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David Twa

BC Cancer Agency
Verified email at bccrc.ca
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Genomic rearrangements involving programmed death ligands are recurrent in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma

DDW Twa, FC Chan, S Ben-Neriah… - Blood, The Journal …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
The pathogenesis of primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) is incompletely
understood. Recently, specific genotypic and phenotypic features have been linked to tumor …

The pathobiology of primary testicular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: Implications for novel therapies

DDW Twa, A Mottok, KJ Savage, C Steidl - Blood reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Primary testicular lymphomas (PTL) are the most prevalent type of testicular cancer arising
in men over the age of 60. PTL accounts for approximately 1–2% of all non-Hodgkin …

Recurrent genomic rearrangements in primary testicular lymphoma

DDW Twa, A Mottok, FC Chan… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Primary testicular diffuse large B cell lymphoma ( PTL ) is an aggressive malignancy that
occurs in the immune‐privileged anatomical site of the testis. We have previously shown that …

Comprehensive characterization of programmed death ligand structural rearrangements in B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas

LC Chong, DDW Twa, A Mottok… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Programmed death ligands (PDLs) are immune-regulatory molecules that are frequently
affected by chromosomal alterations in B-cell lymphomas. Although PDL copy-number …

Structural genomic alterations in primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma

DDW Twa, C Steidl - Leukemia & lymphoma, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL) is an aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma
that displays phenotypic and genotypic similarity to Hodgkin lymphoma and diffuse large …

[HTML][HTML] The contrasting role of nasopharyngeal angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) transcription in SARS-CoV-2 infection: A cross-sectional study of people …

AM Nikiforuk, KS Kuchinski, DDW Twa, CD Lukac… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) protein serves as the host receptor
for SARS-CoV-2, with a critical role in viral infection. We aim to understand population level …

[HTML][HTML] The Canadian clinician-scientist training program must be reinstated

DDW Twa, JW Squair, MA Skinnider… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Clinical investigators within the Canadian and international communities were shocked when
the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) announced that their funding for the MD…

Genomic predictors of central nervous system relapse in primary testicular diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

DDW Twa, DG Lee, KL Tan, GW Slack… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
COI notes: KJS Consulting and honoraria: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Seattle Genetics, Astra
Zeneca, Gilead, Abbvie. Consulting: Servier. Steering committee: Beignet. CS Consulting …

The impact of whole genome and transcriptome analysis (WGTA) on predictive biomarker discovery and diagnostic accuracy of advanced malignancies

…, AF Lee, CH Lee, TH Lee, DDW Twa… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we evaluate the impact of whole genome and transcriptome analysis (WGTA)
on predictive molecular profiling and histologic diagnosis in a cohort of advanced …

The presence of tumour‐infiltrating neutrophils is an independent adverse prognostic feature in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

B Tessier‐Cloutier, DDW Twa… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tumour‐promoting inflammation is an emerging hallmark of cancer that is increasingly
recognised as a therapeutic target. As a constituent measure of inflammation, tumour‐infiltrating …