Torsten Liersch

18.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
139 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Torsten Liersch is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Torsten Liersch has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Oncology, 70 papers in Surgery and 35 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Torsten Liersch's work include Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (70 papers), Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (53 papers) and Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (50 papers). Torsten Liersch is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments (70 papers), Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (53 papers) and Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas (50 papers). Torsten Liersch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Torsten Liersch's co-authors include Heinz Becker, Rolf Sauer, Rainer Fietkau, Christian Wittekind, Claus Rödel, Werner Hohenberger, Clemens F. Hess, R. Raab, Peter Martus and Jörg Tschmelitsch and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Communications and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Torsten Liersch

136 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Preoperative versus Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

2004 4.4k citations Rolf Sauer, Heinz Becker et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Preoperative Versus Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-94 Randomized Phase III Trial After a Median Follow-Up of 11 Years

2012 1.4k citations Rolf Sauer, Torsten Liersch et al. profile →
Prognostic Significance of Tumor Regression After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer

2005 968 citations Claus Rödel, Peter Martus et al. profile →
Tumour response and secondary resectability of colorectal liver metastases following neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cetuximab: the CELIM randomised phase 2 trial

2009 671 citations Gunnar Folprecht, Hans-Rudolf Raab et al. profile →
Tumor Regression Grading After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Rectal Carcinoma Revisited: Updated Results of the CAO/ARO/AIO-94 Trial

2014 324 citations Emmanouil Fokas, Torsten Liersch et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torsten Liersch

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Incomplete DPYD haplotype B3 in a patient with locally advanced gastric cancer: Reconsidering the 5-FU dosage strategy 2024 ·European Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), (unknown), Alexander König, Torsten Liersch, Julie Schanz	2
2	Quality of life in rectal cancer patients with or without oxaliplatin in the randomised CAO/ARO/AIO-04 phase 3 trial 2020 ·European Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Emmanouil Fokas, Michael Flentje, Rolf Sauer, Torsten Liersch, Ullrich Graeven, Rainer Fietkau, Werner Hohenberger, Dirk Arnold, Ralf‐Dieter Hofheinz, Michael Ghadimi, Philipp Ströbel, Ludger Staib, Gerhard G. Grabenbauer, Gunnar Folprecht, Simon Kirste, Wolfgang Uter, Christine M. Gall, Claus Rödel, Bülent Polat	13
3	Long-term prognostic impact of surgical complications in the German Rectal Cancer Trial CAO/ARO/AIO-94 2018 ·British journal of surgery ·Thilo Sprenger, Tim Beißbarth, Rolf Sauer, Jörg Tschmelitsch, Rainer Fietkau, Torsten Liersch, Werner Hohenberger, Ludger Staib, Jochen Gaedcke, (unknown), Claus Rödel, Michael Ghadimi	43
4	Lymphknotenmetastasen beim ypT1/2-Rektumkarzinom nach neoadjuvanter Radiochemotherapie: Die Achillesferse organerhaltender Operationsverfahren? 2016 ·Chirurg ·Thilo Sprenger, H. Rothe, Tim Beißbarth, Lena‐Christin Conradi, (unknown), Kia Homayounfar, (unknown), Claus Rödel, Torsten Liersch, Michael Ghadimi	0
5	Comprehensive lymph node morphometry in rectal cancer using acetone compression 2015 ·Journal of Clinical Pathology ·Andreas H. Scheel, (unknown), Thilo Sprenger, (unknown), Julia Kitz, Β. Michael Ghadimi, Josef Rüschoff, Torsten Liersch, Peter Middel	10
6	EGFR and β1-integrin targeting differentially affect colorectal carcinoma cell radiosensitivity and invasion 2015 ·Radiotherapy and Oncology ·(unknown), Ellen Dickreuter, (unknown), Katja Zscheppang, Iris Eke, Torsten Liersch, Nils Cordes	19
7	Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy and Postoperative Chemotherapy with 5-Fluorouracil and Oxaliplatin Versus 5-Fluorouracil Alone in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-04 Randomized Phase III Trial 2014 ·Annals of Oncology ·(unknown), Torsten Liersch, Rainer Fietkau, Werner Hohenberger, Torsten Hothorn, Dirk Arnold, Hans-Rudolf Raab, Ch. Wittekind, C.F. Hess, Ludger Staib, Heinz Becker, Rolf Sauer, Claus Rödel	34
8	STED Super-Resolution Microscopy of Clinical Paraffin-Embedded Human Rectal Cancer Tissue 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Peter Ilgen, Stefan Stoldt, Lena‐Christin Conradi, Christian A. Wurm, Josef Rüschoff, Β. Michael Ghadimi, Torsten Liersch, Stefan Jakobs	36
9	Metastatic recurrence after complete resection of colorectal liver metastases: impact of surgery and chemotherapy on survival 2013 ·International Journal of Colorectal Disease ·Kia Homayounfar, Annalen Bleckmann, Lena‐Christin Conradi, Thilo Sprenger, T Lorf, M. Niessner, C. Sahlmann, J. Meller, Torsten Liersch, B. Michael Ghadimi	17
10	Bilobar spreading of colorectal liver metastases does not significantly affect survival after R0 resection in the era of interdisciplinary multimodal treatment 2012 ·International Journal of Colorectal Disease ·Kia Homayounfar, Annalen Bleckmann, Lena‐Christin Conradi, Thilo Sprenger, Tim Beißbarth, T Lorf, M. Niessner, C. Sahlmann, J. Meller, Heinz Becker, Torsten Liersch, B. Michael Ghadimi	13
11	Survivin as a Prognostic/Predictive Marker and Molecular Target in Cancer Therapy 2012 ·Current Medicinal Chemistry ·Franz Rödel, Thilo Sprenger, Bernd Kaina, Torsten Liersch, Claus Rödel, Simone Fulda, (unknown)	84
12	Comparison of chromosomal aberrations in primary colorectal carcinomas to their pulmonary metastases 2011 ·Cancer Genetics ·Bernhard C. Danner, Jan S. Gerdes, Klaus Jung, Bjoern Sander, (unknown), Torsten Liersch, Ralf Seipelt, Angelika Gutenberg, Bastian Gunawan, Friedrich A. Schöndube, L. Füzesi	14
13	Failure of Downregulation of Survivin Following Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy in Rectal Cancer Is Associated with Distant Metastases and Shortened Survival 2010 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Thilo Sprenger, Franz Rödel, Tim Beißbarth, Lenard Conradi, (unknown), Kia Homayounfar, Hendrik A. Wolff, Β. Michael Ghadimi, (unknown), Heinz Becker, Claus Rödel, Torsten Liersch	34
14	Gastrointestinale Stromatumoren aus chirurgischer Sicht 2008 ·Der Chirurg ·Claus Langer, Patrick J. Schuler, Heinz Becker, Torsten Liersch	8
15	Two-stage hepatectomy (R0) with portal vein ligation—towards curing patients with extended bilobular colorectal liver metastases 2008 ·International Journal of Colorectal Disease ·Kia Homayounfar, Torsten Liersch, (unknown), M. Niessner, (unknown), J. Meller, Claus Langer, Β. Michael Ghadimi, Heinz Becker, T Lorf	37
16	Gene Expression Profiling Reveals a Massive, Aneuploidy-Dependent Transcriptional Deregulation and Distinct Differences between Lymph Node–Negative and Lymph Node–Positive Colon Carcinomas 2007 ·Cancer Research ·Marian Grade, Patrick Hörmann, (unknown), Amanda B. Hummon, Danny Wangsa, Sudhir Varma, Richard H. Simon, Torsten Liersch, Heinz Becker, Michael J. Difilippantonio, Β. Michael Ghadimi, Thomas Ried	96
17	Aneuploidy-Dependent Massive Deregulation of the Cellular Transcriptome and Apparent Divergence of the Wnt/β-catenin Signaling Pathway in Human Rectal Carcinomas 2006 ·Cancer Research ·Marian Grade, Β. Michael Ghadimi, Sudhir Varma, Richard H. Simon, Danny Wangsa, (unknown), Torsten Liersch, Heinz Becker, Thomas Ried, Michael J. Difilippantonio	44
18	Preoperative versus Postoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer breakdown → 2004 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Rolf Sauer, Heinz Becker, Werner Hohenberger, Claus Rödel, Christian Wittekind, Rainer Fietkau, Peter Martus, Jörg Tschmelitsch, E. Hager, Clemens F. Hess, (unknown), Torsten Liersch, Heinz Schmidberger, R. Raab	4391
19	Präoperative Diagnostik beim lokal fortgeschrittenen Rektumkarzinom (≥T3 oder N+) 2003 ·Der Chirurg ·Torsten Liersch, Claus Langer, Christiane Jakob, Dieter Müller, B. Michael Ghadimi, Alexander Siemer, P. M. Markus, L. Füzesi, Heinz Becker	26
20	UltraCision or high-frequency knife in transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM)? 2001 ·Surgical Endoscopy ·Claus Langer, (unknown), Torsten Liersch, L. Füzesi, H. D. Becker	43

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