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R. Houston Thompson

R. Houston Thompson

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Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
55285
World Ranking
8129
National Ranking
4214

Overview

R. Houston Thompson is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has a significant body of research focused primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes

Thompson's recent publications include:

  • The Impact of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnostic Modality on Intravesical Recurrence after Radical Nephroureterectomy: A Single Institution Series and Updated Meta-Analysis, 2021, The Journal of Urology
  • Grading Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma: Evidence for a Four-tiered Classification Incorporating Coagulative Tumor Necrosis, 2020, European Urology
  • Renal Neoplasia in Tuberous Sclerosis: A Study of 41 Patients, 2021, Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Larger Nephron Size and Nephrosclerosis Predict Progressive CKD and Mortality after Radical Nephrectomy for Tumor and Independent of Kidney Function, 2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Assessment of PD-L1, TROP2, and nectin-4 expression in penile squamous cell carcinoma, 2023, Human Pathology

Frequently publishing in a select group of scientific journals, Thompson has contributed numerous articles to:

  • The Journal of Urology
  • Urology
  • Human Pathology
  • Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Collaborative work is evident with frequent coauthors including Stephen A. Boorjian, Bradley C. Leibovich, Christine M. Lohse, John C. Cheville, and Vidit Sharma. These collaborations represent a sustained engagement with other specialists in urologic oncology and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Comprehensivemolecular characterization of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

    Chad J. Creighton;Margaret Morgan;Preethi H. Gunaratne;Preethi H. Gunaratne;David A. Wheeler

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

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

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

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

  • 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

  • Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Papillary Renal-Cell Carcinoma.

    W. Marston Linehan;Paul T. Spellman;Christopher J. Ricketts;Chad J. Creighton

  • Costimulatory b7-h1 in renal cell carcinoma patients: indicator of tumor aggressiveness and potential therapeutic target

    Lieping Chen;Scott E. Strome;Eugene D. Kwon

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

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

  • Tumor B7-H1 is associated with poor prognosis in renal cell carcinoma patients with long-term follow-up.

    R. Houston Thompson;Susan M. Kuntz;Bradley C. Leibovich;Haidong Dong

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

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

  • The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Caleb F. Davis;Christopher J. Ricketts;Min Wang;Lixing Yang

  • Every Minute Counts When the Renal Hilum Is Clamped During Partial Nephrectomy

    R. Houston Thompson;Brian R. Lane;Christine M. Lohse;Bradley C. Leibovich

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

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

  • Radical Nephrectomy for pT1a Renal Masses May be Associated With Decreased Overall Survival Compared With Partial Nephrectomy

    R. Houston Thompson;Stephen A. Boorjian;Christine M. Lohse;Bradley C. Leibovich

  • PD-1 Is Expressed by Tumor-Infiltrating Immune Cells and Is Associated with Poor Outcome for Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma

    R. Houston Thompson;Haidong Dong;Christine M. Lohse;Bradley C. Leibovich

  • 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

  • 618: Costimulatory B7-H1 In Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients: Indicator of Tumor Aggressiveness and Potential Therapeutic Target

    R. Houston Thompson;Michael D. Gillett;John C. Cheville;Christine M. Lohse

  • B7-H3 and B7x are highly expressed in human prostate cancer and associated with disease spread and poor outcome

    Xingxing Zang;R. Houston Thompson;Hikmat A. Al-Ahmadie;Hikmat A. Al-Ahmadie;Angel M. Serio

  • Comparative Effectiveness for Survival and Renal Function of Partial and Radical Nephrectomy for Localized Renal Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Simon P. Kim;R. Houston Thompson;Stephen A. Boorjian;Christopher J. Weight

  • Histological Subtype is an Independent Predictor of Outcome for Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Bradley C. Leibovich;Christine M. Lohse;Paul L. Crispen;Stephen A. Boorjian

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Cheville
John C. Cheville Mayo Clinic
Michael L. Blute
Michael L. Blute Harvard University
Paul Russo
Paul Russo Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Haidong Dong
Haidong Dong Mayo Clinic
Victor E. Reuter
Victor E. Reuter Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Horst Zincke
Horst Zincke Mayo Clinic

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