The LYMPH trial: comparing microsurgical with conservative treatment for chronic breast cancer-associated lymphoedema – study protocol of a pragmatic randomised international multicentre superiority trial

Authors: Andrea L Pusic, Matthias Schwenkglenks, Karin Ribi, Jane Shaw, Shan Shan Qiu, Walter Weber, Martin Halle, Khalil Zaman, Raymund E Horch, Marco Cattaneo, Cristina Granziera, Elisabeth A Kappos, Alexandra Schulz, Yves Harder, Rosine Mucklow, Martin Haug, Lars Hemkens, Daniel Staub, Marcus Vetter, Jaume Masia Ayala, Gemma Pons, Yvonne Haas, Florian Peters, Shakuntala Savanthrapadian, Julia Stoffel, Maria C Katapodi, Benedict Kaiser, Alexander Haumer, Stephanie Etter, Tristan M Handschin, Steffen Eisenhardt, Giuseppe Visconti, Gianluca Franceschini, Lorenzo Scardina, Benedetto Longo, Jan A Plock, Mario Scaglioni, Eduardo G Gonzalez, Sergio D Quildrian, Gunther Felmerer, Babak J Mehrara, Daniel F Kalbermatten, Justin M Sacks, Maximillian V Muntean, Erin M Taylor, Maria Mani, Florian J Jung, Pietro G di Summa, Efterpi Demiri, Dimitris Dionyssiou, Anne K Groth, Norbert Heine, Joshua Vorstenborsch, Kathryn V Isaac, Patricia E Engels, Axelle Serre, Anna-Lena Eberhardt, Sonja Ebner, Yvette Stoel, Cornelia Leo, Phillip Blondeel, Bjoern Behr, Ulrich Kneser, Lukas Prantl, Daniel T Boll, Nicole Lindenblatt, Dirk J Schaefer, Christoph Hirche, Katrin Seidenstuecker

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2025)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/2/e090662.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Skin microbiome alterations in upper extremity secondary lymphedema.

Authors: Adana-Christine Campbell, Teng Fei, Jung Eun Baik, Hyeung Ju Park, Jinyeon Shin, Kevin Kuonqui, Stav Brown, Ananta Sarker, Raghu P Kataru, Babak J Mehrara

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 18, Iss 5, p e0283609 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Lymphatic blood filling in CLEC-2-deficient mouse models

Authors: Elizabeth J Haining, Kate L Lowe, Surasak Wichaiyo, Raghu P Kataru, Zoltan Nagy, Dean Pj Kavanagh, Sian Lax, Ying Di, Bernhard Nieswandt, Benoît Ho-Tin-Noé, Babak J Mehrara, Yotis A Senis, Julie Rayes, Steve P Watson

Source: Platelets, Vol 32, Iss 3, Pp 352-367 (2021)

Subject Terms: blood-lymphatic separation, clec-2, platelets, podoplanin, Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, RC633-647.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/0953-7104; https://doaj.org/toc/1369-1635

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Lymph Node Transplantation Decreases Swelling and Restores Immune Responses in a Transgenic Model of Lymphedema.

Authors: Jung-Ju Huang, Jason C Gardenier, Geoffrey E Hespe, Gabriela D García Nores, Raghu P Kataru, Catherine L Ly, Inés Martínez-Corral, Sagrario Ortega, Babak J Mehrara

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 12, p e0168259 (2016)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5152898?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Th2 cytokines inhibit lymphangiogenesis.

Authors: Ira L Savetsky, Swapna Ghanta, Jason C Gardenier, Jeremy S Torrisi, Gabriela D García Nores, Geoffrey E Hespe, Matthew D Nitti, Raghu P Kataru, Babak J Mehrara

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 6, p e0126908 (2015)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4454507?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Obesity impairs lymphatic fluid transport and dendritic cell migration to lymph nodes.

Authors: Evan S Weitman, Seth Z Aschen, Gina Farias-Eisner, Nicholas Albano, Daniel A Cuzzone, Swapna Ghanta, Jamie C Zampell, Daniel Thorek, Babak J Mehrara

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 8, p e70703 (2013)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3741281?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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CD4(+) cells regulate fibrosis and lymphangiogenesis in response to lymphatic fluid stasis.

Authors: Jamie C Zampell, Alan Yan, Sonia Elhadad, Tomer Avraham, Evan Weitman, Babak J Mehrara

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 11, p e49940 (2012)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3502174?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Mechanisms of lymphatic regeneration after tissue transfer.

Authors: Alan Yan, Tomer Avraham, Jamie C Zampell, Seth Z Aschen, Babak J Mehrara

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 6, Iss 2, p e17201 (2011)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3040774?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction with Vascularized Omentum Lymph Node Transplant: Reducing the Risk of Both Painful Contracture and Lymphedema

Authors: Stav Brown, MD, George Kokosis, MD, Francis D. Graziano, MD, Oriana Haran, MD, Elizabeth Smith-Montes, MS, Oliver Zivanovic, MD, PhD, Charlotte E. Ariyan, MD, PhD, Daniel G. Coit, MD, Michelle Coriddi, MD, Babak J. Mehrara, MD, Joseph H. Dayan, MD, MBA

Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 12, Iss 4, p e5747 (2024)

Subject Terms: Surgery, RD1-811

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Relation: http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005747; https://doaj.org/toc/2169-7574

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43. Prospective Analysis Of The Sensitivity And Specificity Of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMS) For The Diagnosis Of Cancer-related Lymphedema

Authors: Stav Brown, MD, Lilian Boe, PhD, Richard Diwan, BA, Michelle Coriddi, MD, Babak J. Mehrara, MD, Joseph H. Dayan, MD MBA

Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 12, Iss S5, Pp 26-27 (2024)

Subject Terms: Surgery, RD1-811

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Relation: http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/01.GOX.0001018188.54264.12; https://doaj.org/toc/2169-7574

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P31. Immune Repertoire in Lymphedema: Characterizing the Dendritic Cell Subsets in a Lymphedema Mouse Model

Authors: Adana-Christine Campbell, MD, Arielle Roberts, DO, Bracha J. Pollack, BA, Gopika Ashokan, MS, HyeungJu Park, PhD, Jinyeon Shin, MS, Yollanda Parisotto, PhD, Raghu Kataru, PhD, Chrysothemis Brown, MBBS, PhD, Babak J. Mehrara, MD

Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 12, Iss S5, Pp 53-54 (2024)

Subject Terms: Surgery, RD1-811

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Relation: http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/01.GOX.0001018392.09235.d8; https://doaj.org/toc/2169-7574

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74. Four Year Prospective Outcomes Following Vascularized Lymph Node Transplant (VLNT)

Authors: Stav Brown, MD, Babak J. Mehrara, MD, Michelle Coriddi, MD, Emily Bloomfield, NP, Leslie McGrath, NP, Michele Cavali, BA, Richard Diwan, BA, Joseph H. Dayan, MD MBA

Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 12, Iss S4, Pp 50-50 (2024)

Subject Terms: Surgery, RD1-811

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Relation: http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/01.GOX.0001015388.17571.86; https://doaj.org/toc/2169-7574

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The emerging importance of lymphatics in health and disease: an NIH workshop report

Authors: Babak J. Mehrara, Andrea J. Radtke, Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Brianna T. Wachter, Patricia Greenwel, Ilsa I. Rovira, Zorina S. Galis, Selen C. Muratoglu

Source: The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Vol 133, Iss 17 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine

File Description: electronic resource

Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1558-8238

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Using the 5-Item Modified Frailty Index to Predict Breast-Q Scores— an Analysis of 2,160 Autologous Breast Reconstruction Patients.

Authors: Minji Kim, BS, Barkat Ali, MD, Catherine Ly, MD, Kevin Zhang, BA, Lillian Boe, PhD, Carrie S. Stern, MD, Robert J. Allen, Jr., MD, Evan Matros, MD, MMSc, Jonas A. Nelson, MD, MPH, Babak J. Mehrara, MD

Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 12, Iss 1S1, Pp 36-36 (2024)

Subject Terms: Surgery, RD1-811

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Relation: http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/01.GOX.0001006040.31071.56; https://doaj.org/toc/2169-7574

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Impact of Increasing Age on Quality of Life and Complications after Autologous Breast Reconstruction

Authors: Minji Kim, BS, Barkat Ali, MD, Kevin Zhang, BA, Perri Vingan, BS, Lillian Boe, PhD, Carrie S. Stern, MD, Evan Matros, MD, MMSc, Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, Jonas A. Nelson, MD, MPH, Babak J. Mehrara, MD

Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 12, Iss 1S1, Pp 35-35 (2024)

Subject Terms: Surgery, RD1-811

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Relation: http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/01.GOX.0001006036.61462.d6; https://doaj.org/toc/2169-7574

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Analysis of the Microsurgery Fellowship Match: 2019-2022 Update

Authors: J. Reed McGraw, BS, Reena Sulkar, MBA, Chris Amro, MD, Babak J. Mehrara, MD, Alex Wong, MD, Stephen J. Kovach, MD, Evan Matros, MD, MMSc, Said C. Azoury, MD

Source: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 12, Iss 1S1, Pp 58-58 (2024)

Subject Terms: Surgery, RD1-811

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Relation: http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/01.GOX.0001006164.16613.d2; https://doaj.org/toc/2169-7574

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Dysregulation of Lymphatic Endothelial VEGFR3 Signaling in Disease

Authors: Kevin Kuonqui, Adana-Christine Campbell, Ananta Sarker, Arielle Roberts, Bracha L. Pollack, Hyeung Ju Park, Jinyeon Shin, Stav Brown, Babak J. Mehrara, Raghu P. Kataru

Source: Cells, Vol 13, Iss 1, p 68 (2023)

Subject Terms: lymphatics, endothelial cells, lymphangiogenesis, cancer, inflammation, VEGFR-3, Cytology, QH573-671

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/1/68; https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4409

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Pilot Study of Anti-Th2 Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Breast Cancer-Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema

Authors: Babak J. Mehrara, Hyeung Ju Park, Raghu P. Kataru, Jacqueline Bromberg, Michelle Coriddi, Jung Eun Baik, Jinyeon Shin, Claire Li, Michele R. Cavalli, Elizabeth M. Encarnacion, Meghan Lee, Kimberly J. Van Zee, Elyn Riedel, Joseph H. Dayan

Source: Biology, Vol 10, Iss 9, p 934 (2021)

Subject Terms: lymphedema, immunotherapy, skin, Th2 inflammation, breast cancer, keratinocytes, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/9/934; https://doaj.org/toc/2079-7737

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Surgical Management of Lymphedema: Past, Present, and Future.

Authors: Babak J. Mehrara, Jamie C. Zampell, Hiroo Suami, David W. Chang

Source: Lymphatic Research & Biology; Sep2011, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p159-167, 9p