Rony Francois, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dermatology
School of Medicine

Publications (14)

Top publication keywords:
Vitamin EXanthogranuloma, JuvenileGraft vs Host DiseaseSkinAntineoplastic AgentsGenital Neoplasms, MaleE2F1 Transcription FactorPaget Disease, ExtramammaryCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p27XanthomatosisCell Cycle CheckpointsDependovirusHyperpigmentationPancreatic NeoplasmsStevens-Johnson Syndrome

• Genital calcinosis cutis: Microscopic evidence supporting a dystrophic origin.
  Pediatric dermatology 2024 Crockett JL, Copp HL, Mully TW, Francois RA, Cordoro KM
• Serpentine supravenous hyperpigmentation induced by chemotherapy: a systematic review.
  Archives of dermatological research 2024 Shan J, Obiakor BC, Cheng J, Francois RA, Dobry AS
• Targeted DNA Sequencing of Cutaneous Melanoma Identifies Prognostic and Predictive Alterations.
  Cancers 2024 Haugh AM, Osorio RC, Francois RA, Tawil ME, Tsai KK, Tetzlaff M, Daud A, Vasudevan HN
• Positive NKX3.1 as a diagnostic pitfall for prostate cancer in extramammary Paget's disease of genitourinary sites.
  Histopathology 2023 Chen CV, Francois RA, Mully TW, Sangoi A, LeBoit PE, Simko JP, Chan E
• Toxic epidermal necrolysis-like acute graft-versus-host disease in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients: Case series and review of the literature.
  Pediatric dermatology 2022 Sheu Song J, Huang JT, Fraile Alonso MDC, Antaya RJ, Price HN, Funk T, Francois RA, Shah SD

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• Multiple papular xanthomas mimicking juvenile xanthogranulomas in an infant: A case report and review of the literature.
  Journal of cutaneous pathology 2022 Francois RA, Randall GJ, Rudnick EW, Carstens SJ, Vincek V
• Diffuse dermal angiomatosis with clinical features simulating calciphylaxis in the setting of end-stage renal disease.
  JAAD case reports 2020 Ayoubi N, Francois RA, Braswell DS, Ramos-Caro FA, Motaparthi K
• Vitamin E δ-tocotrienol sensitizes human pancreatic cancer cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis through proteasome-mediated down-regulation of c-FLIPs.
  Cancer cell international 2019 Francois RA, Zhang A, Husain K, Wang C, Hutchinson S, Kongnyuy M, Batra SK, Coppola D, Sebti SM, Malafa MP
• Efficient Gene Delivery and Expression in Pancreas and Pancreatic Tumors by Capsid-Optimized AAV8 Vectors.
  Human gene therapy methods 2017 Chen M, Maeng K, Nawab A, Francois RA, Bray JK, Reinhard MK, Boye SL, Hauswirth WW, Kaye FJ, Aslanidi G, Srivastava A, Zajac-Kaye M
• Current understanding of the molecular biology of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2013 Zhang J, Francois R, Iyer R, Seshadri M, Zajac-Kaye M, Hochwald SN
• Vitamin E δ-tocotrienol induces p27(Kip1)-dependent cell-cycle arrest in pancreatic cancer cells via an E2F-1-dependent mechanism.
  PloS one 2013 Hodul PJ, Dong Y, Husain K, Pimiento JM, Chen J, Zhang A, Francois R, Pledger WJ, Coppola D, Sebti SM, Chen DT, Malafa MP
• Vitamin E δ-tocotrienol augments the antitumor activity of gemcitabine and suppresses constitutive NF-κB activation in pancreatic cancer.
  Molecular cancer therapeutics 2011 Husain K, Francois RA, Yamauchi T, Perez M, Sebti SM, Malafa MP
• Shave biopsy is a safe and accurate method for the initial evaluation of melanoma.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2011 Zager JS, Hochwald SN, Marzban SS, Francois R, Law KM, Davis AH, Messina JL, Vincek V, Mitchell C, Church A, Copeland EM, Sondak VK, Grobmyer SR
• Vitamin E delta-tocotrienol levels in tumor and pancreatic tissue of mice after oral administration.
  Pharmacology 2009 Husain K, Francois RA, Hutchinson SZ, Neuger AM, Lush R, Coppola D, Sebti S, Malafa MP