Laboratory Director
David M. Jablons,
M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Program Leader,
Thoracic Oncology Program
Director, Thoracic Oncology Lab
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Research Fellow Johannes Kratz, M.D. Leaves Lasting Mark on Lab
Johannes Kratz, M.D., a research fellow in the Thoracic Oncology Lab from 2008-11, played a pivotal role in the development of a prognostic assay for early-stage lung cancer patients, reported on in The Lancet and JAMA.
On the road to discovery.... Diagnostics Development, Molecularly-Targeted Therapeutics
Cancer treatment is rapidly proceeding towards the era of personalized medicine where treatment is based on the distinctive molecular characteristics of a patient's tumor. This knowledge will allow patients to receive novel combinations of therapies that will maximize clinical benefit, more accurately predict disease outcome, and allow patients at the highest risk of relapse to receive the most aggressive treatment.
The Thoracic Oncology Lab is pursuing a variety of strategies to treat and cure lung cancer, mesothelioma and esophageal cancer. These include the investigation of molecular pathways such as Wnt and Hh, the role of inflammation in lung carcinogenesis, isolation of lung cancer stems cells, and the Lung Cancer Systems Genetics Project, An Approach to Individualized Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy. Eventually, these efforts will have a major impact on these diseases.
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