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Luis M. Montuenga

Luis M. Montuenga

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
15799
World Ranking
8232
National Ranking
139

Overview

Luis M. Montuenga is affiliated with the University of Navarra in Spain. Their research primarily concerns the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Immunology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

Frequent coauthors in their research include Alfonso Calvo, Karmele Valencia, Rubén Pío, Luis Seijó, and Javier J. Zulueta.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues. Their most common publication outlets are:

  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology (16 publications)
  • Cancer Research (10 publications)
  • Cancers (8 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
  • Radiology (4 publications)

Notable recent papers by Luis M. Montuenga include:

  • "Short-term starvation reduces IGF-1 levels to sensitize lung tumors to PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade," 2020, Nature Cancer
  • "IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: The New Database to Inform Revisions in the Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer," 2023, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • "Complement C5a induces the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps by myeloid-derived suppressor cells to promote metastasis," 2021, Cancer Letters
  • "SRC family kinase (SFK) inhibitor dasatinib improves the antitumor activity of anti-PD-1 in NSCLC models by inhibiting Treg cell conversion and proliferation," 2021, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • "Analysis of copy number alterations reveals the lncRNA ALAL-1 as a regulator of lung cancer immune evasion," 2020, The Journal of Cell Biology

Best Publications

  • A microRNA DNA methylation signature for human cancer metastasis

    Amaia Lujambio;George A. Calin;Alberto Villanueva;Santiago Ropero

  • Impaired HLA Class I Antigen Processing and Presentation as a Mechanism of Acquired Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Lung Cancer

    Scott Gettinger;Jungmin Choi;Katherine Hastings;Anna Truini

  • Assessing the relationship between lung cancer risk and emphysema detected on low-dose CT of the chest.

    Juan P. de Torres;Gorka Bastarrika;Juan P. Wisnivesky;Ana B. Alcaide

  • Biomarkers in Lung Cancer Screening: Achievements, Promises, and Challenges

    Luis M. Seijo;Nir Peled;Daniel Ajona;Mattia Boeri

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) up-regulates adrenomedullin expression in human tumor cell lines during oxygen deprivation: a possible promotion mechanism of carcinogenesis.

    Mercedes Garayoa;Alfredo Martínez;Sunmin Lee;Rubén Pío

  • Alternative splicing: an emerging topic in molecular and clinical oncology

    María J Pajares;Teresa Ezponda;Raúl Catena;Alfonso Calvo

  • Anaphylatoxin C5a creates a favorable microenvironment for lung cancer progression.

    Leticia Corrales;Daniel Ajona;Stavros Rafail;Juan J. Lasarte

  • Frequent BRG1/SMARCA4-inactivating mutations in human lung cancer cell lines.

    Pedro P. Medina;Octavio A. Romero;Takashi Kohno;Luis M. Montuenga

  • A Prognostic DNA Methylation Signature for Stage I Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Juan Sandoval;Jesus Mendez-Gonzalez;Ernest Nadal;Guoan Chen

  • Early Lung Cancer Detection Using Spiral Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography

    Gorka Bastarrika;María José García-Velloso;Maria Dolores Lozano;Usua Montes

  • A Combined PD-1/C5a Blockade Synergistically Protects against Lung Cancer Growth and Metastasis

    Daniel Ajona;Sergio Ortiz-Espinosa;Haritz Moreno;Teresa Lozano

  • Altered patterns of expression of members of the heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) family in lung cancer

    Irene Pino;Rubén Pı́o;Gemma Toledo;Natalia Zabalegui

  • ERK1/2 is activated in non-small-cell lung cancer and associated with advanced tumours

    S Vicent;J M López-Picazo;G Toledo;M D Lozano

  • Expression of Adrenomedullin and Its Receptor during Embryogenesis Suggests Autocrine or Paracrine Modes of Action

    Luis M. Montuenga;Alfredo Martínez;Mae Jean Miller;Edward J. Unsworth

  • Epigenetic prediction of response to anti-PD-1 treatment in non-small-cell lung cancer: a multicentre, retrospective analysis.

    Michäel Duruisseaux;Anna Martínez-Cardús;Maria E Calleja-Cervantes;Sebastian Moran

  • MAX inactivation in small cell lung cancer disrupts MYC-SWI/SNF programs and is synthetic lethal with BRG1.

    Octavio A. Romero;Manuel Torres-Diz;Eva Pros;Suvi Savola

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 is overexpressed in non-small cell lung cancer and is an independent predictor of outcome in patients.

    Silvestre Vicent;Mercedes Garayoa;José M. López-Picazo;María D. Lozano

  • Inhibition of Collagen Receptor Discoidin Domain Receptor-1 (DDR1) Reduces Cell Survival, Homing, and Colonization in Lung Cancer Bone Metastasis

    Karmele Valencia;Cristina Ormazábal;Carolina Zandueta;Diego Luis-Ravelo

  • The relationship between glycogen synthesis, biofilm formation and virulence in Salmonella enteritidis

    M.Angeles Bonafonte;Cristina Solano;Begoña Sesma;Miguel Alvarez

  • Pigment epithelium-derived factor in the monkey retinal pigment epithelium and interphotoreceptor matrix: apical secretion and distribution.

    S. Patricia Becerra;Robert N. Fariss;Yan Q. Wu;Luis M. Montuenga

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruben Pio
Ruben Pio University of Navarra
Frank Cuttitta
Frank Cuttitta National Institutes of Health
Ignacio I. Wistuba
Ignacio I. Wistuba The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Carmen Behrens
Carmen Behrens The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Manel Esteller
Manel Esteller Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Ignacio Melero
Ignacio Melero University of Oxford
Elisabeth Brambilla
Elisabeth Brambilla Grenoble Alpes University
J.M. Polak
J.M. Polak Hammersmith Hospital
Montse Sanchez-Cespedes
Montse Sanchez-Cespedes Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Luis Paz-Ares
Luis Paz-Ares Complutense University of Madrid

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