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Overview

Robert T. Jensen is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and specializes in Medicine, with a primary focus on Oncology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Epidemiology. Their research contributions span several key areas within cancer studies, particularly involving gastrointestinal and colorectal cancers.

The scientist's work in Oncology is marked by a significant number of publications, including 57 in oncology specifically, 25 in surgery, 21 in pulmonary and respiratory medicine, 12 in pathology and forensic medicine, and 10 in epidemiology. This multidisciplinary approach highlights a broad expertise in cancer biology and treatment.

Key topics of research include:

  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Genetic Factors in Colorectal Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Lung Cancer Research Studies

Robert T. Jensen has published extensively in well-regarded journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • ecancermedicalscience
  • Annals of Oncology
  • Oncología Clínica
  • ESMO Gastrointestinal Oncology

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus placebo plus chemotherapy for HER2-negative advanced gastric cancer (KEYNOTE-859): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial" (2023) published in The Lancet Oncology
  • "The management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Current expert opinion and recommendations derived from the 24th ESMO/World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer, Barcelona, 2022" (2023) in ESMO Open
  • "International Validation of the Immunoscore Biopsy in Patients With Rectal Cancer Managed by a Watch-and-Wait Strategy" (2023) in Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Using Artificial Intelligence to Find the Optimal Margin Width in Hepatectomy for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases" (2022) in JAMA Surgery
  • "The LEGACy study: a European and Latin American consortium to identify risk factors and molecular phenotypes in gastric cancer to improve prevention strategies and personalized clinical decision making globally" (2022) in BMC Cancer

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, with consistent co-authorship involving Federico Esteso, Romina Luca, Guillermo Méndez, Matías Chacón, and Greta Catani. This network indicates active participation in collaborative research efforts within their fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours.

    Irvin M Modlin;Kjell Oberg;Daniel C Chung;Robert T Jensen

  • ENETS Consensus Guidelines Update for the Management of Patients with Functional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and Non-Functional Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.

    M. Falconi;B. Eriksson;G. Kaltsas;D.K. Bartsch

  • Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors: pancreatic endocrine tumors.

    David C. Metz;Robert T. Jensen

  • The distribution of cholecystokinin immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the rat as determined by radioimmunoassay

    Margery C. Beinfeld;Margery C. Beinfeld;Dieter K. Meyer;Robert L. Eskay;Robert T. Jensen

  • Pulmonary neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumors: European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society expert consensus and recommendations for best practice for typical and atypical pulmonary carcinoids

    Martyn E. Caplin;E. Baudin;P. Ferolla;P. Filosso

  • NANETS treatment guidelines: well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the stomach and pancreas.

    Matthew H. Kulke;Lowell B. Anthony;David L. Bushnell;Wouter W. de Herder

  • ENETS Consensus Guidelines for the management of patients with digestive neuroendocrine neoplasms: functional pancreatic endocrine tumor syndromes.

    Robert T. Jensen;Guillaume Cadiot;Maria L. Brandi;Wouter W. de Herder

  • The NANETS Consensus Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Jejunum, Ileum, Appendix, and Cecum

    J. Philip Boudreaux;David S. Klimstra;Manal M. Hassan;Eugene A. Woltering

  • Surgery to cure the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.

    J A Norton;D L Fraker;H R Alexander;D J Venzon

  • Somatostatin Receptor Scintigraphy: Its Sensitivity Compared with That of Other Imaging Methods in Detecting Primary and Metastatic Gastrinomas: A Prospective Study

    F Gibril;J C Reynolds;J L Doppman;C C Chen

  • Consensus guidelines for the management and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors.

    Pamela L. Kunz;Diane Reidy-Lagunes;Lowell B. Anthony;Erin M. Bertino

  • International Union of Pharmacology. LXVIII. Mammalian Bombesin Receptors: Nomenclature, Distribution, Pharmacology, Signaling, and Functions in Normal and Disease States

    R. T. Jensen;J. F. Battey;E. R. Spindel;R. V. Benya

  • Purification, molecular cloning, and functional expression of the cholecystokinin receptor from rat pancreas

    S A Wank;R Harkins;R T Jensen;H Shapira

  • Determinants of Metastatic Rate and Survival in Patients With Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome: A Prospective Long-term Study

    H.Christian Weber;David J. Venzon;Jaw-Town Lin;Vitaly A. Fishbein

  • Inherited pancreatic endocrine tumor syndromes: Advances in molecular pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, and controversies

    Robert T. Jensen;Marc J. Berna;David B. Bingham;Jeffrey A. Norton

  • Epidemiological study of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in Japan

    Tetsuhide Ito;Hironobu Sasano;Masao Tanaka;R. Yoshiyuki Osamura

  • Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Clinical presentation in 261 patients.

    Praveen K. Roy;David J. Venzon;Houmayoun Shojamanesh;Alaa Abou-Saif

  • Prospective study of the clinical course, prognostic factors, causes of death, and survival in patients with long-standing Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

    Fang Yu;David J. Venzon;Jose Serrano;Stephan U. Goebel

  • BRS-3: a novel bombesin receptor subtype selectively expressed in testis and lung carcinoma cells.

    Zahra Fathi;M. H. Corjay;Hagit Shapira;E. Wada

  • Pathology reporting of neuroendocrine tumors: application of the Delphic consensus process to the development of a minimum pathology data set

    David S. Klimstra;Irvin R. Modlin;N. Volkan Adsay;Runjan Chetty

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry D. Gardner
Jerry D. Gardner National Institutes of Health
Terry W. Moody
Terry W. Moody National Institutes of Health
Jeffrey A. Norton
Jeffrey A. Norton Stanford University
David H. Coy
David H. Coy Tulane University
John L. Doppman
John L. Doppman National Institutes of Health
David Venzon
David Venzon National Institutes of Health
James F. Battey
James F. Battey National Institutes of Health
Douglas L. Fraker
Douglas L. Fraker University of Pennsylvania
Ryoichi Takayanagi
Ryoichi Takayanagi Kyushu University
H. Richard Alexander
H. Richard Alexander Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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