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Vicki PlaksPostdoctoral fellow, University of California, San Francisco Verified email at ucsf.edu Cited by 11659 |
[HTML][HTML] Matrix metalloproteinases: regulators of the tumor microenvironment
Extracellular proteolysis mediates tissue homeostasis. In cancer, altered proteolysis leads to
unregulated tumor growth, tissue remodeling, inflammation, tissue invasion, and metastasis…
unregulated tumor growth, tissue remodeling, inflammation, tissue invasion, and metastasis…
[PDF][PDF] The cancer stem cell niche: how essential is the niche in regulating stemness of tumor cells?
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are tumor cells that have the principal properties of self-renewal,
clonal tumor initiation capacity, and clonal long-term repopulation potential. CSCs reside in …
clonal tumor initiation capacity, and clonal long-term repopulation potential. CSCs reside in …
Axicabtagene ciloleucel in relapsed or refractory indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (ZUMA-5): a single-arm, multicentre, phase 2 trial
…, J Rosenblatt, JM Rossi, L Goyal, V Plaks… - The lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Most patients with advanced-stage indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma have multiple
relapses. We assessed axicabtagene ciloleucel autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen …
relapses. We assessed axicabtagene ciloleucel autologous anti-CD19 chimeric antigen …
Circulating tumor cells
The major cause of cancer-associated mortality is tumor metastasis, but our understanding
of this process is far from complete. During successful dissemination, tumor cells invade the …
of this process is far from complete. During successful dissemination, tumor cells invade the …
[PDF][PDF] Imaging tumor-stroma interactions during chemotherapy reveals contributions of the microenvironment to resistance
Little is known about the dynamics of cancer cell death in response to therapy in the tumor
microenvironment. Intravital microscopy of chemotherapy-treated mouse mammary …
microenvironment. Intravital microscopy of chemotherapy-treated mouse mammary …
[HTML][HTML] Uterine DCs are crucial for decidua formation during embryo implantation in mice
V Plaks, T Birnberg, T Berkutzki, S Sela… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Clin Investig
… In this issue of the JCI, Plaks et al. show, in a transgenic mouse model, that uDCs are
essential for pregnancy, as their … Vicki Plaks and Tal Birnberg contributed equally to this work. …
essential for pregnancy, as their … Vicki Plaks and Tal Birnberg contributed equally to this work. …
[HTML][HTML] Tumor immune contexture is a determinant of anti-CD19 CAR T cell efficacy in large B cell lymphoma
Axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) is an anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell
therapy approved for relapsed/refractory large B cell lymphoma (LBCL) and has treatment with …
therapy approved for relapsed/refractory large B cell lymphoma (LBCL) and has treatment with …
[PDF][PDF] Lgr5-expressing cells are sufficient and necessary for postnatal mammary gland organogenesis
Mammary epithelial stem cells are vital to tissue expansion and remodeling during various
phases of postnatal mammary development. Basal mammary epithelial cells are enriched in …
phases of postnatal mammary development. Basal mammary epithelial cells are enriched in …
WST11, A Novel Water‐soluble Bacteriochlorophyll Derivative; Cellular Uptake, Pharmacokinetics, Biodistribution and Vascular‐targeted Photodynamic Activity Using …
O Mazor, A Brandis, V Plaks, E Neumark… - Photochemistry and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
WST11 is a novel negatively charged water‐soluble palladiumbacteriochlorophyll derivative
that was developed for vascular‐targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP) in our laboratory. …
that was developed for vascular‐targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP) in our laboratory. …
MRI detection of transcriptional regulation of gene expression in transgenic mice
B Cohen, K Ziv, V Plaks, T Israely, V Kalchenko… - Nature medicine, 2007 - nature.com
Ferritin, the iron storage protein, was recently suggested to be a candidate reporter for the
detection of gene expression by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Here we report the …
detection of gene expression by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Here we report the …