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Urban Emmenegger

Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto
Verified email at sunnybrook.ca
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[PDF][PDF] Haemophagocytic syndromes in adults: current concepts and challenges ahead

U Emmenegger, DJ Schaer, C Larroche, KA Neftel - Swiss medical weekly, 2005 - smw.ch
We summarise general features of HS and discuss particular characteristics of this disorder
in adults. Furthermore, we describe a simple screening and diagnostic algorithm based on …

[HTML][HTML] Rucaparib or physician's choice in metastatic prostate cancer

…, RM Bambury, U Emmenegger… - … England Journal of …, 2023 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In a phase 2 study, rucaparib, an inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP),
showed a high level of activity in patients who had metastatic, castration-resistant …

Abiraterone and olaparib for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

…, M Sugimoto, JA Virizuela, U Emmenegger… - NEJM …, 2022 - evidence.nejm.org
Background Preclinical studies and results of a phase 2 trial of abiraterone and olaparib
suggest a combined antitumor effect when the poly(adenosine diphosphate[ADP]-ribose) …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid chemotherapy-induced acute endothelial progenitor cell mobilization: implications for antiangiogenic drugs as chemosensitizing agents

…, M Colleoni, LG Daenen, S Man, P Xu, U Emmenegger… - Cancer cell, 2008 - cell.com
Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain how antiangiogenic drugs enhance the
treatment efficacy of cytotoxic chemotherapy, including impairing the ability of chemotherapy-…

Niraparib in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and DNA repair gene defects (GALAHAD): a multicentre, open-label, phase 2 trial

…, Y Fradet, NE Fleshner, U Emmenegger… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancers are enriched for DNA repair
gene defects (DRDs) that can be susceptible to synthetic lethality through inhibition of PARP …

Anti-angiogenic treatment of breast cancer using metronomic low-dose chemotherapy

R Munoz, Y Shaked, F Bertolini, U Emmenegger… - The Breast, 2005 - Elsevier
We have been studying the molecular and cellular basis of chronic low-dose, frequently
administered, metronomic chemotherapy regimens for the treatment of cancer in a variety of …

Optimal biologic dose of metronomic chemotherapy regimens is associated with maximum antiangiogenic activity

Y Shaked, U Emmenegger, S Man, D Cervi, F Bertolini… - Blood, 2005 - ashpublications.org
Low-dose metronomic chemotherapy is a promising therapeutic cancer treatment strategy
thought to have an antiangiogenic basis. However, the advantages of reduced toxicity, …

Hyperferritinemia as indicator for intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in reactive macrophage activation syndromes

U Emmenegger, U Frey, A Reimers… - American journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The underlying mechanisms of reactive macrophage activation syndromes (rMAS) are not
understood in detail, and there is no specific treatment. This observational study was …

A comparative analysis of low-dose metronomic cyclophosphamide reveals absent or low-grade toxicity on tissues highly sensitive to the toxic effects of maximum …

U Emmenegger, S Man, Y Shaked, G Francia… - Cancer research, 2004 - AACR
The survival benefits of traditional maximum tolerated dose (MTD) cytotoxic therapy have
been modest for the treatment of most types of metastatic malignancy and, moreover, often …

miRNA-95 mediates radioresistance in tumors by targeting the sphingolipid phosphatase SGPP1

X Huang, S Taeb, S Jahangiri, U Emmenegger, E Tran… - Cancer research, 2013 - AACR
Radiation resistance poses a major clinical challenge in cancer treatment, but little is known
about how microRNA (miR) may regulate this phenomenon. In this study, we used next-…