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Overview

Liang Cheng is affiliated with Brown University in the United States, with a primary focus on medicine and a substantial research output across multiple subfields including surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, oncology, and immunology. Their research topics primarily address various aspects of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and molecular pathology.

The scientist's work covers several key topics:

  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Selected recent papers by Liang Cheng include:

  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer, 2021, Cancers
  • New developments in existing WHO entities and evolving molecular concepts: The Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS) update on renal neoplasia, 2021, Modern Pathology
  • Androgen Receptor Signaling Pathway in Prostate Cancer: From Genetics to Clinical Applications, 2020, Cells
  • Comprehensive characterisation of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with microsatellite instability: histology, molecular pathology and clinical implications, 2020, Gut
  • Epigenetic modulations and lineage plasticity in advanced prostate cancer, 2020, Annals of Oncology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Liang Cheng include:

  • Rodolfo Montironi
  • Alessia Cimadamore
  • Antonio López-Beltrán
  • Marina Scarpelli

The scientist has published notably in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Histopathology
  • Human Pathology
  • European Urology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Liang Cheng has contributed to several book publications, including:

  • Urologic Surgical Pathology, Elsevier BV, 2020
  • Tumors of the Kidney, Bladder, and Related Urinary Structures, American Registry of Pathology Arlington, Virginia eBooks, 2021
  • Identification of immune-related biomarkers for cancer diagnosis based on multi-omics data, Frontiers Media, 2023

Best Publications

  • Functional Nanomaterials for Phototherapies of Cancer

    Liang Cheng;Chao Wang;Liangzhu Feng;Kai Yang

  • Bladder cancer: Epidemiology, staging and grading, and diagnosis

    Ziya Kirkali;Theresa Chan;Murugesan Manoharan;Ferran Algaba

  • Drug Delivery with PEGylated MoS2 Nano‐sheets for Combined Photothermal and Chemotherapy of Cancer

    Teng Liu;Chao Wang;Xing Gu;Hua Gong

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

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

  • PEGylated WS2 Nanosheets as a Multifunctional Theranostic Agent for in vivo Dual-Modal CT/Photoacoustic Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy

    Liang Cheng;Jingjing Liu;Xing Gu;Hua Gong

  • Multifunctional sonosensitizers in sonodynamic cancer therapy

    Subin Son;Ji Hyeon Kim;Xianwen Wang;Chuangli Zhang

  • Multimodal Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy using Functionalized Graphene Nanosheets Anchored with Magnetic Nanoparticles

    Kai Yang;Lilei Hu;Xingxing Ma;Shuoqi Ye

  • Near-infrared light induced in vivo photodynamic therapy of cancer based on upconversion nanoparticles.

    Chao Wang;Huiquan Tao;Liang Cheng;Zhuang Liu

  • Cholesteryl Ester Accumulation Induced by PTEN Loss and PI3K/AKT Activation Underlies Human Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness

    Shuhua Yue;Junjie Li;Seung Young Lee;Hyeon Jeong Lee

  • In vitro and in vivo near-infrared photothermal therapy of cancer using polypyrrole organic nanoparticles.

    Kai Yang;Huan Xu;Liang Cheng;Chunyang Sun

  • 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

  • Emerging Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials for Cancer Radiation Therapy.

    Guosheng Song;Guosheng Song;Liang Cheng;Yu Chao;Kai Yang

  • Ultrathin WS2 nanoflakes as a high-performance electrocatalyst for the hydrogen evolution reaction.

    Liang Cheng;Wenjing Huang;Qiufang Gong;Changhai Liu

  • Drug delivery with upconversion nanoparticles for multi-functional targeted cancer cell imaging and therapy

    Chao Wang;Liang Cheng;Zhuang Liu

  • Facile preparation of multifunctional upconversion nanoprobes for multimodal imaging and dual-targeted photothermal therapy.

    Liang Cheng;Kai Yang;Yonggang Li;Jianhua Chen

  • A functionalized graphene oxide-iron oxide nanocomposite for magnetically targeted drug delivery, photothermal therapy, and magnetic resonance imaging

    Xinxing Ma;Huiquan Tao;Kai Yang;Liangzhu Feng

  • Organic-Base-Driven Intercalation and Delamination for the Production of Functionalized Titanium Carbide Nanosheets with Superior Photothermal Therapeutic Performance

    Jinnan Xuan;Zhiqiang Wang;Yuyan Chen;Dujuan Liang

  • Perfluorocarbon-Loaded Hollow Bi2Se3 Nanoparticles for Timely Supply of Oxygen under Near-Infrared Light to Enhance the Radiotherapy of Cancer

    Guosheng Song;Chao Liang;Xuan Yi;Qi Zhao

  • Iron Oxide Decorated MoS2 Nanosheets with Double PEGylation for Chelator-Free Radiolabeling and Multimodal Imaging Guided Photothermal Therapy

    Teng Liu;Sixiang Shi;Chao Liang;Sida Shen

  • Recent progress of chemodynamic therapy-induced combination cancer therapy

    Xianwen Wang;Xianyan Zhong;Zhuang Liu;Liang Cheng

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Lopez-Beltran
Antonio Lopez-Beltran University of Córdoba
Rodolfo Montironi
Rodolfo Montironi Marche Polytechnic University
Zhuang Liu
Zhuang Liu Macau University of Science and Technology
John N. Eble
John N. Eble Indiana University
Gregory T. MacLennan
Gregory T. MacLennan Case Western Reserve University
Ming Zhao
Ming Zhao Western Sydney University
David G. Bostwick
David G. Bostwick Bostwick Laboratories
Guido Martignoni
Guido Martignoni University of Verona
Tongming Zhou
Tongming Zhou University of Western Australia
Francesco Montorsi
Francesco Montorsi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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