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James G. Herman is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States with a research focus spanning biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications in major fields such as molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, cancer research, and radiology.

The scientist's research work notably concentrates on the intersection of epigenetics and cancer. The primary topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA Modifications and Cancer
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research

James G. Herman has contributed to several peer-reviewed journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Clinical Epigenetics
  • Cancer Research
  • Clinical Cancer Research
  • Epigenomics
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

The scientist's frequent coauthors include Mingzhou Guo, Aiai Gao, Malcolm V. Brock, Sonali Joyce, and Meiying Zhang.

Important recent publications authored or coauthored by James G. Herman include:

  • "Advances in epigenetic therapeutics with focus on solid tumors" (2021, Clinical Epigenetics)
  • "Identification of a CpG Island Methylator Phenotype that Defines a Distinct Subgroup of Glioma" (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "Detection of Promoter DNA Methylation in Urine and Plasma Aids the Detection of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer" (2020, Clinical Cancer Research)
  • "Ultrasensitive DNA hypermethylation detection using plasma for early detection of NSCLC: a study in Chinese patients with very small nodules" (2020, Clinical Epigenetics)
  • "Pembrolizumab plus azacitidine in patients with chemotherapy refractory metastatic colorectal cancer: a single-arm phase 2 trial and correlative biomarker analysis" (2022, Clinical Epigenetics)

Best Publications

  • The cancer genome atlas pan-cancer analysis project

    John N Weinstein;John N Weinstein;Eric A. Collisson;Gordon B Mills;Kenna R Mills Shaw;Kenna R Mills Shaw

  • Methylation-specific PCR: a novel PCR assay for methylation status of CpG islands

    James G. Herman;Jeremy R. Graff;Sanna Myohanen;Barry D. Nelkin

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways

    Roger McLendon;Allan Friedman;Darrell Bigner;Erwin G. Van Meir

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of gastric adenocarcinoma

    Adam J. Bass;Vesteinn Thorsson;Ilya Shmulevich;Sheila M. Reynolds

  • Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma: The cancer genome atlas research network

    Eric A. Collisson;Joshua D. Campbell;Angela N. Brooks;Angela N. Brooks;Alice H. Berger

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

    Michael S. Lawrence;Carrie Sougnez;Lee Lichtenstein;Kristian Cibulskis

  • Gene Silencing in Cancer in Association with Promoter Hypermethylation

    James G. Herman;Stephen B. Baylin

  • Comprehensive genomic characterization of squamous cell lung cancers

    Peter S. Hammerman;Doug Voet;Michael S. Lawrence;Douglas Voet

  • CpG island methylator phenotype in colorectal cancer.

    Minoru Toyota;Nita Ahuja;Mutsumi Ohe-Toyota;James G. Herman

  • Genomic Classification of Cutaneous Melanoma

    Rehan Akbani;Kadir C. Akdemir;B. Arman Aksoy;Monique Albert

  • Integrated Genomic Characterization of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

    Nishant Agrawal;Rehan Akbani;B. Arman Aksoy;Adrian Ally

  • A Gene Hypermethylation Profile of Human Cancer

    Manel Esteller;Manel Esteller;Paul G. Corn;Stephen B. Baylin;James G. Herman

  • Inactivation of the DNA-Repair Gene MGMT and the Clinical Response of Gliomas to Alkylating Agents

    Manel Esteller;Jesus Garcia-Foncillas;Esther Andion;Steven N. Goodman

  • Identification of a CpG island methylator phenotype that defines a distinct subgroup of glioma.

    Houtan Noushmehr;Daniel J. Weisenberger;Kristin Diefes;Heidi S. Phillips

  • ALTERATIONS IN DNA METHYLATION : A FUNDAMENTAL ASPECT OF NEOPLASIA

    Stephen B. Baylin;James G. Herman;Jeremy R. Graff;Paula M. Vertino

  • 5' CpG island methylation is associated with transcriptional silencing of the tumour suppressor p16/CDKN2/MTS1 in human cancers.

    Adrian Merlo;James G. Herman;Li Mao;Daniel J. Lee

  • Incidence and functional consequences of hMLH1 promoter hypermethylation in colorectal carcinoma

    James G. Herman;Asad Umar;Kornelia Polyak;Jeremy R. Graff

  • The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project

    Kyle Chang;Chad J Creighton;Caleb Davis;Lawrence Donehower

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen B. Baylin
Stephen B. Baylin Johns Hopkins University
Manel Esteller
Manel Esteller Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Manon van Engeland
Manon van Engeland Maastricht University
Mingzhou Guo
Mingzhou Guo Chinese PLA General Hospital
Edward Gabrielson
Edward Gabrielson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David Sidransky
David Sidransky Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Wim Van Criekinge
Wim Van Criekinge Ghent University
Steven A. Belinsky
Steven A. Belinsky University of New Mexico
Leslie Cope
Leslie Cope Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Michael A. McDevitt
Michael A. McDevitt Johns Hopkins University

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