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Homer A. Macapinlac is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Immunology. The scientist's investigations cover various specialized topics within medical research.

Their main research interests and topics include:

  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

Macapinlac has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Some recent papers include:

  • Use of CAR-Transduced Natural Killer Cells in CD19-Positive Lymphoid Tumors, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Safety, efficacy and determinants of response of allogeneic CD19-specific CAR-NK cells in CD19+ B cell tumors: a phase 1/2 trial, 2024, Nature Medicine
  • Perfusion SPECT/CT to diagnose pulmonary embolism during COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Monoclonal antibody based radiopharmaceuticals for imaging and therapy, 2021, Current Problems in Cancer
  • Phase I Study of P-cadherin-targeted Radioimmunotherapy with 90Y-FF-21101 Monoclonal Antibody in Solid Tumors, 2020, Clinical Cancer Research

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Diagnostics (5 publications)
  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (3 publications)
  • Clinical Nuclear Medicine (3 publications)
  • Current Problems in Cancer (2 publications)
  • Nuclear Medicine Communications (2 publications)

Collaboration has been a notable aspect of Macapinlac's work, with several frequently co-authored researchers, such as:

  • Kalevi Kairemo (10 joint publications)
  • Vivek Subbiah (7 joint publications)
  • Yang Lü (6 joint publications)
  • Ajalaya Teyateeti (6 joint publications)
  • Gregory Ravizzini (4 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Correlation of Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography in Patients With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Treated at a Single Institution With Imatinib Mesylate: Proposal of New Computed Tomography Response Criteria

    Haesun Choi;Chuslip Charnsangavej;Silvana C. Faria;Homer A. Macapinlac

  • Use of CAR-Transduced Natural Killer Cells in CD19-Positive Lymphoid Tumors

    Enli Liu;David Marin;Pinaki Banerjee;Homer A. Macapinlac

  • Tumor Treatment Response Based on Visual and Quantitative Changes in Global Tumor Glycolysis Using PET-FDG Imaging. The Visual Response Score and the Change in Total Lesion Glycolysis.

    Steven M. Larson;Yusuf Erdi;Timothy Akhurst;Madhu Mazumdar

  • We Should Desist Using RECIST, at Least in GIST

    Robert S. Benjamin;Haesun Choi;Homer A. Macapinlac;Michael A. Burgess

  • CT evaluation of the response of gastrointestinal stromal tumors after imatinib mesylate treatment: a quantitative analysis correlated with FDG PET findings.

    Haesun Choi;Chuslip Charnsangavej;Silvana De Castro Faria;Eric P. Tamm

  • Effect of Respiratory Gating on Quantifying PET Images of Lung Cancer

    Sadek A. Nehmeh;Yusuf E. Erdi;Clifton C. Ling;Kenneth E. Rosenzweig

  • Radiotherapy treatment planning for patients with non-small cell lung cancer using positron emission tomography (PET).

    Yusuf E. Erdi;Kenneth Rosenzweig;Alev K. Erdi;Homer A. Macapinlac

  • [18F]-2-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-d-Glucose Positron Emission Tomography Localizes Residual Thyroid Cancer in Patients with Negative Diagnostic 131I Whole Body Scans and Elevated Serum Thyroglobulin Levels

    Weiping Wang;Homer Macapinlac;Steven M. Larson;Samuel D.J. Yeh

  • Inflammatory breast cancer: PET/CT, MRI, mammography, and sonography findings

    Wei Tse Yang;Huong Le-Petross;Homer A Macapinlac;Selin Carkaci

  • A Missense Mutation in KIT Kinase Domain 1 Correlates with Imatinib Resistance in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

    Lei L. Chen;Jonathan C. Trent;Elsie F. Wu;Gregory N. Fuller

  • Prognostic value of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomographic scanning in patients with thyroid cancer.

    Weiping Wang;Steven M. Larson;Melissa Fazzari;Satish K. Tickoo

  • [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose uptake by positron emission tomography predicts outcome of non-small-cell lung cancer

    Ryohei Sasaki;Ritsuko Komaki;Homer Macapinlac;Jeremy Erasmus

  • Utility of PET, CT, and EUS to identify pathologic responders in esophageal cancer

    Stephen G. Swisher;Mary Maish;Jeremy J. Erasmus;Arlene M. Correa

  • The Role of 18F-FDG PET in Staging and Early Prediction of Response to Therapy of Recurrent Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

    Isis Gayed;Thuan Vu;Revathy Iyer;Marcella Johnson

  • 2-Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography imaging is predictive of pathologic response and survival after preoperative chemoradiation in patients with esophageal carcinoma.

    Stephen G. Swisher;Jeremy Erasmus;Mary Maish;Arlene M. Correa

  • Results of the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Z0050 trial: the utility of positron emission tomography in staging potentially operable non–small cell lung cancer

    Carolyn E Reed;David H Harpole;Katherine E Posther;Sandra L Woolson

  • Utility of 18F-FDG positron emission tomography scanning on selection of patients for resection of hepatic colorectal metastases

    Yuman Fong;Pierre F Saldinger;Timothy Akhurst;Homer Macapinlac

  • Attenuation Correction of PET Images with Respiration-Averaged CT Images in PET/CT

    Tinsu Pan;Osama Mawlawi;Sadek A. Nehmeh;Yusuf E. Erdi

  • Bone Metastases in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: Morphologic and Metabolic Monitoring of Response to Systemic Therapy with Integrated PET/CT

    Ukihide Tateishi;Cristina Gamez;Shaheenah Dawood;Henry W D Yeung

  • Fluorinated deoxyglucose positron emission tomography imaging in progressive metastatic prostate cancer

    Michael J Morris;Timothy Akhurst;Timothy Akhurst;Iman Osman;Rodolfo Nunez

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven M. Larson
Steven M. Larson Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Andrew M. Scott
Andrew M. Scott La Trobe University
Jaffer A. Ajani
Jaffer A. Ajani The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Wayne L. Hofstetter
Wayne L. Hofstetter The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Stephen G. Swisher
Stephen G. Swisher The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Stanley J. Goldsmith
Stanley J. Goldsmith Cornell University
John L. Humm
John L. Humm Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Massimo Cristofanilli
Massimo Cristofanilli Cornell University
Luis Fayad
Luis Fayad The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Robert S. Benjamin
Robert S. Benjamin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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