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Paula Demétrio Souza Franca

PGY1 Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery - University of Wisconsin Madison
Verified email at wisc.edu
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Targeted brain tumor radiotherapy using an Auger emitter

…, S Kossatz, N Guru, P Demétrio De Souza França… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: Glioblastoma multiforme is a highly aggressive form of brain cancer whose
location, tendency to infiltrate healthy surrounding tissue, and heterogeneity significantly limit …

Safety and Feasibility of PARP1/2 Imaging with 18F-PARPi in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer

H Schöder, PDDS França, R Nakajima, E Burnazi… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Purpose: We performed a first-in-human clinical trial. The aim of this study was to determine
safety and feasibility of PET imaging with 18 F-PARPi in patients with head and neck cancer. …

Development and Validation of Nerve-Targeted Bacteriochlorin Sensors

…, H Chatras, PD de Souza França… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report an innovative approach to producing bacteriochlorins (bacs) via formal cycloaddition
by subjecting a porphyrin to a trimolecular reaction. Bacs are near-infrared probes with …

Validation of the use of a fluorescent PARP1 inhibitor for the detection of oral, oropharyngeal and oesophageal epithelial cancers

…, G Pirovano, P Demétrio De Souza França… - Nature biomedical …, 2020 - nature.com
For oral, oropharyngeal and oesophageal cancer, the early detection of tumours and of residual
tumour after surgery are prognostic factors of recurrence rates and patient survival. Here…

Preclinical and first-in-human-brain-cancer applications of [18F]poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor PET/MR

RJ Young, P Demétrio De Souza França… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background We report preclinical and first-in-human-brain-cancer data using a targeted poly
(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1) binding PET tracer, [ 18 F]PARPi, as a diagnostic tool …

A phase I study of a PARP1-targeted topical fluorophore for the detection of oral cancer

P Demetrio de Souza Franca, S Kossatz… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Visual inspection and biopsy is the current standard of care for oral cancer
diagnosis, but is subject to misinterpretation and consequently to misdiagnosis. Topically applied …

Pharmacological Inhibition of the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel NaV1.7 Alleviates Chronic Visceral Pain in a Rodent Model of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

…, P Demétrio De Souza França… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The human nociceptor-specific voltage-gated sodium channel 1.7 (hNa V 1.7) is critical for
sensing various types of somatic pain, but it appears not to play a primary role in acute …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorescence-guided resection of tumors in mouse models of oral cancer

P Demetrio de Souza Franca, N Guru, S Roberts… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Complete removal and negative margins are the goal of any surgical resection of primary
oral cavity carcinoma. Current approaches to determine tumor boundaries rely heavily on …

A systematic review of validated tools assessing functional and aesthetic outcomes following fibula free flap reconstruction of the mandible

I Petrovic, H Panchal, PD De Souza Franca… - Head & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Segmental mandibulectomy impairs health‐related quality of life (QoL), by
altering speech, mastication, swallowing, and facial aesthetics. Fibula free flap (FFF) used for …

A Prospective Double-Blinded Comparison of Reflectance Confocal Microscopy with Conventional Histopathology for In Vivo Assessment in Oral Cancer

DK Zanoni, P Demétrio De Souza França, C Valero… - Clinical Cancer …, 2024 - AACR
Purpose: We investigated reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM) as a possible non-invasive
approach for the diagnosis of cancer and real-time assessment of surgical margins. …