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Overview

Muh-Hwa Yang is affiliated with Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan. Their research spans several fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on oncology and related subfields.

The primary areas of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Yang's subfield specializations involve:

  • Oncology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Immunology

Their research topics cover a range of aspects in cancer and immunotherapy, such as:

  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Recent publications by Muh-Hwa Yang include the following papers with noted publication years and venues:

  • Toripalimab or placebo plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a multicenter randomized phase 3 trial, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Toripalimab Plus Chemotherapy for Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, 2023, JAMA
  • Regorafenib enhances antitumor immunity via inhibition of p38 kinase/Creb1/Klf4 axis in tumor-associated macrophages, 2021, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Hybrid Epithelial/Mesenchymal State in Cancer Metastasis: Clinical Significance and Regulatory Mechanisms, 2020, Cells
  • Snail-regulated exosomal microRNA-21 suppresses NLRP3 inflammasome activity to enhance cisplatin resistance, 2022, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer

Frequent coauthors working with Yang include:

  • Yi-Chun Liu
  • Tsai-Tsen Liao
  • Shyh-Kuan Tai
  • Pen-Yuan Chu
  • Wan-Hsin Lee

Their publications often appear in venues well-regarded for cancer and immunotherapy research. Common journals and platforms with multiple works by Yang include:

  • Cancer Research
  • PubMed
  • Nature Medicine
  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Advanced Science

Best Publications

  • Pembrolizumab alone or with chemotherapy versus cetuximab with chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-048) : a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study

    Barbara Burtness;Kevin J. Harrington;Richard Greil;Denis Soulières

  • Direct regulation of TWIST by HIF-1alpha promotes metastasis.

    Muh Hwa Yang;Min Zu Wu;Shih Hwa Chiou;Shih Hwa Chiou;Po Min Chen

  • Bmi1 is essential in Twist1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition

    Muh Hwa Yang;Dennis Shin Shian Hsu;Hsei Wei Wang;Hsiao Jung Wang

  • Epithelial-mesenchymal transition induced by TNF-α requires NF-κB-mediated transcriptional upregulation of Twist1

    Chia Wei Li;Weiya Xia;Longfei Huo;Seung Oe Lim

  • Comprehensive analysis of the independent effect of twist and snail in promoting metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Muh Hwa Yang;Chih Li Chen;Gar Yang Chau;Gar Yang Chau;Shih Hwa Chiou;Shih Hwa Chiou

  • SNAIL regulates interleukin-8 expression, stem cell-like activity, and tumorigenicity of human colorectal carcinoma cells.

    Wei–Lun Hwang;Muh–Hwa Yang;Muh–Hwa Yang;Ming–Long Tsai;Ming–Long Tsai;Hsin–Yi Lan

  • Randomized Controlled Trial of Entecavir Prophylaxis for Rituximab-Associated Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Patients With Lymphoma and Resolved Hepatitis B

    Yi Hsiang Huang;Liang Tsai Hsiao;Ying Chung Hong;Tzeon Jye Chiou

  • MicroRNA-146a directs the symmetric division of Snail-dominant colorectal cancer stem cells

    Wei Lun Hwang;Jeng Kae Jiang;Shung Haur Yang;Tse Shun Huang

  • Interplay between HDAC3 and WDR5 Is Essential for Hypoxia-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

    Min Zu Wu;Ya Ping Tsai;Muh Hwa Yang;Muh Hwa Yang;Chi Hung Huang

  • Oestrogen-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition of endometrial epithelial cells contributes to the development of adenomyosis

    Yi Jen Chen;Hsin Yang Li;Hsin Yang Li;Chi Hung Huang;Nae Fang Twu

  • RAC1 activation mediates Twist1-induced cancer cell migration

    Wen Hao Yang;Hsin Yi Lan;Chi Hung Huang;Shyh Kuan Tai

  • Radiation therapy versus chemotherapy as initial treatment for localized nasal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma: a single institute survey in Taiwan

    J.-Y. You;K.-H. Chi;M.-H. Yang;C.-C. Chen

  • Revisiting epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer metastasis: the connection between epithelial plasticity and stemness

    Tsai Tsen Liao;Muh Hwa Yang;Muh Hwa Yang

  • Clinicopathological Variation of Lauren Classification in Gastric Cancer

    Yun Chi Chen;Yun Chi Chen;Wen Liang Fang;Wen Liang Fang;Ruei Fang Wang;Chien An Liu

  • Hypoxia Inhibits Osteogenesis in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells through Direct Regulation of RUNX2 by TWIST

    Der Chih Yang;Muh Hwa Yang;Chih Chien Tsai;Tung Fu Huang;Tung Fu Huang

  • Overexpression of NBS1 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition and co-expression of NBS1 and Snail predicts metastasis of head and neck cancer.

    Yang Mh;Chang Sy;Chiou Sh;Chiou Sh;Liu Cj

  • Regulation of excision repair cross-complementation group 1 by snail contributes to cisplatin resistance in head and neck cancer

    Dennis Shin Shian Hsu;Hsin Yi Lan;Chi Hung Huang;Shyh Kuan Tai

  • Acetylation of Snail Modulates the Cytokinome of Cancer Cells to Enhance the Recruitment of Macrophages

    Dennis Shin Shian Hsu;Hsiao Jung Wang;Shyh Kuan Tai;Chun Hung Chou

  • Tumor stem-like cell-derived exosomal RNAs prime neutrophils for facilitating tumorigenesis of colon cancer

    Wei Lun Hwang;Wei Lun Hwang;Hsin Yi Lan;Wei Chung Cheng;Shih Ching Huang

  • Snail-overexpressing Cancer Cells Promote M2-Like Polarization of Tumor-Associated Macrophages by Delivering MiR-21-Abundant Exosomes.

    Chia Hsin Hsieh;Shyh Kuan Tai;Muh Hwa Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Chun-Yu Liu
Chun-Yu Liu Boston University
Shih-Hwa Chiou
Shih-Hwa Chiou National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Oscar K. Lee
Oscar K. Lee National Yang Ming University
Hsing Jien Kung
Hsing Jien Kung Taipei Medical University
Shie-Liang Hsieh
Shie-Liang Hsieh Academia Sinica
Chi-Ying F. Huang
Chi-Ying F. Huang National Yang Ming University
Chih-Cheng Hsieh
Chih-Cheng Hsieh National Tsing Hua University
Mien Chie Hung
Mien Chie Hung China Medical University
Po-Huang Liang
Po-Huang Liang Academia Sinica
Hsin-Chen Lee
Hsin-Chen Lee National Yang Ming University

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