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William G. Hawkins is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. They have a significant body of research primarily situated at the intersection of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with specific emphasis on oncology and surgery.

The scientist's research contributions are concentrated in several key fields:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields of study they focus on include:

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

Their research spans multiple topics with a strong emphasis on cancer and immunotherapy, detailed as:

  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances

William G. Hawkins has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, which illustrates a collaborative research network in their field. Notable frequent co-authors are:

  • Ryan C. Fields
  • Chet W. Hammill (29 collaborations)
  • Dominic E. Sanford (28 collaborations)
  • David G. DeNardo (26 collaborations)
  • Gregory A. Williams (16 collaborations)

The scientist has contributed extensively to several publication venues, notably:

  • HPB (19 publications)
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology (11 publications)
  • Cancer Research (5 publications)
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (4 publications)
  • Journal of the American College of Surgeons (4 publications)

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by William G. Hawkins include:

  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, 2021, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • Hepatobiliary Cancers, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology, 2021, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • Dendritic Cell Paucity Leads to Dysfunctional Immune Surveillance in Pancreatic Cancer, 2020, Cancer Cell
  • Spatially restricted drivers and transitional cell populations cooperate with the microenvironment in untreated and chemo-resistant pancreatic cancer, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Biliary Tract Cancers, Version 2.2023, 2023, Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Best Publications

  • Targeting focal adhesion kinase renders pancreatic cancers responsive to checkpoint immunotherapy

    Hong Jiang;Samarth Hegde;Brett L Knolhoff;Yu Zhu

  • Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, version 2.2017: Clinical practice guidelines in Oncology

    Margaret A. Tempero;Mokenge P. Malafa;Mahmoud Al-Hawary;Horacio Asbun

  • Pancreatic adenocarcinoma, Version 2.2021

    Margaret A. Tempero;Mokenge P. Malafa;Mahmoud Al-Hawary;Stephen W. Behrman

  • Tissue-Resident Macrophages in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Originate from Embryonic Hematopoiesis and Promote Tumor Progression

    Yu Zhu;John M. Herndon;Dorothy K. Sojka;Ki Wook Kim

  • Targeting tumour-associated macrophages with CCR2 inhibition in combination with FOLFIRINOX in patients with borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer: a single-centre, open-label, dose-finding, non-randomised, phase 1b trial

    Timothy M. Nywening;Andrea Wang-Gillam;Dominic E. Sanford;Brian A. Belt

  • The accordion severity grading system of surgical complications.

    Steven M. Strasberg;David C. Linehan;William G. Hawkins

  • Hepatobiliary cancers, Version 2.2021

    Al B. Benson;Michael I. D'Angelica;Daniel E. Abbott;Daniel A. Anaya

  • Effect of Steatohepatitis Associated with Irinotecan or Oxaliplatin Pretreatment on Resectability of Hepatic Colorectal Metastases

    Felix G. Fernandez;John Ritter;J. Wendell Goodwin;David C. Linehan

  • Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: A clinicopathologic analysis of patients treated and followed at a single institution.

    Wilbur B. Bowne;Cristina R. Antonescu;Denis H. Y. Leung;Steven C. Katz

  • Left-sided pancreatectomy: a multicenter comparison of laparoscopic and open approaches.

    David A. Kooby;David A. Kooby;Theresa Gillespie;Theresa Gillespie;David Jason Bentrem;Attila Nakeeb

  • Targeting both tumour-associated CXCR2+ neutrophils and CCR2+ macrophages disrupts myeloid recruitment and improves chemotherapeutic responses in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

    Timothy M Nywening;Brian A Belt;Darren R Cullinan;Roheena Z Panni

  • Dendritic Cell Paucity Leads to Dysfunctional Immune Surveillance in Pancreatic Cancer.

    Samarth Hegde;Varintra E. Krisnawan;Brett H. Herzog;Chong Zuo

  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Version 2.2014

    Margaret A. Tempero;Mokenge P. Malafa;Stephen W. Behrman;Al B. Benson

  • A Multicenter Analysis of Distal Pancreatectomy for Adenocarcinoma: Is Laparoscopic Resection Appropriate?

    David A. Kooby;David A. Kooby;William G. Hawkins;C. Max Schmidt;Sharon M. Weber

  • Identification of the PGRMC1 protein complex as the putative sigma-2 receptor binding site

    Jinbin Xu;Chenbo Zeng;Wenhua Chu;Fenghui Pan

  • Hepatobiliary Cancers, Version 1.2017: Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines

    Al B. Benson;Michael I. D'Angelica;Daniel E. Abbott;Thomas A. Abrams

  • Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Version 2.2012 Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines

    Margaret A. Tempero;J. Pablo Arnoletti;Stephen W. Behrman;Edgar Ben-Josef

  • Coupling and Uncoupling of Tumor Immunity and Autoimmunity

    Wilbur B. Bowne;Roopa Srinivasan;Roopa Srinivasan;Jedd D. Wolchok;Jedd D. Wolchok;William G. Hawkins;William G. Hawkins

  • Jaundice predicts advanced disease and early mortality in patients with gallbladder cancer.

    William G. Hawkins;Ronald P. DeMatteo;William R. Jarnagin;Leah Ben-Porat

  • Correction: Tissue-Resident Macrophages in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Originate from Embryonic Hematopoiesis and Promote Tumor Progression (Immunity (2017) 47(2) (323–338.e6) (S1074761317303217)(10.1016/j.immuni.2017.07.014))

    Yu Zhu;John M. Herndon;Dorothy K. Sojka;Ki Wook Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven M. Strasberg
Steven M. Strasberg Washington University in St. Louis
William C. Chapman
William C. Chapman Washington University in St. Louis
Robert H. Mach
Robert H. Mach University of Pennsylvania
David G. DeNardo
David G. DeNardo Washington University in St. Louis
Shishir K. Maithel
Shishir K. Maithel Emory University
David A. Kooby
David A. Kooby Emory University
Robert C.G. Martin
Robert C.G. Martin University of Louisville
Timothy M. Pawlik
Timothy M. Pawlik The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Richard S. Hotchkiss
Richard S. Hotchkiss Washington University in St. Louis
David J. Bentrem
David J. Bentrem Northwestern University

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