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Terrill K. McClanahan

Terrill K. McClanahan

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Immunology

D-Index
71
Citations
63923
World Ranking
2263
National Ranking
1094

Overview

Terrill K. McClanahan is affiliated with MSD in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the field of medicine, with a focus on oncology and related subfields. Their work encompasses a range of topics centered on cancer immunotherapy, sarcoma treatment, and medical imaging techniques.

The main fields of study in which they are active include:

  • Medicine

Within these, their research has explored several subfields such as:

  • Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Immunology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

McClanahan has published studies in frequently encountered venues such as:

  • Clinical Cancer Research
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Notable recent papers by McClanahan include:

  • Transcriptomic Determinants of Response to Pembrolizumab Monotherapy across Solid Tumor Types (2021, Clinical Cancer Research)
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy Induces a Potent Immune Response to Sarcoma, Dominated by Myeloid and B Cells (2022, Clinical Cancer Research)
  • A Radiomic Surrogate to Predict Tumor-Infiltrating CD8 T-Cells in Soft Tissue Sarcoma (2020, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics)

They have collaborated with multiple coauthors on these studies, including:

  • Matthew B. Spraker
  • Stephanie K. Schaub
  • Wendy M. Blumenschein
  • Seth M. Pollack
  • Răzvan Cristescu

Best Publications

  • Involvement of chemokine receptors in breast cancer metastasis.

    Anja Müller;Bernhard Homey;Hortensia Soto;Nianfeng Ge

  • IL-23 drives a pathogenic T cell population that induces autoimmune inflammation

    Claire L. Langrish;Yi Yi Chen;Wendy M Blumenschein;Jeanine D. Mattson

  • IL-33, an interleukin-1-like cytokine that signals via the IL-1 receptor-related protein ST2 and induces T helper type 2-associated cytokines

    Jochen Schmitz;Alexander Owyang;Elizabeth Oldham;Yaoli Song

  • IFN- γ –related mRNA profile predicts clinical response to PD-1 blockade

    Mark Ayers;Jared Lunceford;Michael Nebozhyn;Erin Murphy

  • Development, cytokine profile and function of human interleukin 17-producing helper T cells

    Nicholas J Wilson;Katia Boniface;Jason R Chan;Brent S McKenzie

  • Human epithelial cells trigger dendritic cell–mediated allergic inflammation by producing TSLP

    Vassili Soumelis;Pedro A Reche;Holger Kanzler;Wei Yuan

  • Pan-tumor genomic biomarkers for PD-1 checkpoint blockade–based immunotherapy

    Razvan Cristescu;Robin Mogg;Mark Ayers;Andrew Albright

  • Divergent Pro- and Antiinflammatory Roles for IL-23 and IL-12 in Joint Autoimmune Inflammation

    Craig A. Murphy;Claire L. Langrish;Yi Yi Chen;Wendy M Blumenschein

  • Safety and clinical activity of pembrolizumab for treatment of recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-012): an open-label, multicentre, phase 1b trial

    Tanguy Y. Seiwert;Barbara Burtness;Ranee Mehra;Jared Weiss

  • IL-23 is essential for T cell–mediated colitis and promotes inflammation via IL-17 and IL-6

    David Yen;Jeanne Cheung;Heleen Scheerens;Frédérique Poulet

  • TGF-beta and IL-6 drive the production of IL-17 and IL-10 by T cells and restrain T(H)-17 cell-mediated pathology.

    Mandy J McGeachy;Kristian S Bak-Jensen;Yi Chen;Cristina M Tato

  • IL-27, a Heterodimeric Cytokine Composed of EBI3 and p28 Protein, Induces Proliferation of Naive CD4+ T Cells

    Stefan Pflanz;Jackie C Timans;Jeanne Cheung;Rency Rosales

  • A Receptor for the Heterodimeric Cytokine IL-23 Is Composed of IL-12Rβ1 and a Novel Cytokine Receptor Subunit, IL-23R

    Christi Parham;Madaline Chirica;Jacqueline Timans;Elena Vaisberg

  • The interleukin 23 receptor is essential for the terminal differentiation of interleukin 17–producing effector T helper cells in vivo

    Mandy J McGeachy;Yi Chen;Cristina M Tato;Arian Laurence

  • IL-23 promotes tumour incidence and growth

    John L. Langowski;Xueqing Zhang;Lingling Wu;Jeanine D. Mattson

  • IL-23 induces spondyloarthropathy by acting on ROR-γt+ CD3+CD4-CD8- entheseal resident T cells

    Jonathan P Sherlock;Barbara Joyce-Shaikh;Scott P Turner;Cheng-Chi Chao

  • IL-23 stimulates epidermal hyperplasia via TNF and IL-20R2-dependent mechanisms with implications for psoriasis pathogenesis.

    Jason R. Chan;Wendy Blumenschein;Erin Murphy;Caroline Diveu

  • WSX-1 and Glycoprotein 130 Constitute a Signal-Transducing Receptor for IL-27

    Stefan Pflanz;Linda Hibbert;Jeanine Mattson;Rency Rosales

  • Multiplexed quantification of proteins and transcripts in single cells

    Vanessa M Peterson;Kelvin Xi Zhang;Namit Kumar;Jerelyn Wong

  • Interleukin-23-Independent IL-17 Production Regulates Intestinal Epithelial Permeability

    Jacob S. Lee;Cristina M. Tato;Barbara Joyce-Shaikh;Muhammet F. Gulen

  • Anti–IL-23 therapy inhibits multiple inflammatory pathways and ameliorates autoimmune encephalomyelitis

    Yi Chen;Claire L. Langrish;Brent Mckenzie;Barbara Joyce-Shaikh

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Kastelein
Robert A. Kastelein MSD (United States)
Daniel J. Cua
Daniel J. Cua Johnson & Johnson (United States)
Lewis L. Lanier
Lewis L. Lanier University of California, San Francisco
Sandra Zurawski
Sandra Zurawski Baylor University
Linde Meyaard
Linde Meyaard Utrecht University
Gosse J. Adema
Gosse J. Adema Radboud University
Gerard Zurawski
Gerard Zurawski Baylor University
J. Fernando Bazan
J. Fernando Bazan Stanford University
Patrick A. Ott
Patrick A. Ott Harvard University
Donna Rennick
Donna Rennick MSD (United States)

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