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Susan Crawford

Susan Crawford

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pathology
Pathology

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Pathology · 2023 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Scholarly Works

DGAT1 Drives Racially Divergent Fibroblast Activation via ERK1/2-Dependent Tumorigenic Signaling in Prostate Cancer.

Journal article Cancer Res Commun · June 1, 2026 UNLABELLED: Lethal prostate cancer disproportionately affects African American (AA) men, who experience a higher incidence and earlier onset compared with European American (EA) men, reflecting a persistent biological and clinical disparity. Recent studies ... Full text Link to item Cite

DGAT1 Inhibition Enhances Olaparib-Induced Lipotoxic Apoptosis in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer.

Journal article FASEB J · August 15, 2025 Despite the initial success of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, achieving durable responses and effective treatment outcomes in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) remains challenging. Resistance to the PARP inhibitor Ola ... Full text Link to item Cite

Obesity-Facilitated Colon Cancer Progression Is Mediated by Increased Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferases 1 and 2 Levels.

Journal article Gastroenterology · February 2025 BACKGROUND & AIMS: The obesity epidemic is associated with increased colon cancer progression. As lipid droplets (LDs) fuel tumor growth, we aimed to determine the significance of diacyltransferases (diacylglycerol o-acyltransferases 1 and 2 [DGAT1/2]), re ... Full text Link to item Cite
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