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Journal articles
2013, 'TMPRSS2-ERG status is not prognostic following prostate cancer radiotherapy: Implications for fusion status anddsb repair', Clinical Cancer Research, 19, pp. 5202 - 5209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-1049
,2013, 'The changing landscape in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer', Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 7, pp. 243 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0b013e328362ffef
,2013, 'Safety and tumor responses with lambrolizumab (anti-PD-1) in melanoma', New England Journal of Medicine, 369, pp. 134 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1305133
,2013, 'Phase II study of selumetinib (sel) versus temozolomide (TMZ) in gnaq/Gna11 (Gq/11) mutant (mut) uveal melanoma (UM).', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, pp. CRA9003 - CRA9003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.18_suppl.cra9003
,2013, 'A prospective study examining PROs and other geriatric outcomes in older adults with prostate cancer undergoing chemotherapy.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, pp. 9555 - 9555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.9555
,2013, 'Clinical efficacy and safety of lambrolizumab (MK-3475, Anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody) in patients with advanced melanoma.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, pp. 9009 - 9009, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.9009
,2013, 'Final results of a phase II study of neoadjuvant metformin in prostatic carcinoma.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, pp. 5070 - 5070, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.5070
,2013, 'Metformin use and all-cause and prostate-cancer-specific mortality among diabetic men.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, pp. 5007 - 5007, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.5007
,2013, 'NCIC CTG, IND-205: A phase II study of PX-866 in patients with recurrent or metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, pp. 5042 - 5042, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.5042
,2013, 'Novel predictive markers of PSA response to abiraterone acetate in men with metastatic castration-resistant-prostate-cancer (mCRPC).', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, pp. 5058 - 5058, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.5058
,2013, 'Phase II study of selumetinib (sel) versus temozolomide (TMZ) in gnaq/Gna11 (Gq/11) mutant (mut) uveal melanoma (UM).', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 31, pp. CRA9003 - CRA9003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.cra9003
,2013, 'Abstracts from the 33rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Geriatrics Society Toronto, April 2013', Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 16, pp. 66 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.5770/cgj.16.85
,2013, 'PTEN losses exhibit heterogeneity in multifocal prostatic adenocarcinoma and are associated with higher Gleason grade', Modern Pathology, 26, pp. 435 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/modpathol.2012.162
,2013, 'Influence of concurrent medications on outcomes of men with prostate cancer included in the TAX 327 study', Journal of the Canadian Urological Association, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.267
,2013, 'Translating clinical trials to clinical practice: Outcomes of men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer treated with docetaxel and prednisone in and out of clinical trials', Annals of Oncology, 24, pp. 2972 - 2977, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdt397
,2013, 'Use of a clinical assistant to screen patients with genitourinary cancer to encourage entry into clinical trials and use of supportive medication: A pilot project at a canadian cancer center', Clinical Genitourinary Cancer, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clgc.2013.04.008
,2013, 'Abiraterone in metastatic prostate cancer without previous chemotherapy', New England Journal of Medicine, 368, pp. 138 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1209096
,2013, 'Development of an adoptive cell therapy protocol with tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and intermediate-dose interleukin-2 therapy', Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 1, pp. P25 - P25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2051-1426-1-s1-p25
,2013, 'Does the hurria/CARG tool or VES-13 predict grade 3+ toxicities in men undergoing chemotherapy for metastatic prostate cancer?', Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 4, pp. S37 - S37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2013.09.031
,2013, 'Treatment of octogenarians with castration-resistant prostatecancer with abiraterone and docetaxel', Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 4, pp. S34 - S34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2013.09.025
,2012, 'Increased Survival with Enzalutamide in Prostate Cancer after Chemotherapy', NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 367, pp. 1187 - 1197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1207506
,2012, 'Phase II study of cytarabine in men with docetaxel-refractory, castration-resistant prostate cancer with evaluation of TMPRSS2-ERG and SPINK1 as serum biomarkers', BJU International, 110, pp. 840 - 845, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10922.x
,2012, 'Targeting the androgen receptor in the management of castration-resistant prostate cancer: rationale, progress, and future directions', Current Oncology, 19, pp. 22 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.3747/co.19.1281
,2012, 'A phase II trial of neoadjuvant metformin in prostatic adenocarcinoma with serum and tissue biomarker evaluation.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 30, pp. e15118 - e15118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e15118
,2012, 'A randomized phase II study of OGX-427 plus prednisone (P) versus P alone in patients (pts) with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 30, pp. 4514 - 4514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.4514
,2012, 'A randomized, open-label, phase II study of MDV3100 alone or in combination with leuprolide and dutasteride as neoadjuvant therapy to prostatectomy in intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer.', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 30, pp. TPS4695 - TPS4695, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.tps4695
,2012, 'Beyond Castration-Defining Future Directions in the Hormonal Treatment of Prostate Cancer', Hormones and Cancer, 3, pp. 3 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12672-011-0096-0
,2012, 'PTEN deletion in prostate cancer cells does not associate with loss of RAD51 function: Implications for radiotherapy and chemotherapy', Clinical Cancer Research, 18, pp. 1015 - 1027, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-2189
,2012, 'Abstract A15: A phase 2 study of neoadjuvant metformin in prostatic carcinoma', Cancer Research, 72, pp. A15 - A15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.prca2012-a15
,2012, 'Carney complex with adrenal cortical carcinoma', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2011-2321
,2012, 'Melanoma prevention: Are we doing enough? A Canadian perspective', Current Oncology, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.3747/co.19.1222
,2012, 'A Randomized Phase II Study of OGX-427 Plus Prednisone (P) Vs. P Alone in Patients (PTS) with Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (CRPC)', Annals of Oncology, 23, pp. ix297 - ix297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33525-0
,2011, 'Topographical analysis of telomere length and correlation with genomic instability in whole mount prostatectomies', Prostate, 71, pp. 778 - 790, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pros.21294
,2011, 'Prostate Cancer as a Model System for Genetic Diversity in Tumors', , 112, pp. 183 - 216, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-387688-1.00007-7
,2011, '133 EVALUATION OF PTEN AND TMPRSS2-ERG ABNORMALITIES IN PROSTATE CANCER BY FISH AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY TO ADDRESS INTRA- AND INTER- TISSUE HETEROGENEITY AND DISEASE PROGRESSION', Journal of Urology, 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2011.02.200
,2010, 'Expansion and characterization of human melanoma tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)', PLoS ONE, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013940
,2010, 'Radiation recall dermatitis triggered by multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors: Sunitinib and sorafenib', Anti-Cancer Drugs, 21, pp. 206 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CAD.0b013e328333d679
,2010, 'Renal cell carcinoma bone metastases: Clinical advances', Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, 2, pp. 75 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1758834009358417
,2009, 'Phase II study of preoperative gefitinib in clinical stage I non-small-cell lung cancer', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 27, pp. 6229 - 6236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JCO.2009.22.3370
,2009, 'Topographical analysis of telomere length and correlation with genomic instability in whole mount prostatectomies', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 27, pp. 11107 - 11107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.11107
,2009, 'Rationale and evidence for sunitinib in the treatment of malignant paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma', Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 94, pp. 5 - 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2008-1836
,2008, 'Prostatic preneoplasia and beyond', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Reviews on Cancer, 1785, pp. 156 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbcan.2007.12.001
,2008, 'Absence of TMPRSS2:ERG fusions and PTEN losses in prostate cancer is associated with a favorable outcome', Modern Pathology, 21, pp. 1451 - 1460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/modpathol.2008.96
,2008, 'Web-based resources for clinical bioinformatics.', Methods in molecular medicine, 141, pp. 309 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-148-6_17
,2007, 'Telomere attrition in isolated high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and surrounding stroma is predictive of prostate cancer', Neoplasia, 9, pp. 81 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1593/neo.06745
,2007, '654: Telomere Length Analysis of High-Grade Prostatic Intrapeithelial Neoplasia and Surrounding Stroma Predicts Outcome to Prostate Cancer', Journal of Urology, 177, pp. 220 - 220, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(18)30894-2
,2006, 'Effects of THBS3, SPARC and SPP1 expression on biological behavior and survival in patients with osteosarcoma', BMC Cancer, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-6-237
,2006, 'Interphase FISH analysis of PTEN in histologic sections shows genomic deletions in 68% of primary prostate cancer and 23% of high-grade prostatic intra-epithelial neoplasias', Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics, 169, pp. 128 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.04.003
,2006, 'Detection of novel variant TMPRSS2 /ERG fusion transcripts suggests independent genomic alterations may underlie origin of multi-centric prostate cancer', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24, pp. 10029 - 10029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.10029
,2006, 'Telomere dysfunction in prostatic carcinogenesis', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24, pp. 10021 - 10021, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.10021
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