Organoid profiling identifies common responders to chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer

…, FEM Froeling, RA Burkhart, RE Denroche, GH Jang… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Pancreatic cancer is the most lethal common solid malignancy. Systemic therapies are often
ineffective, and predictive biomarkers to guide treatment are urgently needed. We …

[PDF][PDF] Tryptophan-derived microbial metabolites activate the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in tumor-associated macrophages to suppress anti-tumor immunity

…, X Zhang, TJ Pugh, DM Pinto, AP McGuigan, GH Jang… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a sensor of products of tryptophan metabolism and
a potent modulator of immunity. Here, we examined the impact of AhR in tumor-associated …

[PDF][PDF] Spatially confined sub-tumor microenvironments in pancreatic cancer

…, F Vyas, K Aliar, CW McCloskey, A Macklin, GH Jang… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Intratumoral heterogeneity is a critical frontier in understanding how the tumor microenvironment
(TME) propels malignant progression. Here, we deconvolute the human pancreatic …

A renewed model of pancreatic cancer evolution based on genomic rearrangement patterns

…, L Heisler, MA Hollingsworth, E Ibrahimov, GH Jang… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer, a highly aggressive tumour type with uniformly poor prognosis,
exemplifies the classically held view of stepwise cancer development 1 . The current model of …

Genomics-driven precision medicine for advanced pancreatic cancer: early results from the COMPASS trial

KL Aung, SE Fischer, RE Denroche, GH Jang… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: To perform real-time whole genome sequencing (WGS) and RNA sequencing (RNASeq)
of advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) to identify predictive …

Transcription phenotypes of pancreatic cancer are driven by genomic events during tumor evolution

…, RC Grant, J McLeod, JM Wilson, GH Jang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma presents as a spectrum of a highly aggressive disease in patients.
The basis of this disease heterogeneity has proved difficult to resolve due to poor tumor …

[HTML][HTML] PhyloWGS: reconstructing subclonal composition and evolution from whole-genome sequencing of tumors

AG Deshwar, S Vembu, CK Yung, GH Jang, L Stein… - Genome biology, 2015 - Springer
Tumors often contain multiple subpopulations of cancerous cells defined by distinct somatic
mutations. We describe a new method, PhyloWGS, which can be applied to whole-genome …

Zebrafish models for functional and toxicological screening of nanoscale drug delivery systems: promoting preclinical applications

KY Lee, GH Jang, CH Byun, M Jeun… - Bioscience …, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Preclinical screening with animal models is an important initial step in clinical translation of
new drug delivery systems. However, establishing efficacy, biodistribution, and biotoxicity of …

GATA6 expression distinguishes classical and basal-like subtypes in advanced pancreatic cancer

GM O'Kane, BT Grünwald, GH Jang, M Masoomian… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: To determine the impact of basal-like and classical subtypes in advanced
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and to explore GATA6 expression as a surrogate …

Association of distinct mutational signatures with correlates of increased immune activity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

AA Connor, RE Denroche, GH Jang, L Timms… - JAMA …, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Outcomes for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remain
poor. Advances in next-generation sequencing provide a route to therapeutic approaches, …