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Andrew P. Mazar is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering.

The main topics covered in Andrew P. Mazar's work include:

  • Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Andrew P. Mazar has published several papers in well-regarded scientific venues. Some recent publications include:

  • Correction: Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Inhibition Sensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy by Abrogating the TopBP1/ATR-mediated DNA Damage Response, 2021, Clinical Cancer Research
  • uPAR antibody (huATN-658) and Zometa reduce breast cancer growth and skeletal lesions, 2020, Bone Research
  • Mesenchymal stromal cells enhance self-assembly of a HUVEC tubular network through uPA-uPAR/VEGFR2/integrin/NOTCH crosstalk, 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research
  • Side-by-Side Comparison of uPAR-Targeting Optical Imaging Antibodies and Antibody Fragments for Fluorescence-Guided Surgery of Solid Tumors, 2021, Molecular Imaging and Biology
  • A multimodal molecular imaging approach targeting urokinase plasminogen activator receptor for the diagnosis, resection and surveillance of urothelial cell carcinoma, 2021, European Journal of Cancer

Frequent publication venues for Andrew P. Mazar include:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • Clinical Cancer Research
  • European Journal of Cancer
  • Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

Their collaboration network features several frequent co-authors, among them:

  • Benedito A. Carneiro
  • Andrey Ugolkov
  • Francis J. Giles
  • Taylor M. Weiskittel
  • Devalingam Mahalingam

Best Publications

  • Structure of Human Urokinase Plasminogen Activator in Complex with Its Receptor

    Qing Huai;Andrew P. Mazar;Alice Kuo;Graham C. Parry

  • Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) is essential for H2O2-mediated oxidation and inactivation of phosphatases in growth factor signaling

    Jose C. Juarez;Mari Manuia;Mark E. Burnett;Oscar Betancourt

  • Structural requirements for the growth factor activity of the amino-terminal domain of urokinase.

    Shafaat A. Rabbani;Andrew P. Mazar;Suzanne M. Bernier;Mahmudul Haq

  • Mesothelial cells promote early ovarian cancer metastasis through fibronectin secretion

    Hilary A. Kenny;Chun Yi Chiang;Erin A. White;Elizabeth M. Schryver

  • Inhibition of integrin α5β1 function with a small peptide (ATN-161) plus continuous 5-FU infusion reduces colorectal liver metastases and improves survival in mice

    Oliver Stoeltzing;Wenbiao Liu;Niels Reinmuth;Fan Fan

  • Binding of high molecular weight kininogen to human endothelial cells is mediated via a site within domains 2 and 3 of the urokinase receptor.

    Robert W. Colman;Robin A. Pixley;Syeda Najamunnisa;Wuyi Yan

  • Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator Receptor (CD87) Is a Ligand for Integrins and Mediates Cell-Cell Interaction

    Takehiko Tarui;Andrew P. Mazar;Douglas B. Cines;Yoshikazu Takada

  • The role of the plasminogen activation system in angiogenesis and metastasis.

    Shafaat A. Rabbani;Andrew P. Mazar

  • The urokinase plasminogen activator system in cancer: implications for tumor angiogenesis and metastasis.

    Andrew P. Mazar;Jack Henkin;Ronald H. Goldfarb

  • AN AMINO-TERMINAL FRAGMENT OF UROKINASE ISOLATED FROM A PROSTATE CANCER CELL LINE (PC-3) IS MITOGENIC FOR OSTEOBLAST-LIKE CELLS

    Shafast A. Rabbani;Johanne Desjardins;Alexander W. Bell;Denis Banville

  • A non–RGD-based integrin binding peptide (ATN-161) blocks breast cancer growth and metastasis in vivo

    Parisa Khalili;Ani Arakelian;Gaoping Chen;Marian L. Plunkett

  • Targeting SOD1 reduces experimental non–small-cell lung cancer

    Andrea Glasauer;Laura A. Sena;Lauren P. Diebold;Andrew P. Mazar

  • Phase 1 trial of the antiangiogenic peptide ATN-161 (Ac-PHSCN-NH(2)), a beta integrin antagonist, in patients with solid tumours.

    M E Cianfrocca;K A Kimmel;J Gallo;T Cardoso

  • Targeting of Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor in Human Pancreatic Carcinoma Cells Inhibits c-Met– and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Receptor–Mediated Migration and Invasion and Orthotopic Tumor Growth in Mice

    Todd W. Bauer;Wenbiao Liu;Fan Fan;Ernest R. Camp

  • Involvement of urokinase and its receptor in the invasiveness of human prostatic carcinoma cell lines.

    Naseema M. Hoosein;Douglas D. Boyd;William J. Hollas;Andrew Mazar

  • Copper Binding by Tetrathiomolybdate Attenuates Angiogenesis and Tumor Cell Proliferation through the Inhibition of Superoxide Dismutase 1

    Jose C. Juarez;Oscar Betancourt;Steven R. Pirie-Shepherd;Xiaojun Guan

  • Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor Choreographs Multiple Ligand Interactions: Implications for Tumor Progression and Therapy

    Andrew P. Mazar

  • A peptide derived from the nonreceptor binding region of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) inhibits tumor progression and angiogenesis and induces tumor cell death in vivo

    Yongjing Guo;Abd Al-Roof Higazi;Ani Arakelian;Bruce S. Sachais

  • Molecular Pathways: Revisiting Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β as a Target for the Treatment of Cancer

    Amy Walz;Andrey Ugolkov;Sunandana Chandra;Alan Kozikowski

  • Differential Angiogenic Regulation of Experimental Colitis

    John H. Chidlow;Will Langston;James J.M. Greer;Dmitry Ostanin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack Henkin
Jack Henkin Northwestern University
Douglas B. Cines
Douglas B. Cines University of Pennsylvania
David E. Shaw
David E. Shaw D. E. Shaw Research
Dimitri Coucouvanis
Dimitri Coucouvanis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mingdong Huang
Mingdong Huang Fuzhou University
Douglas D. Boyd
Douglas D. Boyd The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Francis J. Giles
Francis J. Giles Northwestern University
Lee M. Ellis
Lee M. Ellis The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Bruce Furie
Bruce Furie Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Yoshikazu Takada
Yoshikazu Takada University of California, Davis

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