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Neil Fleshner is affiliated with the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine with a substantive focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, Cancer Research, and Molecular Biology.

The core areas of study for Fleshner encompass multiple aspects of oncology and urology. Main topics in their work include Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications, and Hormonal and Reproductive Studies.

Fleshner has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with recurrent publications in notable venues such as:

  • The Journal of Urology
  • Canadian Urological Association Journal
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • European Urology
  • Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations

Among recent significant papers associated with their work are:

  • "Sensitive and specific multi-cancer detection and localization using methylation signatures in cell-free DNA," 2020, Annals of Oncology
  • "Epidemiology and Prevention of Prostate Cancer," 2021, European Urology Oncology
  • "Niraparib and Abiraterone Acetate for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer," 2023, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Radical cystectomy versus trimodality therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a multi-institutional propensity score matched and weighted analysis," 2023, The Lancet Oncology
  • "Cardiovascular Safety of Degarelix Versus Leuprolide in Patients With Prostate Cancer: The Primary Results of the PRONOUNCE Randomized Trial," 2021, Circulation

Fleshner's work is often collaborative, reflected in frequent partnerships with several co-authors, including:

  • Girish S. Kulkarni
  • Antonio Finelli
  • Alexandre R. Zlotta
  • Alejandro Berlín
  • Theodorus van der Kwast

Best Publications

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Dose escalation with three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy affects the outcome in prostate cancer.

    Michael J. Zelefsky;Steven A. Leibel;Paul Gaudin;Gerald J. Kutcher

  • Sensitive and specific multi-cancer detection and localization using methylation signatures in cell-free DNA

    M C Liu;G R Oxnard;E A Klein;C Swanton

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci

    Fredrick R. Schumacher;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sonja I. Berndt;Sara Benlloch

  • Sensitive tumour detection and classification using plasma cell-free DNA methylomes

    Shu Yi Shen;Rajat Singhania;Gordon Fehringer;Ankur Chakravarthy

  • Genomic hallmarks of localized, non-indolent prostate cancer

    Michael Fraser;Veronica Y. Sabelnykova;Takafumi N. Yamaguchi;Lawrence E. Heisler

  • Active Surveillance of Small Renal Masses: Progression Patterns of Early Stage Kidney Cancer ☆

    Michael A.S. Jewett;Kamal Mattar;Joan Basiuk;Christopher G. Morash

  • Spatial genomic heterogeneity within localized, multifocal prostate cancer

    Paul C. Boutros;Paul C. Boutros;Michael Fraser;Nicholas J. Harding;Richard De Borja

  • Feasibility Study: Watchful Waiting For Localized Low To Intermediate Grade Prostate Carcinoma With Selective Delayed Intervention Based On Prostate Specific Antigen, Histological And/Or Clinical Progression

    Richard Choo;Laurence Klotz;Cyril Danjoux;Gerard C. Morton

  • Designing the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)

    Scott M. Lippman;Phyllis J. Goodman;Eric A. Klein;Howard L. Parnes

  • Impact of Androgen Deprivation Therapy on Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

    Shabbir M.H. Alibhai;Minh Duong-Hua;Rinku Sutradhar;Neil E. Fleshner

  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction

    David V. Conti;Burcu F. Darst;Lilit C. Moss;Edward J. Saunders

  • Epidemiology and Prevention of Prostate Cancer.

    Giorgio Gandaglia;Riccardo Leni;Freddie Bray;Neil Fleshner

  • Cancer-related fatigue and associated disability in post-treatment cancer survivors.

    Jennifer M. Jones;Karin Olson;Pamela Catton;Charles N. Catton

  • Correlation between Gleason Score of Needle Biopsy and Radical Prostatectomy Specimen: Accuracy and Clinical Implications

    Michael S. Cookson;Neil E. Fleshner;Scott M. Soloway;William R. Fair

  • Metformin Use and All-Cause and Prostate Cancer–Specific Mortality Among Men With Diabetes

    David Margel;David R. Urbach;Lorraine L. Lipscombe;Chaim M. Bell

  • Prevalence of Prostate Cancer on Autopsy: Cross-Sectional Study on Unscreened Caucasian and Asian Men

    Alexandre R. Zlotta;Shin Egawa;Dmitry Pushkar;Alexander Govorov

  • Propensity score analysis of radical cystectomy versus bladder-sparing trimodal therapy in the setting of a multidisciplinary bladder cancer clinic

    Girish S Kulkarni;Thomas Hermanns;Yanliang Wei;Bimal Bhindi

  • DOSE ESCALATION WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY AFFECTS THE OUTCOME IN PROSTATE CANCER

    M.J. Zelefsky;S.A. Leibel;P.B. Gaudin;G.J. Kutcher

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Finelli
Antonio Finelli University Health Network
Alexandre R. Zlotta
Alexandre R. Zlotta University Health Network
Michael A.S. Jewett
Michael A.S. Jewett University of Toronto
Theodorus H. van der Kwast
Theodorus H. van der Kwast University Health Network
Laurence Klotz
Laurence Klotz University of Toronto
John Trachtenberg
John Trachtenberg University of Toronto
Padraig Warde
Padraig Warde Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Nathan Lawrentschuk
Nathan Lawrentschuk University of Melbourne
Robert G. Bristow
Robert G. Bristow University of Manchester
Andrew Evans
Andrew Evans University of Dundee

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