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Overview

Louis B. Harrison is affiliated with the Moffitt Cancer Center in the United States and has a significant body of work in the field of medicine, focusing particularly on oncology, radiology, and radiation therapies.

Their research spans multiple specialized subfields, including:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Radiation

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy

Louis B. Harrison has contributed to numerous publications, notably in venues that focus on radiation oncology and medical imaging. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology
  • Applied Radiation Oncology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Practical Radiation Oncology

The following recent papers exemplify the scope of their work:

  • Combined nivolumab and ipilimumab with or without stereotactic body radiation therapy for advanced Merkel cell carcinoma: a randomised, open label, phase 2 trial, 2022, The Lancet
  • Genomic identification of sarcoma radiosensitivity and the clinical implications for radiation dose personalization, 2021, Translational Oncology
  • Personalizing Radiotherapy Prescription Dose Using Genomic Markers of Radiosensitivity and Normal Tissue Toxicity in NSCLC, 2020, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Forecasting Individual Patient Response to Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer With a Dynamic Carrying Capacity Model, 2021, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • The Radiosensitivity Index Gene Signature Identifies Distinct Tumor Immune Microenvironment Characteristics Associated With Susceptibility to Radiation Therapy, 2022, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Heiko Enderling
  • Javier F. Torres-Roca
  • Sarah E. Hoffe
  • Jimmy J. Caudell
  • G. Daniel Grass

Best Publications

  • Long-term results of a prospective randomized trial of adjuvant brachytherapy in soft tissue sarcoma.

    P. W. T. Pisters;L. B. Harrison;Denis H. Y. Leung;J. M. Woodruff

  • Tumor Hypoxia: Causative Factors, Compensatory Mechanisms, and Cellular Response

    Peter Vaupel;Louis Harrison

  • Use of decision analysis in planning a management strategy for the stage N0 neck.

    Michael H. Weiss;Louis B. Harrison;Richard S Isaacs

  • A phase II trial of surgical resection and adjuvant high-dose hemithoracic radiation for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

    Valerie W. Rusch;Kenneth Rosenzweig;Ennapadam Venkatraman;Larry Leon

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Use of Larynx-Preservation Strategies in the Treatment of Laryngeal Cancer

    David G. Pfister;Scott A. Laurie;Gregory S. Weinstein;William M. Mendenhall

  • Impact of Tumor Hypoxia and Anemia on Radiation Therapy Outcomes

    Louis B. Harrison;Manjeet Chadha;Richard J. Hill;Kenneth Hu

  • Tumor control and morbidity following transperineal iodine 125 implantation for stage T1/T2 prostatic carcinoma.

    K. Wallner;Jitendra Roy;L. Harrison

  • Hypoxia and Anemia: Factors in Decreased Sensitivity to Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy?

    Louis Harrison;Kimberly Blackwell

  • A genome-based model for adjusting radiotherapy dose (GARD): a retrospective, cohort-based study

    Jacob G Scott;Anders Berglund;Michael J Schell;Ivaylo Mihaylov

  • The indications for elective treatment of the neck in cancer of the major salivary glands

    John G. Armstrong;Louis B. Harrison;Howard T. Thaler;Hamutal Friedlander-Klar

  • DOSIMETRY GUIDELINES TO MINIMIZE URETHRAL AND RECTAL MORBIDITY FOLLOWING TRANSPERINEAL I-125 PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY

    Kent Wallner;Jitendra Roy;Louis Harrison

  • Malignant Tumors of Major Salivary Gland Origin: A Matched-Pair Analysis of the Role of Combined Surgery and Postoperative Radiotherapy

    John G. Armstrong;Louis B. Harrison;Ronald H. Spiro;Daniel E. Fass

  • Detailed quality of life assessment in patients treated with primary radiotherapy for squamous cell cancer of the base of the tongue

    Louis B. Harrison;Michael J. Zelefsky;David G. Pfister;Elise Carper

  • The role of multimodality therapy in soft-tissue sarcoma.

    Murray F. Brennan;Ephraim S. Casper;Louis B. Harrison;Man H. Shiu

  • Promising survival with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer

    John Armstrong;Adam Raben;Michael Zelefsky;Michael Burt

  • Long-term results of a prospective randomized trial of adjuvant brachytherapy in the management of completely resected soft tissue sarcomas of the extremity and superficial trunk

    Louis B Harrison;Frank Franzese;Jeffrey J Gaynor;Murray F Brennan

  • Carcinoma of major salivary glands. Recent trends.

    Ronald H. Spiro;John Armstrong;Louis Harrison;Nancy L. Geller

  • Prognostic factors for recurrence and survival in head and neck soft tissue sarcomas

    Dennis H. Kraus;Sanford Dubner;Louis B. Harrison;Elliot W. Strong

  • Influence of surgical resection and brachytherapy in the management of superior sulcus tumor.

    Robert J. Ginsberg;Nael Martini;Moneeka Zaman;John G. Armstrong

  • Clinical outcomes of melanoma brain metastases treated with stereotactic radiation and anti-PD-1 therapy

    K.A. Ahmed;D.G. Stallworth;Y. Kim;P.A.S. Johnstone

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Zelefsky
Michael J. Zelefsky Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jatin P. Shah
Jatin P. Shah Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David G. Pfister
David G. Pfister Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Elliot W. Strong
Elliot W. Strong Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Zvi Fuks
Zvi Fuks Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ronald H. Spiro
Ronald H. Spiro Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dennis H. Kraus
Dennis H. Kraus Northwell Health
Murray F. Brennan
Murray F. Brennan Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
George J. Bosl
George J. Bosl Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jane L. Messina
Jane L. Messina University of South Florida

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