Patient-derived tumor organoids with p53 mutations, and not wild-type p53, are sensitive to synergistic combination PARP inhibitor treatment

Authors: Madorsky Rowdo, Florencia P., Xiao, Gu, Khramtsova, Galina F., Nguyen, John, Martini, Rachel, Stonaker, Brian, Boateng, Richard, Oppong, Joseph K., Adjei, Ernest K., Awuah, Baffour, Kyei, Ishmael, Aitpillah, Frances S., Adinku, Michael O., Ankomah, Kwasi, Osei-Bonsu, Ernest B., Gyan, Kofi K., Altorki, Nasser K., Cheng, Esther, Ginter, Paula S., Hoda, Syed, Newman, Lisa, Elemento, Olivier, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I., Davis, Melissa B., Martin, M. Laura, Bargonetti, Jill

Source: In Cancer Letters 1 March 2024 584

Understanding how genetic ancestry may influence cancer development

Authors: Lord, Brittany D., Martini, Rachel N., Davis, Melissa B.

Source: In Trends in Cancer April 2022 8(4):276-279

Cancer stem cells: Culprits in endocrine resistance and racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes

Authors: Mavingire, Nicole, Campbell, Petreena, Wooten, Jonathan, Aja, Joyce, Davis, Melissa B., Loaiza-Perez, Andrea, Brantley, Eileen

Source: In Cancer Letters 1 March 2021 500:64-74

Patterns of breast cancer locoregional relapse, metastasis, and subtypes in Ghana.

Authors: Boaitey, Gloria Agyekum, Martini, Rachel, Stonaker, Brian, Bonsu, Ernest Osei, Adjei, Ernest, Kyei, Ishmael, Ansah, Mavis Bobie, Newman, Lisa, Obirikorang, Christian, Davis, Melissa B., Fondjo, Linda Ahenkorah

Source: BMC Cancer; 12/2/2024, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p1-10, 10p

Subject Terms: BONE metastasis, THERAPEUTICS, MEDICAL sciences, MIDDLE-income countries, OVERALL survival

Cardiotoxicity of breast cancer drug treatments

Authors: Haque, Maria ^{a, b}, Atallah, Nehal ^b, Patke, Rodhan ^{a, b}, Harris, Anna E ^{a, b}, Woodcock, Corinne L ^{a, b}, Varun, Dhruvika ^{a, b}, Thompson, Rachel L ^{a, b}, Jackson-Oxley, Jorja ^{a, b}, Okui, Cyntholia H ^c, Dean, Alexander ^b, Alsaleem, Mansour ^d, Rakha, Emad ^{b, e}, Irshad, Sheeba ^f, Davis, Melissa B ^{c, g, h}, Jeyapalan, Jennie N ^{a, b}, Mongan, Nigel P ^{a, b, i, ⁎}, Rutland, Catrin S ^{a, b, ⁎}

Source: In Translational Oncology May 2025 55

Brief report: Global health initiatives and breast oncology capacity-building in Africa

Authors: Bayard, Solange, Susick, Laura, Kyei, Ishmael, Chen, Yalei, Davis, Melissa B., Gyan, Kofi, Newman, Lisa A.

Source: In The American Journal of Surgery April 2020 219(4):563-565

Quadruple Negative Breast Cancers (QNBC) Demonstrate Subtype Consistency among Primary and Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer

Authors: Angajala, Anusha, Mothershed, Essynce, Davis, Melissa B., Tripathi, Shweta, He, Qinghua, Bedi, Deepa, Dean-Colomb, Windy, Yates, Clayton

Source: In Translational Oncology March 2019 12(3):493-501

Breast Cancer Disparities: How Can We Leverage Genomics to Improve Outcomes?

Authors: Davis, Melissa B., Newman, Lisa A.

Source: In Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America January 2018 27(1):217-234

The Breeding Status of the American Oystercatcher on the East Coast of North America and Breeding Success in North Carolina

Authors: Davis, Melissa B., Simons, Theodore R., Groom, Martha J., Weaver, Jerald L., Cordes, Jeff R.

Source: Waterbirds: The International Journal of Waterbird Biology, 2001 Aug 01. 24(2), 195-202.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1522030

The DARC side of genetics in cancer: Breast cancer disparities.

Authors: Martini, Rachel¹ (AUTHOR), Davis, Melissa B.^1,2 (AUTHOR) mbdavis@msm.edu

Source: American Journal of Human Genetics. Jul2024, Vol. 111 Issue 7, p1261-1264. 4p.

Subject Terms: *GENETICS of breast cancer, *BREAST cancer, *HUMAN genetics, *ANNUAL meetings, *GENOMICS

Geographic Terms: WASHINGTON (D.C.)

Chapter 8 - Race, Ancestry, and Social Determinants of Health in Surgery

Authors: Davis, Melissa B., Newman (ANN), Lisa

Source: In Social Determinants of Health in Surgery 2024:65-71

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D 3 Suppresses Prognostic Survival Biomarkers Associated with Cell Cycle and Actin Organization in a Non-Malignant African American Prostate Cell Line.

Authors: Johnson, Jabril R., Martini, Rachel N., Yuan, Yate-Ching, Woods-Burnham, Leanne, Walker, Mya, Ortiz-Hernandez, Greisha L., Kobeissy, Firas, Galloway, Dorothy, Gaddy, Amani, Oguejiofor, Chidinma, Allen, Blake, Lewis, Deyana, Davis, Melissa B., Kimbro, K. Sean, Yates, Clayton C., Murphy, Adam B., Kittles, Rick A.

Source: Biology (2079-7737); May2024, Vol. 13 Issue 5, p346, 22p

Subject Terms: CELL cycle, PROGNOSIS, AFRICAN American men, AFRICAN Americans, PROSTATE, ANDROGEN receptors, CELL transformation

Interpreting and integrating genomic tests results in clinical cancer care: Overview and practical guidance.

Authors: Casolino, Raffaella, Beer, Philip A., Chakravarty, Debyani, Davis, Melissa B., Malapelle, Umberto, Mazzarella, Luca, Normanno, Nicola, Pauli, Chantal, Subbiah, Vivek, Turnbull, Clare, Westphalen, C. Benedikt, Biankin, Andrew V.

Source: CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians; May2024, Vol. 74 Issue 3, p264-285, 22p

Subject Terms: TUMOR risk factors, TUMOR genetics, MEDICAL protocols, RISK assessment, GENOMICS, CLINICAL medicine research, CANCER patient medical care, DECISION making in clinical medicine, GENETIC mutation, INDIVIDUALIZED medicine, TUMORS, GENETIC testing, SEQUENCE analysis

Outcome of African‐American compared to White‐American patients with early‐stage breast cancer, stratified by phenotype.

Authors: Lehrberg, Anna¹, Davis, Melissa B.², Baidoun, Fadi¹, Petersen, Lindsay¹ lpeters3@hfhs.org, Susick, Laura¹, Jenkins, Brittany¹, Chen, Yalei¹, Ivanics, Tommy¹, Rakitin, Ilya¹, Bensenhaver, Jessica¹, Proctor, Erica¹, Nathanson, Saul David¹, Newman, Lisa A.²

Source: Breast Journal. Jul2021, Vol. 27 Issue 7, p573-580. 8p.

Subject Terms: *EVALUATION of medical care, *BLACK people, *RETROSPECTIVE studies, *SOCIOECONOMIC factors, *SURVIVAL analysis (Biometry), *WHITE people, *HEALTH equity, *BREAST tumors, *PHENOTYPES, *LONGITUDINAL method

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Tumor-Associated Lymphocytes and Breast Cancer Survival in Black and White Women.

Authors: Newman, Lisa A., Chen, Yalei, Martini, Rachel, Demaria, Sandra, Formenti, Silvia, Elemento, Olivier, Davis, Melissa B.

Source: JAMA Surgery; Jun2024, Vol. 159 Issue 6, p712-714, 3p

Insulin feedback is a targetable resistance mechanism of PI3K inhibition in glioblastoma.

Authors: Noch, Evan K, Palma, Laura N, Yim, Isaiah, Bullen, Nayah, Qiu, Yuqing, Ravichandran, Hiranmayi, Kim, Junbum, Rendeiro, Andre, Davis, Melissa B, Elemento, Olivier, Pisapia, David J, Zhai, Kevin, LeKaye, Hongbiao Carl, Koutcher, Jason A, Wen, Patrick Y, Ligon, Keith L, Cantley, Lewis C

Source: Neuro-Oncology; Dec2023, Vol. 25 Issue 12, p2165-2176, 12p

Neuron-binding antibody responses are associated with Black ethnicity in multiple sclerosis during natalizumab treatment.

Authors: Telesford, Kiel M., Smith, Chad, Mettlen, Marcel, Davis, Melissa B., Cowell, Lindsay, Kittles, Rick, Vartanian, Timothy, Monson, Nancy

Source: Brain Communications; 2023, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p1-15, 15p

List of Contributors

Authors: Adekeye, Adeseye, Ajkay, Nicolás, Allar, Benjamin G., Andersen, Barbara L., Berger, Elizabeth R., Campbell, J.L., Chen, J.C., Cole, Steven W., Crown, Angelena, Davis, Melissa B., Dey, Pranam, Dhanani, Hiba, Diaz, Adrian, Fayanju, Oluwadamilola M., Greenup, Rachel A., Haider, Adil H., Halbert, Chanita Hughes, Ibrahim, Andrew M., Iwai, Yoshiko, Joseph, Kathie Ann, Katz, Mira L., Lung, Kirsten C., Newman, Lisa Ann, Obeng-Gyasi, Samilia, Ortega, Gezzer, Park, Kylie R., Pawlik, Timothy M., Polk, Hiram C., Jr., Proussaloglou, Ellie M., Shaikh, Namra Qadeer, Simone, Nicole L., Stewart, John H., IV

Source: In Social Determinants of Health in Surgery 2024:v-vii

The METTL3 RNA Methyltransferase Regulates Transcriptional Networks in Prostate Cancer.

Authors: Haigh, Daisy B., Woodcock, Corinne L., Lothion-Roy, Jennifer, Harris, Anna E., Metzler, Veronika M., Persson, Jenny L., Robinson, Brian D., Khani, Francesca, Alsaleem, Mansour, Ntekim, Atara, Madhusudan, Srinivasan, Davis, Melissa B., Laursen, Kristian B., Gudas, Lorraine J., Rutland, Catrin S., Toss, Michael S., Archer, Nathan, Bodi, Zsuzsanna, Rakha, Emad A., Fray, Rupert G.

Source: Cancers; Oct2022, Vol. 14 Issue 20, p5148-N.PAG, 18p

Subject Terms: DISEASE progression, ANTIANDROGENS, METHYLTRANSFERASES, RNA, MESSENGER RNA, GENE expression profiling, TRANSCRIPTION factors, PROSTATE tumors

Phenotypic analysis of EcR-A mutants suggests that EcR isoforms have unique functions during Drosophila development.

Authors: Davis, Melissa B., Carney, Ginger E., Robertson, Anne E.

Source: Developmental Biology; June 15 2005, Vol. 282 Issue 2, p385-396, 12p