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Stanley R. Hamilton is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple facets of cancer biology and treatment, focusing extensively on molecular and genomic approaches in oncology.

The scientist's publication record includes significant contributions to both clinical and molecular oncology literature. Notable recent papers are:

  • ctDNA applications and integration in colorectal cancer: an NCI Colon and Rectal-Anal Task Forces whitepaper, 2020, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • Molecular Landscape and Actionable Alterations in a Genomically Guided Cancer Clinical Trial: National Cancer Institute Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH), 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Dabrafenib and Trametinib in Patients With Tumors With BRAFV600E Mutations: Results of the NCI-MATCH Trial Subprotocol H, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • The Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH) Trial: Lessons for Genomic Trial Design, 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Phase II Study of AZD4547 in Patients With Tumors Harboring Aberrations in the FGFR Pathway: Results From the NCI-MATCH Trial (EAY131) Subprotocol W, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology

Stanley R. Hamilton frequently collaborates with a consistent group of researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Peter J. O'Dwyer
  • Lyndsay N. Harris
  • Keith T. Flaherty
  • Lisa M. McShane
  • Robert J. Gray

The primary publication venues for Hamilton's work highlight a focus on clinical and precision oncology as well as cancer research methodologies. Major venues are:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • JCO Precision Oncology
  • Clinical Cancer Research
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Research

Their research spans several main fields, predominantly in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these domains, subfields of focus include:

  • Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cancer Research

Main research topics covered by Hamilton exhibit a concentration on cancer genomics and therapeutic strategies, including:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research

Best Publications

  • Genetic alterations during colorectal-tumor development.

    Bert Vogelstein;Eric R. Fearon;Stanley R. Hamilton;Scott E. Kern

  • The cancer genome atlas pan-cancer analysis project

    John N Weinstein;John N Weinstein;Eric A. Collisson;Gordon B Mills;Kenna R Mills Shaw;Kenna R Mills Shaw

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Donna M. Muzny;Matthew N. Bainbridge;Kyle Chang;Huyen H. Dinh

  • A National Cancer Institute Workshop on Microsatellite Instability for Cancer Detection and Familial Predisposition: Development of International Criteria for the Determination of Microsatellite Instability in Colorectal Cancer

    C. Richard Boland;Stephen N. Thibodeau;Stanley R. Hamilton;David Sidransky

  • Revised Bethesda Guidelines for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (Lynch Syndrome) and Microsatellite Instability

    Asad Umar;C. Richard Boland;Jonathan P. Terdiman;Sapna Syngal

  • Clues to the pathogenesis of familial colorectal cancer

    Lauri A. Aaltonen;Päivi Peltomäki;Fredrick S. Leach;Pertti Sistonen

  • Mutations of a mutS homolog in hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

    Fredrick S. Leach;Nicholas C. Nicolaides;Nickolas Papadopoulos;Bo Liu

  • Chromosome 17 deletions and p53 gene mutations in colorectal carcinomas

    Suzanne J. Baker;Eric R. Fearon;Janice M. Nigro;Stanley R. Hamilton

  • Prevalence of ras gene mutations in human colorectal cancers

    Johannes L. Bos;Matty Verlaan de Vries;Alex J. Van Der Eb;Eric R. Fearon

  • Dysplasia in inflammatory bowel disease: Standardized classification with provisional clinical applications

    Robert H. Riddell;Harvey Goldman;David F. Ransohoff;Henry D. Appelman

  • Treatment of Colonic and Rectal Adenomas with Sulindac in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

    Francis M. Giardiello;Stanley R. Hamilton;Anne J. Krush;Steven Piantadosi

  • Tumor Microsatellite-Instability Status as a Predictor of Benefit from Fluorouracil-Based Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer

    Christine M. Ribic;Daniel J. Sargent;Malcolm J. Moore;Malcolm J. Moore;Stephen N. Thibodeau

  • APC mutations occur early during colorectal tumorigenesis.

    Steven M. Powell;Nathan Zilz;Yasmin Beazer-Barclay;Tracy M. Bryan

  • Mutation of a mutL homolog in hereditary colon cancer

    Nickolas Papadopoulos;Nicholas C. Nicolaides;Ying Fei Wei;Steven M. Ruben

  • Mutations of chromosome 5q21 genes in FAP and colorectal cancer patients

    Isamu Nishisho;Yusuke Nakamura;Yasuo Miyoshi;Yoshio Miki

  • Incidence and functional consequences of hMLH1 promoter hypermethylation in colorectal carcinoma

    James G. Herman;Asad Umar;Kornelia Polyak;Jeremy R. Graff

  • Gene expression profiles in normal and cancer cells

    Bert Vogelstein;Kenneth W. Kinzler

  • Identification of a chromosome 18q gene that is altered in colorectal cancers

    Eric R. Fearon;Kathleen R. Cho;Janice M. Nigro;Scott E. Kern

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • The Cancer Genome Atlas Pan-Cancer analysis project

    Kyle Chang;Chad J Creighton;Caleb Davis;Lawrence Donehower

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert Vogelstein
Bert Vogelstein Johns Hopkins University
Francis M. Giardiello
Francis M. Giardiello Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Asif Rashid
Asif Rashid The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kenneth W. Kinzler
Kenneth W. Kinzler Johns Hopkins University
Scott Kopetz
Scott Kopetz The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Keith T. Flaherty
Keith T. Flaherty Harvard University
Peter J. O'Dwyer
Peter J. O'Dwyer University of Pennsylvania
Jean Pierre J. Issa
Jean Pierre J. Issa Temple University
Tsung Teh Wu
Tsung Teh Wu Mayo Clinic

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