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Heinz Höfler is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research predominantly spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Dermatology and related subfields. Höfler's work encompasses areas including Dermatology, Oncology, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Physiology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within medical sciences.

The primary topics addressed in Höfler's research include Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, and Cancer and Skin Lesions.

Höfler has collaborated extensively with several researchers, frequently co-authoring publications with:

  • Giacomo Caldarola
  • Clara De Simone
  • Alessandro Di Stefani
  • Andrea Chiricozzi
  • Luca Bianchi

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in specific venues, indicating a consistent presence within targeted academic journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy
  • Dermatology
  • International Journal of Dermatology
  • Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Höfler demonstrate an active engagement with contemporary clinical research and therapeutic investigation. These include:

  • "Tralokinumab for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: results from two 52-week, randomized, double-blind, multicentre, placebo-controlled phase III trials (ECZTRA 1 and ECZTRA 2)*", 2020, British Journal of Dermatology
  • "Clinical and histopathological characterization of eczematous eruptions occurring in course of anti IL-17 treatment: a case series and review of the literature", 2020, Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy
  • "Impact of Body Mass Index on the Efficacy of Biological Therapies in Patients with Psoriasis: A Real-World Study", 2021, Clinical Drug Investigation
  • "Long-term 2-year safety and efficacy of tralokinumab in adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: Interim analysis of the ECZTEND open-label extension trial", 2022, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
  • "Diagnosis and treatment of classic and iatrogenic Kaposi's sarcoma: Italian recommendations", 2021, Italian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology

Best Publications

  • PET to assess early metabolic response and to guide treatment of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric junction: the MUNICON phase II trial.

    Florian Lordick;Katja Ott;Bernd-Joachim Krause;Wolfgang A Weber

  • Histomorphology and grading of regression in gastric carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

    Karen Becker;James D. Mueller;Christoph Schulmacher;Katja Ott

  • Differential expression of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition regulators snail, SIP1, and twist in gastric cancer.

    Erika Rosivatz;Ingrid Becker;Katja Specht;Elena Fricke

  • Mutations of the human E‐cadherin (CDH1) gene

    Geert Berx;Karl-Friedrich Becker;Heinz Höfler;Frans van Roy

  • Revised classification of neuroendocrine tumours of the lung, pancreas and gut.

    C. Capella;P. U. Heitz;H. Höfler;E. Solcia

  • Germ-line mutations in p27Kip1 cause a multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome in rats and humans.

    Natalia S. Pellegata;Leticia Quintanilla-Martinez;Heide Siggelkow;Elenore Samson

  • HER2 diagnostics in gastric cancer—guideline validation and development of standardized immunohistochemical testing

    Josef Rüschoff;Manfred Dietel;Gustavo B Baretton;Susanne Arbogast

  • Clinical impact of the plasminogen activation system in tumor invasion and metastasis : Prognostic relevance and target for therapy

    M Schmitt;N Harbeck;C Thomssen;O Wilhelm

  • Urokinase (uPA) and its inhibitor PAI-1 are strong and independent prognostic factors in node-negative breast cancer

    Fritz Jänicke;Manfred Schmitt;Lothar Pache;Kurt Ulm

  • Rapamycin extends murine lifespan but has limited effects on aging

    Frauke Neff;Diana Flores-Dominguez;Devon P. Ryan;Marion Horsch

  • Cancer progression and tumor cell motility are associated with the FGFR4 Arg(388) allele.

    Johannes Bange;Dieter Prechtl;Yuri Cheburkin;Katja Specht

  • Benefits of D2 lymph node dissection for patients with gastric cancer and pN0 and pN1 lymph node metastases

    J R Siewert;R Kestlmeier;R Busch;K Böttcher

  • Prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer is associated with lymph node ratio: a single-center analysis of 3,026 patients over a 25-year time period.

    Robert Rosenberg;Jan Friederichs;Tibor Schuster;Ralf Gertler

  • Quantification of CK20 gene and protein expression in colorectal cancer by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry reveals inter- and intratumour heterogeneity.

    Silke Lassmann;Markus Bauer;Richie Soong;Joachim Schreglmann

  • Significance of histopathological tumor regression after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in gastric adenocarcinomas: a summary of 480 cases.

    Karen Becker;Rupert Langer;Daniel Reim;Alexander Novotny

  • Classification of HER2 receptor status in breast cancer tissues by MALDI imaging mass spectrometry.

    Sandra Rauser;Claudio Marquardt;Benjamin Balluff;Sören-Oliver Deininger

  • [German S3-Guideline "Diagnosis and Treatment of Esophagogastric Cancer"]

    M. Moehler;Se-E. Al-Batran;T. Andus;M. Anthuber

  • Aurora kinase A messenger RNA overexpression is correlated with tumor progression and shortened survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

    Rudolf Reiter;Peter Gais;Uta Jütting;Miriam K. Steuer-Vogt

  • Revised classification of neuroendocrine tumors of the lung, pancreas and gut

    Carlo Capella;Philipp U. Heitz;Heinz Höfler;Enrico Solcia

  • Local staging and assessment of resectability in carcinoma of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum by endoscopic ultrasonography.

    Thomas Rösch;Reinhard Lorenz;Kornelia Zenker;Astrid von Wichert

Frequent Co-Authors

Axel Walch
Axel Walch Technical University of Munich
Manfred Schmitt
Manfred Schmitt Technical University of Munich
J. R. Siewert
J. R. Siewert University of Freiburg
Raymonde Busch
Raymonde Busch Technical University of Munich
Hubert J. Stein
Hubert J. Stein Paracelsus Medical University
Florian Lordick
Florian Lordick Leipzig University
Nadia Harbeck
Nadia Harbeck Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Leticia Quintanilla-Martinez
Leticia Quintanilla-Martinez University of Tübingen
Tibor Schuster
Tibor Schuster McGill University
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center

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