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Christopher Andrew Barker

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, University of Florida, National Institutes of Health
Verified email at mskcc.org
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Tumor mutational load predicts survival after immunotherapy across multiple cancer types

…, AL Ho, RJ Wong, DG Pfister, JD Wolchok, CA Barker… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatments benefit some patients with metastatic cancers,
but predictive biomarkers are needed. Findings in selected cancer types suggest that tumor …

The global distribution of the arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus

…, KA Duda, AQN Mylne, FM Shearer, CM Barker… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
10.7554/eLife.08347.001 Dengue and chikungunya are increasing global public health
concerns due to their rapid geographical spread and increasing disease burden. Knowledge of …

[HTML][HTML] Immunologic correlates of the abscopal effect in a patient with melanoma

MA Postow, MK Callahan, CA Barker… - … England Journal of …, 2012 - Mass Medical Soc
<p id="p001">The abscopal effect is a phenomenon in which local radiotherapy is associated
with the regression of metastatic cancer at a distance from the irradiated site. The abscopal …

[HTML][HTML] Ross, Macdonald, and a theory for the dynamics and control of mosquito-transmitted pathogens

DL Smith, KE Battle, SI Hay, CM Barker, TW Scott… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Ronald Ross and George Macdonald are credited with developing a mathematical model of
mosquito-borne pathogen transmission. A systematic historical review suggests that several …

Inducible expression of human hepatitis B virus (HBV) in stably transfected hepatoblastoma cells: a novel system for screening potential inhibitors of HBV replication

SK Ladner, MJ Otto, CS Barker, K Zaifert… - Antimicrobial agents …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
We report the development and isolation of a cell line, termed HepAD38, that replicates
human hepatitis B virus (HBV) under conditions that can be regulated with tetracycline. In the …

Basal cell carcinoma: Epidemiology; pathophysiology; clinical and histological subtypes; and disease associations

MC Cameron, E Lee, BP Hibler, CA Barker… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - Elsevier
As the most common human cancer worldwide and continuing to increase in incidence,
basal cell carcinoma is associated with significant morbidity and cost. Continued advances in …

NCCN Guidelines® insights: melanoma: cutaneous, version 2.2021: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines

…, JA Thompson, MR Albertini, CA Barker… - Journal of the National …, 2021 - jnccn.org
Over the past few years, the NCCN Guidelines for Melanoma: Cutaneous have been expanded
to include pathways for treatment of microscopic satellitosis (added in v2. 2020), and the …

A systematic review of mathematical models of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission: 1970–2010

…, TA Perkins, CM Barker… - Journal of The …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mathematical models of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission originated in the early twentieth
century to provide insights into how to most effectively combat malaria. The foundations …

Stereotactic radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases in patients receiving ipilimumab: safety profile and efficacy of combined treatment

AP Kiess, JD Wolchok, CA Barker, MA Postow… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Ipilimumab (Ipi), a monoclonal antibody against cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4,
has been shown to improve survival in patients with metastatic melanoma. In this single-…

[HTML][HTML] The global compendium of Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus occurrence

…, FM Shearer, OJ Brady, JP Messina, CM Barker… - Scientific data, 2015 - nature.com
Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus are the main vectors transmitting dengue and chikungunya
viruses. Despite being pathogens of global public health importance, knowledge of their …