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Larry Junck is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States and has conducted extensive research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several related subfields including Genetics, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Neurology, and Oncology.

The research topics Larry Junck focuses on include:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment
  • CNS Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Cancer Research and Treatments
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Virus-based gene therapy research

Junck has published articles in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • Neurology
  • Neuro-Oncology Advances

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Central Nervous System Cancers, Version 3.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology" (2020), Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • "NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Central Nervous System Cancers, Version 2.2022" (2023), Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • "Climate change and epilepsy: Insights from clinical and basic science studies" (2021), Epilepsy & Behavior
  • "Discriminating pseudoprogression and true progression in diffuse infiltrating glioma using multi-parametric MRI data through deep learning" (2020), Scientific Reports
  • "Combined cytotoxic and immune-stimulatory gene therapy for primary adult high-grade glioma: a phase 1, first-in-human trial" (2023), The Lancet Oncology

Frequent collaborators of Larry Junck include the following researchers:

  • Yoshie Umemura
  • Theodore S. Lawrence
  • Denise Leung
  • Daniel Wahl
  • Wajd N. Al-Holou

The body of work reflects a focus on complex neurological cancers, integrating multi-disciplinary approaches such as imaging, genetics, machine learning, and immunotherapy. The inclusion of studies on climate change and health impacts indicates an interdisciplinary approach extending beyond oncology, encompassing broader public health concerns.

Best Publications

  • Functional diffusion map: A noninvasive MRI biomarker for early stratification of clinical brain tumor response

    Bradford A. Moffat;Thomas L. Chenevert;Theodore S. Lawrence;Charles R. Meyer

  • Response assessment in neuro-oncology (a report of the RANO group): assessment of outcome in trials of diffuse low-grade gliomas

    M. J. van den Bent;J. S. Wefel;D. Schiff;M. J. B. Taphoorn

  • Survival and failure patterns of high-grade gliomas after three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy

    June L. Chan;Susan W. Lee;Benedick A. Fraass;Daniel P. Normolle

  • Phase I/II Study of Imatinib Mesylate for Recurrent Malignant Gliomas: North American Brain Tumor Consortium Study 99-08

    Patrick Y. Wen;W. K Alfred Yung;Kathleen R. Lamborn;Patricia L. Dahia

  • Phase I Trial of Adenovirus-Mediated p53 Gene Therapy for Recurrent Glioma: Biological and Clinical Results

    Frederick F. Lang;Janet M. Bruner;Gregory N. Fuller;Kenneth Aldape

  • Progression-free survival: an important end point in evaluating therapy for recurrent high-grade gliomas.

    Kathleen R. Lamborn;W. K.Alfred Yung;Susan M. Chang;Patrick Y. Wen

  • In vivo MR determination of water diffusion coefficients and diffusion anisotropy: correlation with structural alteration in gliomas of the cerebral hemispheres.

    James A. Brunberg;Thomas L. Chenevert;P. E. McKeever;Donald A. Ross

  • Central Nervous System Cancers, Version 3.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

    Louis Burt Nabors;Jana Portnow;Manmeet Ahluwalia;Joachim Baehring

  • Evaluation of the functional diffusion map as an early biomarker of time-to-progression and overall survival in high-grade glioma

    Daniel A. Hamstra;Thomas L. Chenevert;Bradford A. Moffat;Timothy D. Johnson

  • Phase 1 trial of irinotecan (CPT-11) in patients with recurrent malignant glioma: A North American brain tumor consortium study

    Michael D. Prados;W. K.A. Yung;Kurt A. Jaeckle;H. Ian Robins

  • Functional diffusion map as an early imaging biomarker for high-grade glioma: correlation with conventional radiologic response and overall survival.

    Daniel A. Hamstra;Craig J. Galbán;Charles R. Meyer;Timothy D. Johnson

  • Leptomeningeal metastases: a RANO proposal for response criteria.

    Marc Chamberlain;Larry Junck;Dieta Brandsma;Riccardo Soffietti

  • Evaluation of cancer therapy using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging.

    Brian D. Ross;Bradford A. Moffat;Theodore S. Lawrence;Suresh K. Mukherji

  • NCCN Task Force Report: Management of Neuropathy in Cancer

    Michael D. Stubblefield;Harold J. Burstein;Allen W. Burton;Christian M. Custodio

  • Differentiation Between Brain Tumor Recurrence and Radiation Injury Using MR Spectroscopy

    Patrick Weybright;Pia C. Sundgren;Pavel Maly;Diana Gomez Hassan

  • Parametric Response Map As an Imaging Biomarker to Distinguish Progression From Pseudoprogression in High-Grade Glioma

    Christina Tsien;Craig J. Galbán;Thomas L. Chenevert;Timothy D. Johnson

  • PET imaging of human gliomas with ligands for the peripheral benzodiazepine binding site.

    Larry Junck;James M. M. Olson;Brian J. Ciliax;Robert A. Koeppe

  • The parametric response map is an imaging biomarker for early cancer treatment outcome

    Craig J Galbán;Thomas L Chenevert;Charles R Meyer;Christina Tsien

  • Central Nervous System Cancers

    Louis Burt Nabors;Mario Ammirati;Philip J. Bierman;Henry Brem

  • Leptomeningeal metastases: A rano proposal for response criteria.

    Marc C. Chamberlain;Larry Junck;Dieta Brandsma;Riccardo Soffietti

Frequent Co-Authors

Theodore S. Lawrence
Theodore S. Lawrence University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sid Gilman
Sid Gilman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert A. Koeppe
Robert A. Koeppe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thomas L. Chenevert
Thomas L. Chenevert University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Brian D. Ross
Brian D. Ross University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Patrick Y. Wen
Patrick Y. Wen Harvard University
Roderick J. A. Little
Roderick J. A. Little University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alnawaz Rehemtulla
Alnawaz Rehemtulla University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Susan M. Chang
Susan M. Chang University of California, San Francisco
Michael D. Prados
Michael D. Prados University of California, San Francisco

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