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Robert H. Thomas was affiliated with Wallops Flight Facility in the United States. Their research primarily focused on medicine, with specific attention to hepatology, oncology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and analytical chemistry. The main topics covered in their work included hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis, analytical chemistry methods development, cancer immunotherapy and biomarkers, mass spectrometry techniques and applications, pancreatic and hepatic oncology research, neuroendocrine tumor research advances, and lung cancer research studies.

Their recent publications spanned several prominent journals and addressed various aspects of cancer treatment and analytical techniques. Notable papers included:

  • How ICP-OES changed the face of trace element analysis: Review of the global application landscape, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Preliminary results from a phase Ib study of neoadjuvant ipilimumab plus nivolumab prior to liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: The PRIME-HCC trial., 2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Following Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The PETAL Phase Ib Study, 2024, Clinical Cancer Research
  • Transarterial Radioembolization for Hepatic Metastases of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review, 2022, Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
  • A phase Ib study of pembrolizumab following trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): PETAL., 2022, Journal of Clinical Oncology

Their frequent co-authors included Caroline Ward, Rohini Sharma, David J. Pinato, Robert Goldin, and Alessio Cortellini. Publication venues where they contributed frequently were:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Robert H. Thomas contributed to analytical chemistry and medical fields with a focus on cancer-related studies and treatment modalities. Their body of work demonstrated consistent engagement with hepatocellular carcinoma research and cancer immunotherapy. Their publications highlighted studies on new therapeutic interventions and methodological advances in analytical chemistry relevant to medicine and oncology.

Best Publications

  • Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground

    Peter Lemke;Jian Ren;R. B. Alley;I. Allison

  • ICESat's laser measurements of polar ice, atmosphere, ocean, and land

    H. J. Zwally;Bob E Schutz;W. Abdalati;J. Abshire

  • Acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbræ triggered by warm subsurface ocean waters

    David M. Holland;Robert H. Thomas;Brad De Young;Mads H. Ribergaard

  • Accelerated ice discharge from the Antarctic Peninsula following the collapse of Larsen B ice shelf

    E. Rignot;E. Rignot;G. Casassa;P. Gogineni;W. Krabill

  • Mass Balance of Polar Ice Sheets

    Eric Rignot;Robert H. Thomas

  • Greenland Ice Sheet: High-Elevation Balance and Peripheral Thinning

    W. Krabill;W. Abdalati;E. Frederick;S. Manizade

  • A model for Holocene retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

    Robert H. Thomas;Charles R. Bentley

  • Greenland ice sheet: increased coastal thinning

    W. Krabill;E. Hanna;Philippe Huybrechts;Philippe Huybrechts;W. Abdalati

  • Accelerated Sea-Level Rise from West Antarctica

    R. Thomas;E. Rignot;G. Casassa;P. Kanagaratnam

  • The Mass Balance of Circum-Arctic Glaciers and Recent Climate Change

    Julian A. Dowdeswell;Jon Ove Hagen;Helgi Björnsson;Andrey F. Glazovsky

  • Accuracy of airborne laser altimetry over the Greenland ice sheet

    W. B. Krabill;R. H. Thomas;C. F. Martin;R. N. Swift

  • The Dynamics of Marine Ice Sheets

    Robert H. Thomas

  • Slope‐induced errors in radar altimetry over continental ice sheets

    A. C. Brenner;R. A. Blndschadler;R. H. Thomas;H. J. Zwally

  • Rapid thinning of parts of the southern greenland ice sheet

    W. Krabill;E. Frederick;S. Manizade;C. Martin

  • Progressive increase in ice loss from Greenland

    R. Thomas;E. Frederick;W. Krabill;S. Manizade

  • Aircraft laser altimetry measurement of elevation changes of the greenland ice sheet: technique and accuracy assessment

    W.B. Krabill;W. Abdalati;E.B. Frederick;S.S. Manizade

  • The Creep of Ice Shelves Theory

    R. H. Thomas

  • Force-perturbation analysis of recent thinning and acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland

    Robert H. Thomas

  • Investigation of surface melting and dynamic thinning on Jakobshavn Isbrae, Greenland

    Robert H. Thomas;Waleed Abdalati;Earl Frederick;William B. Krabill

  • Effect of climatic warming on the west Antarctic ice sheet

    Robert H. Thomas;Timothy J. O. Sanderson;Timothy J. O. Sanderson;Keith E. Rose

Frequent Co-Authors

William B. Krabill
William B. Krabill Goddard Space Flight Center
Douglas R. MacAyeal
Douglas R. MacAyeal University of Chicago
Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
Konrad Steffen
Konrad Steffen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Waleed Abdalati
Waleed Abdalati University of Colorado Boulder
Charles R. Bentley
Charles R. Bentley University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gino Casassa
Gino Casassa University of Magallanes
Andrés Rivera
Andrés Rivera University of Chile
Sivaprasad Gogineni
Sivaprasad Gogineni University of Alabama
Edward Hanna
Edward Hanna University of Lincoln

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