal cancer. Pro: The CapeOx regimen is preferred over FOLFOX. 
  • Cetuximab plus cisplatin, irinotecan, and thoracic radiotherapy as definitive treatment for locally advanced, unresectable esophageal cancer: a phase-II study of the SWOG (S0414). 
  • Chemoradiotherapy for locoregionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the base of tongue. 
  • Chemotherapeutic and biologic agents as radiosensitizers in rectal cancer. 
  • Cisplatin versus carboplatin-based regimens for the treatment of patients with metastatic lung cancer. An analysis of Veterans Health Administration data. 
  • Cisplatin, irinotecan, and bevacizumab for untreated extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer: CALGB 30306, a phase II study. 
  • Colon cancer, version 3.2014. 
  • Combined coagulation phase-directed factor Xa inhibition with heparin compounds and DX-9065a - a direct and selective antagonist. 
  • Combined modality treatment for rectal cancer. 
  • Combined-modality therapy for rectal cancer: future prospects. 
  • Comparison of adjuvant systemic chemotherapy with or without hepatic arterial infusional chemotherapy after hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Comparison of in vitro activities of camptothecin and nitidine derivatives against fungal and cancer cells. 
  • Complex response of breast epithelial cell lines to topoisomerase inhibitors. 
  • CpG island methylator phenotype is associated with response to adjuvant irinotecan-based therapy for stage III colon cancer. 
  • DNA strand breaks: the DNA template alterations that trigger p53-dependent DNA damage response pathways. 
  • Dual inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor phosphorylation by AEE788 reduces growth and metastasis of human colon carcinoma in an orthotopic nude mouse model. 
  • Dual role of glutathione in modulating camptothecin activity: depletion potentiates activity, but conjugation enhances the stability of the topoisomerase I-DNA cleavage complex. 
  • Dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI measures of relative cerebral blood volume as a prognostic marker for overall survival in recurrent glioblastoma: results from the ACRIN 6677/RTOG 0625 multicenter trial. 
  • Early dissemination of bevacizumab for advanced colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study. 
  • Early post-bevacizumab progression on contrast-enhanced MRI as a prognostic marker for overall survival in recurrent glioblastoma: results from the ACRIN 6677/RTOG 0625 Central Reader Study. 
  • Effect of First-Line Chemotherapy Combined With Cetuximab or Bevacizumab on Overall Survival in Patients With KRAS Wild-Type Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. 
  • Effects of 10-hydroxycamptothecin, delivered from locally injectable poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres, in a murine human oral squamous cell carcinoma regression model. 
  • Effects of camptothecin or TOP1 overexpression on genetic stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Efficacy and safety of dilpacimab (ABT-165) versus bevacizumab plus FOLFIRI in metastatic colorectal cancer: a phase II study. 
  • Efficacy endpoints of radiation therapy group protocol 0247: a randomized, phase 2 study of neoadjuvant radiation therapy plus concurrent capecitabine and irinotecan or capecitabine and oxaliplatin for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. 
  • Efficacy of bevacizumab plus irinotecan in children with recurrent low-grade gliomas--a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study. 
  • Efficacy of the nanoparticle-drug conjugate CRLX101 in combination with bevacizumab in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: results of an investigator-initiated phase I-IIa clinical trial. 
  • Efficacy of topoisomerase I inhibitors, topotecan and irinotecan, administered at low dose levels in protracted schedules to mice bearing xenografts of human tumors. 
  • Elevated DNA polymerase alpha, DNA polymerase beta, and DNA topoisomerase II in a melphalan-resistant rhabdomyosarcoma xenograft that is cross-resistant to nitrosoureas and topotecan. 
  • Enhancement of irinotecan (CPT-11) activity against central nervous system tumor xenografts by alkylating agents. 
  • Enterohepatic recirculation model of irinotecan (CPT-11) and metabolite pharmacokinetics in patients with glioma. 
  • Entrectinib is a potent inhibitor of Trk-driven neuroblastomas in a xenograft mouse model. 
  • Experience with irinotecan for the treatment of malignant glioma. 
  • Extending principles learned in model systems to clinical trials design. 
  • FOLFIRINOX for locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a systematic review and patient-level meta-analysis. 
  • Five hundred patients with Merkel cell carcinoma evaluated at a single institution. 
  • Genome-destabilizing effects associated with top1 loss or accumulation of top1 cleavage complexes in yeast. 
  • Genomic Analysis of Germline Variation Associated with Survival of Patients with Colorectal Cancer Treated with Chemotherapy Plus Biologics in CALGB/SWOG 80405 (Alliance). 
  • Glioblastoma in the elderly: the effect of aggressive and modern therapies on survival. 
  • Health-related quality of life impact of bevacizumab when combined with irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin or 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • High-dose, single-agent irinotecan as first-line therapy in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • ICECREAM: randomised phase II study of cetuximab alone or in combination with irinotecan in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer with either KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PI3KCA wild type, or G13D mutated tumours. 
  • ISG15 as a novel tumor biomarker for drug sensitivity. 
  • Irinotecan for malignant mesothelioma A phase II trial by the Cancer and Leukemia Group B. 
  • Irinotecan plus cisplatin in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. 
  • Irinotecan therapy in adults with recurrent or progressive malignant glioma. 
  • Irinotecan treatment for recurrent malignant glioma using an every-3-week regimen. 
  • Irinotecan: promising activity in the treatment of malignant glioma. 
  • KRAS mutation in stage III colon cancer and clinical outcome following intergroup trial CALGB 89803. 
  • Lack of efficacy of bevacizumab + irinotecan in cases of pediatric recurrent ependymoma--a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study. 
  • Lack of efficacy of bevacizumab plus irinotecan in children with recurrent malignant glioma and diffuse brainstem glioma: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study. 
  • Liposomal 64Cu-PET Imaging of Anti-VEGF Drug Effects on Liposomal Delivery to Colon Cancer Xenografts. 
  • Long-term outcome of concurrent chemotherapy and reirradiation for recurrent and second primary head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma. 
  • Loss of a p53-associated G1 checkpoint does not decrease cell survival following DNA damage. 
  • MRE11-deficiency associated with improved long-term disease free survival and overall survival in a subset of stage III colon cancer patients in randomized CALGB 89803 trial. 
  • Magnetic resonance spectroscopy as an early indicator of response to anti-angiogenic therapy in patients with recurrent glioblastoma: RTOG 0625/ACRIN 6677. 
  • Microsatellite instability predicts improved response to adjuvant therapy with irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin in stage III colon cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B Protocol 89803. 
  • Modest advances in survival for patients with colorectal-associated peritoneal carcinomatosis in the era of modern chemotherapy. 
  • Modulation of pancreatic cancer chemoresistance by inhibition of TAK1. 
  • Molecular cloning of a cDNA of a camptothecin-resistant human DNA topoisomerase I and identification of mutation sites. 
  • Motesanib with or without panitumumab plus FOLFIRI or FOLFOX for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Multiagent chemotherapy for isolated colorectal liver metastases: a single-centered retrospective study. 
  • Mutagenic processing of ribonucleotides in DNA by yeast topoisomerase I. 
  • Nanoparticle delivery of an SN38 conjugate is more effective than irinotecan in a mouse model of neuroblastoma. 
  • Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of a rapidly activatable prodrug of SN-38 for neuroblastoma therapy. 
  • Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for distal rectal cancer: 5-year updated results of a randomized phase 2 study of neoadjuvant combined modality chemoradiation for distal rectal cancer. 
  • New combinations in metastatic colorectal cancer: what are our expectations? 
  • Nuclear pore component Nup98 is a potential tumor suppressor and regulates posttranscriptional expression of select p53 target genes. 
  • O6-benzylguanine-mediated enhancement of chemotherapy. 
  • Pathologic response to preoperative chemotherapy in colorectal liver metastases: fibrosis, not necrosis, predicts outcome. 
  • Pathologic response to preoperative chemotherapy: a new outcome end point after resection of hepatic colorectal metastases. 
  • Phase 1 trial of irinotecan plus BCNU in patients with progressive or recurrent malignant glioma. 
  • Phase 1 trial of temozolomide plus irinotecan plus O6-benzylguanine in adults with recurrent malignant glioma. 
  • Phase 2 study of carboplatin, irinotecan, and bevacizumab for recurrent glioblastoma after progression on bevacizumab therapy. 
  • Phase 2 trial of BCNU plus irinotecan in adults with malignant glioma. 
  • Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of gimatecan given orally once a week for 3 of 4 weeks in patients with advanced solid tumors. 
  • Phase I and pharmacological study of oral 9-aminocamptothecin colloidal dispersion (NSC 603071) in patients with advanced solid tumors. 
  • Phase I clinical and pharmacology study of topotecan given daily for 5 consecutive days to patients with advanced solid tumors, with attempt at dose intensification using recombinant granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. 
  • Phase I dose escalation study of gemcitabine plus irinotecan in advanced solid tumors. 
  • Phase I evaluation of prolonged-infusion gemcitabine with irinotecan for relapsed or refractory leukemia or lymphoma. 
  • Phase I study of 9-nitro-20(S)-camptothecin in combination with cisplatin for patients with advanced malignancies. 
  • Phase I study of concomitant chemoradiotherapy with irinotecan, 5-FU, and hydroxyurea for patients with advanced and/or recurrent head and neck cancer. 
  • Phase I study of sunitinib and irinotecan for patients with recurrent malignant glioma. 
  • Phase I trial and pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) study of topotecan using a five-day course in children with refractory solid tumors: a pediatric oncology group study. 
  • Phase I trial of combined irinotecan and oxaliplatin given every three weeks to patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Phase I trial of irinotecan plus temozolomide in adults with recurrent malignant glioma. 
  • Phase I trial of systemic oxaliplatin combination chemotherapy with hepatic arterial infusion in patients with unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer. 
  • Phase II Trial of Upfront Bevacizumab, Irinotecan, and Temozolomide for Unresectable Glioblastoma. 
  • Phase II study of carboplatin, irinotecan, and bevacizumab for bevacizumab naïve, recurrent glioblastoma. 
  • Phase II study of carboplatin, irinotecan, and thalidomide combination in patients with extensive stage small-cell lung cancer. 
  • Phase II study of induction cisplatin and irinotecan followed by concurrent carboplatin, etoposide, and thoracic radiotherapy for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer, CALGB 30206. 
  • Phase II study of irinotecan (CPT-11) in children with high-risk malignant brain tumors: the Duke experience. 
  • Phase II study of irinotecan plus cisplatin in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. 
  • Phase II trial of 9-aminocamptothecin (NSC 603071) administered as a 120-hr continuous infusion weekly for three weeks in metastatic colorectal carcinoma. 
  • Phase II trial of 9-aminocamptothecin administered as a 72-hour continuous infusion in metastatic colorectal carcinoma. 
  • Phase II trial of bevacizumab and irinotecan in recurrent malignant glioma. 
  • Phase II trial of gemcitabine plus irinotecan in patients with esophageal cancer: a Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) trial. 
  • Phase II trial of hepatic artery infusional and systemic chemotherapy for patients with unresectable hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer: conversion to resection and long-term outcomes. 
  • Phase II trial of infusional fluorouracil, irinotecan, and bevacizumab for metastatic colorectal cancer: efficacy and circulating angiogenic biomarkers associated with therapeutic resistance. 
  • Phase II trial of irinotecan plus celecoxib in adults with recurrent malignant glioma. 
  • Phase II trial of irinotecan/gemcitabine as second-line therapy for relapsed and refractory small-cell lung cancer: Cancer and Leukemia Group B Study 39902. 
  • Phase II trial of karenitecin in patients with relapsed or refractory non-small cell lung cancer (CALGB 30004). 
  • Phase II trial of temozolomide (TMZ) plus irinotecan (CPT-11) in adults with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme before radiotherapy. 
  • Polyploidy induction as a consequence of topoisomerase inhibition. A flow cytometric assessment. 
  • Pre-clinical evaluation of SN-38 and novel camptothecin analogs against human chronic B-cell lymphocytic leukemia lymphocytes. 
  • Preclinical and Clinical Efficacy of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Breast Cancer Brain Metastases. 
  • Preclinical evaluation of gemcitabine combination regimens for application in acute myeloid leukemia. 
  • Predictive and prognostic analysis of PIK3CA mutation in stage III colon cancer intergroup trial. 
  • Preoperative chemotherapy and the risk of hepatotoxicity and morbidity after liver resection for metastatic colorectal cancer: a single institution experience. 
  • Prognostic significance of circulating tumor cells in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • Prospective phase II trial of combination hepatic artery infusion and systemic chemotherapy for unresectable colorectal liver metastases: Long term results and curative potential. 
  • Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 0247: a randomized Phase II study of neoadjuvant capecitabine and irinotecan or capecitabine and oxaliplatin with concurrent radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. 
  • Randomized phase II study of gemcitabine administered at a fixed dose rate or in combination with cisplatin, docetaxel, or irinotecan in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer: CALGB 89904. 
  • Randomized phase II study of neoadjuvant combined-modality chemoradiation for distal rectal cancer: Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Trial 0012. 
  • Randomized phase II trial of cetuximab, bevacizumab, and irinotecan compared with cetuximab and bevacizumab alone in irinotecan-refractory colorectal cancer: the BOND-2 study. 
  • Randomized phase II trial of gemcitabine plus irinotecan or docetaxel in stage IIIB or stage IV NSCLC. 
  • Randomized phase III study of exatecan and gemcitabine compared with gemcitabine alone in untreated advanced pancreatic cancer. 
  • Recommendation for caution with irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin for colorectal cancer. 
  • Release of DNA from dead and dying lymphocyte and monocyte cell lines in vitro. 
  • Response to Cetuximab With or Without Irinotecan in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Harboring the KRAS G13D Mutation: Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group ICECREAM Study. 
  • Response-independent survival benefit in metastatic colorectal cancer: a comparative analysis of N9741 and AVF2107. 
  • Ring-opening polymerization of prodrugs: a versatile approach to prepare well-defined drug-loaded nanoparticles. 
  • Schedule-dependent activity of irinotecan plus BCNU against malignant glioma xenografts. 
  • Schedule-dependent activity of temozolomide plus CPT-11 against a human central nervous system tumor-derived xenograft. 
  • Successful clinical response to irinotecan in desmoplastic round blue cell tumor. 
  • Synergistic cytotoxicity with 2'-deoxy-5-azacytidine and topotecan in vitro and in vivo. 
  • TBCRC 018: phase II study of iniparib in combination with irinotecan to treat progressive triple negative breast cancer brain metastases. 
  • Targeted therapy in rectal cancer. 
  • Targeting methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase in the treatment of neuroblastoma. 
  • The activity of camptothecin analogues is enhanced in histocultures of human tumors and human tumor xenografts by modulation of extracellular pH. 
  • The addition of bevacizumab to standard radiation therapy and temozolomide followed by bevacizumab, temozolomide, and irinotecan for newly diagnosed glioblastoma. 
  • The clinical benefit of bevacizumab in metastatic colorectal cancer is independent of K-ras mutation status: analysis of a phase III study of bevacizumab with chemotherapy in previously untreated metastatic colorectal cancer. 
  • The effect of hyperbranched polyglycerol coatings on drug delivery using degradable polymer nanoparticles. 
  • The emerging role of irinotecan (CPT-11) in the treatment of malignant glioma in brain tumors. 
  • The extracellular release of HMGB1 during apoptotic cell death. 
  • The impact of tumor physiology on camptothecin-based drug development. 
  • The role of targeted therapy in the treatment of colorectal cancer. 
  • The treatment of colorectal carcinoma: standard chemotherapy and beyond. 
  • Therapeutic activity of 7-[(2-trimethylsilyl)ethyl)]-20 (S)-camptothecin against central nervous system tumor-derived xenografts in athymic mice. 
  • Therapeutic efficacy of the topoisomerase I inhibitor 7-ethyl-10-(4-[1-piperidino]-1-piperidino)-carbonyloxy-camptothecin against pediatric and adult central nervous system tumor xenografts. 
  • Topoisomerase I is essential in Cryptococcus neoformans: role In pathobiology and as an antifungal target. 
  • Topotecan, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, is active in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. 
  • Treatment of High-Grade Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma with FOLFIRINOX. 
  • Treatment of central nervous system xenografts with camptothecins. 
  • Treatment of neoplastic meningitis with intrathecal 9-nitro-camptothecin. 
  • Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer initially treated with FOLFOX-bevacizumab or FOLFIRI-bevacizumab: results from ARIES, a bevacizumab observational cohort study. 
  • TrkB inhibition by GNF-4256 slows growth and enhances chemotherapeutic efficacy in neuroblastoma xenografts. 
  • Tumor angiogenic and hypoxic profiles predict radiographic response and survival in malignant astrocytoma patients treated with bevacizumab and irinotecan. 
  • Tumor lysis syndrome and acute renal failure after treatment of non-small-cell lung carcinoma with combination irinotecan and cisplatin. 
  • Tumor physiology and charge dynamics of anticancer drugs: implications for camptothecin-based drug development. 
  • Two distinct mechanisms of Topoisomerase 1-dependent mutagenesis in yeast. 
  • Two studies evaluating irinotecan treatment for recurrent malignant glioma using an every-3-week regimen. 
  • Unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: Systemic plus hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy is associated with longer survival in comparison with systemic chemotherapy alone. 
  • Updated long-term survival for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer treated with liver resection followed by hepatic arterial infusion and systemic chemotherapy. 
  • [Bevacizumab/irinotecan. An active treatment for recurrent high grade gliomas: preliminary results of an ANOCEF Multicenter Study]. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Grambow, Steven C., Associate Professor of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
  • Pang, Herbert, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
  • Sampson, John Howard, Robert H., M.D. and Gloria Wilkins Professor of Neurosurgery, in the School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering