Dr. Daniel Allan Hamstra MD PHD
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
1500 East Medical Center Dr B2 Floor University Ann Arbor MI, 48109Rating
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Dr. Daniel Hamstra practices Radiation Oncology in Ann Arbor, MI. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Hamstra specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
University of Mi Med Sch 1997
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Toward an enzyme/prodrug strategy for cancer gene therapy: endogenous activation of carboxypeptidase A mutants by the PACE/Furin family of propeptidases.
- Enzyme/prodrug therapy for head and neck cancer using a catalytically superior cytosine deaminase.
- Combined radiation and enzyme/prodrug treatment for head and neck cancer in an orthotopic animal model.
- Expression of endogenously activated secreted or cell surface carboxypeptidase A sensitizes tumor cells to methotrexate-alpha-peptide prodrugs.
- Combined effect of tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand and ionizing radiation in breast cancer therapy.
- Fusion of the HSV-1 tegument protein vp22 to cytosine deaminase confers enhanced bystander effect and increased therapeutic benefit.
- Primary radiotherapy for childhood ependymoma?
- Revoking the privilege: targeting HER2 in the central nervous system.
- Radiation therapy reduces local failure and improves overall survival in sPNET.
- Gemcitabine-mediated radiosensitization of human soft tissue sarcoma.
- Inhibition of mTOR radiosensitizes soft tissue sarcoma and tumor vasculature.
- Counseling patients about sexual health when considering post-prostatectomy radiation treatment.
- Salvage external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy: current status and controversy.
- The percent of positive biopsy cores improves prediction of prostate cancer-specific death in patients treated with dose-escalated radiotherapy.
- Outcomes of multidisciplinary management in pediatric low-grade gliomas.
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