Jaime Libes
University of Illinois at Chicago
12 Papers
30 Citations
Jaime Libes is an academic researcher from University of Illinois at Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wilms' tumor & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications. Previous affiliations of Jaime Libes include Vanderbilt University & Boston Children's Hospital.
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Papers
Risk factors for abandonment of Wilms tumor therapy in Kenya
Jaime Libes,Oliver Oruko,F K Abdallah,Jessie Githanga,James Ndung'u,J. Musimbi,Festus Njuguna,Kirtika Patel,John H. White,Jason R. Axt,James A. O'Neill,Martha J. Shrubsole,Ming Li,Harold N. Lovvorn +13 more
TL;DR: The purpose of this study was to trace patients diagnosed from 2008 to 2011 with Wilms tumor, estimate the survival rate, and identify risk factors for treatment abandonment.
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Race disparities in peptide profiles of North American and Kenyan Wilms tumor specimens.
Jaime Libes,Erin H. Seeley,Ming Li,Jason R. Axt,Janene Pierce,Hernan Correa,Mark W. Newton,Mark W. Newton,Erik N. Hansen,Erik N. Hansen,Audra M. Judd,Hayes McDonald,Richard M. Caprioli,Arlene Naranjo,Vicki Huff,James A. O'Neill,James A. O'Neill,Harold N. Lovvorn +17 more
TL;DR: Wilms tumor specimens arising among different race groups show unique molecular fingerprints that could explain disparate incidences and biologic behavior and that could reveal novel therapeutic targets.
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Genetic and chromosomal alterations in Kenyan Wilms Tumor.
Harold N. Lovvorn,Janene Pierce,Jaime Libes,Bingshan Li,Qiang Wei,Hernan Correa,Julia S. Gouffon,Peter E. Clark,Jason R. Axt,Erik N. Hansen,Mark W. Newton,James A. O'Neill +11 more
TL;DR: In this article, a next generation sequencing analysis targeting 10 WT-associated genes and evaluated whole-genome copy number variation was conducted to explore the biologic composition of Kenyan children with kidney cancer.
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"Money was the problem": Caregivers' self-reported reasons for abandoning their children's cancer treatment in southwest Uganda.
Barnabas Atwiine,Imelda Busingye,Rose Kyarisiima,Emmanuel Baluku,Ruth Mbabazi,Brian Bamwine,Siyadora Ankunda,Jaime Libes,Howard J. Weinstein,Kevin R. Schwartz,Gertrude N. Kiwanuka +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, in-depth interviews were conducted with caregivers of children who had abandoned cancer treatment at the Pediatric Cancer Unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital in south-western Uganda.
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Genetic and chromosomal alterations in Kenyan Wilms Tumor: GENOMIC ALTERATIONS IN KENYAN WILMS TUMOR
Harold N. Lovvorn,Janene Pierce,Jaime Libes,Bingshan Li,Qiang Wei,Hernan Correa,Julia S. Gouffon,Peter E. Clark,Jason R. Axt,Erik N. Hansen,Mark W. Newton,James A. O'Neill +11 more
- 01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: Next generation sequencing analysis targeting 10 WT‐associated genes and whole‐genome copy number variation found KWT biology appears uniquely aggressive and treatment‐resistant.
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