Scholars@Duke
Salvatore Vincent Pizzo

Salvatore Vincent Pizzo

Professor Emeritus of Pathology
Pathology
pizzo001@mc.duke.edu
Rm 3059 Duke South Hospital, Duke Box 3712, Durham, NC 27710
Rm 3059 Duke South Hospital, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Conferences

A porcine model of acute rejection for cardiac transplantation

Conference Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · January 1, 2025 Ex vivo machine perfusion has been growing in utility for preserving donor organs prior to transplantation. This modality has tremendous potential for bioengineering and conditioning organs prior to transplantation using small molecule or advanced therapeu ... Full text Cite

Abstract POSTER-THER-1420: Ascites drives ovarian cancer stem-like cell growth: therapeutic opportunities

Conference Clinical Cancer Research · August 15, 2015 AbstractBackground: A significant literature suggests that cancer stem-like cells drive the aggressive behavior of ovarian cancer. Cancer stem-like cells are distinct from bulk tumor cells in possessing self ... Full text Cite

Abstract 3698: Inhibition of cholesterol uptake with ezetimibe reduces intra-tumoral testosterone levels and slows tumor growth in transgenic mouse models of prostate cancer.

Conference Cancer Research · April 15, 2013 AbstractIntroduction: Western countries have 6 fold higher incidence of prostate cancer (PC). Dietary composition, in addition to other factors, may contribute to this geographic disparity. Cholesterol, the ... Full text Cite