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Overview

Benjamin Frey is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and has contributed extensively to medical research, with a primary focus in the field of Medicine. Their scholarly work spans several key subfields, including Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their recent research output includes publications in well-recognized scientific venues, covering a variety of topics relevant to cancer and immunotherapy, as well as advancements in medical imaging and radiation effects. Noteworthy publications by Frey include the following papers:

  • "Targeting zonulin and intestinal epithelial barrier function to prevent onset of arthritis," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "The complement system drives local inflammatory tissue priming by metabolic reprogramming of synovial fibroblasts," 2021, Immunity
  • "Benchmarking ChatGPT-4 on a radiation oncology in-training exam and Red Journal Gray Zone cases: potentials and challenges for ai-assisted medical education and decision making in radiation oncology," 2023, Frontiers in Oncology
  • "Radiomics to predict outcomes and abscopal response of patients with cancer treated with immunotherapy combined with radiotherapy using a validated signature of CD8 cells," 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • "Safety and efficacy of single cycle induction treatment with cisplatin/docetaxel/durvalumab/tremelimumab in locally advanced HNSCC: first results of CheckRad-CD8," 2020, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

Frey has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors throughout their career, including:

  • Udo S. Gaipl
  • Rainer Fietkau
  • Markus Hecht
  • Sabine Semrau
  • Florian Putz

The prominent venues in which Frey's research has been published include:

  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Strahlentherapie und Onkologie
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cancers

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Effects of Radiation Exposure
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Immune cells in cancer

Best Publications

  • Aggregated neutrophil extracellular traps limit inflammation by degrading cytokines and chemokines

    Christine Schauer;Christina Janko;Luis E Munoz;Yi Zhao

  • Targeting zonulin and intestinal epithelial barrier function to prevent onset of arthritis

    Narges Tajik;Michael Frech;Oscar Schulz;Fabian Schälter

  • Old and new facts about hyperthermia-induced modulations of the immune system.

    Benjamin Frey;Eva-Maria Weiss;Yvonne Rubner;Roland Wunderlich

  • Integrin α5β1 facilitates cancer cell invasion through enhanced contractile forces

    Claudia Tanja Mierke;Benjamin Frey;Martina Fellner;Martin Herrmann

  • Sodium Overload and Water Influx Activate the NALP3 Inflammasome

    Christine Schorn;Benjamin Frey;Kirsten Lauber;Christina Janko

  • Phospholipids: Key Players in Apoptosis and Immune Regulation

    Ricardo A. Chaurio;Christina Janko;Luis E. Muñoz;Benjamin Frey

  • Regulatory T Cells Protect from Local and Systemic Bone Destruction in Arthritis

    Mario M. Zaiss;Benjamin Frey;Andreas Hess;Jochen Zwerina

  • 12/15-lipoxygenase orchestrates the clearance of apoptotic cells and maintains immunologic tolerance

    Stefan Uderhardt;Martin Herrmann;Olga V. Oskolkova;Susanne Aschermann

  • The complement system drives local inflammatory tissue priming by metabolic reprogramming of synovial fibroblasts.

    Jasna Friščić;Martin Böttcher;Christiane Reinwald;Heiko Bruns

  • Modulation of Inflammatory Immune Reactions by Low-Dose Ionizing Radiation: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Application

    F. Rodel;B. Frey;U. Gaipl;L. Keilholz

  • Immunomodulation by ionizing radiation-impact for design of radio-immunotherapies and for treatment of inflammatory diseases.

    Benjamin Frey;Michael Rückert;Lisa Deloch;Paul F. Rühle

  • Antitumor immune responses induced by ionizing irradiation and further immune stimulation

    Benjamin Frey;Yvonne Rubner;Lorenz Kulzer;Nina Werthmöller

  • Immune-modulating properties of ionizing radiation: rationale for the treatment of cancer by combination radiotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors.

    Anja Derer;Benjamin Frey;Rainer Fietkau;Udo S. Gaipl

  • Modern Radiotherapy Concepts and the Impact of Radiation on Immune Activation

    Lisa Deloch;Anja Derer;Josefin Hartmann;Benjamin Frey

  • Low and moderate doses of ionizing radiation up to 2 Gy modulate transmigration and chemotaxis of activated macrophages, provoke an anti-inflammatory cytokine milieu, but do not impact upon viability and phagocytic function

    R. Wunderlich;A. Ernst;F. Rödel;R. Fietkau

  • Remnants of secondarily necrotic cells fuel inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosus

    Luis E. Muñoz;Christina Janko;Gerhard E. Grossmayer;Benjamin Frey

  • Induction of abscopal anti-tumor immunity and immunogenic tumor cell death by ionizing irradiation - implications for cancer therapies.

    B. Frey;Y. Rubner;R. Wunderlich;E.-M. Weiss

  • Survivin antisense oligonucleotides effectively radiosensitize colorectal cancer cells in both tissue culture and murine xenograft models.

    Franz Rödel;Benjamin Frey;Werner Leitmann;Gianni Capalbo

  • Contribution of the immune system to bystander and non-targeted effects of ionizing radiation.

    Franz Rödel;Benjamin Frey;Gabriele Multhoff;Udo Gaipl

  • Chemoradiation Increases PD-L1 Expression in Certain Melanoma and Glioblastoma Cells

    Anja Derer;Martina Spiljar;Monika Bäumler;Markus Hecht

Frequent Co-Authors

Udo S. Gaipl
Udo S. Gaipl University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Rainer Fietkau
Rainer Fietkau University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Martin Herrmann
Martin Herrmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Franz Rödel
Franz Rödel Goethe University Frankfurt
Georg Schett
Georg Schett University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Luis E. Muñoz
Luis E. Muñoz University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Reinhard E. Voll
Reinhard E. Voll University of Freiburg
Kirsten Lauber
Kirsten Lauber Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Klaus Überla
Klaus Überla University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Bernhard Fleckenstein
Bernhard Fleckenstein University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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