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Overview

Al B. Benson is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to medical research with a focus on oncology. Their scholarly output includes over 300 publications primarily centered in the field of Medicine, with significant subfields such as Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Economics and Econometrics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research concentrates on a range of cancer-related topics, particularly those that address colorectal and gastrointestinal cancers. Main topics covered in their work include:

  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

Their frequent collaborators include Mary F. Mulcahy, Sheetal Kircher, Leonard B. Saltz, Christine B. Weldon, and Julia R. Trosman, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Al B. Benson has published in several prominent scientific venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • UNC Libraries
  • The Oncologist
  • JCO Oncology Practice

Recent papers exemplify their focus on clinical guidelines and cancer management, including:

  • Colon Cancer, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (2021, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
  • Hepatobiliary Cancers, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (2021, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
  • Rectal Cancer, Version 2.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (2022, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network)

Other notable papers, though authored by different primary authors but relevant to the same research community, include:

  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (2021, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
  • Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab or Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy Alone for Patients With First-line, Advanced Gastric Cancer (2020, JAMA Oncology)

Best Publications

  • Bevacizumab in Combination With Oxaliplatin, Fluorouracil, and Leucovorin (FOLFOX4) for Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results From the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Study E3200

    Bruce J. Giantonio;Paul J. Catalano;Neal J. Meropol;Peter J. O'Dwyer

  • ESMO consensus guidelines for the management of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

    E. Van Cutsem;A. Cervantes;R. Adam;A. Sobrero

  • Phase 3 Trial of 177Lu-Dotatate for Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors

    Jonathan Strosberg;G. El-Haddad;Edward Wolin;A. Hendifar

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline Recommendations for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

    Gary H. Lyman;Armando E. Giuliano;Mark R. Somerfield;Al B. Benson

  • NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: hepatobiliary cancers.

    Al B Benson;Thomas A. Abrams;Edgar Ben-Josef;P. Mark Bloomston

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Recommendations on Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Stage II Colon Cancer

    Al B. Benson;Deborah Schrag;Mark R. Somerfield;Alfred M. Cohen

  • Pembrolizumab versus paclitaxel for previously treated, advanced gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancer (KEYNOTE-061): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial

    Kohei Shitara;Mustafa Özgüroğlu;Yung-Jue Bang;Maria Di Bartolomeo

  • Colon Cancer, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.

    Al B. Benson;Alan P. Venook;Mahmoud M. Al-Hawary;Mustafa A. Arain

  • Colon Cancer, Version 1.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

    Al B. Benson;Alan P. Venook;Lynette Cederquist;Emily Chan

  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Patients With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update

    Gary H. Lyman;Sarah Temin;Stephen B. Edge;Lisa A. Newman

  • Radioembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma using Yttrium-90 microspheres: a comprehensive report of long-term outcomes.

    Riad Salem;Robert J. Lewandowski;Mary F. Mulcahy;Ahsun Riaz

  • Molecular predictors of survival after adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer.

    Toshiaki Watanabe;Tsung Teh Wu;Paul J. Catalano;Paul J. Catalano;Takashi Ueki

  • Phase III Study of Gemcitabine in Combination With Fluorouracil Versus Gemcitabine Alone in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Carcinoma: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Trial E2297

    Jordan D. Berlin;Paul Catalano;James P. Thomas;John W. Kugler

  • NCCN Guidelines® Insights Colon Cancer, Version 2.2018 Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines

    Al B Benson;Alan P. Venook;Mahmoud M. Al-Hawary;Lynette Cederquist

  • Fluorouracil vs gemcitabine chemotherapy before and after fluorouracil-based chemoradiation following resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a randomized controlled trial.

    William F. Regine;Kathryn A. Winter;Ross A. Abrams;Howard Safran

  • Fluorouracil, Mitomycin, and Radiotherapy vs Fluorouracil, Cisplatin, and Radiotherapy for Carcinoma of the Anal Canal: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Jaffer A. Ajani;Kathryn A. Winter;Leonard L. Gunderson;John Pedersen

  • Gemcitabine Alone Versus Gemcitabine Plus Radiotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Trial

    Patrick J. Loehrer;Yang Feng;Higinia Cardenes;Lynne Wagner

  • Effect of First-Line Chemotherapy Combined With Cetuximab or Bevacizumab on Overall Survival in Patients With KRAS Wild-Type Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Alan P. Venook;Donna Niedzwiecki;Heinz Josef Lenz;Federico Innocenti

  • Recommendations for Radioembolization of Hepatic Malignancies Using Yttrium-90 Microsphere Brachytherapy: A Consensus Panel Report from the Radioembolization Brachytherapy Oncology Consortium

    Andrew Kennedy;Subir Nag;Riad Salem;Ravi Murthy

  • Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Version 2.2021

    Margaret A. Tempero;Mokenge P. Malafa;Mahmoud Al-Hawary;Stephen W. Behrman

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary F. Mulcahy
Mary F. Mulcahy Northwestern University
Alan P. Venook
Alan P. Venook University of California, San Francisco
Paul J. Catalano
Paul J. Catalano Harvard University
Robert J. Mayer
Robert J. Mayer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Leonard Saltz
Leonard Saltz Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Riad Salem
Riad Salem Northwestern University
Robert J. Lewandowski
Robert J. Lewandowski Northwestern University
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt Harvard University
Donna Niedzwiecki
Donna Niedzwiecki Duke University

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