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Alvin Rucker

House Staff
Surgery

Overview


Program Start Year:  2020
Francis Chan Laboratory, joint IMM PhD/Surgery MD

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Publications


Dynamic associations between adverse events after lung transplantation and allograft ischaemic time.

Journal Article European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · November 2024 ObjectivesThe effect of allograft ischaemic time (AIT) on postoperative events after lung transplantation remains unclear. This study aims to assess the feasibility of extending the duration of AIT.MethodsThe United Network for Organ Shar ... Full text Cite

Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy and the Care of Humphrey Bogart's Midesophageal Cancer.

Journal Article Ann Thorac Surg · August 2024 In 1945, the Welsh surgeon Ivor Lewis first reported performing the resection of a midesophageal tumor through a combined approach involving the abdomen and right chest. Although his technique was initially rebuffed by the preeminent esophageal surgeons of ... Full text Link to item Cite

Necroptosis stimulates interferon-mediated protective anti-tumor immunity.

Journal Article Cell Death Dis · June 10, 2024 Necroptosis is an inflammatory form of cell suicide that critically depends on the kinase activity of Receptor Interacting Protein Kinase 3 (RIPK3). Previous studies showed that immunization with necroptotic cells conferred protection against subsequent tu ... Full text Link to item Cite
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