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Francisco X. Real

Francisco X. Real

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Medicine
Spain
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
107
Citations
36624
World Ranking
6328
National Ranking
92

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Francisco X. Real is affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University in Spain, focusing their research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Surgery, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The research topics covered by Francisco X. Real include:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on cancer and molecular biology, with notable papers such as:

  • "An integrated multi-omics analysis identifies prognostic molecular subtypes of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A faecal microbiota signature with high specificity for pancreatic cancer," 2022, Gut
  • "FGFR3 Mutation Status and FGFR3 Expression in a Large Bladder Cancer Cohort Treated by Radical Cystectomy: Implications for Anti-FGFR3 Treatment?†," 2020, European Urology
  • "HNF1A recruits KDM6A to activate differentiated acinar cell programs that suppress pancreatic cancer," 2020, The EMBO Journal
  • "A GATA6-centred gene regulatory network involving HNFs and ΔNp63 controls plasticity and immune escape in pancreatic cancer," 2021, Gut

Francisco X. Real frequently publishes in several venues with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Pancreatology
  • Gut
  • European Urology
  • Cancer Research

Collaboration appears to be a significant part of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Núria Malats
  • Jaime Martínez de Villarreal
  • Alfredo Carrato
  • Mar Iglesias
  • Xavier Molero

Best Publications

  • European evidence-based guidelines on pancreatic cystic neoplasms

    Marco Del Chiaro;Marc G. Besselink;Lianne Scholten;Marco J. Bruno

  • A Consensus Molecular Classification of Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer.

    Aurélie Kamoun;Aurélien de Reyniès;Yves Allory;Yves Allory;Gottfrid Sjödahl

  • NAT2 slow acetylation, GSTM1 null genotype, and risk of bladder cancer: results from the Spanish Bladder Cancer Study and meta-analyses.

    Montserrat García-Closas;Núria Malats;Debra Silverman;Mustafa Dosemeci

  • Bladder Cancer and Exposure to Water Disinfection By-Products through Ingestion, Bathing, Showering, and Swimming in Pools

    Cristina M. Villanueva;Kenneth P. Cantor;Joan O. Grimalt;Nuria Malats

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Comprehensive Transcriptional Analysis of Early-Stage Urothelial Carcinoma

    Jakob Hedegaard;Philippe Lamy;Iver Nordentoft;Ferran Algaba

  • Addressing the challenges of pancreatic cancer: future directions for improving outcomes

    Manuel Hidalgo;Stefano Cascinu;Jörg Kleeff;Roberto Labianca

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

    Faiyaz Notta;Michelle Chan-Seng-Yue;Mathieu Lemire;Yilong Li

  • A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci

    Nathaniel Rothman;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Nuria Malats

  • Genetic profile of 22 pancreatic carcinoma cell lines. Analysis of K-ras, p53, p16 and DPC4/Smad4.

    Patrick S. Moore;Bence Sipos;Simonetta Orlandini;Claudio Sorio

  • Anti-Hu antibodies in patients with small-cell lung cancer: association with complete response to therapy and improved survival.

    F Graus;J Dalmou;R Reñé;M Tora

  • Preliminary Observations on the Effect of Recombinant Leukocyte a Interferon in Homosexual Men with Kaposi's Sarcoma

    Susan E. Krown;Francisco X. Real;Susanna Cunningham-Rundles;Patricia L. Myskowski

  • Prospective Study of FGFR3 Mutations As a Prognostic Factor in Nonmuscle Invasive Urothelial Bladder Carcinomas

    Silvia Hernández;Elena López-Knowles;Josep Lloreta;Manolis Kogevinas

  • P53 as a prognostic marker for bladder cancer: a meta-analysis and review

    Núria Malats;Aurelia Bustos;Cristiane M Nascimento;Francisco Fernandez

  • Phase I and Imaging Trial of Indium 111-Labeled Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Monoclonal Antibody 225 in Patients With Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma

    C. R. Divgi;C. R. Divgi;S. Welt;S. Welt;M. Kris;M. Kris;F. X. Real;F. X. Real

  • Postzygotic HRAS and KRAS mutations cause nevus sebaceous and Schimmelpenning syndrome.

    Leopold Groesser;Eva Herschberger;Arno Ruetten;Claudia Ruivenkamp

  • Exocrine pancreatic cancer: symptoms at presentation and their relation to tumour site and stage

    Miquel Porta;Xavier Fabregat;Núria Malats;Luisa Guarner

  • Epidemiology of urinary bladder cancer: from tumor development to patient's death.

    Cristiane Murta-Nascimento;Bernd J. Schmitz-Dräger;Maurice P. Zeegers;Gunnar Steineck

  • Genome-wide association study identifies multiple susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer

    Brian M. Wolpin;Cosmeri Rizzato;Peter Kraft;Charles Kooperberg

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

Frequent Co-Authors

Núria Malats
Núria Malats Spanish National Cancer Research Centre
Alfredo Carrato
Alfredo Carrato University of Alcalá
Debra T. Silverman
Debra T. Silverman National Institutes of Health
Manolis Kogevinas
Manolis Kogevinas Pompeu Fabra University
Nathaniel Rothman
Nathaniel Rothman National Institutes of Health
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Montserrat Garcia-Closas
Montserrat Garcia-Closas National Institutes of Health
Mustafa Dosemeci
Mustafa Dosemeci National Institutes of Health
Thomas M. Gress
Thomas M. Gress Philipp University of Marburg
Aldo Scarpa
Aldo Scarpa University of Verona

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