Elin R Sigurdson, MD, PhD, FACS

Senior Member
Medical Science Division


Elin.Sigurdson@fccc.edu
Phone: 215-728-3519


Recent Publications

2007

Kell MR, Ridge JA, Joseph N, Sigurdson ER. PET CT imaging in patients undergoing sentinel node biopsy for melanoma. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2007 Jan 3.

2006

Henry LR, Sigurdson E, Ross EA, Lee JS, Watson JC, Cheng JD, Freedman GM, Konski A, Hoffman JP. Resection of Isolated Pelvic Recurrences After Colorectal Surgery: Long-Term Results and Predictors of Improved Clinical Outcome. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Dec 20.

Movsas B, Diratzouian H, Hanlon A, Cooper H, Freedman G, Konski A, Sigurdson E, Hoffman J, Meropol NJ, Weiner LM, Coia L, Lanciano R, Stein J, Kister D, Eisenberg B. Phase II trial of preoperative chemoradiation with a hyperfractionated radiation boost in locally advanced rectal cancer. Am J Clin Oncol. 2006 Oct;29(5):435-41.

Arciero CA, Sigurdson ER. Liver-directed therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma.

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2006 Sep;4(8):768-74.

Benson AB 3rd, Bekaii-Saab T, Ben-Josef E, Blumgart L, Clary BM, Curley SA, Davila R, Earle CC, Ensminger WD, Gibbs JF, Laheru D, Langnas AN, Mulvihill SJ, Nemcek AA Jr, Posey JA, Sigurdson ER, Sinanan M, Vauthey JN, Venook AP, Wagman LD, Yeatman TJ; National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Hepatobiliary cancers. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2006 Sep;4(8):728-50.

Cohen SJ, Alpaugh RK, Gross S, O'Hara SM, Smirnov DA, Terstappen LW, Allard WJ, Bilbee M, Cheng JD, Hoffman JP, Lewis NL, Pellegrino A, Rogatko A, Sigurdson E, Wang H, Watson JC, Weiner LM, Meropol NJ. Isolation and characterization of circulating tumor cells in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2006 Jul;6(2):125-32.

Arciero CA, Sigurdson ER. Liver-directed therapies for patients with primary liver cancer and hepatic metastases. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2006 Sep;7(5):399-409.

Berencsi K, Meropol NJ, Hoffman JP, Sigurdson E, Giles L, Rani P, Somasundaram R, Zhang T, Kalabis J, Caputo L, Furth E, Swoboda R, Marincola F, Herlyn D. Colon carcinoma cells induce CXCL11-dependent migration of CXCR3-expressing cytotoxic T lymphocytes in organotypic culture.

Cancer Immunol Immunother. 2007 Mar;56(3):359-70. Epub 2006 Jun 17.

Kemeny NE, Niedzwiecki D, Hollis DR, Lenz HJ, Warren RS, Naughton MJ, Weeks JC, Sigurdson ER, Herndon JE 2nd, Zhang C, Mayer RJ. Hepatic arterial infusion versus systemic therapy for hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer: a randomized trial of efficacy, quality of life, and molecular markers (CALGB 9481). J Clin Oncol. 2006 Mar 20;24(9):1395-403. Epub 2006 Feb 27.

2005

Konski A, Hoffman J, Sigurdson E, Haluszka O, Engstrom P, Cheng JD, Cohen SJ, Watson JC, Eisenberg D, McGarrity E, Freedman G, Meropol NJ. Can molecular imaging predict response to preoperative chemoradiation in patients with rectal cancer? A Fox Chase Cancer Center prospective experience. Semin Oncol. 2005 Dec;32(6 Suppl 9):S63-7.

Berger AC, Sigurdson ER, LeVoyer T, Hanlon A, Mayer RJ, Macdonald JS, Catalano PJ, Haller DG. Colon cancer survival is associated with decreasing ratio of metastatic to examined lymph nodes. J Clin Oncol. 2005 Dec 1;23(34):8706-12.

Henry LR, Sigurdson E, Ross E, Hoffman JP. Hydronephrosis does not preclude curative resection of pelvic recurrences after colorectal surgery. Ann Surg Oncol. 2005 Oct;12(10):786-92. Epub 2005 Aug 3.

Henry LR, Sigurdson E, Arciero CA, Watson JC. A disappearing hepatic infusion pump. J Gastrointest Surg. 2005 Jul-Aug;9(6):878-9.

Mullenix PS, Brown TA, Meyers MO, Giles LR, Sigurdson ER, Boraas MC, Hoffman JP, Eisenberg BL, Torosian MH. The association of cytokeratin-only-positive sentinel lymph nodes and subsequent metastases in breast cancer. Am J Surg. 2005 May;189(5):606-9; discussion 609.

2004


Berger, A., Watson, J.C., Ross, E. A., Zalatoris, A., Hoffman, J.P. Neoadjuvant therapy and biliary decompression lower biliary and pancreatic juice vascular endothelial growth factor levels in patients with eriampullary adenocarcinoma. Am. Surg. 70:169-174, 2004

Berger, A.C., Watson, J.C., Ross, E.A., Hoffman, J.P. The metastatic/examined lymph node ratio is an important prognostic factor after pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Am. Surg. 70:235-240, 2004.

Hoffman, J.P. Midwest surgical association presidential address: August 2003. Does no good deed go unpunished? Notes to a young surgeon. Am. Surg. 70:97-100, 2004.

Meszoely, I., Lee, J.S., Watson, J.C., Meyers, M., Wang, H., Hoffman, J.P. Peritoneal cytology in patients with potentially resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas. Am. Surg. 70:208-214, 2004.

Meyers, M.O., Meszoely, I.M., Hoffman, J.P., Watson, J.C., Ross, E.A., Eisenberg, B.L. Is reporting of recurrence data important in pancreatic cancer? Ann Surg Oncol. 11(3):304-309, 2004.

Subhi, A.L., Tang, B., Balsara, B.R., Altomare, D.A., Testa, J.R., Cooper, H.S., Hoffman, J.P., Meropol, N.J., Kruger, W.D. Loss of methylthioadenosine phosphorylase and elevated ornithine decarboxylase is common in pancreatic cancer. Clin. Cancer Res. 10:7290-7296, 2004.

2003


Brown, T., Sigurdson, E.R., Rogatko. A., Broccoli, D. Telomerase inhibition using axidothymidine in the HT-29 colon cancer cell line. Ann. Surg. Oncol. 10(8):910-915, 2003.

Joseph, N.E., Sigurdson, E.R., Hanlon, A.L., Wang, H., Mayer, R.J., MacDonald, J.S., Catalano, P.J., Haller, D.G. Accuracy of determining nodal negativity in colorectal cancer on the basis of the number of nodes retrieved on resection. Ann. Surg. Oncol. 10(3):213-218, 2003.

Landry, J.C., Rosenthal, D., Spitz, F., Haller, D., Benson, A., Sigurdson, E.R., Castalano, P. ECOG 1297: A phase I study of preoperative radiation therapy (RT) with concurrent protracted continuous infusion 5-FU and dose escalating oxaliplatin followed by surgery, adjuvant 5-FU, and leucovorin for locally advanced (T3/4) rectal adenocarcinoma. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 57(2):S179, 2003.

LeVoyer, T.E., Sigurdson, E.R., Hanlon, A.L., Mayer, R.J., MacDonald, J.S., Catalano, P.J., Haller, D.G. Colon cancer survival is associated with increasing number of lymph nodes analyzed: a secondary survey of intergroup trial INT-0089. J. Clin. Oncol. 21(15):2912-9, 2003.

Meyers, M.O., Sasson, A.R., Sigurdson, E.R. Locoregional strategies for colorectal hepatic metastases. Clin. Colorectal Cancer 3(1):34-44, 2003.

Sasson, A.R., Wetherington, R.W., Hoffman, J.P., Ross, E.A., Cooper H., Meropol, N.J., Freedman, G., Pingpank, J.F., Eisenberg, B.L. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for adenocarcinoma of the pancreas: analysis of histopathology and outcome. Int. J. Gastrointest. Cancer 34(2-3):121-128, 2003.

Sigurdson, E.R. Lymph node dissection: Is it diagnostic or therapeutic? J. Clin. Oncol. 21(6):965-967, 2003.

2002


Arnoletti, J.P., Hoffman, J.P., Ross, E.A., Kagan, S.A., Meropol, N.J., Freedman, G., Eisenberg, B. Preoperative chemoradiation in the management of adenocarcinoma of the body of the pancreas. Am. Surg. 68(4):330-336, 2002.

Donaldson, C.J., Crapanzano, J.P., Watson, J.C., Levine, E.A., Batzer, M.A. PROGINS Alu insertion and human genomic diversity. Mutat. Res. 501:137-141, 2002.

Pingpank, J.F., Hoffman, J.P., Sigurdson, E.R., Ross, E., Sasson, A.R., Eisenberg, B. Pancreatic resection for locally advanced primary and metastatic nonpancreatic neoplasms. Am. Surg. 68(4):337-341, 2002.

Sasson, A.R., Hoffman, J.P., Ross, E.A., Kagan, S.A., Pingpank, J.F., Eisenberg, B.L. En bloc resection for locally advanced cancer of the pancreas: Is it worthwhile? J. Gastrointest. Surg. 6(2):147-158, 2002.

2001


Chao, C., Torosian, M.H., Boraas, M., Sigurdson, E.R., Hoffman, J.P., Eisenberg, B.L., Fowble, B. Local recurrence of breast cancer in the stereotactic core needle biopsy site: Case reports and review of the literature. The Breast J. 7(2):124-127, 2001.

Sasson, A.R, Fowble, B., Hanlon, A.L., Torosian, M.H., Freedman, G., Boraas, M., Sigurdson, E.R., Hoffman, J.P., Eisenberg, B.L., Patchefsky, A. Lobular carcinoma in situ increases the risk of local recurrence in selected patients with stage I and II breast cancer treated with conservative surgery and radiation. Cancer 91(10):1862-1869, 2001.

Sigurdson, E.R., Ridge, J.A. Ginsberg, R.J. Clinical oncology: A multidisciplinary approach for physicians and students. In Principles of Surgical Oncology. Saunders, Philadelphia, pp. 62-73, 2001.