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Martin Fassnacht

Martin Fassnacht

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Overview

Martin Fassnacht is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany and has made significant contributions to the field of endocrinology, with a focus on adrenal and paraganglionic tumors and related disorders. Their work spans several major subfields including Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their research covers a range of topics including adrenal and paraganglionic tumors, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, hormonal regulation and hypertension, pituitary gland disorders and treatments, glioma diagnosis and treatment, adrenal hormones and disorders, and neuroblastoma research and treatments.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "European Society of Endocrinology clinical practice guidelines on the management of adrenal incidentalomas, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors" (2023, European Journal of Endocrinology)
  • "Adrenocortical carcinomas and malignant phaeochromocytomas: ESMO-EURACAN Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up" (2020, Annals of Oncology)
  • "Personalized Management of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma" (2021, Endocrine Reviews)
  • "Urine steroid metabolomics for the differential diagnosis of adrenal incidentalomas in the EURINE-ACT study: a prospective test validation study" (2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)
  • "Age-dependent and sex-dependent disparity in mortality in patients with adrenal incidentalomas and autonomous cortisol secretion: an international, retrospective, cohort study" (2022, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology)

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Matthias Kroiß
  • Barbara Altieri
  • Felix Beuschlein
  • Silviu Sbiera
  • Ulrich Dischinger

Martin Fassnacht has been published extensively in several scientific venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Their body of work demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach integrating clinical practice guidelines, molecular biology, and cancer research within the broader medicine field. This integration reflects the complexity of endocrine tumor diagnosis and treatment and highlights ongoing research in personalized management strategies.

Best Publications

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Management of adrenal incidentalomas: European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors

    Martin Fassnacht;Wiebke Arlt;Irina Bancos;Irina Bancos;Henning Dralle

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Clinical review: Adrenocortical carcinoma: clinical update.

    Bruno Allolio;Martin Fassnacht

  • Combination Chemotherapy in Advanced Adrenocortical Carcinoma

    Martin Fassnacht;Massimo Terzolo;Bruno Allolio;Eric Baudin

  • Adjuvant mitotane treatment for adrenocortical carcinoma.

    Massimo Terzolo;Alberto Angeli;Martin Fassnacht;Fulvia Daffara

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Service Orientation of a Retailer’s Business Strategy: Dimensions, Antecedents, and Performance Outcomes

    Christian Homburg;Wayne D. Hoyer;Martin Fassnacht

  • European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of adrenocortical carcinoma in adults, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumors

    Martin Fassnacht;Olaf M. Dekkers;Olaf M. Dekkers;Tobias Else;Eric Baudin;Eric Baudin

  • Limited prognostic value of the 2004 International Union Against Cancer staging classification for adrenocortical carcinoma: proposal for a Revised TNM Classification.

    Martin Fassnacht;Sarah Johanssen;Marcus Quinkler;Peter Bucsky

  • Integrated genomic characterization of adrenocortical carcinoma

    Guillaume Assié;Eric Letouzé;Martin Fassnacht;Anne Jouinot

  • Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

    Lauren Fishbein;Lauren Fishbein;Ignaty Leshchiner;Ignaty Leshchiner;Vonn Walter;Vonn Walter;Ludmila Danilova;Ludmila Danilova

  • Comprehensive Pan-Genomic Characterization of Adrenocortical Carcinoma

    Zheng S;Cherniack Ad;Cherniack Ad;Dewal N;Moffitt Ra

  • Erratum: Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations (ARTICLE (2018) 173(2) (371–385), (S009286741830237X), (10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.060))

    Matthew H. Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Mutations in the deubiquitinase gene USP8 cause Cushing's disease

    Martin Reincke;Silviu Sbiera;Akira Hayakawa;Marily Theodoropoulou

  • Urine Steroid Metabolomics as a Biomarker Tool for Detecting Malignancy in Adrenal Tumors

    Wiebke Arlt;Michael Biehl;Angela E. Taylor;Stefanie Hahner

  • European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for long-term follow-up of patients operated on for a phaeochromocytoma or a paraganglioma

    P F Plouin;L Amar;O M Dekkers;M Fassnacht

  • Update in Adrenocortical Carcinoma

    Martin Fassnacht;Matthias Kroiss;Bruno Allolio

Frequent Co-Authors

Felix Beuschlein
Felix Beuschlein University of Zurich
Bruno Allolio
Bruno Allolio University of Würzburg
Marcus Quinkler
Marcus Quinkler Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Massimo Terzolo
Massimo Terzolo University of Turin
Jérôme Bertherat
Jérôme Bertherat Université Paris Cité
Martin Reincke
Martin Reincke Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Wiebke Arlt
Wiebke Arlt University of Birmingham
Massimo Mannelli
Massimo Mannelli University of Florence
Eric Baudin
Eric Baudin Institut Gustave Roussy

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