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  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Theodore Karrison is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, Hematology, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

The research topics Theodore Karrison has concentrated on include:

  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Theodore Karrison are:

  • Howard M. Sandler
  • Jeff M. Michalski
  • Everett E. Vokes
  • Felix Y. Feng
  • Sean P. Pitroda

Their work has been published extensively in several venues, with the most common ones being:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Blood
  • Blood Advances
  • Cancer

Selected recent publications authored or co-authored by Theodore Karrison include:

  • Meta-analysis of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (MACH-NC): An update on 107 randomized trials and 19,805 patients, on behalf of MACH-NC Group (2021), published in Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • The addition of androgen deprivation therapy and pelvic lymph node treatment to prostate bed salvage radiotherapy (NRG Oncology/RTOG 0534 SPPORT): an international, multicentre, randomised phase 3 trial (2022), published in The Lancet
  • A Phase 1 Trial of Concurrent or Sequential Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Patients With Stage IV NSCLC Study (2021), published in Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Personalized Antibodies for Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinoma (PANGEA): A Phase II Study Evaluating an Individualized Treatment Strategy for Metastatic Disease (2020), published in Cancer Discovery
  • COVIDOSE: A Phase II Clinical Trial of Low-Dose Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Noncritical COVID-19 Pneumonia (2020), published in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Theodore Karrison received the award Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Genetic variants in the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 gene predict the risk of severe neutropenia of irinotecan.

    Federico Innocenti;Samir D. Undevia;Lalitha Iyer;Pei Xian Chen

  • Critical Evaluation of Diagnostic Aids for the Detection of Oral Cancer

    Mark W. Lingen;John R. Kalmar;Theodore Karrison;Paul M. Speight

  • UGT1A1*28 polymorphism as a determinant of irinotecan disposition and toxicity

    L Iyer;S Das;L Janisch;M Wen

  • Clinical-cytogenetic associations in 306 patients with therapy-related myelodysplasia and myeloid leukemia: the University of Chicago series.

    Sonali M. Smith;Michelle M. Le Beau;Dezheng Huo;Theodore Karrison

  • Phase II Trial of Bevacizumab Plus Gemcitabine in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

    Hedy L. Kindler;Gregory Friberg;Deepti A. Singh;Gershon Locker

  • Quantitative study of insulin secretion and clearance in normal and obese subjects.

    K S Polonsky;B D Given;L Hirsch;E T Shapiro

  • Changing etiologies of unexplained adult nephrotic syndrome: a comparison of renal biopsy findings from 1976-1979 and 1995-1997.

    Mark Haas;Shane M. Meehan;Theodore G. Karrison;Benjamin H. Spargo

  • Insulin secretory defects in polycystic ovary syndrome. Relationship to insulin sensitivity and family history of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus.

    D A Ehrmann;J Sturis;M M Byrne;T Karrison

  • Phase III Randomized Trial of Induction Chemotherapy in Patients With N2 or N3 Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

    Ezra E W Cohen;Theodore G. Karrison;Masha Kocherginsky;Jeffrey Mueller

  • Dormancy of Mammary Carcinoma After Mastectomy

    Theodore G. Karrison;Donald J. Ferguson;Paul Meier

  • Use of biosynthetic human C-peptide in the measurement of insulin secretion rates in normal volunteers and type I diabetic patients.

    K S Polonsky;J Licinio-Paixao;B D Given;W Pugh

  • Safety and Clinical Activity of Pembrolizumab and Multisite Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors.

    Jason J. Luke;Jeffrey M. Lemons;Theodore G. Karrison;Sean P. Pitroda

  • Randomized Phase Ib/II Study of Gemcitabine Plus Placebo or Vismodegib, a Hedgehog Pathway Inhibitor, in Patients With Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

    Daniel V.T. Catenacci;Melissa R. Junttila;Theodore Karrison;Nathan Bahary

  • Outcome of treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis, 1981-2004: the National Collaborative Chicago-Based, Congenital Toxoplasmosis Study.

    Rima McLeod;Kenneth Boyer;Theodore Karrison;Kristen Kasza

  • Microarray Analysis Reveals Glucocorticoid-Regulated Survival Genes That Are Associated With Inhibition of Apoptosis in Breast Epithelial Cells

    Wei Wu;Shamita Chaudhuri;Deanna R. Brickley;Diana Pang

  • Methylnaltrexone for reversal of constipation due to chronic methadone use: a randomized controlled trial.

    Chun Su Yuan;Joseph F. Foss;Michael O'Connor;Joachim Osinski

  • Fetal Loss Associated With Excess Thyroid Hormone Exposure

    João Anselmo;Dingcai Cao;Theodore Karrison;Roy E. Weiss

  • Sizes of ruptured and unruptured aneurysms in relation to their sites and the ages of patients

    Bryce Weir;L. E. W. Disney;Theodore Karrison

  • Erlotinib and bevacizumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a phase I/II study.

    Ezra E W Cohen;Darren W Davis;Theodore G Karrison;Tanguy Y Seiwert

  • Brief communication: American ginseng reduces warfarin's effect in healthy patients: a randomized, controlled Trial.

    Chun-Su Yuan;Gang Wei;Lucy Dey;Theodore Karrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Everett E. Vokes
Everett E. Vokes University of Chicago
Walter M. Stadler
Walter M. Stadler University of Chicago
Mark J. Ratain
Mark J. Ratain University of Chicago
Ezra E.W. Cohen
Ezra E.W. Cohen University of California, San Diego
Hedy L. Kindler
Hedy L. Kindler University of Chicago
Ralph R. Weichselbaum
Ralph R. Weichselbaum University of Chicago
Ravi Salgia
Ravi Salgia City Of Hope National Medical Center
Thomas F. Gajewski
Thomas F. Gajewski University of Chicago
Richard A. Larson
Richard A. Larson University of Chicago
Gini F. Fleming
Gini F. Fleming University of Chicago

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