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Richard J. Schwab is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Oncology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Molecular Biology.

Their work extensively covers topics related to advanced breast cancer therapies, breast cancer treatment studies, and the role of HER2/EGFR in cancer research. Additional areas of concentration include cancer genomics and diagnostics, cancer treatment and pharmacology, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, as well as radiomics and machine learning in medical imaging.

Notable recent publications include:

  • Effect of Pembrolizumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pathologic Complete Response in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer, 2020, JAMA Oncology
  • Durvalumab with olaparib and paclitaxel for high-risk HER2-negative stage II/III breast cancer: Results from the adaptively randomized I-SPY2 trial, 2021, Cancer Cell
  • Real-world data from a molecular tumor board demonstrates improved outcomes with a precision N-of-One strategy, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Association of Event-Free and Distant Recurrence-Free Survival With Individual-Level Pathologic Complete Response in Neoadjuvant Treatment of Stages 2 and 3 Breast Cancer, 2020, JAMA Oncology
  • Cancer-cell-secreted extracellular vesicles suppress insulin secretion through miR-122 to impair systemic glucose homeostasis and contribute to tumour growth, 2022, Nature Cell Biology

Frequent collaborators in their work include Hope S. Rugo, Laura J. Esserman, Rita Nanda, Kathy S. Albain, and Douglas Yee.

Richard J. Schwab has published multiple articles in several academic venues. Most frequently, their work appears in Cancer Research, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Oncology, JAMA Oncology, and Nature Communications.

The pattern of publications illustrates a focus on clinical and translational research in cancer, particularly breast cancer. Their coauthor network and venue choices reflect collaborative research in oncology and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Clinical guideline for the evaluation, management and long-term care of obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

    Epstein Lj;Kristo D;Strollo Pj;Friedman N

  • Clinical guidelines for the use of unattended portable monitors in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adult patients. Portable Monitoring Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

    Nancy A. Collop;W. McDowell Anderson;Brian Boehlecke;Rochelle Goldberg

  • Identification of Upper Airway Anatomic Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Volumetric Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Richard J. Schwab;Michael Pasirstein;Robert Pierson;Adonna Mackley

  • Upper airway and soft tissue anatomy in normal subjects and patients with sleep-disordered breathing. Significance of the lateral pharyngeal walls.

    R J Schwab;K B Gupta;W B Gefter;L J Metzger

  • Abnormal sleep/wake cycles and the effect of environmental noise on sleep disruption in the intensive care unit.

    Neil S. Freedman;Joost Gazendam;Lachelle Levan;Allan I. Pack

  • Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Unattended Portable Monitors in the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adult Patients

    W. McDowell Anderson;Brian Boehlecke;David Claman

  • Dynamic Upper Airway Imaging during Awake Respiration in Normal Subjects and Patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing

    Richard J. Schwab;Warren B. Gefter;Eric A. Hoffman;Krishanu B. Gupta

  • A Survey Screen for Prediction of Apnea

    Greg Maislin;Allan I. Pack;Nancy B. Kribbs;Philip L. Smith

  • Effect of Pembrolizumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pathologic Complete Response in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer: An Analysis of the Ongoing Phase 2 Adaptively Randomized I-SPY2 Trial

    Rita Nanda;Minetta C Liu;Christina Yau;Rebecca Shatsky

  • Adaptive Randomization of Veliparib–Carboplatin Treatment in Breast Cancer

    Hope S. Rugo;Olufunmilayo I. Olopade;Angela DeMichele;Christina Yau

  • Patient perception of sleep quality and etiology of sleep disruption in the intensive care unit.

    Neil S. Freedman;Natalie Kotzer;Richard J. Schwab

  • Reproductive risk factors and breast cancer subtypes: a review of the literature

    Kristin N. Anderson;Richard B. Schwab;Maria Elena Martinez

  • Sleep disorders during pregnancy.

    Grace W. Pien;Richard J. Schwab

  • Physical findings and the risk for obstructive Sleep apnea : The importance of oropharyngeal structures

    Joseph B. Schellenberg;Greg Maislin;Richard J. Schwab

  • Clinical Guideline for the Evaluation, Management and Long-term Care of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Task Force of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

    Lawrence J. Epstein;David Kristo;Patrick J. Strollo;Norman Friedman

  • Magnetic resonance imaging of the upper airway structure of children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

    Raanan Arens;Joseph M. McDONOUGH;Andrew T. Costarino;Soroosh Mahboubi

  • Adaptive Randomization of Neratinib in Early Breast Cancer

    John W Park;Minetta C Liu;Douglas Yee;Christina Yau

  • Bench-to-bedside review: Delirium in ICU patients - importance of sleep deprivation

    Gerald L Weinhouse;Richard J Schwab;Paula L Watson;Namrata Patil

  • Sleep in the intensive care unit.

    Margaret A. Pisani;Randall S. Friese;Brian K. Gehlbach;Richard J. Schwab

  • The effect of mandibular advancement on upper airway structure in obstructive sleep apnoea

    Andrew S L Chan;Kate Sutherland;Kate Sutherland;Richard J Schwab;Biao Zeng;Biao Zeng;Biao Zeng

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan I. Pack
Allan I. Pack University of Pennsylvania
Greg Maislin
Greg Maislin University of Pennsylvania
Thorarinn Gislason
Thorarinn Gislason University of Iceland
Razelle Kurzrock
Razelle Kurzrock Medical College of Wisconsin
Donald A. Berry
Donald A. Berry The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Christina Yau
Christina Yau University of California, San Francisco
Hope S. Rugo
Hope S. Rugo University of California, San Francisco
Kathy S. Albain
Kathy S. Albain Loyola University Chicago
Laura J. Esserman
Laura J. Esserman University of California, San Francisco
Douglas Yee
Douglas Yee University of Minnesota

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