Pancreatic Cancer Research

ResearcherRlr Va Medical CenterActive in the last 2 years

Teresa A Zimmers

Matched on ORCID iD 0000-0001-7872-0540; OpenAlex author ID A5062132023; NIH RePORTER profile ID 1881491. Sources: OpenAlex.

Their work

Papers
19 (first author 0, last author 10)
Trials
0
Grants
6
Labs led
5
Collaborators
65
Papers, trials and grants by year

2015: 1 paper, 1 grant · 2016: none · 2017: none · 2018: 3 papers, 1 grant · 2019: 1 paper · 2020: 2 papers · 2021: 2 papers, 1 grant · 2022: 2 papers · 2023: 1 paper · 2024: 1 grant · 2025: 5 papers, 1 grant · 2026: 2 papers · 2027: 1 grant

Papers 19

  1. Schedule-dependent efficacy of gemcitabine and RAS(ON) inhibition in orthotopic pancreatic cancer: implications for clinical trial design. Co-author DOI 10.1016/j.canlet.2026.218864↗
  2. Sympathetic nerve-fibroblast crosstalk drives nerve injury, fibroblast activation, and matrix remodeling in pancreatic cancer. Co-author DOI 10.1172/jci.insight.192814↗
  3. Pancreatic Cancer Induces Population-Specific Switching of Myosin Isoforms and Discrete Activation of Cachexia Genes in Skeletal Muscle Myocytes Last author DOI 10.1101/2025.09.01.673500↗
  4. Transcriptome and microRNAome profiling of human skeletal muscle in pancreatic cancer cachexia Last author DOI 10.1101/2025.09.02.25334959↗
  5. MicroCT Enables Simultaneous Longitudinal Tracking of Murine Pancreatic Cancer Progression and Cachexia. Last author DOI 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-25-0414↗
  6. Erratum: Randomized Phase II Study of Nab-Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine With or Without Tocilizumab as First-Line Treatment in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Surviva… Co-author DOI 10.1200/jco-25-01631↗
  7. Randomized Phase II Study of Nab-Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine With or Without Tocilizumab as First-Line Treatment in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Survival and Cac… Co-author DOI 10.1200/jco.23.01965↗
  8. Gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel preserves skeletal and cardiac mass and function in a murine model of pancreatic cancer cachexia Last author DOI 10.1101/2023.04.15.536434↗
  9. Sex specificity of pancreatic cancer cachexia phenotypes, mechanisms, and treatment in mice and humans: role of Activin. Last author DOI 10.1002/jcsm.12998↗
  10. STAT3 in tumor fibroblasts promotes an immunosuppressive microenvironment in pancreatic cancer. Co-author DOI 10.26508/lsa.202201460↗
  11. Tumor-derived IL-6 and trans-signaling among tumor, fat, and muscle mediate pancreatic cancer cachexia. Last author DOI 10.1084/jem.20190450↗
  12. Profiling of Adipose and Skeletal Muscle in Human Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia Reveals Distinct Gene Profiles with Convergent Pathways. Last author DOI 10.3390/cancers13081975↗
  13. miR-29a Is Repressed by MYC in Pancreatic Cancer and Its Restoration Drives Tumor-Suppressive Effects via Downregulation of LOXL2. Co-author DOI 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-19-0594↗
  14. Identification of Potential Serum Protein Biomarkers and Pathways for Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia Using an Aptamer-Based Discovery Platform. Last author DOI 10.3390/cancers12123787↗
  15. The systemic activin response to pancreatic cancer: implications for effective cancer cachexia therapy. Last author DOI 10.1002/jcsm.12461↗
  16. Circulating monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is associated with cachexia in treatment-naïve pancreatic cancer patients. Co-author DOI 10.1002/jcsm.12251↗
  17. Three cachexia phenotypes and the impact of fat-only loss on survival in FOLFIRINOX therapy for pancreatic cancer. Last author DOI 10.1002/jcsm.12307↗
  18. IL-6 and PD-L1 antibody blockade combination therapy reduces tumour progression in murine models of pancreatic cancer. Co-author DOI 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-311585↗
  19. Anti-IL-6 and PD-L1 antibody combination therapy reduces tumor progression in murine models of pancreatic cancer Co-author DOI 10.1186/2051-1426-3-s2-p366↗

Grants 6

  1. Oncostatin M Receptor in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma I01BX006305↗
  2. Project 3 – Stromal derived IL-6/STAT3 signaling in the development and progression of PDAC P01CA236778↗
  3. Tumor tissue crosstalk in the macroenvironment of pancreatic cancer cachexia I01CX002046↗
  4. Molecular Mechanisms of Muscle and Fat Wasting in Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia I01BX004177↗
  5. PQB3: Mechanisms & Targeting of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling in Muscle Wasting of Cancer Cachexia R01CA194593↗
  6. Manipulation of STAT3 Signaling for Muscle Preservation in Cancer Cachexia R01CA122596↗

Closest collaborators

The 25 strongest of 65 by collab_strength@1: shared papers, trials and grants, recent and small-team work weighing most.

  1. Michael C. Ostrowski · 6 shared papers, 1 shared grant, 2015–2025 · strength 1.47
  2. Ashok Narasimhan · 6 shared papers, 2020–2025 · strength 0.88
  3. Xiaoling Zhong · 7 shared papers, 2015–2025 · strength 0.84
  4. Denis C. Guttridge D · 5 shared papers, 2018–2025 · strength 0.82
  5. Rosalie C. Sears · 3 shared papers, 2025–2026 · strength 0.78
  6. Martin John Romeo · 1 shared paper, 1 shared grant, 2022–2025 · strength 0.72
  7. Katherine R. Pelz · 3 shared papers, 2025 · strength 0.66
  8. Brittany R. Counts · 3 shared papers, 2023–2025 · strength 0.63
  9. Jian Ouyang · 1 shared grant, 2025 · strength 0.61
  10. Denis C Guttridge · 1 shared grant, 2025 · strength 0.61
  11. Leonidas G. Koniaris · 1 shared grant, 2025 · strength 0.61
  12. Safi Shahda · 5 shared papers, 2018–2022 · strength 0.53
  13. Jonathan Robert Brody · 2 shared papers, 2025–2026 · strength 0.52
  14. Yunlong Liu · 4 shared papers, 2019–2022 · strength 0.44
  15. Susann Theile · 2 shared papers, 2025 · strength 0.41
  16. Dorte Lisbet Nielsen · 2 shared papers, 2025 · strength 0.41
  17. Julia Sidenius Johansen · 2 shared papers, 2025 · strength 0.41
  18. Olav Faisal Dajani · 2 shared papers, 2025 · strength 0.41
  19. Inna Markovna Chen · 2 shared papers, 2025 · strength 0.41
  20. Joshua K. Kays · 3 shared papers, 2018–2021 · strength 0.30
  21. Gregory B. Lesinski · 4 shared papers, 2015–2022 · strength 0.29
  22. Parham Diba · 1 shared paper, 2026 · strength 0.26
  23. Aaron J. Grossberg · 1 shared paper, 2026 · strength 0.26
  24. Jennifer M. Finan · 1 shared paper, 2026 · strength 0.26
  25. Kyle P. Gribbin · 1 shared paper, 2026 · strength 0.26

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