Shi‐Ming Tu

High Impact

Professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

Internal Medicine, College of Medicine

36 h-index 134 pubs 5,059 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Shi-Ming Tu, a Professor in Internal Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, focuses on the study of cancer, particularly prostatic neoplasms and germ cell tumors. His research investigates various treatment modalities, including antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols and the use of specific agents like Abiraterone acetate. Tu's work also explores the underlying biological theories of cancer, such as the stem cell theory, and its implications for tumor heterogeneity, plasticity, and dormancy.

His recent publications address critical aspects of cancer management, from optimizing the diagnosis and treatment of ductal prostate cancer to understanding very late recurrences in germ cell tumors of the testis. Tu also examines the development of somatic-type malignancies in testicular germ cell tumors. His scholarship is reflected in a high-impact researcher designation, with an h-index of 36, 134 total publications, and over 5,000 citations. He leads a research group and collaborates with researchers at his institution and elsewhere, including Sunny Singh and Andrew Johns.

Metrics

  • h-index: 36
  • Publications: 134
  • Citations: 5,059

Selected Publications

  • Real-world effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor use on renal cell carcinoma. (2026)
  • Real-world effectiveness and safety of enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab versus gemcitabine-platinum chemotherapy in first-line treatment of advanced urothelial carcinoma: A propensity-matched analysis from the TriNetX global network. (2026)
  • Real-world comparative outcomes of abiraterone vs enzalutamide in metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC): A propensity-matched analysis from the TriNetX Global Health Research Network. (2026)
  • Stem Cell Origin of Cancer: Biological Principles and Clinical Strategies for Chemoprevention and Maintenance Therapy in Cancer Care (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Start Time End Time Integration (STETI): Method for Including Recent Data to Analyze Trends in Kidney Cancer Survival (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Bilateral germ cell tumor of the testis (TGCT): Implications for a stem cell versus genetic origin of cancers. (2025)
  • Bilateral Germ Cell Tumor of the Testis: Biological and Clinical Implications for a Stem Versus Genetic Origin of Cancers (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Epithelioid trophoblastic tumor in male patients with germ cell tumor: A clinicopathologic analysis of five cases (2024)
  • Germ Cell Tumor of the Testis: Lethal Subtypes of a Curable Cancer (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Stem Cell Origin of Cancer: Clinical Implications beyond Immunotherapy for Drug versus Therapy Development in Cancer Care (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Stem Cell Theory of Cancer: Clinical Implications for Cellular Metabolism and Anti-Cancer Metabolomics (2024)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Identification of a panel of microRNA biomarkers for the management of patients with refractory germ cell tumor of the testis. (2024)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Stem Cell Theory of Cancer: Clinical Implications of Epigenomic versus Genomic Biomarkers in Cancer Care (2023)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Stem Cell Origin of Cancer: Clinical Implications for Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy (2023)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced penile cancer: report from the Global Society of Rare Genitourinary Tumors (2023)
    53 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Grants & Funding

  • S2200, A Phase II Randomized Trial of Cabozantinib (NSC #761968) with or without Atezolizumab (NSC #783608) in Patients with Advanced Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma (PAPMET2). SouthWest Oncology Group Principal Investigator
  • 297214 A Randomized Open-Label Phase 2/3 Study of BT8009 as Monotherapy or in Combination in Participants with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer (Duravelo-2) BicycleTx Limited Principal Investigator
  • 297214 A Randomized Open-Label Phase 2/3 Study of BT8009 as Monotherapy or in Combination in Participants with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer (Duravelo-2) BicycleTx Limited - Pass Through: Medpace Clinical Research Principal Investigator

Collaboration Network

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