Brenda Diergaarde

Also affiliated with UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicine

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Top 3%percentile

1.6Author DataRank

Indexed papers

2in pilot corpus

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The highest-impact dataset this researcher has shared, ranked by DataRank — the single contribution doing the most to lift their data-sharing standing.

Large-scale meta–genome-wide association study reveals common genetic factors linked to radiation-induced acute toxicities across cancer types

JNCI Cancer Spectrum(2023)10.1093/jncics/pkad088

Top 24%

0.843DataRank

Top 24%19 citations

Miguel E. Aguado‐Barrera, L.M.H. Schack, Leila Dorling, Tim Rattay, Laura Fachal +79 more

Papers

Driven by 46 papers — median percentile 74. Top paper: “Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies pleiotropic risk loci for aerodigestive squamous cell cancers”.

Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies pleiotropic risk loci for aerodigestive squamous cell cancers

PLoS Genetics(2021)10.1371/journal.pgen.1009254

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1.1DataRank · unranked

40 citations

Aida Ferreiro-Iglesias, James McKay, Yohan Bossé, Mattias Johansson, Valérie Gaborieau +48 more

Large-scale meta–genome-wide association study reveals common genetic factors linked to radiation-induced acute toxicities across cancer types

JNCI Cancer Spectrum(2023)10.1093/jncics/pkad088

Top 24%

0.843DataRank

Top 24%19 citations

Miguel E. Aguado‐Barrera, L.M.H. Schack, Leila Dorling, Tim Rattay, Laura Fachal +79 more

Large-scale cross-cancer fine-mapping of the 5p15.33 region reveals multiple independent signals

Human Genetics and Genomics Advances(2021)10.1016/j.xhgg.2021.100041

Top 27%

0.739DataRank

Top 27%21 citations

Arunabha Majumdar, Lu Wang, Siddhartha Kar, Kevin M. Brown, Helian Feng +54 more

Radiomics analysis to predict pulmonary nodule malignancy using machine learning approaches

Thorax(2024)10.1136/thorax-2023-220226

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0.677DataRank · unranked

90 citations

Hamad Al‐Sawaihey, Stephen Lam, Geoffrey Liu, Brenda Diergaarde, Jian‐Min Yuan +10 more

Germline determinants of humoral immune response to HPV-16 protect against oropharyngeal cancer

Nature Communications(2021)10.1038/s41467-021-26151-9

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0.568DataRank · unranked

43 citations

James McKay, Nicole Brenner, Shama Virani, Corina Lesseur, Valérie Gaborieau +47 more

A phase 1 and pharmacodynamic study of chronically-dosed, single-agent veliparib (ABT-888) in patients with BRCA1- or BRCA2-mutated cancer or platinum-refractory ovarian or triple-negative breast cancer

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology(2022)10.1007/s00280-022-04430-6

N/A

0.560DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Shannon Puhalla, Shalu Pahuja, Fei Ding, Yan Lin, Leonard J. Appleman +30 more

Male sex and pretreatment weight loss are associated with poor outcome in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with immunotherapy: a retrospective study

Scientific Reports(2023)10.1038/s41598-023-43866-5

N/A

0.539DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Jacqueline Visina, Timothy F. Burns, Brenda Diergaarde, Laura P. Stabile, Jingxiao Jin

Design and methodological considerations for biomarker discovery and validation in the Integrative Analysis of Lung Cancer Etiology and Risk (INTEGRAL) Program

Annals of Epidemiology(2022)10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.10.014

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0.524DataRank · unranked

32 citations

Karine Alcala, Elham Khodayari Moez, Florence Guida, Sera Thomas, Hana Zahed +51 more

Investigating the effect of sexual behaviour on oropharyngeal cancer risk: a methodological assessment of Mendelian randomization

BMC Medicine(2022)10.1186/s12916-022-02233-3

N/A

0.457DataRank · unranked

20 citations

Tom Dudding, Linda Kachuri, Kimberley Burrows, Amanda Chong, Richard M Martin +21 more

Small extracellular vesicles in plasma carry luminal cytokines that remain undetectable by antibody-based assays in cancer patients and healthy donors

BJC Reports(2024)10.1038/s44276-024-00037-x

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0.396DataRank · unranked

13 citations

Brenda Diergaarde, Theresa L. Whiteside, Chang Hong

Tumor DNA as a Cancer Biomarker through the Lens of Colorectal Neoplasia

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention(2020)10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0549

N/A

0.330DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Brenda Diergaarde, Nickolas Papadopoulos, Kenneth W. Kinzler, Robert E. Schoen, Joshua D. Cohen

Diagnostic accuracy of HPV16 early antigen serology for HPV‐driven oropharyngeal cancer is independent of age and sex

International Journal of Cancer(2023)10.1002/ijc.34710

N/A

0.292DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Brenda Diergaarde, Andrew Ness, Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff, Janneke C. M. Heijne, Lea Schroeder +26 more

Genetic variants associated with circulating C‐reactive protein levels and colorectal cancer survival: Sex‐specific and lifestyle factors specific associations

International Journal of Cancer(2021)10.1002/ijc.33897

N/A

0.292DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Xinwei Hua, Julia Labadie, Tabitha A. Harrison, James Y. Dai, Sara Lindström +24 more

Soluble CD137 and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: nested case–control studies in cohorts in Shanghai and Singapore

British Journal of Cancer(2023)10.1038/s41416-023-02223-z

N/A

0.241DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Jennifer J. Adibi, Allison L. Kuipers, Brenda Diergaarde, Hung N. Luu, Aizhen Jin +8 more

Elucidating the Risk of Colorectal Cancer for Variants in Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Genes

(2023)10.1053/j.gastro.2023.06.032

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0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Minta Thomas, Conghui Qu, Xiaoliang Wang, Jeroen R. Huyghe, Jihoon E. Joo +77 more

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer patients in western Pennsylvania: rural–urban disparities

Cancer Causes & Control(2023)10.1007/s10552-023-01696-w

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0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Margaret Rosenzweig, Linda Robertson, Carissa A. Low, Shayla Daniels, Hiba Abujaradeh +4 more

Blast-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles in the Plasma of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia Predict Responses to Chemotherapy

Biomedicines(2023)10.3390/biomedicines11123236

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Chang‐Sook Hong, Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni, Annie Im, Brenda Diergaarde, Theresa L. Whiteside +1 more

UNSEG: unsupervised segmentation of cells and their nuclei in complex tissue samples

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.11.13.566842

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Phoenix Bell, Paulo S. Garcia, Akram S. Shalaby, Rebecca Raphael, Benjamin Raymond +11 more

Evaluation of small extracellular vesicles as biomarkers of efficacy with anti-PD-1 mAb therapy in patients with recurrent/metastatic HNSCC.

Journal of Clinical Oncology(2023)10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.6042

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Chang‐Sook Hong, Andrew W. Swartz, Ronan W. Hsieh, Jennifer L. Anderson, Robert L. Ferris +3 more

Smoking and alcohol by HPV status in head and neck cancer: a Mendelian randomization study

Nature Communications(2024)10.1038/s41467-024-51679-x

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0DataRank · unranked

42 citations

Jong Wook Lee, Tianzhichao Hou, Katrina Hueniken, Tom Dudding, Mark Gormley +36 more

Small extracellular vesicles as biomarkers of response in recurrent/metastatic HNSCC patients treated with immunotherapy

BJC Reports(2024)10.1038/s44276-024-00096-0

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0DataRank · unranked

7 citations

Chang‐Sook Hong, Andrew W. Swartz, Ronan W. Hsieh, Jennifer Anderson, Robert L. Ferris +3 more

UNSEG: unsupervised segmentation of cells and their nuclei in complex tissue samples

Communications Biology(2024)10.1038/s42003-024-06714-4

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0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Phoenix Bell, Paulo S. Garcia, Akram S. Shalaby, Rebecca Raphael, Benjamin Raymond +11 more

A risk prediction model for head and neck cancers incorporating lifestyle factors, HPV serology and genetic markers

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/m4xc-y186

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0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Ivana Holcátová, David I. Conway, Cristina Canova, James McKay, K. Hueniken +33 more

Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies pleiotropic risk loci for aerodigestive squamous cell cancers

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/jprp-xr21

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Heike Bickeböller, Hans Brunnström, Melinda C. Aldrich, ANGELINE S. ANDREW, Stefania Boccia +48 more

Germline determinants of humoral immune response to HPV-16 protect against oropharyngeal cancer

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/q54q-w544

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Bo T. Hansen, Gabriella Cadoni, Geoffrey Liu, Andrew F. Olshan, Rolando Herrero +46 more

A multivariable Mendelian randomization analysis investigating smoking and alcohol consumption in oral and oropharyngeal cancer

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/9kmh-z010

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

M. Pring, Marcus Robert Munafo, Samantha Thomas, Eleanor Sanderson, George Davey Smith +12 more

Mendelian Randomization and mediation analysis of leukocyte telomere length and risk of lung and head and neck cancers

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/g8tn-rh62

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Andy Ness, Matthew B. Schabath, Melinda C. Aldrich, H-Erich Wichmann, P. Lagiou +65 more

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia Prevalence Estimates Calculated From GnomAD Allele Frequencies of Predicted Pathogenic Variants in ENG and ACVRL1

Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine(2025)10.1161/circgen.124.005061

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0DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Charles C. White, Brenda Diergaarde, Jenna C. Carlson, Beth L. Roman, Anthony R. Anzell

Cross-ancestral GWAS identifies 29 variants across head and neck cancer subsites

Nature Communications(2025)10.1038/s41467-025-63842-z

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0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Apiwat Sangphukieo, Hanla A. Park, Valérie Gaborieau, Aida Ferreiro-Iglesias, Brenda Diergaarde +91 more

A Blood-Based Assay for Detection of Patients with Advanced Adenomas

Cancer Research Communications(2025)10.1158/2767-9764.crc-24-0398

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Christopher Douville, Brenda Diergaarde, Joshua D. Cohen, Haley Grant, Albert Kuo +16 more

VOYAGER: an international consortium investigating the role of human papilloma virus and genetics in oral and oropharyngeal cancer risk and survival

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2025.02.17.25322399

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Anurag Adhikari, Tom Dudding, Miranda Pring, Katrina Hurley, Gary J. Macfarlane +27 more

Melanoma cell-derived exosomes in plasma of melanoma patients suppress functions of immune effector cells

Scientific Reports(2020)10.1038/s41598-019-56542-4

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0DataRank · unranked

194 citations

Brenda Diergaarde, Soldano Ferrone, John M. Kirkwood, Theresa L. Whiteside, Priyanka Sharma

Amlodipine, an L-type Ca2+ channel inhibitor, regulates release of extracellular vesicles from tumor cells

Carcinogenesis(2025)10.1093/carcin/bgaf016

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Chang‐Sook Hong, Jie Han, Brenda Diergaarde, Dan P. Zandberg, Theresa L. Whiteside +1 more

A multivariable Mendelian randomization analysis investigating smoking and alcohol consumption in oral and oropharyngeal cancer

Nature Communications(2020)10.1038/s41467-020-19822-6

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

143 citations

Tom Dudding, Eleanor Sanderson, Richard M Martin, Steven J. Thomas, Jessica Tyrrell +12 more

The microRNA target site landscape is a novel molecular feature associating alternative polyadenylation with immune evasion activity in breast cancer

Briefings in Bioinformatics(2020)10.1093/bib/bbaa191

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

17 citations

Yulong Bai, Zhenjiang Fan, Brenda Diergaarde, George C. Tseng, Hyun Jung Park +1 more

3′-UTR Shortening Contributes to Subtype-Specific Cancer Growth by Breaking Stable ceRNA Crosstalk of Housekeeping Genes

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology(2020)10.3389/fbioe.2020.00334

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0DataRank · unranked

12 citations

Soyeon Kim, Yulong Bai, Brenda Diergaarde, Hyun Jung Park, Zhenjiang Fan

Germline Determinants of Humoral Immune Response To HPV-16 Protect Against Oropharyngeal Cancer

Research Square(2020)10.21203/rs.3.rs-121986/v1

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

James McKay, Nicole Brenner, Shama Virani, Corina Lesseur, Valérie Gaborieau +47 more

Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct

Gut(2021)10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321534

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0DataRank · unranked

79 citations

Tabitha A. Harrison, Stephanie A. Bien, Heather Hampel, Jane C. Figueiredo, Stephanie L. Schmit +95 more

Tumor-Derived Exosomes (TEX) and Their Role in Immuno-Oncology

International Journal of Molecular Sciences(2021)10.3390/ijms22126234

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0DataRank · unranked

66 citations

Brenda Diergaarde, Chang‐Sook Hong, Theresa L. Whiteside

Smoking Behavior and Prognosis After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis: A Pooled Analysis of 11 Studies

JNCI Cancer Spectrum(2021)10.1093/jncics/pkab077

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

23 citations

Prudence R. Carr, Barbara L. Banbury, Viola Walter, Jenny Chang‐Claude, Lina Jansen +21 more

Using genetic variants to evaluate the causal effect of cholesterol lowering on head and neck cancer risk: A Mendelian randomization study

PLoS Genetics(2021)10.1371/journal.pgen.1009525

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

31 citations

James Yarmolinsky, Tom Dudding, Kimberley Burrows, Richard M Martin, Steven J. Thomas +17 more

Germline determinants of humoral immune response to HPV-16 protect against oropharyngeal cancer

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)(2021)10.5281/zenodo.8366270

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

James McKay, Nicole Brenner, Shama Virani, Corina Lesseur, Valérie Gaborieau +47 more

NAFLD polygenic risk score and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in an East Asian population

Hepatology Communications(2022)10.1002/hep4.1976

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

31 citations

Brenda Diergaarde, Allison L. Kuipers, Jennifer J. Adibi, Hung N. Luu, Xuling Chang +8 more

Design and methodological considerations for biomarker discovery and validation in the Integrative Analysis of Lung Cancer Etiology and Risk (INTEGRAL) Program

medRxiv(2022)10.1101/2022.03.21.22272544

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Karine Alcala, Elham Khodayari Moez, Florence Guida, Sera Thomas, Hana Zahed +50 more

Prognostic role of detailed colorectal location and tumor molecular features: analyses of 13,101 colorectal cancer patients including 2994 early-onset cases

Journal of Gastroenterology(2023)10.1007/s00535-023-01955-2

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

28 citations

Naohiko Akimoto, Koichiro Haruki, Tabitha A. Harrison, Yin Cao, Conghui Qu +41 more

A risk prediction model for head and neck cancers incorporating lifestyle factors, HPV serology and genetic markers

International Journal of Cancer(2023)10.1002/ijc.34444

N/A

0DataRank · unranked

16 citations

Brenda Diergaarde, Geoffrey Liu, Andrew F. Olshan, Andrew Ness, Tim Waterboer +34 more

Brenda Diergaarde

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