Browsing Open Access by Author "Fitzgerald, Timothy L."

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  • Enhanced Recovery after Surgery in a Single High-Volume Surgical Oncology Unit: Details Matter 

    Fitzgerald, Timothy L.; Mosquera, Catalina; Koutlas, Nicholas J.; Vohra, Nasreen A.; Edwards, Kimberly V.; Zervos, Emmanuel E. (2016-08)
    Benefits of ERAS protocol have been well documented; however, it is unclear whether the improvement stems from the protocol or shifts in expectations. Interdisciplinary educational seminars were conducted for all health ...

  • Impact of frailty on approach to colonic resection: Laparoscopy vs open surgery 

    Mosquera, Catalina; Fitzgerald, Timothy L.; Spaniolas, Konstantinos (2016-11-21)

  • Patterns of pelvic radiotherapy in patients with stage II/III rectal cancer 

    Fitzgerald, Timothy L.; Zervos, Emmanuel; Wong, Jan H. (2013-10-02)
    High-level evidence supports adjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer. We examined the influence of sociodemographic factors on patterns of adjuvant radiotherapy for resected Stage II/III rectal cancer. Methods. Patients ...

  • Roles of GSK-3 and microRNAs on epithelial mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells 

    McCubrey, James A.; Fitzgerald, Timothy L.; Yang, Li V.; Lertpiriyapong, Kvin; Steelman, Linda S.; Abrams, Stephen L.; Montalto, Giuseppe; Cervello, Melchiorre; Neri, Luca M.; Cocco, Lucio; Martelli, Alberto M.; Laidler, Piotr; Dulińska-Litewka, Joanna; Rakus, Dariusz; Gizak, Agnieszka; Nicoletti, Ferdinando; Falzone, Luca; Candido, Saverio; Libra, Massimo (2017-02)
    Various signaling pathways exert critical roles in the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer stem cells (CSCs). The Wnt/beta-catenin, PI3K/PTEN/ Akt/mTORC, Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK, hedgehog (Hh), Notch and TP53 ...

  • The Short-Term Effect of Weight Loss Surgery on Volumetric Breast Density and Fibroglandular Volume 

    Vohra, Nasreen A.; Kachare, Swapnil D.; Vos, Paul; Schroeder, Bruce F.; Schuth, Olga; Suttle, Dylan; Fitzgerald, Timothy L.; Wong, Jan H.; Verbanac, Kathryn M. (2017-04)
    Purpose Obesity and breast density are both associated with an increased risk of breast cancer and are potentially modifi- able. Weight loss surgery (WLS) causes a significant reduc- tion in the amount of body fat and a ...