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2026

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1184
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Stefan M. Pfister is affiliated with the German Cancer Research Center in Germany and is involved in extensive research within the medical and molecular biology fields. Their work bridges Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to cancer research and neurological diseases.

Their main fields of study include Medicine with 577 publications and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology with 482 publications. More specific subfields incorporate Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cancer Research, Neurology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, highlighting a broad scope covering fundamental biological processes and clinical applications.

Key research topics encompass:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Stefan M. Pfister's frequent co-authors include David Jones, Felix Sahm, Marcel Kool, Andreas von Deimling, and Martin Sill, indicating a collaborative research network that contributes significantly to their publication output.

Published work appears predominantly in established scientific journals, with the most frequent publication venues being Neuro-Oncology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Acta Neuropathologica, Cancer Research, and Nature Communications, illustrating a presence in both preprint and peer-reviewed literature.

Papers representing the scientist's recent contributions include:

  • The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary, 2021, Neuro-Oncology
  • Larotrectinib in patients with TRK fusion-positive solid tumours: a pooled analysis of three phase 1/2 clinical trials, 2020, The Lancet Oncology
  • Locoregionally administered B7-H3-targeted CAR T cells for treatment of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • The Pediatric Precision Oncology INFORM Registry: Clinical Outcome and Benefit for Patients with Very High-Evidence Targets, 2021, Cancer Discovery
  • CDKN2A/B homozygous deletion is associated with early recurrence in meningiomas, 2020, Acta Neuropathologica

Best Publications

  • Signatures of mutational processes in human cancer

    Ludmil B. Alexandrov;Serena Nik-Zainal;Serena Nik-Zainal;David C. Wedge;Samuel A. J. R. Aparicio

  • The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System: a summary.

    David N Louis;Arie Perry;Pieter Wesseling;Daniel J Brat

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

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

  • DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumours

    David Capper;David Capper;David Capper;David T. W. Jones;Martin Sill;Volker Hovestadt

  • Driver mutations in histone H3.3 and chromatin remodelling genes in paediatric glioblastoma

    Jeremy Schwartzentruber;Andrey Korshunov;Xiao Yang Liu;David T.W. Jones

  • International network of cancer genome projects

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

  • Hotspot mutations in H3F3A and IDH1 define distinct epigenetic and biological subgroups of glioblastoma.

    Dominik Sturm;Hendrik Witt;Hendrik Witt;Volker Hovestadt;Dong Anh Khuong-Quang

  • Molecular Subgroups of Medulloblastoma: The Current Consensus

    Michael D. Taylor;Paul A. Northcott;Andrey Korshunov;Marc Remke;Marc Remke

  • The landscape of genomic alterations across childhood cancers

    Susanne N. Gröbner;Barbara C. Worst;Joachim Weischenfeldt;Joachim Weischenfeldt;Ivo Buchhalter

  • Medulloblastoma Comprises Four Distinct Molecular Variants

    Paul A. Northcott;Andrey Korshunov;Hendrik Witt;Thomas Hielscher

  • Analysis of BRAF V600E mutation in 1,320 nervous system tumors reveals high mutation frequencies in pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, ganglioglioma and extra-cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma

    Genevieve Schindler;David Capper;David Capper;Jochen Meyer;Wibke Janzarik

  • Replicative senescence of mesenchymal stem cells: a continuous and organized process.

    Wolfgang Wagner;Patrick Horn;Mirco Castoldi;Anke Diehlmann

  • Molecular subgroups of medulloblastoma: an international meta-analysis of transcriptome, genetic aberrations, and clinical data of WNT, SHH, Group 3, and Group 4 medulloblastomas

    Marcel Kool;Andrey Korshunov;Marc Remke;Marc Remke;David T.W. Jones

  • Molecular Classification of Ependymal Tumors across All CNS Compartments, Histopathological Grades, and Age Groups

    Kristian W. Pajtler;Kristian W. Pajtler;Hendrik Witt;Martin Sill;David T.W. Jones

  • Subgroup-specific structural variation across 1,000 medulloblastoma genomes

    Paul A. Northcott;Paul A. Northcott;David J.H. Shih;John Peacock;Livia Garzia

  • K27M mutation in histone H3.3 defines clinically and biologically distinct subgroups of pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.

    Dong Anh Khuong-Quang;Pawel Buczkowicz;Patricia Rakopoulos;Xiao Yang Liu

  • The whole-genome landscape of medulloblastoma subtypes

    Paul A. Northcott;Paul A. Northcott;Ivo Buchhalter;Ivo Buchhalter;A. Sorana Morrissy;Volker Hovestadt

  • Dissecting the genomic complexity underlying medulloblastoma

    David T. W. Jones;Natalie Jäger;Marcel Kool;Thomas Zichner

  • Integrated Molecular Meta-Analysis of 1,000 Pediatric High-Grade and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

    Alan Mackay;Anna Burford;Diana Carvalho;Elisa Izquierdo

  • Genome Sequencing of Pediatric Medulloblastoma Links Catastrophic DNA Rearrangements with TP53 Mutations

    Tobias Rausch;David T.W. Jones;Marc Zapatka;Adrian M. Stütz

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrey Korshunov
Andrey Korshunov German Cancer Research Center
David T. W. Jones
David T. W. Jones German Cancer Research Center
Andreas von Deimling
Andreas von Deimling Heidelberg University
Marcel Kool
Marcel Kool German Cancer Research Center
Felix Sahm
Felix Sahm University Hospital Heidelberg
David Capper
David Capper Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Peter Lichter
Peter Lichter German Cancer Research Center
Paul A. Northcott
Paul A. Northcott St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Michael D. Taylor
Michael D. Taylor University of Toronto
Marc Remke
Marc Remke German Cancer Research Center

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