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Overview

James G. Kench is affiliated with Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, with a primary focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, oncology, hepatology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work covers key topics including prostate cancer treatment and research, organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, pancreatic and hepatic oncology research, liver disease and transplantation, organ donation and transplantation, and urologic and reproductive health conditions.

James G. Kench has contributed to various scientific journals, frequently publishing in the following venues:

  • Pathology
  • Histopathology
  • HPB
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Transplantation

Notable recent papers by Kench include:

  • Artificial intelligence for diagnosis and grading of prostate cancer in biopsies: a population-based, diagnostic study (2020, The Lancet Oncology)
  • A first-in-class pan-lysyl oxidase inhibitor impairs stromal remodeling and enhances gemcitabine response and survival in pancreatic cancer (2023, Nature Cancer)
  • Lipidomic Profiling of Clinical Prostate Cancer Reveals Targetable Alterations in Membrane Lipid Composition (2021, Cancer Research)
  • African-specific molecular taxonomy of prostate cancer (2022, Nature)
  • DNA methylation patterns identify subgroups of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors with clinical association (2021, Communications Biology)

Frequent collaborators in Kench's research include:

  • Catriona McKenzie
  • Geoffrey W. McCaughan
  • Ken Liu
  • Carlo Pulitanò
  • Lisa G. Horvath

Best Publications

  • Genomic analyses identify molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer

    Bailey P;Chang Dk;Nones K;Nones K;Johns Al

  • The NAFLD fibrosis score: A noninvasive system that identifies liver fibrosis in patients with NAFLD

    Paul Angulo;Jason M. Hui;Giulio Marchesini;Ellisabetta Bugianesi

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Whole genomes redefine the mutational landscape of pancreatic cancer.

    Nicola Waddell;Marina Pajic;Ann Marie Patch;David K. Chang

  • Pancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genes

    Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Nicola Waddell;Karin S. Kassahn;Marie Claude Gingras

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Integrated Genomic Characterization of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Benjamin J. Raphael;Ralph H. Hruban;Andrew J. Aguirre;Richard A. Moffitt

  • Beyond Insulin Resistance in NASH: TNF-alpha or Adiponectin?

    Jason M. Hui;Alex Hodge;Geoffrey C. Farrell;James G. Kench

  • Identification of unique neoantigen qualities in long-term survivors of pancreatic cancer.

    Vinod P. Balachandran;Marta Łuksza;Julia N. Zhao;Vladimir Makarov

  • The International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Vancouver classification of renal neoplasia

    John R. Srigley;Brett Delahunt;John N. Eble;Lars Egevad

  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress contributes to beta cell apoptosis in type 2 diabetes.

    D. R. Laybutt;A. M. Preston;M. C. Åkerfeldt;J. G. Kench

  • Insulin resistance is associated with chronic hepatitis C and virus infection fibrosis progression

    Jason M Hui;Archana Sud;Geoffrey C Farrell;Priyanka Bandara

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Whole-genome landscape of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

    Aldo Scarpa;David K. Chang;Katia Nones;Katia Nones;Vincenzo Corbo

  • The International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Grading System for Renal Cell Carcinoma and Other Prognostic Parameters

    Brett Delahunt;John C. Cheville;Guido Martignoni;Peter A. Humphrey

  • Visceral fat: A key mediator of steatohepatitis in metabolic liver disease

    David van der Poorten;Kerry-Lee Milner;Jason Hui;Alexander Hodge

  • Hepascore: An Accurate Validated Predictor of Liver Fibrosis in Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

    Leon A. Adams;Max Bulsara;Enrico Rossi;Bastiaan DeBoer

  • Long-term outcomes of cirrhosis in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis compared with hepatitis C.

    Jason M. Hui;James G. Kench;Shivakumar Chitturi;Archana Sud

  • Artificial intelligence for diagnosis and grading of prostate cancer in biopsies: a population-based, diagnostic study.

    Peter Ström;Kimmo Kartasalo;Henrik Olsson;Leslie Solorzano

  • Margin Clearance and Outcome in Resected Pancreatic Cancer

    David K. Chang;Amber L. Johns;Neil D. Merrett;Anthony J. Gill

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew V. Biankin
Andrew V. Biankin University of Glasgow
Anthony J. Gill
Anthony J. Gill University of Sydney
Robert L. Sutherland
Robert L. Sutherland Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Elizabeth A. Musgrove
Elizabeth A. Musgrove University of Glasgow
Christopher J. Scarlett
Christopher J. Scarlett University of Newcastle Australia
Jacob George
Jacob George University of Sydney
Geoffrey W. McCaughan
Geoffrey W. McCaughan University of Sydney
Geoffrey C. Farrell
Geoffrey C. Farrell Australian National University
Marina Pajic
Marina Pajic Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Lars Egevad
Lars Egevad Karolinska Institute

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