Paul Joseph Mosca | Scholars@Duke

Paul Joseph Mosca
Associate Professor of Surgery

My research focuses on three areas. One is the development of more effective and entirely novel treatments for melanoma. I have a special interest in immunotherapy, novel targeted molecular therapies, and regional chemotherapy for advanced melanoma of the arm or leg. Another area of interest is palliative surgery for cancer with an emphasis on understanding the optimal role and application of this type of surgery in the care of advanced malignancy. A third area of interest is quality and patient safety with an emphasis on communication and work culture.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Surgery 2021
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2011

Contact Information

10 Bryan Searle Drive, 466G Seeley G. Mudd Bldg, Durham, NC 27710
3966, 10 Bryan Searle Dr, 466G Seeley G Mudd, Durham, NC 27710
paul.mosca@duke.edu (919) 684-6858

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.B.A., Desales University 2011
- Chief Resident, Surgery, Duke University 2001 - 2002
- 2nd Year SAR, Surgery, Duke University 2000 - 2001
- Surgical Research Fellow, Surgery, Duke University 1998 - 2000
- Senior Assistant Resident, Surgery, Duke University 1997 - 1998
- Junior Assistant Resident, Surgery, Duke University 1996 - 1997
- Intern, Surgery, Duke University 1995 - 1996
- M.D., University of Virginia 1995
- Ph.D., University of Virginia 1994
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Surgery 2011 - 2021
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Surgery 2011
- Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Clinical Science Departments 2002 - 2004
- Assistant Research Professor of Surgery, Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery 2001 - 2002
- Instructor, Temporary of Surgery, Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery 2001
Academic Positions Outside Duke
- Assistant Professor, Lehigh Valley Health Network. 2004 - 2010
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Improving Melanoma Diagnosis with Pump-Probe Optical Imaging awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2017
- Dendritic Cell Immunotherapy For Breast Cancer awarded by National Institutes of Health 1998 - 2000
External Relationships
- Farrell, White, and Legg, PLLC
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Flynn, M Seth, and Paul J. Mosca. “The Sloop family: Addressing rural health disparities through service and education.” J Med Biogr, November 15, 2022, 9677720221137890. https://doi.org/10.1177/09677720221137890.
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  - Farrow, Norma E., Jina Kim, Steven Wolf, Samantha M. Thomas, Lindsay Olson, Paul J. Mosca, Georgia M. Beasley, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Examining the role of wide excision margins in pediatric melanoma: A National Cancer Database analysis.” Pediatr Blood Cancer 69, no. 11 (November 2022): e29884. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29884.
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  - Penny, Caitlin L., Sean M. Tanino, and Paul J. Mosca. “ASO Visual Abstract: Racial Disparities in Surgery for Malignant Bowel Obstruction.” Ann Surg Oncol 29, no. 5 (May 2022): 3134–35. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-11248-8.
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  - Penny, Caitlin L., Sean M. Tanino, and Paul J. Mosca. “Racial Disparities in Surgery for Malignant Bowel Obstruction.” Ann Surg Oncol 29, no. 5 (May 2022): 3122–33. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-11161-0.
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  - Berger, Miles, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, Mary Cooter Wright, Chloe Nobuhara, Melody Reese, Leah Acker, W Michael Bullock, et al. “Postoperative changes in cognition and cerebrospinal fluid neurodegenerative disease biomarkers.” Ann Clin Transl Neurol 9, no. 2 (February 2022): 155–70. https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.51499.
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  - Rodriguez-Homs, Larissa G., Sabran J. Masoud, Matthew J. Mosca, Oliver K. Jawitz, Cara O’Brien, and Paul J. Mosca. “Greater Compliance With Early Sepsis Management is Associated With Safer Care and Shorter Hospital Stay.” J Healthc Qual 43, no. 6 (November 2021): 347–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000295.
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  - Farrow, Norma E., Eda K. Holl, Jeanne Jung, Junheng Gao, Sin-Ho Jung, Rami N. Al-Rohil, Maria A. Selim, et al. “Characterization of Sentinel Lymph Node Immune Signatures and Implications for Risk Stratification for Adjuvant Therapy in Melanoma.” Ann Surg Oncol 28, no. 7 (July 2021): 3501–10. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09277-w.
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  - Salama, April K. S., Manisha Palta, Christel N. Rushing, M Angelica Selim, Kristen N. Linney, Brian G. Czito, David S. Yoo, et al. “Ipilimumab and Radiation in Patients with High-risk Resected or Regionally Advanced Melanoma.” Clin Cancer Res 27, no. 5 (March 1, 2021): 1287–95. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-2452.
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  - Mosca, P. J., S. Zani, M. M. Haglund, B. H. Collins, S. Wasiolek, T. N. Pappas, A. D. Kirk, and L. C. Cendales. “The Legacy of Joseph A. Moylan, M.D.: "it's about Everyone Else".” Annals of Surgery, January 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000051.
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  - Carr, Michael J., James Sun, Hidde M. Kroon, John T. Miura, Georgia M. Beasley, Norma E. Farrow, Paul J. Mosca, et al. “Oncologic Outcomes After Isolated Limb Infusion for Advanced Melanoma: An International Comparison of the Procedure and Outcomes Between the United States and Australia.” Ann Surg Oncol 27, no. 13 (December 2020): 5107–18. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09051-y.
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  - Ravichandran, Surya, Neel Nath, David C. Jones, Gabriel Li, Visakha Suresh, Adam K. Brys, Brent A. Hanks, et al. “The utility of initial staging PET-CT as a baseline scan for surveillance imaging in stage II and III melanoma.” Surg Oncol 35 (December 2020): 533–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suronc.2020.10.018.
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  - Rodriguez-Homs, Larissa G., Bradley G. Hammill, Marc D. Ryser, Harry R. Phillips, and Paul J. Mosca. “Relationship Between HCAHPS Scores and Survey Response Rate Is Linked to Hospital Size.” J Patient Exp 7, no. 6 (December 2020): 1543–48. https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373520932458.
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  - Hu, Janice, Sabran J. Masoud, Surya Ravichandran, Georgia M. Beasley, and Paul J. Mosca. “Retreatment with talimogene laherparepvec for advanced melanoma.” Immunotherapy 12, no. 16 (November 2020): 1167–72. https://doi.org/10.2217/imt-2020-0029.
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  - Hu, Janice B., Surya Ravichandran, Christel Rushing, Georgia M. Beasley, Brent A. Hanks, Sin-Ho Jung, April K. S. Salama, Lisa Ho, and Paul J. Mosca. “Higher BMI, But Not Sarcopenia, Is Associated With Pembrolizumab-related Toxicity in Patients With Advanced Melanoma.” Anticancer Res 40, no. 9 (September 2020): 5245–54. https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.14528.
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  - Nobuhara, Chloe K., W Michael Bullock, Thomas Bunning, Brian Colin, Mary Cooter, Michael J. Devinney, Michael N. Ferrandino, et al. “A protocol to reduce self-reported pain scores and adverse events following lumbar punctures in older adults.” J Neurol 267, no. 7 (July 2020): 2002–6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09797-1.
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  - Adair, Kathryn C., Larissa G. Rodriguez-Homs, Sabran Masoud, Paul J. Mosca, and J Bryan Sexton. “Gratitude at Work: Prospective Cohort Study of a Web-Based, Single-Exposure Well-Being Intervention for Health Care Workers.” J Med Internet Res 22, no. 5 (May 14, 2020): e15562. https://doi.org/10.2196/15562.
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  - Teras, Jüri, Hidde M. Kroon, John T. Miura, Tim Kenyon-Smith, Georgia M. Beasley, Dean Mullen, Norma E. Farrow, et al. “International Multicenter Experience of Isolated Limb Infusion for In-Transit Melanoma Metastases in Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Patients.” Ann Surg Oncol 27, no. 5 (May 2020): 1420–29. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08312-0.
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  - Puza, Charles J., Georgia M. Beasley, Andrew S. Barbas, and Paul J. Mosca. “Type of Organ Transplanted Impacts the Risk and Presentation of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Transplant Recipients.” Exp Clin Transplant 18, no. 1 (February 2020): 93–97. https://doi.org/10.6002/ect.2018.0238.
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  - VanDusen, Keith W., Sarada Eleswarpu, Eugene W. Moretti, Michael J. Devinney, Donna M. Crabtree, Daniel T. Laskowitz, Marty G. Woldorff, et al. “The MARBLE Study Protocol: Modulating ApoE Signaling to Reduce Brain Inflammation, DeLirium, and PostopErative Cognitive Dysfunction.” J Alzheimers Dis 75, no. 4 (2020): 1319–28. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-191185.
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  - Masoud, Sabran J., Jennifer A. Perone, Norma E. Farrow, Paul J. Mosca, Douglas S. Tyler, and Georgia M. Beasley. “Correction to: Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Completion Lymph Node Dissection for Melanoma.” Curr Treat Options Oncol 20, no. 10 (August 29, 2019): 76. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-019-0674-x.
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  - Adair, Kathryn C., Larissa G. Rodriguez-Homs, Sabran Masoud, Paul J. Mosca, and J Bryan Sexton. “Gratitude at Work: Prospective Cohort Study of a Web-Based, Single-Exposure Well-Being Intervention for Health Care Workers (Preprint),” July 19, 2019. https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.15562.
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  - Puza, C. J., S. A. Myers, A. R. Cardones, G. M. Beasley, and P. J. Mosca. “The impact of transplant rejection on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in renal transplant recipients.” Clin Exp Dermatol 44, no. 3 (April 2019): 265–69. https://doi.org/10.1111/ced.13699.
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  - Puza, Charles J., Paul J. Mosca, and Adela R. Cardones. “Early-stage melanoma and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation outcomes.” J Am Acad Dermatol 80, no. 3 (March 2019): 786–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2018.07.010.
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  - Kwak, Minyoung, Norma E. Farrow, April K. S. Salama, Paul J. Mosca, Brent A. Hanks, Craig L. Slingluff, and Georgia M. Beasley. “Updates in adjuvant systemic therapy for melanoma.” J Surg Oncol 119, no. 2 (January 2019): 222–31. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.25298.
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  - Adair, Kathryn C., Krystina Quow, Allan Frankel, Paul J. Mosca, Jochen Profit, Allison Hadley, Michael Leonard, and J. Bryan Sexton. “The Improvement Readiness scale of the SCORE survey: a metric to assess capacity for quality improvement in healthcare.” Bmc Health Serv Res 18, no. 1 (December 17, 2018): 975. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3743-0.
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  - Puza, Charles J., Andrew S. Barbas, and Paul J. Mosca. “Outcomes of patients with a pretransplant history of early-stage melanoma.” Melanoma Res 28, no. 5 (October 2018): 471–74. https://doi.org/10.1097/CMR.0000000000000471.
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  - Masoud, Sabran J., Jennifer A. Perone, Norma E. Farrow, Paul J. Mosca, Douglas S. Tyler, and Georgia M. Beasley. “Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Completion Lymph Node Dissection for Melanoma.” Curr Treat Options Oncol 19, no. 11 (September 19, 2018): 55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-018-0575-4.
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  - Puza, Charles J., Adela R. Cardones, and Paul J. Mosca. “Timing and Number of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas in Transplant Recipients.” Jama Dermatol 154, no. 6 (June 1, 2018): 727–28. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0856.
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  - Puza, Charles J., Srirama Josyula, Alicia M. Terando, John H. Howard, Doreen M. Agnese, Paul J. Mosca, Walter T. Lee, and Georgia M. Beasley. “Does the number of sentinel lymph nodes removed affect the false negative rate for head and neck melanoma?” J Surg Oncol 117, no. 7 (June 2018): 1584–88. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.25025.
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  - Puza, Charles J., Adela R. Cardones, and Paul J. Mosca. “Examining the Incidence and Presentation of Melanoma in the Cardiothoracic Transplant Population.” Jama Dermatol 154, no. 5 (May 1, 2018): 589–91. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.0130.
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  - Puza, Charles J., Warren S. Warren, and Paul J. Mosca. “Correction to: The changing landscape of dermatology practice: melanoma and pump-probe laser microscopy.” Lasers Med Sci 32, no. 9 (December 2017): 2173. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-017-2339-y.
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  - Puza, Charles J., Warren S. Warren, and Paul J. Mosca. “The changing landscape of dermatology practice: melanoma and pump-probe laser microscopy.” Lasers Med Sci 32, no. 8 (November 2017): 1935–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-017-2319-2.
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  - Nath, Neel Som, Brian F. Gilmore, Richard K. McCann, and Paul J. Mosca. “Management of a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma overlying an AV fistula.” Bmj Case Rep 2017 (May 6, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-218932.
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  - Gilmore, Brian F., Adam K. Brys, Neel S. Nath, Michael Barfield, Kristy L. Rialon, Tracy Truong, Gina-Maria Pomann, John Migaly, and Paul J. Mosca. “Clinical Acuity Shorthand System: a standardized classification tool to facilitate handoffs.” J Surg Res 211 (May 1, 2017): 163–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2016.10.033.
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  - Mullinax, John E., Hidde M. Kroon, John F. Thompson, Neel Nath, Paul J. Mosca, Jeffrey M. Farma, Rajendra Bhati, et al. “Isolated Limb Infusion as a Limb Salvage Strategy for Locally Advanced Extremity Sarcoma.” J Am Coll Surg 224, no. 4 (April 2017): 635–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.12.035.
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  - Kottschade, Lisa, Adam Brys, Tobias Peikert, Mabel Ryder, Laura Raffals, Jerry Brewer, Paul Mosca, Svetomir Markovic, and Svetomir Midwest Melanoma Partnership. “A multidisciplinary approach to toxicity management of modern immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer therapy.” Melanoma Res 26, no. 5 (October 2016): 469–80. https://doi.org/10.1097/CMR.0000000000000273.
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  - Kim, Jina, Zhifei Sun, Brian C. Gulack, Mohamed A. Adam, Paul J. Mosca, Henry E. Rice, and Elisabeth T. Tracy. “Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a prognostic measure in pediatric melanoma.” J Pediatr Surg 51, no. 6 (June 2016): 986–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.02.067.
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  - Brys, Adam K., Lubna Bhatti, Mustafa R. Bashir, Tracy A. Jaffe, Georgia M. Beasley, Neel S. Nath, April K. S. Salama, Douglas S. Tyler, and Paul J. Mosca. “Computed Tomography-Based Limb Volume Measurements for Isolated Limb Infusion in Melanoma.” Ann Surg Oncol 23, no. 4 (April 2016): 1090–95. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-015-4972-7.
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  - Whitley, Melodi Javid, Diana M. Cardona, Alexander L. Lazarides, Ivan Spasojevic, Jorge M. Ferrer, Joan Cahill, Chang-Lung Lee, et al. “A mouse-human phase 1 co-clinical trial of a protease-activated fluorescent probe for imaging cancer.” Sci Transl Med 8, no. 320 (January 6, 2016): 320ra4. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aad0293.
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  - Brys, Adam K., Raghavendra Gowda, Daniel B. Loriaux, Gavin P. Robertson, and Paul J. Mosca. “Nanotechnology-based strategies for combating toxicity and resistance in melanoma therapy.” Biotechnol Adv 34, no. 5 (2016): 565–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.01.004.
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  - Brys, Adam K., Michelle M. Schneider, M Angelica Selim, and Paul J. Mosca. “Sentinel lymph node biopsy following a rotational flap.” Bmj Case Rep 2015 (July 14, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-210762.
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  - Jiang, Xiaoyin, H Bryan Anderson, Cynthia D. Guy, Paul J. Mosca, Richard F. Riedel, and Diana M. Cardona. “Rhabdomyosarcomatous Transformation of a Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor following Treatment with Imatinib.” Case Rep Oncol Med 2015 (2015): 317493. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/317493.
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  - Kamal, A., N. A. Bhavsar, S. Power, and P. J. Mosca. “Surgical interventions in cancer patients at the end of life: Experiences at an academic medical center.” J Clin Oncol 32, no. 30_suppl (October 20, 2014): 281. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2014.32.30_suppl.281.
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  - Jiang, B. S., G. M. Beasley, P. J. Speicher, B. Hanks, P. J. Mosca, A. Salama, and D. S. Tyler. “Immunotherapy Following Disease Progression after Regional Treatment of Melanoma.” Journal of Surgical Research 186, no. 2 (February 2014): 682–682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2013.11.925.
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  - Dannull, Jens, N Rebecca Haley, Gary Archer, Smita Nair, David Boczkowski, Mark Harper, Nicole De Rosa, et al. “Melanoma immunotherapy using mature DCs expressing the constitutive proteasome.” J Clin Invest 123, no. 7 (July 2013): 3135–45. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI67544.
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  - Shetty, Gina, Georgia M. Beasley, Sara Sparks, Michael Barfield, Melanie Masoud, Paul J. Mosca, Scott K. Pruitt, et al. “Plasma cytokine analysis in patients with advanced extremity melanoma undergoing isolated limb infusion.” Ann Surg Oncol 20, no. 4 (April 2013): 1128–35. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-012-2785-5.
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  - Rialon, K. L., A. P. Abernethy, and P. J. Mosca. “Integration of Palliative Surgery into the Palliative Care Delivery Team.” Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine 02, no. 02 (2013). https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.1000e115.
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  - Beasley, Georgia M., Ketan Sharma, Joyce Wong, Mike Miller, Ryan S. Turley, Michael Lidsky, Melanie Masoud, et al. “A multi-institution experience comparing the clinical and physiologic differences between upper extremity and lower extremity melphalan-based isolated limb infusion.” Cancer 118, no. 24 (December 15, 2012): 6136–43. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.27676.
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  - Rialon, K. L., D. G. Blazer, A. P. Abernethy, and P. J. Mosca. “Surgery and the D-Word: Approaching the Topic of Death and Dying with Surgical Patients.” Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine 02, no. 03 (March 1, 2012): 108–108. https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.1000108.
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  - Clawson, Gary A., Eric Kimchi, Susan D. Patrick, Ping Xin, Ramdane Harouaka, Siyang Zheng, Arthur Berg, et al. “Circulating tumor cells in melanoma patients.” Plos One 7, no. 7 (2012): e41052. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0041052.
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  - Hanna, J., D. G. Blazer, and P. J. Mosca. “Overview of Palliative Surgery: Principles and Priorities.” Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine 02, no. 07 (2012). https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7386.1000132.
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  - Madhunapantula, SubbaRao V., Paul J. Mosca, and Gavin P. Robertson. “The Akt signaling pathway: an emerging therapeutic target in malignant melanoma.” Cancer Biol Ther 12, no. 12 (December 15, 2011): 1032–49. https://doi.org/10.4161/cbt.12.12.18442.
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  - Santillan, Alfredo A., Keith A. Delman, Georgia M. Beasley, Paul J. Mosca, Steven N. Hochwald, Stephen R. Grobmyer, Robert H. Andtbacka, et al. “Predictive factors of regional toxicity and serum creatine phosphokinase levels after isolated limb infusion for melanoma: a multi-institutional analysis.” Ann Surg Oncol 16, no. 9 (September 2009): 2570–78. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-009-0563-9.
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  - Beasley, Georgia M., Abigail Caudle, Rebecca P. Petersen, Nicole S. McMahon, James Padussis, Paul J. Mosca, Jonathan S. Zager, et al. “A multi-institutional experience of isolated limb infusion: defining response and toxicity in the US.” J Am Coll Surg 208, no. 5 (May 2009): 706–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.12.019.
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  - Sharma, Arati, Arun K. Sharma, Subbarao V. Madhunapantula, Dhimant Desai, Sung Jin Huh, Paul Mosca, Shantu Amin, and Gavin P. Robertson. “Targeting Akt3 signaling in malignant melanoma using isoselenocyanates.” Clin Cancer Res 15, no. 5 (March 1, 2009): 1674–85. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-2214.
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  - Padussis, James C., Samuel N. Steerman, Douglas S. Tyler, and Paul J. Mosca. “Pharmacokinetics & drug resistance of melphalan in regional chemotherapy: ILP versus ILI.” Int J Hyperthermia 24, no. 3 (May 2008): 239–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/02656730701816410.
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  - Mosca, Paul J., Erik Teicher, Suresh P. Nair, and Barbara A. Pockaj. “Can surgeons improve survival in stage IV melanoma?” J Surg Oncol 97, no. 5 (April 1, 2008): 462–68. https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.20950.
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  - Agostino, Nicole M., Arjumand Ali, Suresh G. Nair, and Paul J. Mosca. “Current immunotherapeutic strategies in malignant melanoma.” Surg Oncol Clin N Am 16, no. 4 (October 2007): 945–xi. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2007.07.010.
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  - Mosca, Paul J., H Kim Lyerly, Timothy M. Clay, and Michael A. Morse. “Dendritic cell vaccines.” Front Biosci 12 (May 1, 2007): 4050–60. https://doi.org/10.2741/2371.
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  - Posther, Katherine E., M Angelica Selim, Paul J. Mosca, Wilma E. Stanley, Jeffrey L. Johnson, Douglas S. Tyler, and Hilliard F. Seigler. “Histopathologic characteristics, recurrence patterns, and survival of 129 patients with desmoplastic melanoma.” Ann Surg Oncol 13, no. 5 (May 2006): 728–39. https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2006.03.091.
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  - Aloia, Thomas A., Elizabeth Grubbs, Mark Onaitis, Paul J. Mosca, Tsung-Yen Cheng, Hilliard Seigler, and Douglas S. Tyler. “Predictors of outcome after hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion: role of tumor response.” Arch Surg 140, no. 11 (November 2005): 1115–20. https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.140.11.1115.
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  - Hall, Jennifer G., Christopher Herman, Jonathan L. Cook, Douglas Tyler, Hilliard F. Seigler, and Paul J. Mosca. “Melanoma arising in a skin graft.” Ann Plast Surg 54, no. 1 (January 2005): 92–96. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.sap.0000136974.62109.01.
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  - Ho, L. M., P. J. Mosca, and W. M. Thompson. “Pneumatosis intestinalis after lung transplant.” Abdom Imaging 30, no. 5 (2005): 598–600. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-005-0311-y.
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  - Mosca, Paul J., Timothy M. Clay, Michael A. Morse, and H Kim Lyerly. “Immune monitoring.” Cancer Treat Res 123 (2005): 369–88. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27545-2_16.
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  - Chui, S., T. M. Clay, P. J. Mosca, A. C. Hobeika, T. Osada, L. Galibert, D. Caron, H. K. Lyerly, and M. A. Morse. “Flt3-ligand as a vaccine adjuvant: Results in a study of Flt3-ligand plus tetanus toxoid immunization.” Journal of Applied Research 4, no. 4 (December 1, 2004): 536–49.
  - Morse, M. A., T. M. Clay, A. C. Hobeika, S. Chui, P. J. Mosca, D. Caron, and H. K. Lyerly. “Active immunotherapy with Flt3-ligand mobilized peripheral blood dendritic cells loaded with carcinoembryonic antigen peptide in patients with metastatic malignancies.” Journal of Applied Research 4, no. 4 (December 1, 2004): 554–69.
  - Mosca, Paul J., Douglas S. Tyler, and Hilliard F. Seigler. “Surgical management of cutaneous melanoma: current practice and impact on prognosis.” Adv Surg 38 (2004): 85–119.
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  - Morse, Michael A., H Kim Lyerly, Timothy M. Clay, Omar Abdel-Wahab, Stephen Y. Chui, Jennifer Garst, Jared Gollob, et al. “Immunotherapy of surgical malignancies.” Curr Probl Surg 41, no. 1 (January 2004): 15–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0011384003001321.
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  - Morse, Michael A., Smita K. Nair, Paul J. Mosca, Amy C. Hobeika, Timothy M. Clay, Yuping Deng, David Boczkowski, et al. “Immunotherapy with autologous, human dendritic cells transfected with carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA.” Cancer Invest 21, no. 3 (June 2003): 341–49. https://doi.org/10.1081/cnv-120018224.
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  - Mosca, Paul J., H Kim Lyerly, C Denise Ching, Amy C. Hobeika, Timothy M. Clay, and Michael A. Morse. “Proteomics for monitoring immune responses to cancer vaccines.” Curr Opin Mol Ther 5, no. 1 (February 2003): 39–43.
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  - Mosca, Paul J., Timothy M. Clay, H. Kim Lyerly, and Michael A. Morse. “Current status of dendritic cell immunotherapy of malignancies.” Int Rev Immunol 22, no. 3–4 (2003): 255–81. https://doi.org/10.1080/08830180305223.
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  - Morse, M. A., P. J. Mosca, T. M. Clay, and H. K. Lyerly. “Dendritic cell-based vaccines in cancer: Clinical experience to date.” American Journal of Cancer 1, no. 5 (December 1, 2002): 313–22. https://doi.org/10.2165/00024669-200201050-00002.
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  - Morse, Michael A., Timothy M. Clay, Paul Mosca, and H Kim Lyerly. “Immunoregulatory T cells in cancer immunotherapy.” Expert Opin Biol Ther 2, no. 8 (December 2002): 827–34. https://doi.org/10.1517/14712598.2.8.827.
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  - Mosca, Paul J., Amy C. Hobeika, Kirsten Colling, Timothy M. Clay, Elaine K. Thomas, Dania Caron, H Kim Lyerly, and Michael A. Morse. “Multiple signals are required for maturation of human dendritic cells mobilized in vivo with Flt3 ligand.” J Leukoc Biol 72, no. 3 (September 2002): 546–53.
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  - Morse, Michael A., David Rizzieri, Timothy T. Stenzel, Amy C. Hobeika, James J. Vredenburgh, Nelson J. Chao, Timothy M. Clay, Paul J. Mosca, and H Kim Lyerly. “Dendritic cell recovery following nonmyeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplants.” J Hematother Stem Cell Res 11, no. 4 (August 2002): 659–68. https://doi.org/10.1089/15258160260194802.
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  - Morse, Michael A., Paul J. Mosca, Timothy M. Clay, and H Kim Lyerly. “Dendritic cell maturation in active immunotherapy strategies.” Expert Opin Biol Ther 2, no. 1 (January 2002): 35–43. https://doi.org/10.1517/14712598.2.1.35.
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  - Clay, T. M., A. C. Hobeika, P. J. Mosca, H. K. Lyerly, and M. A. Morse. “Assays for monitoring cellular immune responses to active immunotherapy of cancer.” Clin Cancer Res 7, no. 5 (May 2001): 1127–35.
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  - Mosca, P. J., A. C. Hobeika, T. M. Clay, M. A. Morse, and H. K. Lyerly. “Direct detection of cellular immune responses to cancer vaccines.” Surgery 129, no. 3 (March 2001): 248–54. https://doi.org/10.1067/msy.2001.108609.
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  - Morse, M. A., T. M. Clay, A. C. Hobeika, P. J. Mosca, and H. K. Lyerly. “Monitoring cellular immune responses to cancer immunotherapy.” Curr Opin Mol Ther 3, no. 1 (February 2001): 45–52.
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  - Hobeika, A. C., T. M. Clay, P. J. Mosca, H. K. Lyerly, and M. A. Morse. “Quantitating therapeutically relevant T-cell responses to cancer vaccines.” Crit Rev Immunol 21, no. 1–3 (2001): 287–97.
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  - Morse, M. A., S. Nair, M. Fernandez-Casal, Y. Deng, M. St Peter, R. Williams, A. Hobeika, et al. “Preoperative mobilization of circulating dendritic cells by Flt3 ligand administration to patients with metastatic colon cancer.” J Clin Oncol 18, no. 23 (December 1, 2000): 3883–93. https://doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2000.18.23.3883.
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  - Mosca, P. J., A. C. Hobeika, T. M. Clay, S. K. Nair, E. K. Thomas, M. A. Morse, and H. K. Lyerly. “A subset of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells expresses high levels of interleukin-12 in response to combined CD40 ligand and interferon-gamma treatment.” Blood 96, no. 10 (November 15, 2000): 3499–3504.
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  - Mosca, P. J., M. A. Morse, T. A. D’Amico, J. Crawford, and H. K. Lyerly. “Gene therapy for lung cancer.” Clin Lung Cancer 1, no. 3 (February 2000): 218–26. https://doi.org/10.3816/clc.2000.n.005.
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  - Lin, H. B., R. Falchetto, P. J. Mosca, J. Shabanowitz, D. F. Hunt, and J. L. Hamlin. “Mimosine targets serine hydroxymethyltransferase.” J Biol Chem 271, no. 5 (February 2, 1996): 2548–56. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.271.5.2548.
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  - Mosca, P. J., H. B. Lin, and J. L. Hamlin. “Mimosine, a novel inhibitor of DNA replication, binds to a 50 kDa protein in Chinese hamster cells.” Nucleic Acids Res 23, no. 2 (January 25, 1995): 261–68. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/23.2.261.
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  - Hamlin, J. L., P. J. Mosca, and V. V. Levenson. “Defining origins of replication in mammalian cells.” Biochim Biophys Acta 1198, no. 2–3 (December 30, 1994): 85–111. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-419x(94)90008-6.
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  - Hamlin, J. L., P. J. Mosca, P. A. Dijkwel, and H. B. Lin. “Initiation of replication at a mammalian chromosomal origin.” Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 58 (1993): 467–74. https://doi.org/10.1101/sqb.1993.058.01.053.
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  - Mosca, P. J., P. A. Dijkwel, and J. L. Hamlin. “The plant amino acid mimosine may inhibit initiation at origins of replication in Chinese hamster cells.” Mol Cell Biol 12, no. 10 (October 1992): 4375–83. https://doi.org/10.1128/mcb.12.10.4375-4383.1992.
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- Book Sections
  - Hobeika, A. C., M. A. Morse, T. M. Clay, T. Osada, P. J. Mosca, and H. K. Lyerly. “Intracellular Cytokine Assays.” In Measuring Immunity: Basic Biology and Clinical Assessment, 336–40, 2005. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012455900-4/50290-7.
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  - Hobeika, A. C., M. A. Morse, T. M. Clay, T. Osada, P. J. Mosca, and H. K. Lyerly. “Intracellular Cytokine Assays.” In Measuring Immunity: Basic Science and Clinical Practice, 336–40, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012455900-4/50290-7.
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  - Speicher, P., D. S. Tyler, and paul Mosca. “Management of In-transit Malignant Melanoma.” In Melanoma From Early Detection to Treatment, n.d.
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  - Mosca, Paul J., Dan G. Blazer, Jane L. Wheeler, and Amy P. Abernethy. “When a chance to cut is not a chance to cure: a future for palliative surgery?” Ann Surg Oncol, November 2011. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-011-1787-z.
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  - Mosca, Paul J., and Gavin P. Robertson. “Augmentation of tumor-specific immunity by upregulation of apoptotic melanoma cell calreticulin expression.” Cancer Biol Ther, March 15, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4161/cbt.11.6.14697.
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  - Madhunapantula, SubbaRao V., Paul Mosca, and Gavin P. Robertson. “Steroid hormones drive cancer development.” Cancer Biol Ther, October 15, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4161/cbt.10.8.13531.
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  - Morse, M. A., T. M. Clay, A. C. Hobeika, P. J. Mosca, and H. K. Lyerly. “Surrogate markers of response to cancer immunotherapy.” Expert Opin Biol Ther, March 2001. https://doi.org/10.1517/14712598.1.2.153.
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  - Mosca, P. J., G. E. Loyd, and K. Tsueda. “Effects of ThermH2Osorb carbon dioxide absorber on temperature and humidity in the anesthetic circuit.” Anesth Analg, May 1997. https://doi.org/10.1097/00000539-199705000-00044.
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  - Mosca, P. J., P. A. Dijkwel, and J. L. Hamlin. “Erratum: The plant amino acid mimosine may inhibit initiation at origins of replication in Chinese hamster cells (Mol. Cell. Biol., Vol. 12, No. 10, p. 4375, (1992)).” Molecular and Cellular Biology, January 1, 1993.
- Conference Papers
  - Kenyon-Smith, Timothy J., Hidde M. Kroon, John T. Miura, Jüri Teras, Georgia M. Beasley, Dean Mullen, Norma E. Farrow, et al. “Factors predicting toxicity and response following isolated limb infusion for melanoma: An international multi-centre study.” In Eur J Surg Oncol, 46:2140–46, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2020.06.040.
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  - Masoud, Sabran J., Janice B. Hu, Georgia M. Beasley, John H. Stewart, and Paul J. Mosca. “Efficacy of Talimogene Laherparepvec (T-VEC) Therapy in Patients with In-Transit Melanoma Metastasis Decreases with Increasing Lesion Size.” In Ann Surg Oncol, 26:4633–41, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07691-3.
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  - Miura, John T., Hidde M. Kroon, Georgia M. Beasley, Dean Mullen, Norma E. Farrow, Paul J. Mosca, Michael C. Lowe, et al. “Long-Term Oncologic Outcomes After Isolated Limb Infusion for Locoregionally Metastatic Melanoma: An International Multicenter Analysis.” In Ann Surg Oncol, 26:2486–94, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-07288-w.
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  - Puza, Charles J., and Paul J. Mosca. “Examining the incidence and presentation of melanoma in thoracic transplant patients.” In Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 79:AB138–AB138. MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 2018.
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  - Puza, Charles J., and Paul J. Mosca. “Incidence and presentation of squamous cell carcinoma in renal transplant patients after rejection episodes.” In Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 79:AB165–AB165. MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 2018.
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  - Puza, C. J., S. A. Myers, A. R. Cardones, G. M. Beasley, and P. J. Mosca. “291 The effect of rejection episodes on squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in transplant patients.” In Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138:S50–S50. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.297.
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  - Puza, C. J., S. Josyula, D. M. Agnese, J. Howard, A. M. Terando, P. J. Mosca, W. T. Lee, and G. Beasley. “Is the Number of Sentinel Lymph Nodes Important for Head and Neck Melanoma Staging?” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 25:S172–S172. SPRINGER, 2018.
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  - Whitley, Melodi J., Diana M. Cardona, Dan G. Blazer, Shelley Hwang, Rachel A. Greenup, Paul J. Mosca, Joan Cahill, et al. “Abstract SY36-03: Intraoperative molecular imaging with protease-activated fluorescent imaging agents.” In Cancer Research, Vol. 75. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2015. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2015-sy36-03.
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  - Whitley, M. J., D. M. Cardona, D. G. Blazer, E. Hwang, R. A. Greenup, P. J. Mosca, J. Cahill, et al. “A Phase I Clinical Trial of LUM015: A Protease-activated Fluorescent Imaging Agent to Detect Cancer during Surgery.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 22:S11–12. SPRINGER, 2015.
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  - Beasley, Georgia M., Paul Speicher, Christina K. Augustine, Paul C. Dolber, Bercedis L. Peterson, Ketan Sharma, Paul J. Mosca, et al. “A multicenter phase I dose escalation trial to evaluate safety and tolerability of intra-arterial temozolomide for patients with advanced extremity melanoma using normothermic isolated limb infusion.” In Ann Surg Oncol, 22:287–94, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-014-3887-z.
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  - Speicher, Paul J., Daniel P. Nussbaum, Rebekah R. White, Sabino Zani, Paul J. Mosca, Dan G. Blazer, Bryan M. Clary, Theodore N. Pappas, Douglas S. Tyler, and Alexander Perez. “Defining the learning curve for team-based laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy.” In Ann Surg Oncol, 21:4014–19, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-014-3839-7.
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  - Whitley, Melodi Javid, Diana M. Cardona, Dan G. Blazer, Shelley E. Hwang, Paul J. Mosca, Joan Cahill, Jorge M. Ferrer, et al. “A phase I study of the safety and activation of a cathepsin-activatable fluorescent cancer-specific probe LUM015.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 32:TPS11135–TPS11135. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2014. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.tps11135.
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  - Posther, K. E., P. J. Mosca, M. A. Selim, W. E. Stanley, J. L. Johnson, D. S. Tyler, and H. F. Seigler. “Histopathologic characteristics, recurrence patterns, and survival of 129 patients with desmoplastic melanoma.” In Annals of Surgical Oncology, 11:S78–S78. Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02524057.
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  - Colling, K. L., A. C. Hobeika, P. J. Mosca, T. M. Clay, H. K. Lyerly, and M. A. Morse. “Enumerating functionally mature monocyte-derived dendritic cells for use in cancer immunotherapy.” In Blood, 98:851A-851A. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY, 2001.
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  - Hobeika, A. C., S. Peplinski, M. A. Morse, P. J. Mosca, T. C. Clay, and H. K. Lyerly. “Quantitating antigen specific T cell responses in peripheral blood: A comparison of peptide MHC tetramer, ELISpot and intracellular cytokine analysis.” In Blood, 98:23A-23A. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY, 2001.
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  - Mosca, P. J., A. C. Hobeika, T. M. Clay, S. K. Nair, E. K. Thomas, D. A. Caron, H. K. Lyerly, and M. A. Morse. “Multiple signals are required for IL-12 production by Flt-3 ligand mobilized dendritic cells.” In Blood, 96:295A-295A. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY, 2000.
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  - MOSCA, P. J., P. A. DIJKWEL, and J. L. HAMLIN. “THE PLANT AMINO-ACID MIMOSINE MAY INHIBIT INITIATION AT ORIGINS OF REPLICATION IN CHINESE-HAMSTER CELLS (MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY, VOL 12, PG 4375, 1992).” In Molecular and Cellular Biology, 13:1981–1981. AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY, 1993.
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