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David M. Jablons, M.D.
 Professor & Chief, Thoracic Surgery

Program Leader, Thoracic Oncology Program

Director, Thoracic Oncology Lab

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Research Fellow Johannes Kratz, M.D. Leaves Lasting Mark on Lab

Johannes Kratz, M.D., a research fellow in the  Thoracic Oncology Lab from 2008-11, played a pivotal role in the development of a prognostic assay for early-stage lung cancer patients, reported on in  The Lancet and  JAMA.

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Systems Genetics Expands Map of Drug Discovery
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Il-Jin Kim - 67In Nature Communications, lead author Il-Jin Kim, Ph.D. (left), Director of Applied Genomics in the Thoracic Oncology Lab, David M. Jablons, M.D., and others, demonstrate how mining vast gene expression networks expands the pool of therapeutic targets in lung cancer.

New Lung Cancer Test More Accurately Predicts Survival
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In the two largest ever clinical studies on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team, led by thoracic surgeons David M. Jablons, M.D. (left), Michael Mann, M.D., and Johannes Kratz, M.D., a former surgical resident, showed a molecular test better predicted death from early-stage lung cancer than conventional staging.

Test Guides Treatment for Earliest-Stage Patients
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A molecular test developed by physician-scientists at UCSF may better predict post-operative mortality in early-stage lung cancer patients. Building on earlier work, the group identified a group of post-operative patients with the earliest stage of lung cancer who had a high likelihood of recurrence.

Thoracic Oncology Logo Final -PrintLung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide and the Thoracic Oncology Program is poised to conquer it. UCSF provides state-of-the-art care to patients with lung cancer, mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, sarcoma and cancer that has metastasized to the chest. The program is led by David M. Jablons, M.D., Chief of the Section of General Thoracic Surgery and Program Leader of the Thoracic Oncology Program. Patients receive treatment from a dedicated multidisciplinary team of specialists. At UCSF, one of the world's leading biomedical research centers, patients also have access to clinical trials for promising new drugs.