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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, US

2024 to present | Professor (Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery)
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Keila E Torres

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, US

2024 to present | Professor (Department of Genomic Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicin)
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Keila E Torres

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, Texas, US

2017-09 to 2024 | Associate Professor (Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery)
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Keila E Torres

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, Texas, US

2017-09 to 2024 | Associate Professor (Department of Genomic Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine)
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Keila E Torres

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, Texas, US

2016-04 to 2017-08 | Assistant Professor (Department of Genomic Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine)
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Keila E Torres

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, Texas, US

2011-07 to 2017-08 | Assistant Professor (Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery)
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Keila E Torres

Education and qualifications (5)

Rice University, Jesse H. Jones School of Business: Houston, TX, US

2020 to present | MBA | Executive Candidate
Education
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Keila E Torres

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Bronx, NY, US

2003 | MD | Medicine
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Keila E Torres

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Bronx, NY, US

2000 | PhD | Molecular Pharmacology
Education
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Keila E Torres

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Bronx, NY, US

1996 | MS | Molecular Pharmacology
Education
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Keila E Torres

University of Puerto Rico: Rio Piedras, PR, US

1994 | BS, Magna Cum Laude | Chemistry
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Keila E Torres

Professional activities (25)

Western Surgical Association : Westwood Kansas , MO, US

2020 to present | Member
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Keila E Torres

Association of American Medical Colleges: Washington, DC, US

2018 to present | Member
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Keila E Torres

South Texas American College of Surgeons: Metairie, LA, US

2017 to present | Member
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Keila E Torres

Posse Houston Foundation: Houston, TX, US

2017 to present | Career Coach
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Keila E Torres

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, American College of Surgeons: Chicago, IL, US

2016 to present
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Keila E Torres

Lotzova Research Award, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, TX, US

2011 to present
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Keila E Torres

Texas Medical Association: Houston, TX, US

2008 to present | Member
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Keila E Torres

Surgical Oncology Society: Rosemont, IL, US

2008 to present | member
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Keila E Torres

Harris Country Medical Society: Houston, TX, US

2008 to present | Member
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Keila E Torres

Connective Tissue Oncology Society: Alexandria, VA, US

2008 to present | Member
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Keila E Torres

American College of Surgeons: Chicago, IL, US

2003 to present | Member
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Keila E Torres

Amschwand Sarcoma Foundation Award, Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation: Houston, TX, US

2009 to 2020
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Keila E Torres

Top 10% Provider on Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS): Rockville, MD, US

2019
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Keila E Torres

The American Society for Clinical Investigation Young Physician-Scientist Award: Ann Arbor, MI, US

2015
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Keila E Torres

Commitment to Sarcoma Care Award, Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation: Houston, TX, US

2015
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Keila E Torres

SARC Career Development Award, Sarcoma Alliance for Research Through Collaboration: Ann Arbor, MI, US

2011 to 2013
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Keila E Torres

The Connie and Jim Walter Fellowship in Sarcoma Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center: Houston, TX, US

2010
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Keila E Torres

International Healthcare Volunteers: Cape Coast, GH

2001 to 2003 | Volunteer
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Keila E Torres

Minority Association for Pre-Health Students Mentorship Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Bronx, NY, US

1999 to 2003 | Member
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Keila E Torres

American Medical Association: Chicago, IL, US

1999 to 2003 | Member
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Keila E Torres

Cardiovascular Association New York Chapter Award, Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Bronx, NY, US

1999
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Keila E Torres

AACR Scholar Cancer Research Award, Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Bronx, NY, US

1997
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Keila E Torres

Minority Access to Research Career (MARC) Program, University of Puerto Rico: San Juan, PR, US

1992 to 1994
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Keila E Torres

MARC/NCI Summer Research Program, National Cancer Institute: Rockville, MD, US

1993
Invited position
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Keila E Torres

Minority Biomedical Research Support Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement Program (MBRS Program), University of Puerto Rico: San Juan, PR, US

1991 to 1992
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Keila E Torres

Funding (3)

Spatial transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of canine and human peripheral nerve sheath tumors

2023-05 to 2024-04 | Award
U.S. Department of Defense (Washington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

RA220278
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Keila E Torres

PRC2-dependent enhancer reprogramming promotes MPNST pathogenesis

2020-08 to 2023-07 | Award
U.S. Department of Defense (Washington, DC, US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

NF190050
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Keila E Torres

Role of RNA-exosome in PRC2- and NF1-mutant Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors

2020-08 to 2023-07 | Award
U.S. Department of Defense (Washington, DC, US)
GRANT_NUMBER:

NF190074
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Keila E Torres

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Novel Use and Value of Contrast-Enhanced Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging Morphologic and Radiomic Features in Predicting Extremity Soft Tissue Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma Treatment Response

JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
2025-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1200/CCI.24.00042
Contributors: Raul F. Valenzuela; Elvis de Jesus Duran Sierra; Mathew A. Canjirathinkal; Behrang Amini; Ken-Pin Hwang; Jingfei Ma; Keila E. Torres; R. Jason Stafford; Wei-Lien Wang; Robert S. Benjamin et al.
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Comparison of Cancer Prevalence in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 at an Academic Cancer Center vs in the General Population From 1985 to 2020.

JAMA network open
2021-03-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.0945
PMID: 33734413
PMC: PMC7974640
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Keila E Torres

AXL Inhibition Enhances MEK Inhibitor Sensitivity in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors.

Journal of cancer science and clinical therapeutics
2020-10-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.26502/jcsct.5079091
PMID: 33283192
PMC: PMC7717506
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Keila E Torres

Rare osteosarcoma cell subpopulation protein array and profiling using imaging mass cytometry and bioinformatics analysis.

BMC cancer
2020-07-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07203-7
PMID: 32736533
PMC: PMC7395380
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Keila E Torres

PET/CT Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in Distinguishing Well-Differentiated versus Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma.

Sarcoma
2020-05-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1155/2020/8363986
PMID: 32565716
PMC: PMC7285404
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Keila E Torres

Evaluating the Impact of Surveillance Follow-Up Intervals in Patients Following Resection of Primary Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma of the Retroperitoneum.

Annals of surgical oncology
2020-05-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-08582-8
PMID: 32409969
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Keila E Torres

Certain risk factors for patients with desmoid tumors warrant reconsideration of local therapy strategies.

Cancer
2020-04-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32921
PMID: 32343846
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Keila E Torres

Long Leukocyte Telomere Length Is Associated with Increased Risks of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Mendelian Randomization Study.

Cancers
2020-03-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/cancers12030594
PMID: 32150919
PMC: PMC7139681
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Keila E Torres

Management and outcomes of ruptured, perforated or fistulized tumors of mesenchymal origin.

Journal of surgical oncology
2019-12-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jso.25807
PMID: 31846095
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Keila E Torres

Postoperative pancreatic fistula after distal pancreatectomy for non-pancreas retroperitoneal tumor resection.

American journal of surgery
2019-11-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.11.026
PMID: 31843190
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Keila E Torres

The degree of sclerosis is associated with prognosis in well-differentiated liposarcoma of the retroperitoneum.

Journal of surgical oncology
2019-06-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jso.25585
PMID: 31206726
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Keila E Torres

An Evaluation of the Eighth Edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging System for Retroperitoneal Sarcomas Using the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB): Does Size Matter?

American journal of clinical oncology
2019-02-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000486
PMID: 30394881
PMC: PMC6345601
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Keila E Torres

Radiation and Its Impact on Local Recurrence in Extremity and Trunk Well-Differentiated Liposarcomas.

The American surgeon
2019-01-01 | Journal article
PMID: 30760345
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Keila E Torres

Long-Term Outcomes for Patients With Desmoid Fibromatosis Treated With Radiation Therapy: A 10-Year Update and Re-evaluation of the Role of Radiation Therapy for Younger Patients.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
2018-12-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.12.012
PMID: 30552963
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Keila E Torres
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Treatment at low-volume hospitals is associated with reduced short-term and long-term outcomes for patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma.

Cancer
2018-10-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31699
PMID: 30317543
PMC: PMC6289614
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Keila E Torres

Phase II study of neoadjuvant checkpoint blockade in patients with surgically resectable undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma and dedifferentiated liposarcoma.

BMC cancer
2018-09-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4829-0
PMID: 30249211
PMC: PMC6154892
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Keila E Torres

Cell-surface vimentin–positive macrophage-like circulating tumor cells as a novel biomarker of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumors

OncoImmunology
2018-05-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/2162402X.2017.1420450
Contributors: Heming Li; Qing H. Meng; Hyangsoon Noh; Neeta Somaiah; Keila E. Torres; Xueqing Xia; Izhar S. Batth; Cissimol P. Joseph; Mengyuan Liu; Ruoyu Wang et al.
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Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors: A Single Institution's Experience Using Combined Surgery and Radiation Therapy.

American journal of clinical oncology
2018-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000303
PMID: 27281262
PMC: PMC5145780
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Keila E Torres
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Nongastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Spindle Cell Sarcomas of the Colon or Rectum.

The American surgeon
2018-04-01 | Journal article
PMID: 29712608
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Keila E Torres
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Salvage Surgery for Recurrent Retroperitoneal Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma: Early Reoperation may not Provide Benefit.

Annals of surgical oncology
2018-03-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6417-6
PMID: 29520652
PMC: PMC6030482
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Keila E Torres
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Analysis of the immune infiltrate in undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of the extremity and trunk in response to radiotherapy: Rationale for combination neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibition and radiotherapy

OncoImmunology
2018-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/2162402X.2017.1385689
Contributors: Emily Z. Keung; Jen-Wei Tsai; Ali M. Ali; Janice N. Cormier; Andrew J. Bishop; B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo; Keila E. Torres; Neeta Somaiah; Kelly K. Hunt; Jennifer A. Wargo et al.
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Comparative Performance of the 7th and 8th Editions of the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Systems for Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremities.

Annals of surgical oncology
2018-02-21 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6378-9
PMID: 29468609
PMC: PMC6135610
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Keila E Torres
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Identification of preoperative factors associated with outcomes following surgical management of intra-abdominal recurrent or metastatic GIST following neoadjuvant tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy.

Journal of surgical oncology
2018-02-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jso.24988
PMID: 29448300
PMC: PMC5992050
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Keila E Torres
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Concomitant organ resection does not improve outcomes in primary retroperitoneal well-differentiated liposarcoma: A retrospective cohort study at a major sarcoma center.

Journal of surgical oncology
2017-12-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jso.24951
PMID: 29228466
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Keila E Torres
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Defining the incidence and clinical significance of lymph node metastasis in soft tissue sarcoma.

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
2017-11-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2017.11.014
PMID: 29208319
PMC: PMC5747371
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Keila E Torres

Comprehensive and Integrated Genomic Characterization of Adult Soft Tissue Sarcomas.

Cell
2017-11-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.10.014
PMID: 29100075
PMC: PMC5693358
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Keila E Torres

Co-targeting PI3K, mTOR, and IGF1R with small molecule inhibitors for treating undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

Cancer Biology & Therapy
2017-10-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2017.1373230
Contributors: Caitlin D. May; Sharon M. Landers; Svetlana Bolshakov; XiaoYan Ma; Davis R. Ingram; Christine M. Kivlin; Kelsey L. Watson; Ghadah A. Al Sannaa; Angela D. Bhalla; Wei-Lien Wang et al.
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Clinicopathological variables of sporadic schwannomas of peripheral nerve in 291 patients and expression of biologically relevant markers.

Journal of neurosurgery
2017-09-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3171/2017.2.jns153004
PMID: 28885122
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Keila E Torres
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Adherence to National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines is Associated with Improved Survival for Patients with Stage 2A and Stages 2B and 3 Extremity and Superficial Trunk Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

Annals of surgical oncology
2017-07-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-017-6015-z
PMID: 28741122
PMC: PMC5693748
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Keila E Torres
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Detection of circulating tumor cells from cryopreserved human sarcoma peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Cancer letters
2017-06-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2017.05.032
PMID: 28652021
PMC: PMC5546157
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Keila E Torres

NF1+/- Hematopoietic Cells Accelerate Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Development without Altering Chemotherapy Response.

Cancer research
2017-06-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-2643
PMID: 28646022
PMC: PMC5839126
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Keila E Torres

Recurrence patterns of retroperitoneal leiomyosarcoma and impact of salvage surgery.

Journal of surgical oncology
2017-05-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jso.24667
PMID: 28557016
PMC: PMC5937256
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Keila E Torres

The role of phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (pSTAT3) in peripheral nerve sheath tumours.

Histopathology
2017-02-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/his.13154
PMID: 27992966
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Keila E Torres

Sarcoma Brain Metastases: 28 Years of Experience at a Single Institution.

Annals of surgical oncology
2016-09-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5559-7
PMID: 27646022
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Keila E Torres

Myxofibrosarcoma.

Surgical oncology clinics of North America
2016-07-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2016.05.008
PMID: 27591498
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Keila E Torres

Establishment and characterization of a new human myxoid liposarcoma cell line (DL-221) with the FUS-DDIT3 translocation.

Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology
2016-06-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.2016.64
PMID: 27270875
PMC: PMC4965313
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Keila E Torres

Clinical Observations and Molecular Variables of Primary Vascular Leiomyosarcoma.

JAMA surgery
2016-04-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.4205
PMID: 26629783
PMC: PMC4941943
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Keila E Torres

Patterns of recurrence and survival in sporadic, neurofibromatosis Type 1-associated, and radiation-associated malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors.

Journal of neurosurgery
2016-04-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3171/2015.12.jns152443
PMID: 27035165
PMC: PMC5045773
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Keila E Torres

Loss of H3K27 tri-methylation is a diagnostic marker for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors and an indicator for an inferior survival.

Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc
2016-03-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2016.45
PMID: 26990975
PMC: PMC4948583
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Keila E Torres

Analysis of Clinical and Molecular Factors Impacting Oncologic Outcomes in Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma.

Annals of surgical oncology
2016-02-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5115-5
PMID: 26847678
PMC: PMC4937623
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Keila E Torres

An Overview of Chromatin-Regulating Proteins in Cells.

Current protein & peptide science
2016-01-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2174/1389203717666160122120310
PMID: 26796306
PMC: PMC4932839
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Keila E Torres

Poly (ADP) ribose polymerase inhibition: A potential treatment of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.

Cancer biology & therapy
2015-12-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15384047.2015.1108486
PMID: 26650448
PMC: PMC4847988
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Keila E Torres

AXL is a potential therapeutic target in dedifferentiated and pleomorphic liposarcomas.

BMC cancer
2015-11-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1916-3
PMID: 26573603
PMC: PMC4647521
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Keila E Torres

Mice null for the deubiquitinase USP18 spontaneously develop leiomyosarcomas.

BMC cancer
2015-11-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1883-8
PMID: 26555296
PMC: PMC4640382
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Keila E Torres

Increased H3K9me3 drives dedifferentiated phenotype via KLF6 repression in liposarcoma.

The Journal of clinical investigation
2015-07-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1172/jci77976
PMID: 26193637
PMC: PMC4563740
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Keila E Torres

Survival After Resection of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor and Sarcoma Liver Metastases in 146 Patients.

Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
2015-05-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-015-2845-9
PMID: 26001368
PMC: PMC4506212
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Keila E Torres

Combined Modality Management of Retroperitoneal Sarcomas: A Single-Institution Series of 121 Patients.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
2015-05-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.04.047
PMID: 26130233
PMC: PMC4928583
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Keila E Torres

Extensive survey of STAT6 expression in a large series of mesenchymal tumors.

American journal of clinical pathology
2015-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1309/ajcpn25njtounpnf
PMID: 25873501
PMC: PMC4505928
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Keila E Torres

Antitumor effects of pharmacological EZH2 inhibition on malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor through the miR-30a and KPNB1 pathway.

Molecular cancer
2015-03-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12943-015-0325-1
PMID: 25890085
PMC: PMC4357176
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Keila E Torres

Radiation-Associated Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes than Sporadic Lesions.

Annals of surgical oncology
2015-03-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4453-z
PMID: 25743327
PMC: PMC4561200
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Keila E Torres
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