Past Fellow Publications

Surgical Oncology Fellow Publications

Peer‑reviewed publications authored by fellows in the Surgical Oncology Fellowship program at URMC.

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2023 Publications

• Bilateral adrenal hemorrhage after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Andres S, Suchak N, Brady M, Kukar M, Sarkar J. J Surg Case Rep. 2023;7:rjad411. PMID: 37528912. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
• Fluctuations in Gut Microbiome Composition During Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy. Sarkar J, Cortes Gomez E, Oba T, Chen H, Dy GK, Segal BH, Ernstoff MS, Ito F. World J Oncol. 2023;14(3):178‑187. PMID: 37350807. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
• Predictive and Prognostic Implications of Circulating CX3CR1⁺ CD8⁺ T Cells in Non‑Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients. Abdelfatah E, Long MD, Kajihara R, Oba T, Yamauchi T, Chen H, Sarkar J, Attwood K, Matsuzaki J, Segal BH, Dy GK, Ito F. Cancer Res Commun. 2023;3(3):510‑520. PMID: 37009132. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
• ASO Visual Abstract: High Risk, High Reward: Frailty in Colorectal Cancer Surgery Associates with Worse Outcomes. Abdelfatah E, Ramos‑Santillan V, Cherkassky L, Cianchetti K, Mann G. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023;30(4):2046‑2047. PMID: 36745258. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
• Nationwide analysis of unplanned conversion during minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy. Stiles ZE, Tolley EA, Dickson PV, Deneve JL, Kocak M, Behrman SW. HPB (Oxford). 2023;25(12):1566‑1572. PMID: 37652810. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
• Lymph node metastases in young patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor. Fleming AM, Herb J, Stiles ZE, Burkbauer L, Dickson PV, Glazer ES, Shibata D, Murphy AJ, Davidoff AM, Gleeson E, Kim HJ, Meyers MO, Stitzenberg K, Ollila DW, Deneve JL. J Surg Oncol. 2023;128(8):1268‑1277. PMID: 37650827. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
• Comment on “Chemoradiotherapy Followed by Active Surveillance Versus Standard Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer”. Stiles ZE, Attwood KM, Kukar M. Ann Surg Open. 2023;4(1):e253. PMID: 37600888. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
• Casting a wider NET: an unexpected finding in two patients with liver masses. Stiles ZE, Sarkar J, Schwarz RE. ANZ J Surg. 2023;93(1‑2):346‑348. PMID: 35491977. :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}

2022 Publications

• Antiviral potential of nanoparticles for the treatment of Coronavirus infections. Sarkar J, Das S, Aich S, Bhattacharyya P, Acharya K. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2022;72:126977. PMID: 35397331. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}
• Tuberculosis and COVID‑19: A combined global threat to human civilization. Patra K, Batabyal S, Mandal K, Ghose D, Sarkar J. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2022;15:101031. PMID: 35372717. :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}
• Mucormycosis: A new threat to Coronavirus disease 2019 with special emphasis on India. Ghosh D, Dey S, Chakraborty H, Mukherjee S, Halder A, Sarkar A, Chakraborty P, Ghosh R, Sarkar J. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health. 2022;15:101013. PMID: 35342843. :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}
• Drug‑induced diabetes and hepatotoxicity in COVID‑19 patients. Ghosh R, Basak U, Ghosh D, Sarkar J. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2022;16(6):102514. PMID: 35649305. :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}
• Tertiary Lymphoid Structures as Mediators of Immunotherapy Response. Vaghjiani RG, Skitzki JJ. Cancers (Basel). 2022;14(15):3748. PMID: 35954412. :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}
• Plastic Surgery Reconstruction of Sarcoma Resection Defects: Form and Function. Stiles ZE, Lohman RF, Mann GN. Surg Clin North Am. 2022;102(4):583‑599. PMID: 35952689. :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}
• Lymph Node Metastases in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: an Uncommon Event. Stiles ZE, Fleming AM, Dickson PV, Tsao M, Glazer ES, Shibata D, Deneve JL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022;29(13):8641‑8648. PMID: 36197560. :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}
• ASO Visual Abstract: Lymph Node Metastases in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Stiles ZE, Fleming AM, Dickson PV, Tsao M, Glazer ES, Shibata D, Deneve JL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022;29(13):8651‑8652. PMID: 36180618. :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}
• ASO Author Reflections: Nodal Disease Burden in Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. Fleming AM, Stiles ZE, Deneve JL. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022;29(13):8649‑8650. PMID: 36183019. :contentReference[oaicite:18]{index=18}
• The anticancer effect of statins in obese esophageal cancer patients undergoing esophagectomy. Abdelfatah E, Kukar M, Mukherjee S, Groman A, Yendamuri S. J Surg Oncol. 2022;126(2):268‑278. PMID: 35476878. :contentReference[oaicite:19]{index=19}
• Transforming Gait: Video‑Based Spatiotemporal Gait Analysis. Cotton RJ, McClerklin E, Cimorelli A, Patel A, Karakostas T. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2022;2022:115‑120. PMID: 36085602. :contentReference[oaicite:20]{index=20}
• Melanoma trials that defined surgical management. Patel A, Skitzki J. J Surg Oncol. 2022;125(1):38‑45. PMID: 34897704. :contentReference[oaicite:21]{index=21}
• Clinical Relevance of Estrogen Reactivity in the Breast Cancer Microenvironment. Takeshita T, Tokumaru Y, Oshi M, Wu R, Patel A, Tian W, Hatanaka Y, Hatanaka KC, Yan L, Takabe K. Front Oncol. 2022;12:865024. PMID: 35677163. :contentReference[oaicite:22]{index=22}
• Enhanced immune response outperforms aggressive cancer biology in triple‑negative breast cancer. Oshi M, Patel A, Wu R, Le L, Tokumaru Y, Yamada A, Yan L, Matsuyama R, Ishikawa T, Endo I, Takabe K. NPJ Breast Cancer. 2022;8(1):92. PMID: 35945417. :contentReference[oaicite:23]{index=23}
• High RAD51 gene expression is associated with aggressive biology and poor survival in breast cancer. Wu R, Patel A, Tokumaru Y, Asaoka M, Oshi M, Yan L, Ishikawa T, Takabe K. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022;193(1):49‑63. PMID: 35249172. :contentReference[oaicite:24]{index=24}

2021 Publications

• Comparative review on left‑handed Z‑DNA. Roy R, Chakraborty P, Chatterjee A, Sarkar J. Front Biosci. 2021;26(5):29‑35. PMID: 34027648. :contentReference[oaicite:25]{index=25}
• Gracilis Flap Reconstruction After Proctocolectomy. DeLozier OM, Stiles ZE, Shibata D, Deneve JL, Monroe J, Dickson PV, Mathew A, Chandler RG, Behrman SW. Am Surg. 2021;89(2):247‑254. PMID: 33886373. :contentReference[oaicite:26]{index=26}
• Urine as a Source of Liquid Biopsy for Cancer. Oshi M, Murthy V, Takahashi H, Huyser M, Okano M, Tokumaru Y, Rashid OM, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Takabe K. Cancers (Basel). 2021;13(11):2652. PMID: 34071230. :contentReference[oaicite:27]{index=27}
• COVID‑19 Pandemic and Indigenous Representation in Public Health Data. Huyser KR, Horse AJY, Kuhlemeier AA, Huyser MR. Am J Public Health. 2021;111(S3):S208‑S214. PMID: 34709868. :contentReference[oaicite:28]{index=28}
• Transoral Minimally Invasive Tracheoplasty Technique for Cervical Tracheomalacia. Huyser MR, Tukey MH, Ely S, Lo JC, Ray AL, Ashiku SK. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021;112(2):e101‑e102. PMID: 33434546. :contentReference[oaicite:29]{index=29}
• Low expression of miR‑29a is associated with aggressive biology and worse survival in gastric cancer. Tokumaru Y, Oshi M, Huyser MR, Yan L, Fukada M, Matsuhashi N, Futamura M, Akao Y, Yoshida K, Takabe K. Sci Rep. 2021;11(1):14134. PMID: 34239017. :contentReference[oaicite:30]{index=30}
• Abundance of Microvascular Endothelial Cells Is Associated with Chemotherapy Response and Prognosis in Colorectal Cancer. Oshi M, Huyser MR, Le L, Tokumaru Y, Yan L, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Takabe K. Cancers (Basel). 2021;13(6):1477. PMID: 33807015. :contentReference[oaicite:31]{index=31}
• A prognostic score based on long‑term survivor unique transcriptomic signatures. Katsuta E, Huyser M, Yan L, Takabe K. Am J Cancer Res. 2021;11(9):4294‑4307. PMID: 34659888. :contentReference[oaicite:32]{index=32}
• Outcomes following interventions to sustain body weight in esophageal cancer patients. Velotta JB, Dusendang JR, Kwak H, Huyser M, Patel A, Ashiku SK, Herrinton LJ. J Thorac Dis. 2021;13(9):5477‑5486. PMID: 34659814. :contentReference[oaicite:33]{index=33}
• MELK expression in breast cancer is associated with immune infiltration and pathological complete response. Oshi M, Gandhi S, Huyser MR, Tokumaru Y, Yan L, Yamada A, Matsuyama R, Endo I, Takabe K. Am J Cancer Res. 2021;11(9):4421‑4437. PMID: 34659896. :contentReference[oaicite:34]{index=34}
• Multimodal Intralesional Therapy for Reshaping the Myeloid Compartment. Patel A, Oba T, Kajihara R, Yokoi T, Abrams SI, Ito F. J Immunol. 2021;207(5):1298‑1309. PMID: 34362833. :contentReference[oaicite:35]{index=35}

2020 & Earlier

• Analysis of the Survival Impact of Postoperative Chemotherapy After Preoperative Chemotherapy and Resection for Gastric Cancer. Drake JA, Stiles ZE, Tsao MW, Deneve JL, Glazer ES, Yakoub D, Grothey A, Somer BG, Dickson PV. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020;28(3):1417‑1427. PMID: 32856227. :contentReference[oaicite:36]{index=36}
• Identifying essential components of surgical care delivery through quality improvement. Lin Y, Raykar NP, Saluja S, Mukhopadhyay S, Sharma S, Frett B, Enumah S, Iverson KR, Johnson W, Meara JG, Shrime MG. Int J Surg. 2020;82:103‑107. PMID: 32810595. :contentReference[oaicite:37]{index=37}
• Self‑Diagnosis of Surgical Site Infections: Lessons from a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan. Sajun SZ, Albutt K, Moosajee US, Drevin G, Mukhopadhyay S, Samad L. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(1):S55‑S60. PMID: 31933608. :contentReference[oaicite:38]{index=38}