Howard Reber, M.D.

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Work Titles
UCLA Director, Pancreatic Cancer Program Professor, Surgery Member, Pancreatic Disease
Education:
Degrees:
M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1963
Internship:
1963 - 1964 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency:
1964 - 1970 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications:
Certifications:
1971 American Board of Surgery

Contact Information:

Email Address:

hreber@surgery.medsch.ucla.edu


Website:

Web-Profile

Fax Number:

310-206-2472

Work Address:

UCLA Surg-Gen
72-256 CHS
CAMPUS - 690418
BOX 956904
Los Angeles, CA 90095


Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Pham Hung, Chen Monica, Takahashi Hiroki, King Jonathan, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar Joe, Pandol Stephen, Eibl Guido   Apigenin inhibits NNK-induced focal adhesion kinase activation in pancreatic cancer cells Pancreas, 2012; 41(8): 1306-15.
Donald Graham, Donahue Timothy, Reber Howard A, Hines O Joe   The evolving management of infected pancreatic necrosis The American surgeon, 2012; 78(10): 1151-5.
Angst Eliane, Park Jenny L, Moro Aune, Lu Qing-Yi, Lu Xuyang, Li Gang, King Jonathan, Chen Monica, Reber Howard A, Go Vay Liang W, Eibl Guido, Hines Oscar J   The Flavonoid Quercetin Inhibits Pancreatic Cancer Growth In Vitro and In Vivo Pancreas, 2012; 78(10): .
King Jonathan C, Lu Qing-Yi, Li Gang, Moro Aune, Takahashi Hiroki, Chen Monica, Go Vay Liang W, Reber Howard A, Eibl Guido, Hines O Joe   Evidence for activation of mutated p53 by apigenin in human pancreatic cancer Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2012; 1823(2): 593-604.
Assifi M Mura, Lu Xuyang, Eibl Guido, Reber Howard A, Li Gang, Hines O Joe   Neoadjuvant therapy in pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a meta-analysis of phase II trials Surgery, 2011; 150(3): 466-73.
Takahashi Hiroki, Chen Monica C, Pham Hung, Angst Eliane, King Jonathan C, Park Jenny, Brovman Ethan Y, Ishiguro Hideyuki, Harris Diane M, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Gukovskaya Anna S, Go Vay Liang W, Eibl Guido   Baicalein, a component of Scutellaria baicalensis, induces apoptosis by Mcl-1 down-regulation in human pancreatic cancer cells Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2011; 1813(8): 1465-74.
Donahue Timothy R, Isacoff William H, Hines O Joe, Tomlinson James S, Farrell James J, Bhat Yasser M, Garon Edward, Clerkin Barbara, Reber Howard A   Downstaging chemotherapy and alteration in the classic computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging signs of vascular involvement in patients with pancreaticobiliary malignant tumors: influence on patient selection for surgery Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2011; 146(7): 836-43.
Angst Eliane, Dawson David W, Stroka Deborah, Gloor Beat, Park Jenny, Candinas Daniel, Reber Howard A, Hines O Joe, Eibl Guido   N-myc downstream regulated gene-1 expression correlates with reduced pancreatic cancer growth and increased apoptosis in vitro and in vivo Surgery, 2011; 149(5): 614-24.
Takahashi Hiroki, Li Aihua, Dawson David W, Hines Oscar Joe, Reber Howard A, Eibl Guido   Cyclooxygenase-2 confers growth advantage to syngeneic pancreatic cancer cells Pancreas, 2011; 40(3): 453-9.
Li Aihua, King Jonathan, Moro Aune, Sugi Mark D, Dawson David W, Kaplan Jeffrey, Li Gang, Lu Xuyang, Strieter Robert M, Burdick Marie, Go Vay Liang W, Reber Howard A, Eibl Guido, Hines O Joe   Overexpression of CXCL5 is associated with poor survival in patients with pancreatic cancer The American journal of pathology, 2011; 178(3): 1340-9.
Donahue Timothy R, Reber Howard A   Operative blood loss and survival in pancreatic cancer Pancreas, 2011; 40(1): 1-2.
Angst Eliane, Chen Monica, Mojadidi Michelle, Hines O Joe, Reber Howard A, Eibl Guido   Bioluminescence imaging of angiogenesis in a murine orthotopic pancreatic cancer model Molecular imaging and biology : MIB : the official publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging, 2010; 12(6): 570-5.
Donahue Timothy R, Hines O Joe, Farrell James J, Tomlinson James S, Eibl Guido, Reber Howard A   Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas: results of 114 cases Pancreas, 2010; 39(8): 1271-6.
King Jonathan C, Abeywardina Shannon, Farrell James J, Reber Howard A, Hines O Joe   A modern review of the operative management of chronic pancreatitis The American surgeon, 2010; 76(10): 1071-4.
Wasif Nabil, Ko Clifford Y, Farrell James, Wainberg Zev, Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard, Tomlinson James S   Impact of tumor grade on prognosis in pancreatic cancer: should we include grade in AJCC staging? Annals of surgical oncology, 2010; 17(9): 2312-20.
Angst Eliane, Hiatt Jonathan R, Gloor Beat, Reber Howard A, Hines O Joe   Laparoscopic surgery for cancer: a systematic review and a way forward Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2010; 211(3): 412-23.
Donahue Timothy R, Reber Howard A   Pancreatic surgery Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2010; 26(5): 499-505.
Kaneko Osamu F, Lee Deborah M, Wong Jimmie, Kadell Barbara M, Reber Howard A, Lu David S K, Raman Steven S   Performance of multidetector computed tomographic angiography in determining surgical resectability of pancreatic head adenocarcinoma Journal of computer assisted tomography, 2010; 34(5): 732-8.
Angst Eliane, Dawson David W, Nguyen Anne, Park Jenny, Go Vay L W, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar Joe, Eibl Guido   Epigenetic regulation affects N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 expression indirectly in pancreatic cancer cells Pancreas, 2010; 39(5): 675-9.
Wasif Nabil, Bentrem David J, Farrell James J, Ko Clifford Y, Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A, Tomlinson James S   Invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm versus sporadic pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a stage-matched comparison of outcomes Cancer, 2010; 116(14): 3369-77.
Donahue Timothy R, Kazanjian Kevork K, Isacoff William H, Reber Howard A, Hines O Joe   Impact of splenectomy on thrombocytopenia, chemotherapy, and survival in patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2010; 14(6): 1012-8.
Zhang Lifeng, Angst Eliane, Park Jenny L, Moro Aune, Dawson David W, Reber Howard A, Eibl Guido, Hines O Joe, Go Vay-Liang W, Lu Qing-Yi   Quercetin aglycone is bioavailable in murine pancreas and pancreatic xenografts Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2010; 58(12): 7252-7.
Pham Hung, Chen Monica, Li Aihua, King Jonathan, Angst Eliane, Dawson David W, Park Jenny, Reber Howard A, Hines O Joe, Eibl Guido   Loss of 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase increases prostaglandin E2 in pancreatic tumors Pancreas, 2010; 39(3): 332-9.
Manuyakorn Ananya, Paulus Rebecca, Farrell James, Dawson Nicole A, Tze Sheila, Cheung-Lau Gardenia, Hines Oscar Joe, Reber Howard, Seligson David B, Horvath Steve, Kurdistani Siavash K, Guha Chandhan, Dawson David W   Cellular histone modification patterns predict prognosis and treatment response in resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: results from RTOG 9704 Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2010; 28(8): 1358-65.
Gurlo Tatyana, Ryazantsev Sergey, Huang Chang-jiang, Yeh Michael W, Reber Howard A, Hines O Joe, O'Brien Timothy D, Glabe Charles G, Butler Peter C   Evidence for proteotoxicity in beta cells in type 2 diabetes: toxic islet amyloid polypeptide oligomers form intracellularly in the secretory pathway The American journal of pathology, 2010; 176(2): 861-9.
King Jonathan C, Reber Howard A, Shiraga Sharon, Hines O Joe   Pancreatic-pleural fistula is best managed by early operative intervention Surgery, 2010; 147(1): 154-9.
Steinberg William M, Barkin Jamie S, Bradley Edward L, DiMagno Eugene P, Layer Peter, Tenner Scott, Andersen Dana K, Reber Howard A   Can neoplastic cystic masses in the head of the pancreas be safely and adequately removed without a whipple resection? Pancreas, 2009; 38(7): 721-7.
King Jonathan C, Ng Tina T, White Stephen C, Cortina Galen, Reber Howard A, Hines O Joe   Pancreatic serous cystadenocarcinoma: a case report and review of the literature Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2009; 13(10): 1864-8.
Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A   Pancreatic surgery Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2009; 25(5): 460-5.
Ghassemi Kevin A, Cortina Galen, Reber Howard A, Farrell James J   Complete Resection of Ampullary Paragangliomas Confined to the Submucosa on Endoscopic Ultrasound May Be Best Achieved by Radical Surgical Resection Case reports in gastroenterology, 2009; 3(2): 169-174.
Yermilov Irina, Jain Sushma, Sekeris Evan, Bentrem David J, Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A, Ko Clifford Y, Tomlinson James S   Utilization of parenteral nutrition following pancreaticoduodenectomy: is routine jejunostomy tube placement warranted? Digestive diseases and sciences, 2009; 54(7): 1582-8.
Reber Howard A   Focus is key to becoming an expert in any field of research. An interview with Prof. Howard A. Reber, chief of gastrointestinal surgery, and director of the Ronald S. Hirshberg Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, Calif., USA. Interview by Martín E. Fernández-Zapico Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.], 2009; 9(3): 197-9.
Büchler Peter, Reber Howard A, Tomlinson James S, Hankinson Oliver, Kallifatidis Georgis, Friess Helmut, Herr Ingrid, Hines Oscar J   Transcriptional regulation of urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor by hypoxia-inducible factor 1 is crucial for invasion of pancreatic and liver cancer Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 2009; 11(2): 196-206.
Kazanjian Kevork K, Hines O Joe, Duffy John P, Yoon Diana Y, Cortina Galen, Reber Howard A   Improved survival following pancreaticoduodenectomy to treat adenocarcinoma of the pancreas: the influence of operative blood loss Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2008; 143(12): 1166-71.
King Jonathan, Kazanjian Kevork, Matsumoto J, Reber Howard A, Yeh Michael W, Hines O Joe, Eibl Guido   Distal pancreatectomy: incidence of postoperative diabetes Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2008; 12(9): 1548-53.
Chaudhari Vinika V, Raman Steven S, Vuong Ng L, Zimmerman Peter, Farrell James, Reber Howard, Sayre James, Lu David S K   Pancreatic cystic lesions: discrimination accuracy based on clinical data and high-resolution computed tomographic features Journal of computer assisted tomography, 2008; 32(5): 757-63.
Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A   Pancreatic surgery Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2008; 24(5): 603-11.
Hasan Sascha, Satake Makoto, Dawson David W, Funahashi Hitoshi, Angst Eliane, Go Vay Liang W, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Eibl Guido   Expression analysis of the prostaglandin E2 production pathway in human pancreatic cancers Pancreas, 2008; 37(2): 121-7.
Tang Raymond S, Weinberg Benjamin, Dawson David W, Reber Howard, Hines Oscar J, Tomlinson James S, Chaudhari Vinika, Raman Steven, Farrell James J   Evaluation of the guidelines for management of pancreatic branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2008; 6(7): 815-9; quiz 719.
Angst Eliane, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Eibl Guido   Mononuclear cell-derived interleukin-1 beta confers chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer cells by upregulation of cyclooxygenase-2 Surgery, 2008; 144(1): 57-65.
O'Connell Jessica B, Maggard Melinda A, Manunga Jesse, Tomlinson James S, Reber Howard A, Ko Clifford Y, Hines O Joe   Survival after resection of ampullary carcinoma: a national population-based study Annals of surgical oncology, 2008; 15(7): 1820-7.
Funahashi Hitoshi, Satake Makoto, Hasan Sascha, Sawai Hirozumi, Newman Robert A, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Eibl Guido   Opposing effects of n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on pancreatic cancer growth Pancreas, 2008; 36(4): 353-62.
Bassi Claudio, Sarr Michael G, Lillemoe Keith D, Reber Howard A   Natural history of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN): current evidence and implications for management Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2008; 12(4): 645-50.
Chaudhari Vinika V, Raman Steven S, Vuong Ng L, Zimmerman Peter, Farrell James, Reber Howard, Sayre James, Lu David S K   Pancreatic cystic lesions: discrimination accuracy based on clinical data and high resolution CT features Journal of computer assisted tomography, 2008; 31(6): 860-7.
Reber Howard A   Delayed gastric emptying--what should be required for diagnosis? Surgery, 2007; 142(5): 769-70.
Tomlinson James S, Jain Sushma, Bentrem David J, Sekeris Evangelos G, Maggard Melinda A, Hines O Joe, Reber Howard A, Ko Clifford Y   Accuracy of staging node-negative pancreas cancer: a potential quality measure Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2007; 142(8): 767-723; discussion 773-4.
Funahashi Hitoshi, Satake Makoto, Dawson David, Huynh Ngoc-An, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Eibl Guido   Delayed progression of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia in a conditional Kras(G12D) mouse model by a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor Cancer research, 2007; 67(15): 7068-71.
Reber Howard A   Food, fat, and the inflamed pancreas Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 2007; 5(8): 915-6.
Reber Howard A   Middle pancreatectomy: why I rarely do it Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2007; 11(6): 730-2.
Bhargava Sarah, Hotz Birgit, Hines O Joe, Reber Howard A, Buhr Heinz J, Hotz Hubert G   Suramin inhibits not only tumor growth and metastasis but also angiogenesis in experimental pancreatic cancer Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2007; 11(2): 171-8.
Büchler Peter, Reber Howard A, Roth Mendel M, Shiroishi Mark, Friess Helmut, Hines Oscar J   Target therapy using a small molecule inhibitor against angiogenic receptors in pancreatic cancer Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 2007; 9(2): 119-27.
Su Yun, Büchler Peter, Gazdhar Amiq, Giese Nathalia, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Giese Thomas, Büchler Markus W, Friess Helmut   Pancreatic regeneration in chronic pancreatitis requires activation of the notch signaling pathway Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2006; 10(9): 1230-41; discussion 1242.
Wente Moritz N, Keane Michael P, Burdick Marie D, Friess Helmut, Büchler Markus W, Ceyhan Güralp O, Reber Howard A, Strieter Robert M, Hines Oscar J   Blockade of the chemokine receptor CXCR2 inhibits pancreatic cancer cell-induced angiogenesis Cancer letters, 2006; 241(2): 221-7.
Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A   Pancreatic surgery Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2006; 22(5): 520-6.
Satake Makoto, Sawai Hirozumi, Go Vay Liang W, Satake Katsusuke, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Eibl Guido   Estrogen receptors in pancreatic tumors Pancreas, 2006; 33(2): 119-27.
Kazanjian Kevork K, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J   Resection of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: results of 70 cases Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2006; 141(8): 765-9; discussion 769-70.
Umetani Naoyuki, Kim Joseph, Hiramatsu Suzanne, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Bilchik Anton J, Hoon Dave S B   Increased integrity of free circulating DNA in sera of patients with colorectal or periampullary cancer: direct quantitative PCR for ALU repeats Clinical chemistry, 2006; 52(6): 1062-9.
Kim Joseph, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Kazanjian Kevork K, Tran Andy, Ye Xing, Amersi Farin F, Martinez Steve R, Dry Sarah M, Bilchik Anton J, Hoon Dave S B   The clinical significance of MAGEA3 expression in pancreatic cancer International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer, 2006; 118(9): 2269-75.
Sawai Hirozumi, Liu Joey, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Eibl Guido   Activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma decreases pancreatic cancer cell invasion through modulation of the plasminogen activator system Molecular cancer research : MCR, 2006; 4(3): 159-67.
Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A   Technique of pancreaticojejunostomy reconstruction after pancreaticoduodenectomy Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, 2006; 13(3): 185-9.
Sawai Hirozumi, Okada Yuji, Kazanjian Kevork, Kim Joseph, Hasan Sascha, Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A, Hoon Dave S B, Eibl Guido   The G691S RET polymorphism increases glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor-induced pancreatic cancer cell invasion by amplifying mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling Cancer research, 2005; 65(24): 11536-44.
Büchler Peter, Gazdhar Amiq, Schubert Mario, Giese Nathalia, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Giese Thomas, Ceyhan Güralp O, Müller Michael, Büchler Markus W, Friess Helmut   The Notch signaling pathway is related to neurovascular progression of pancreatic cancer Annals of surgery, 2005; 242(6): 791-800, discussion 800-1.
Wente Moritz N, Eibl Guido, Reber Howard A, Friess Helmut, Büchler Markus W, Hines Oscar J   The proteasome inhibitor MG132 induces apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells Oncology reports, 2005; 14(6): 1635-8.
Whitcomb David C, Reber Howard A   Minutes of the Business Meeting of the American Pancreatic Association Thursday, November 4, 2004 Pancreas, 2005; 31(4): 430.
Eibl Guido, Reber Howard A   A xenograft nude mouse model for perineural invasion and recurrence in pancreatic cancer Pancreas, 2005; 31(3): 258-62.
Büchler Peter, Reber Howard A, Eibl Guido, Roth Mendel A, Büchler Markus W, Friess Helmut, Isacoff William H, Hines Oscar J   Combination therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer using Herceptin plus chemotherapy International journal of oncology, 2005; 27(4): 1125-30.
Kazanjian Kevork K, Hines Oscar J, Eibl Guido, Reber Howard A   Management of pancreatic fistulas after pancreaticoduodenectomy: results in 437 consecutive patients Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2005; 140(9): 849-54; discussion 854-6.
Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A   Pancreatic surgery Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2005; 21(5): 568-72.
Frey Charles F, Reber Howard A   Local resection of the head of the pancreas with pancreaticojejunostomy Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2005; 9(6): 863-8.
Wente Moritz N, Jain Anjali, Kono Evelyn, Berberat Pascal O, Giese Thomas, Reber Howard A, Friess Helmut, Büchler Markus W, Reiter Robert E, Hines Oscar J   Prostate stem cell antigen is a putative target for immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer Pancreas, 2005; 31(2): 119-25.
Bhargava Sarah, Stummeyer Till, Hotz Birgit, Hines O Joe, Reber Howard A, Buhr Heinz J, Hotz Hubert G   Selective inhibition of endothelin receptor A as an anti-angiogenic and anti-proliferative strategy for human pancreatic cancer Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2005; 9(5): 703-9.
Guha Sushovan, Eibl Guido, Kisfalvi Krisztina, Fan Robert S, Burdick Marie, Reber Howard, Hines Oscar J, Strieter Robert, Rozengurt Enrique   Broad-spectrum G protein-coupled receptor antagonist, [D-Arg1,D-Trp5,7,9,Leu11]SP: a dual inhibitor of growth and angiogenesis in pancreatic cancer Cancer research, 2005; 65(7): 2738-45.
Eibl Guido, Takata Yasunori, Boros Laszlo G, Liu Joey, Okada Yuji, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J   Growth stimulation of COX-2-negative pancreatic cancer by a selective COX-2 inhibitor Cancer research, 2005; 65(3): 982-90.
Hotz Hubert G, Hines O Joe, Masood Rizwan, Hotz Birgit, Foitzik Thomas, Buhr Heinz J, Gill Parkash S, Reber Howard A   VEGF antisense therapy inhibits tumor growth and improves survival in experimental pancreatic cancer Surgery, 2005; 137(2): 192-9.
Eibl Guido, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J, Go Vay L W   COX and PPAR: possible interactions in pancreatic cancer Pancreas, 2004; 29(4): 247-53.
Kazanjian Kevork K, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J   Laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy for gastric outlet obstruction in pancreatic cancer The American surgeon, 2004; 70(10): 910-3.
Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A   Pancreatic neoplasms Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2004; 20(5): 452-8.
Büchler Peter, Reber Howard A, Lavey Robert S, Tomlinson James, Büchler Markus W, Friess Helmut, Hines Oscar J   Tumor hypoxia correlates with metastatic tumor growth of pancreatic cancer in an orthotopic murine model The Journal of surgical research, 2004; 120(2): 295-303.
Büchler Peter, Reber Howard A, Büchler Markus W, Friess Helmut, Lavey Robert S, Hines Oscar J   Antiangiogenic activity of genistein in pancreatic carcinoma cells is mediated by the inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 and the down-regulation of VEGF gene expression Cancer, 2004; 100(1): 201-10.
Okada Yuji, Eibl Guido, Guha Sushovan, Duffy John P, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J   Nerve growth factor stimulates MMP-2 expression and activity and increases invasion by human pancreatic cancer cells Clinical & experimental metastasis, 2004; 21(4): 285-92.
Büchler Peter, Reber Howard A, Ullrich Axel, Shiroiki Mark, Roth Mendel, Büchler Markus W, Lavey Robert S, Friess Helmut, Hines Oscar J   Pancreatic cancer growth is inhibited by blockade of VEGF-RII Surgery, 2003; 134(5): 772-82.
Duffy John P, Hines Oscar J, Liu Jerome H, Ko Clifford Y, Cortina Galen, Isacoff William H, Nguyen Henry, Leonardi Michael, Tompkins Ronald K, Reber Howard A   Improved survival for adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: fifty-five consecutive resections Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 2003; 138(9): 941-8; discussion 948-50.
Duffy John P, Reber Howard A   Pancreatic neoplasms Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2003; 19(5): 458-66.
Steinberg William M, Chari Suresh T, Forsmark Chris E, Sherman Stuart, Reber Howard A, Bradley Edward L, DiMagno Eugene   Controversies in clinical pancreatology: management of acute idiopathic recurrent pancreatitis Pancreas, 2003; 27(2): 103-17.
Okada Yuji, Eibl Guido, Duffy John P, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J   Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor upregulates the expression and activation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in human pancreatic cancer Surgery, 2003; 134(2): 293-9.
Eibl Guido, Bruemmer Dennis, Okada Yuji, Duffy John P, Law Ronald E, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J   PGE(2) is generated by specific COX-2 activity and increases VEGF production in COX-2-expressing human pancreatic cancer cells Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2003; 306(4): 887-97.
Hotz Hubert G, Reber Howard A, Hotz Birgit, Yu Tina, Foitzik Thomas, Buhr Heinz J, Cortina Galen, Hines O Joe   An orthotopic nude mouse model for evaluating pathophysiology and therapy of pancreatic cancer Pancreas, 2003; 26(4): e89-98.
Büchler Peter, Gukovskaya Anna S, Mouria Michelle, Büchler Manuela C, Büchler Markus W, Friess Helmut, Pandol Stephen J, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J   Prevention of metastatic pancreatic cancer growth in vivo by induction of apoptosis with genistein, a naturally occurring isoflavonoid Pancreas, 2003; 26(3): 264-73.
Hotz Hubert G, Hines O Joe, Hotz Birgit, Foitzik Thomas, Buhr Heinz J, Reber Howard A   Evaluation of vascular endothelial growth factor blockade and matrix metalloproteinase inhibition as a combination therapy for experimental human pancreatic cancer Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2003; 7(2): 220-7; discussion 227-8.
Büchler Peter, Reber Howard A, Büchler Manuela, Shrinkante Shailesh, Büchler Markus W, Friess Helmut, Semenza Gregg L, Hines Oscar J   Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 regulates vascular endothelial growth factor expression in human pancreatic cancer Pancreas, 2003; 26(1): 56-64.
Duffy John P, Eibl Guido, Reber Howard A, Hines Oscar J   Influence of hypoxia and neoangiogenesis on the growth of pancreatic cancer Molecular cancer, 2003; 2(2): 12.
Eibl Guido, Reber Howard A, Wente Moritz N, Hines Oscar J   The selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor nimesulide induces apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells independent of COX-2 Pancreas, 2003; 26(1): 33-41.
Reber Howard A   Surgery for acute and chronic pancreatitis Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2002; 56(6 Suppl): S246-8.
Büchler Peter, Reber Howard A, Büchler Markus W, Friess Helmut, Hines Oscar J   VEGF-RII influences the prognosis of pancreatic cancer Annals of surgery, 2002; 236(6): 738-49; discussion 749.
Pearson Randall K, Clain Jonathan E, Longnecker Daniel S, Reber Howard A, Steinberg William M, Barkin Jamie S, Bradley Edward L, DiMagno Eugene, Layer Peter   Controversies in clinical pancreatology: intraductal papillary-mucinous tumor (IPMT): American Pancreatic Association Clinical Symposium Pancreas, 2002; 25(3): 217-21.
Duffy John P, Delano Matthew J, Reber Howard A   Pancreatic surgery Current opinion in gastroenterology, 2002; 18(5): 568-73.
Mouria Michelle, Gukovskaya Anna S, Jung Yoon, Buechler Peter, Hines Oscar J, Reber Howard A, Pandol Stephen J   Food-derived polyphenols inhibit pancreatic cancer growth through mitochondrial cytochrome C release and apoptosis International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer, 2002; 98(5): 761-9.
Hotz Hubert G, Gill Parkash S, Masood Rizwan, Hotz Birgit, Buhr Heinz J, Foitzik Thomas, Hines O Joe, Reber Howard A   Specific targeting of tumor vasculature by diphtheria toxin-vascular endothelial growth factor fusion protein reduces angiogenesis and growth of pancreatic cancer Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2002; 6(2): 159-66; discussion 166.
Duffy John P, Reber Howard A   Surgical treatment of chronic pancreatitis Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, 2002; 9(6): 659-68.

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