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Overview

Myung-Ju Ahn is affiliated with Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on pulmonary and respiratory medicine as well as oncology. Their research encompasses molecular biology, cancer research, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging, with a particular emphasis on lung cancer treatments and mutations.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

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

Significant papers co-authored in recent years include:

  • "Single-cell RNA sequencing demonstrates the molecular and cellular reprogramming of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Durvalumab With or Without Tremelimumab vs Standard Chemotherapy in First-line Treatment of Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer," 2020, JAMA Oncology
  • "TATTON: a multi-arm, phase Ib trial of osimertinib combined with selumetinib, savolitinib, or durvalumab in EGFR-mutant lung cancer," 2020, Annals of Oncology
  • "Osimertinib plus savolitinib in patients with EGFR mutation-positive, MET-amplified, non-small-cell lung cancer after progression on EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors: interim results from a multicentre, open-label, phase 1b study," 2020, The Lancet Oncology
  • "Brigatinib Versus Crizotinib in Advanced ALK Inhibitor-Naive ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Second Interim Analysis of the Phase III ALTA-1L Trial," 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Se-Hoon Lee
  • Hyun Ae Jung
  • Jin Seok Ahn
  • Jong-Mu Sun
  • Keunchil Park

Publications by Myung-Ju Ahn have appeared repeatedly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Annals of Oncology

Their scholarly output totals over 900 publications primarily in medicine, with focused research advancing understanding and treatments related to lung cancer and cancer immunotherapy. The integration of molecular biology and radiology techniques is also evident throughout their work, highlighting interdisciplinary approaches in cancer diagnostics and personalized therapies.

Best Publications

  • Pembrolizumab versus docetaxel for previously treated, PD-L1-positive, advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-010): a randomised controlled trial.

    Roy S. Herbst;Paul Baas;Dong Wan Kim;Enriqueta Felip

  • Pembrolizumab for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer

    Edward B. Garon;Naiyer A. Rizvi;Rina Hui;Natasha Leighl

  • Crizotinib versus Chemotherapy in Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer

    Alice T. Shaw;Dong Wan Kim;Kazuhiko Nakagawa;Takashi Seto

  • Osimertinib or Platinum-Pemetrexed in EGFR T790M-Positive Lung Cancer.

    Tony S. Mok;Yi Long Wu;Myung Ju Ahn;Marina C. Garassino

  • Pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy for previously untreated, PD-L1-expressing, locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (KEYNOTE-042): a randomised, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial

    Tony S.K. Mok;Yi Long Wu;Iveta Kudaba;Dariusz M. Kowalski

  • AZD9291 in EGFR Inhibitor–Resistant Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Pasi A. Jänne;James Chih-Hsin Yang;Dong Wan Kim;David Planchard

  • Pembrolizumab versus methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab for recurrent or metastatic head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-040): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study

    Ezra E W Cohen;Denis Soulières;Christophe Le Tourneau;Christophe Le Tourneau;Christophe Le Tourneau;José Dinis

  • Nivolumab versus chemotherapy in patients with advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma refractory or intolerant to previous chemotherapy (ATTRACTION-3): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial

    Ken Kato;Byoung Chul Cho;Masanobu Takahashi;Morihito Okada

  • First-SIGNAL: First-Line Single-Agent Iressa Versus Gemcitabine and Cisplatin Trial in Never-Smokers With Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

    Ji-Youn Han;Keunchil Park;Sang-We Kim;Dae Ho Lee

  • Brigatinib versus Crizotinib in ALK-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    D. Ross Camidge;Hye Ryun Kim;Myung Ju Ahn;James Chih Hsin Yang

  • Five-Year Overall Survival for Patients With Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Pembrolizumab: Results From the Phase I KEYNOTE-001 Study

    Edward B. Garon;Matthew D. Hellmann;Naiyer A. Rizvi;Enric Carcereny

  • Single-cell RNA sequencing demonstrates the molecular and cellular reprogramming of metastatic lung adenocarcinoma.

    Nayoung Kim;Nayoung Kim;Nayoung Kim;Hong Kwan Kim;Kyungjong Lee;Yourae Hong;Yourae Hong

  • Safety and Antitumor Activity of the Multitargeted Pan-TRK, ROS1, and ALK Inhibitor Entrectinib: Combined Results from Two Phase I Trials (ALKA-372-001 and STARTRK-1).

    Alexander Drilon;Salvatore Siena;Sai Hong Ignatius Ou;Manish Patel

  • Clinical Experience With Crizotinib in Patients With Advanced ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastases

    Daniel B. Costa;Alice T. Shaw;Sai-Hong I. Ou;Benjamin J. Solomon

  • Brigatinib in Patients With Crizotinib-Refractory Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase–Positive Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Randomized, Multicenter Phase II Trial

    Dong-Wan Kim;Dong-Wan Kim;Marcello Tiseo;Myung-Ju Ahn;Karen L Reckamp

  • Osimertinib in Pretreated T790M-Positive Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: AURA Study Phase II Extension Component.

    James Chih Hsin Yang;Myung Ju Ahn;Dong Wan Kim;Suresh S. Ramalingam

  • Durvalumab With or Without Tremelimumab vs Standard Chemotherapy in First-line Treatment of Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: The MYSTIC Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial

    Naiyer A Rizvi;Byoung Chul Cho;Niels Reinmuth;Ki Hyeong Lee

  • Repotrectinib (TPX-0005) Is a Next-Generation ROS1/TRK/ALK Inhibitor That Potently Inhibits ROS1/TRK/ALK Solvent- Front Mutations

    Alexander Drilon;Sai Hong Ignatius Ou;Byoung Chul Cho;Dong Wan Kim

  • Gefitinib plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy in EGFR-mutation-positive non-small-cell lung cancer after progression on first-line gefitinib (IMPRESS): a phase 3 randomised trial

    Jean Charles Soria;Yi Long Wu;Kazuhiko Nakagawa;Sang We Kim

  • Osimertinib or platinum–pemetrexed in EGFR T790M–positive lung cancer

    T.S. Mok;Y.-L. Wu;M.-J. Ahn;M.C. Garassino

Frequent Co-Authors

Keunchil Park
Keunchil Park The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jin Seok Ahn
Jin Seok Ahn Sungkyunkwan University
Se-Hoon Lee
Se-Hoon Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Dong-Wan Kim
Dong-Wan Kim Seoul National University Hospital
Byoung Chul Cho
Byoung Chul Cho Yonsei University
Jeeyun Lee
Jeeyun Lee Sungkyunkwan University
Jhingook Kim
Jhingook Kim Sungkyunkwan University
James Chih-Hsin Yang
James Chih-Hsin Yang National Taiwan University
Woong-Yang Park
Woong-Yang Park Samsung Medical Center
Enriqueta Felip
Enriqueta Felip Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca

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