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Andrea Tannapfel

Andrea Tannapfel

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Overview

Andrea Tannapfel is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and has made significant contributions to the field of medicine, particularly within oncology and related subfields. Their research covers a range of topics including pancreatic and hepatic oncology, colorectal cancer, and gastric cancer management.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on cancer treatment and diagnostics. Notable papers include:

  • Chemoradiotherapy Plus Induction or Consolidation Chemotherapy as Total Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer, 2021, JAMA Oncology
  • Perioperative or only adjuvant gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel for resectable pancreatic cancer (NEONAX)-a randomized phase II trial of the AIO pancreatic cancer group, 2022, Annals of Oncology
  • Randomized phase III trial of induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy or chemotherapy alone for nonresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer: First results of the CONKO-007 trial, 2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Trastuzumab in combination with 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin and docetaxel as perioperative treatment for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive locally advanced esophagogastric adenocarcinoma: A phase II trial of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie Gastric Cancer Study Group, 2021, International Journal of Cancer
  • Aktualisierte S2k-Leitlinie nicht-alkoholische Fettlebererkrankung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS) - April 2022 - AWMF-Registernummer: 021-025, 2022, Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie

Their collaborative work has involved frequent co-authors, including:

  • Anke Reinacher-Schick (46 joint publications)
  • Waldemar Uhl (28 joint publications)
  • Iris Tischoff (25 joint publications)
  • Inke Sabine Feder (20 joint publications)
  • Thomas Brunner (19 joint publications)

Tannapfel's research is published predominantly in several key journals, indicating their active engagement with major oncology and gastroenterology research communities. These venues include:

  • Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie (31 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (20 publications)
  • Annals of Oncology (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Gastro-News (4 publications)

Their research spans main fields and specialized subfields such as oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, epidemiology, and pathology and forensic medicine with oncology being the dominant area.

Key topics covered in their work are:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Andrea Tannapfel has also contributed to academic literature through book publications, including a title named "Pathologie" released by Springer Nature in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Histopathological regression after neoadjuvant docetaxel, oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin versus epirubicin, cisplatin, and fluorouracil or capecitabine in patients with resectable gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (FLOT4-AIO): results from the phase 2 part of a multicentre, open-label, randomised phase 2/3 trial.

    Salah-Eddin Al-Batran;Ralf D Hofheinz;Claudia Pauligk;Hans-Georg Kopp

  • Characterization of Foxp3 + CD4 + CD25 + and IL-10-Secreting CD4 + CD25 + T Cells during Cure of Colitis

    Holm H. Uhlig;Janine Coombes;Christian Mottet;Ana Izcue

  • Mutations of the BRAF gene in cholangiocarcinoma but not in hepatocellular carcinoma

    A Tannapfel;F Sommerer;M Benicke;A Katalinic

  • Surgical and Palliative Management and Outcome in 184 Patients With Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma: Palliative Photodynamic Therapy Plus Stenting Is Comparable to R1/R2 Resection

    Helmut Witzigmann;Frieder Berr;Ulrike Ringel;Karel Caca

  • Epigenetic silencing of the PTEN gene in melanoma.

    Alireza Mirmohammadsadegh;Alessandra Marini;Sandeep Nambiar;Mohamed Hassan

  • [18F]Fluoroazomycinarabinofuranoside (18FAZA) and [18F]Fluoromisonidazole (18FMISO): a comparative study of their selective uptake in hypoxic cells and PET imaging in experimental rat tumors.

    Dietlind Sorger;Marianne Patt;Piyush Kumar;Leonard I. Wiebe

  • Maintenance strategies after first-line oxaliplatin plus fluoropyrimidine plus bevacizumab for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (AIO 0207): a randomised, non-inferiority, open-label, phase 3 trial

    Susanna Hegewisch-Becker;Ullrich Graeven;Christian A Lerchenmüller;Birgitta Killing

  • Analysis of MicroRNAs in Pancreatic Fine-Needle Aspirates Can Classify Benign and Malignant Tissues

    Anna E. Szafranska;Martina Doleshal;Hayward S. Edmunds;Stuart Gordon

  • Photodynamic therapy for advanced bile duct cancer: Evidence for improved palliation and extended survival

    Frieder Berr;Marcus Wiedmann;Andrea Tannapfel;Ulrich Halm

  • In vivo studies comparing the biocompatibility of various polypropylene meshes and their handling properties during endoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) patchplasty: an experimental study in pigs

    H. Scheidbach;C. Tamme;A. Tannapfel;H. Lippert

  • Ductal adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Histopathological features and prognosis.

    Andrea Tannapfel;Christian Wittekind;Günther Hünefeld

  • SOCS-3 is frequently methylated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and its precursor lesions and causes growth inhibition.

    Anette Weber;Ulrich R Hengge;Walter Bardenheuer;Iris Tischoff

  • DNA methylation in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Iris Tischoff;Andrea Tannapfel

  • Partial Pancreatectomy in Adult Humans Does Not Provoke β-Cell Regeneration

    Bjoern A. Menge;Andrea Tannapfel;Orlin Belyaev;Robert Drescher

  • TFAP2E–DKK4 and Chemoresistance in Colorectal Cancer

    Matthias P.A. Ebert;Marc Tänzer;Benjamin Balluff;Elke Burgermeister

  • Expression of p73 and Its Relation to Histopathology and Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Andrea Tannapfel;Mark Wasner;Karen Krause;Felix Geissler

  • Frequency of p16(INK4A) alterations and K-ras mutations in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma of the liver.

    A Tannapfel;M Benicke;A Katalinic;D Uhlmann

  • TAp73/ΔNp73 influences apoptotic response, chemosensitivity and prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Martina Müller;T. Schilling;A. E. Sayan;A. Kairat

  • Functional Assessment of Pancreatic β-Cell Area in Humans

    Juris J. Meier;Bjoern A. Menge;Thomas G.K. Breuer;Christophe A. Müller

  • Identification of novel proteins associated with hepatocellular carcinomas using protein microarrays

    Andrea Tannapfel;Kathrin Anhalt;Philip Häusermann;Florian Sommerer

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Mössner
Joachim Mössner Leipzig University
Alexander Katalinic
Alexander Katalinic University of Lübeck
Juris J. Meier
Juris J. Meier Ruhr University Bochum
Ralf Paschke
Ralf Paschke University of Calgary
Detlef Schuppan
Detlef Schuppan Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Joachim Thiery
Joachim Thiery Leipzig University
Henning Dralle
Henning Dralle University of Duisburg-Essen
Werner Hohenberger
Werner Hohenberger University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Kurt Engeland
Kurt Engeland Leipzig University
Ulrich Sack
Ulrich Sack Leipzig University

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