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Ralph Francescone

Pioneer (United States)ORCID

Also Known As

R Francescone, R. Francescone, Ralph A. Francescone, Ralph A. Francescone III, Ralph Francescone

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Pioneer (United States)University of Massachusetts AmherstFox Chase Cancer CenterTufts UniversityBaystate Medical Center
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About

Ralph Francescone is an author at Pioneer (United States) specializing in medicine, tumor biology, and cell biology.

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Role of YKL-40 in the Angiogenesis, Radioresistance, and Progression of Glioblastoma

Ralph Francescone, Steve Scully, Michael Faibish,

Journal of Biological Chemistry

2011

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Cholesterol Pathway Inhibition Induces TGF-β Signaling to Promote Basal Differentiation in Pancreatic Cancer

Linara Gabitova-Cornell, Aizhan Surumbayeva, Suraj Peri,

Cancer Cell

2020

215

Netrin G1 Promotes Pancreatic Tumorigenesis through Cancer-Associated Fibroblast–Driven Nutritional Support and Immunosuppression

Ralph Francescone, Débora B. Vendramini‐Costa, Janusz Franco‐Barraza,

Cancer Discovery

2020

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A YKL-40–Neutralizing Antibody Blocks Tumor Angiogenesis and Progression: A Potential Therapeutic Agent in Cancers

Michael Faibish, Ralph Francescone, Brooke Bentley,

Molecular Cancer Therapeutics

2011

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Transdifferentiation of Glioblastoma Stem-Like Cells into Mural Cells Drives Vasculogenic Mimicry in Glioblastomas

Steve Scully, Ralph Francescone, Michael Faibish,

Journal of Neuroscience

2012

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Glioblastoma-derived Tumor Cells Induce Vasculogenic Mimicry through Flk-1 Protein Activation

Ralph Francescone, Steve Scully, Brooke Bentley,

Journal of Biological Chemistry

2012

142

A Matrigel-Based Tube Formation Assay to Assess the Vasculogenic Activity of Tumor Cells

Ralph Francescone, Michael Faibish, Rong Shao

Journal of Visualized Experiments

2011

120

Matrix-regulated integrin αvβ5 maintains α5β1-dependent desmoplastic traits prognostic of neoplastic recurrence

Janusz Franco‐Barraza, Ralph Francescone, Tiffany Luong,

eLife

2017

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Anti-YKL-40 antibody and ionizing irradiation synergistically inhibit tumor vascularization and malignancy in glioblastoma

Rong Shao, Ralph Francescone, Nipaporn Ngernyuang,

Carcinogenesis

2013

67

Tumor-derived mural-like cells coordinate with endothelial cells: role of YKL-40 in mural cell-mediated angiogenesis

Ralph Francescone, Nipaporn Ngernyuang, Wei Yan,

Oncogene

2013

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