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Pembrolizumab and Olaparib (POLAR) Maintenance Therapy in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer With or Without Homologous Repair Deficiency: A Biomarker Selected Phase II Trial

Park W, O'Connor C, Chou J, Hilmi M, Tarcan Z, Schwartz C, Larsen M, Chatila W, Sivaprakasam K, Umeda S, Perry M, Varghese A, Yu K, Balogun F, Zervoudakis A, Katz S, Kim TH, Zhao K, Richards A, Lecomte N, Muldoon D, Karnoub E, Yang J, El Dika I, Rao D, Smita J, Foote M, Sugarman R, Harding J, Epstein A, Kelsen D, Chalasani S, Keane F, Schoenfeld J, Singhal A, Diguglielmo E, Bandlamudi C, Song J, Ozkan HS, Hong J, Zhang H, Cardenas A, Lao M, Melchor J, Shah R, Kang W, Mazzoni F, Soares K, Donoghue M, Balachandran V, Schattner M, Santos E, Rolston V, Reyngold M, Wei A, Homsi R, Tipping M, Basturk O, Berger M, Do R, Jarnagin W, Riaz N, Pe'er D, Capanu M, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, O'Reilly E · Res Sq [Preprint]. 2025 Sep 1:rs.3.rs-7334701. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7334701/v1. PMID: 40951294; PMCID: PMC12425079.

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Tumor Upstaging With MRI for HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer: Implications for De-Escalation Trials

Wren SD, Chen L, Yu Y, Shamseddine A, Safavi AH, McBride SM, Gelblum D, Riaz N, Lee NY, Hatzoglou V, Zakeri K · Am J Clin Oncol. 2025 Aug 25. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000001250. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40851450.

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Evolution and co-occurrence of PI3K pathway gene mutations in endometrial carcinoma molecular subtypes at the single-cell level

Da Cruz Paula A, Zhu Y, Brown DN, Issa Bhaloo S, Pareja F, Hoang TJ, Green H, Basili T, Dopeso H, Selenica P, da Silva EM, Riaz N, Chandarlapaty S, Abu-Rustum NR, Reis-Filho JS, Weigelt B · Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Aug 20. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-25-1237. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40833784.

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Osteoradionecrosis as a complication following post-operative intensity-modulated radiation therapy or proton therapy for oral cavity cancer

Treechairusame T, Singh A, Dee EC, Oh JH, Zhang P, Xiong J, Aliotta E, Safavi AH, Wu Y, Caineng C, Sine K, Mah D, Shim A, Lin H, Kang JJ, Tsai CJ, Gelblum DY, Yu Y, McBride S, Riaz N, Zakeri K, Chen L, Shamseddine A, Wong W, Dunn LA, Michel LS, Sherman EJ, Ho AL, Huryn JM, Yom SK, Ganly I, Cracchiolo JR, Cohen MA, Wong RJ, Estilo CL, Lee NY · Oral Oncol. 2025 Sep;168:107581. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107581. Epub 2025 Aug 8. PMID: 40782527.

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AlphaMissense for Identifying Pathogenic Missense Mutations in DNA Damage Repair Genes in Cancer

Yazaki S, Pei X, Powell S, Khan A, Setton J, Riaz N · JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Jun;9:e2400908. doi: 10.1200/PO-24-00908. Epub 2025 Jun 26. PMID: 40570257; PMCID: PMC12203982.

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Optimizing Outcomes After Transoral Robotic Surgery for Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Reflections on the ASCO Guideline

Safavi AH, Riaz N, Sherman EJ, Wong RJ, Lee NY · J Clin Oncol. 2025 Aug 10;43(23):2655-2656. doi: 10.1200/JCO-25-00654. Epub 2025 Jun 18. PMID: 40532133.

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Outcomes of Reduced Elective Nodal Radiation Dose and Volume for Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal, and p16-Negative Oropharyngeal Cancers

Zakeri K, Wren SD, Shang T, Yu Y, Chen L, Shamseddine A, Safavi AH, Kang JJ, Tsai CJ, Sherman EJ, Wong RJ, McBride SM, Gelblum D, Riaz N, Lee NY · Head Neck. 2025 Jun 14. doi: 10.1002/hed.28217. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40515499.

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Long-Term Results of External Beam Radiation Therapy with or Without Concurrent Chemotherapy in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Choi J, Sherman E, Dee EC, Treechairusame T, Zakeri K, Kang JJ, Yu Y, Chen L, Shamseddine A, McBride SM, Riaz N, Ho AL, Tuttle RM, Fagin J, Sabra M, Cracchiolo J, Shaha A, Wong RJ, Ghossein R, Katabi N, Lee NY · Thyroid. 2025 Jun;35(6):633-641. doi: 10.1089/thy.2025.0052. PMID: 40504742; PMCID: PMC12241838.

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APOBEC3 mutagenesis drives therapy resistance in breast cancer

Gupta A, Gazzo A, Selenica P, Safonov A, Pareja F, da Silva EM, Brown DN, Shao H, Zhu Y, Patel J, Blanco-Heredia J, Stefanovska B, Carpenter MA, Chen Y, Vegas I, Pei X, Frosina D, Jungbluth AA, Ladanyi M, Curigliano G, Weigelt B, Riaz N, Powell SN, Razavi P, Harris RS, Reis-Filho JS, Marra A, Chandarlapaty S · Nat Genet. 2025 Jun;57(6):1452-1462. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02187-1. Epub 2025 May 16. PMID: 40379787; PMCID: PMC12165862.

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Predicting and monitoring response to head and neck cancer radiotherapy using multimodality imaging and radiobiological digital twin simulations

Aliotta E, Jeong J, Paudyal R, Grkovski M, Diplas B, Han J, Hatzoglou V, Aristophanous M, Riaz N, Schöder H, Lee NY, Shukla-Dave A, Deasy JO · Phys Med Biol. 2025 May 27;70(11):10.1088/1361-6560/add9de. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/add9de. PMID: 40378867; PMCID: PMC12169438.

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The cold immunological landscape of ATM-deficient cancers

Sinha S, Ng V, Novaj A, Zhu Y, Yazaki S, Pei X, Derakhshan F, Pareja F, Setton J, Naulin F, Beltrán-Visiedo M, Shin E, Longhini ALF, Gardner R, Ma J, Ma K, Roulston A, Morris S, Koehler M, Powell S, Rosen E, Galluzzi L, Reis-Filho J, Khan A, Riaz N · J Immunother Cancer. 2025 May 11;13(5):e010548. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2024-010548. PMID: 40350205; PMCID: PMC12067784.

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RNA transcripts serve as a template for double-strand break repair in human cells

Jalan M, Brambati A, Shah H, McDermott N, Patel J, Zhu Y, Doymaz A, Wu J, Anderson KS, Gazzo A, Pareja F, Yamaguchi TN, Vougiouklakis T, Ahmed-Seghir S, Steinberg P, Neiman-Golden A, Azeroglu B, Gomez-Aguilar J, da Silva EM, Hussain S, Higginson D, Boutros PC, Riaz N, Reis-Filho JS, Powell SN, Sfeir A · Nat Commun. 2025 May 10;16(1):4349. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59510-x. PMID: 40348775; PMCID: PMC12065846.

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Impact of Clonal Hematopoiesis on Solid Tumor Progression Following Radiation Therapy

Tao JJ, Setton J, Sánchez Vela P, Safonov AM, Comen EA, Braunstein LZ, Reis-Filho JS, Riaz N, Powell SN, Levine RL, Norton L, Razavi P, Khan AJ · JCO Precis Oncol. 2025 Apr;9:e2400548. doi: 10.1200/PO-24-00548. Epub 2025 Apr 18. PMID: 40249883.

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Prognosis of p16 and Human Papillomavirus Discordant Oropharyngeal Cancers and the Exploration of Using Natural Language Processing to Analyze Free-Text Pathology Reports

Shin E, Choi J, Hung TKW, Poon C, Riaz N, Yu Y, Kang JJ · JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2025 Feb;9:e2400177. doi: 10.1200/CCI-24-00177. Epub 2025 Feb 18. PMID: 39965177.

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Neoantigen immunogenicity landscapes and evolution of tumor ecosystems during immunotherapy with nivolumab

Alban TJ, Riaz N, Parthasarathy P, Makarov V, Kendall S, Yoo SK, Shah R, Weinhold N, Srivastava R, Ma X, Krishna C, Mok JY, van Esch WJE, Garon E, Akerley W, Creelan B, Aanur N, Chowell D, Geese WJ, Rizvi NA, Chan TA · Nat Med. 2024 Nov;30(11):3209-3222. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03240-y. Epub 2024 Sep 30. PMID: 39349627; PMCID: PMC12066197.

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Tumor Hypoxia on 18F-fluoromisonidazole Positron Emission Tomography and Distant Metastasis From Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Gui C, Wray R, Schöder H, Deasy JO, Grkovski M, Humm JL, Wong RJ, Sherman EJ, Riaz N, Lee NY · JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 3;7(9):e2436407. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36407. PMID: 39348119; PMCID: PMC11443350.

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Impact of Surveillance Imaging in Patients With HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Definitive Radiation and Chemotherapy

Shang T, Raab G, Chen L, Yu Y, Shamseddine A, Riaz N, McBride SM, Gelblum D, Morris LG, Lee NY, Zakeri K · Am J Clin Oncol. 2025 Jan 1;48(1):28-33. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000001144. Epub 2024 Sep 25. PMID: 39319705.

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Development of 18F-Fluoromisonidazole Hypoxia PET/CT Diagnostic Interpretation Criteria and Validation of Interreader Reliability, Reproducibility, and Performance

Wray R, Mauguen A, Michaud L, Leithner D, Yeh R, Riaz N, Mirtcheva R, Sherman E, Wong R, Humm J, Lee N, Schöder H · J Nucl Med. 2024 Oct 1;65(10):1526-1532. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.124.267775. PMID: 39266287; PMCID: PMC11448606.

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RAD52 resolves transcription-replication conflicts to mitigate R-loop induced genome instability

Jalan M, Sharma A, Pei X, Weinhold N, Buechelmaier ES, Zhu Y, Ahmed-Seghir S, Ratnakumar A, Di Bona M, McDermott N, Gomez-Aguilar J, Anderson KS, Ng CKY, Selenica P, Bakhoum SF, Reis-Filho JS, Riaz N, Powell SN · Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 5;15(1):7776. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51784-x. PMID: 39237529; PMCID: PMC11377823.

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Micronuclear collapse from oxidative damage

Di Bona M, Chen Y, Agustinus AS, Mazzagatti A, Duran MA, Deyell M, Bronder D, Hickling J, Hong C, Scipioni L, Tedeschi G, Martin S, Li J, Ruzgaitė A, Riaz N, Shah P, D'Souza EK, Brodtman DZ, Sidoli S, Diplas B, Jalan M, Lee NY, Ordureau A, Izar B, Laughney AM, Powell S, Gratton E, Santaguida S, Maciejowski J, Ly P, Jeitner TM, Bakhoum SF · Science. 2024 Aug 30;385(6712):eadj8691. doi: 10.1126/science.adj8691. Epub 2024 Aug 30. PMID: 39208110; PMCID: PMC11610459.

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Large-scale copy number alterations are enriched for synthetic viability in BRCA1/BRCA2 tumors

Zhu Y, Pei X, Novaj A, Setton J, Bronder D, Derakhshan F, Selenica P, McDermott N, Orman M, Plum S, Subramanyan S, Braverman SH, McMillan B, Sinha S, Ma J, Gazzo A, Khan A, Bakhoum S, Powell SN, Reis-Filho JS, Riaz N · Genome Med. 2024 Aug 28;16(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s13073-024-01371-y. PMID: 39198848; PMCID: PMC11351199.

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Optimal systemic treatment and real-world clinical application of ctDNA in patients with metastatic HER2-mutant lung cancer

Liu SY, Erazo T, Jee J, Arfe A, Gupta A, Pike LRG, Santini FC, Daly B, Schoenfeld A, Eichholz J, Johnson K, Martinez A, Sui J, Riaz N, Chang J, Yang SR, Travis W, Arcila ME, Guo J, Gagne E, Garg K, Baehner F, Lee NY, Drilon A, Kris MG, Scher HI, Razavi P, Gomez DR, Jones DR, Rudin CM, Chandarlapaty S, Isbell JM, Li BT · Eur J Cancer. 2024 Oct;210:114257. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2024.114257. Epub 2024 Aug 14. PMID: 39151324; PMCID: PMC12327952.

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Genotype-Directed Synthetic Cytotoxicity of ATR Inhibition with Radiotherapy

Ng V, Sinha S, Novaj A, Ma J, McDermott N, Pei X, Longhini ALF, Grimsley H, Gardner R, Rosen E, Powell SN, Pareja F, Mandelker D, Khan A, Setton J, Roulston A, Morris S, Koehler M, Lee N, Reis-Filho J, Riaz N · Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Dec 16;30(24):5643-5656. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-0154. PMID: 39109923; PMCID: PMC11702853.

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A Genomics-Driven Artificial Intelligence- Based Model Classifies Breast Invasive Lobular Carcinoma and Discovers CDH1 Inactivating Mechanisms

Pareja F, Dopeso H, Wang YK, Gazzo AM, Brown DN, Banerjee M, Selenica P, Bernhard JH, Derakhshan F, da Silva EM, Colon-Cartagena L, Basili T, Marra A, Sue J, Ye Q, Da Cruz Paula A, Yeni Yildirim S, Pei X, Safonov A, Green H, Gill KY, Zhu Y, Lee MCH, Godrich RA, Casson A, Weigelt B, Riaz N, Wen HY, Brogi E, Mandelker DL, Hanna MG, Kunz JD, Rothrock B, Chandarlapaty S, Kanan C, Oakley J, Klimstra DS, Fuchs TJ, Reis-Filho JS · Cancer Res. 2024 Oct 15;84(20):3478-3489. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-24-1322. PMID: 39106449; PMCID: PMC11479818.

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Multi-modality imaging parameters that predict rapid tumor regression in head and neck radiotherapy

Aliotta E, Paudyal R, Diplas B, Han J, Hu YC, Hun Oh J, Hatzoglou V, Jensen N, Zhang P, Aristophanous M, Riaz N, Deasy JO, Lee NY, Shukla-Dave A · Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2024 Jun 24;31:100603. doi: 10.1016/j.phro.2024.100603. PMID: 39040433; PMCID: PMC11261256.

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Increased Synthetic Cytotoxicity of Combinatorial Chemoradiation Therapy in Homologous Recombination Deficient Tumors

Ma J, Shah R, Bell AC, McDermott N, Pei X, Selenica P, Haseltine J, Delsite R, Khan AJ, Lok BH, Ellis MJ, Aft RF, Setton J, Reis-Filho JS, Riaz N, Powell SN · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Mar 1;121(3):768-779. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.06.037. Epub 2024 Jul 10. PMID: 38997095; PMCID: PMC11717987.

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Reply to A.S

Lee NY, Sherman EJ, Riaz N · J Clin Oncol. 2024 Aug 10;42(23):2836-2837. doi: 10.1200/JCO.24.00561. Epub 2024 May 24. PMID: 38788165.

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An Analysis of Positron Emission Tomography Maximum Standard Uptake Value Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Photon and Proton Radiation

Youssef I, Mohamed N, Kallini D, Zakeri K, Lin H, Han D, Qi H, Nosov A, Riaz N, Chen L, Yu Y, Dunn LA, Sherman EJ, Wray R, Schöder H, Lee NY · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Dec 1;120(5):1326-1331. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.03.011. Epub 2024 Mar 16. PMID: 38499254; PMCID: PMC12147173.

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Multi-scale geometric network analysis identifies melanoma immunotherapy response gene modules

Murgas KA, Elkin R, Riaz N, Saucan E, Deasy JO, Tannenbaum AR · Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 13;14(1):6082. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-56459-7. PMID: 38480759; PMCID: PMC10937921.

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Auto-segmentation of neck nodal metastases using self-distilled masked image transformer on longitudinal MR images

Paudyal R, Jiang J, Han J, Diplas BH, Riaz N, Hatzoglou V, Lee N, Deasy JO, Veeraraghavan H, Shukla-Dave A · BJR Artif Intell. 2024 Mar 4;1(1):ubae004. doi: 10.1093/bjrai/ubae004. PMID: 38476956; PMCID: PMC10928808.

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Clinical Experience With an Offline Adaptive Radiation Therapy Head and Neck Program: Dosimetric Benefits and Opportunities for Patient Selection

Aristophanous M, Aliotta E, Lichtenwalner P, Abraham S, Nehmeh M, Caringi A, Zhang P, Hu YC, Zhang P, Cervino L, Gelblum D, McBride S, Riaz N, Chen L, Yu Y, Zakeri K, Lee N · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Aug 1;119(5):1557-1568. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.02.016. Epub 2024 Feb 17. PMID: 38373657; PMCID: PMC11636647.

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Hypoxia-Directed Treatment of Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

Lee NY, Sherman EJ, Schöder H, Wray R, Boyle JO, Singh B, Grkovski M, Paudyal R, Cunningham L, Zhang Z, Hatzoglou V, Katabi N, Diplas BH, Han J, Imber BS, Pham K, Yu Y, Zakeri K, McBride SM, Kang JJ, Tsai CJ, Chen LC, Gelblum DY, Shah JP, Ganly I, Cohen MA, Cracchiolo JR, Morris LGT, Dunn LA, Michel LS, Fetten JV, Kripani A, Pfister DG, Ho AL, Shukla-Dave A, Humm JL, Powell SN, Li BT, Reis-Filho JS, Diaz LA, Wong RJ, Riaz N · J Clin Oncol. 2024 Mar 10;42(8):940-950. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.01308. Epub 2024 Jan 19. PMID: 38241600; PMCID: PMC10927322.

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Standard-of-care systemic therapy with or without stereotactic body radiotherapy in patients with oligoprogressive breast cancer or non-small-cell lung cancer (Consolidative Use of Radiotherapy to Block [CURB] oligoprogression): an open-label, randomised, controlled, phase 2 study

Tsai CJ, Yang JT, Shaverdian N, Patel J, Shepherd AF, Eng J, Guttmann D, Yeh R, Gelblum DY, Namakydoust A, Preeshagul I, Modi S, Seidman A, Traina T, Drullinsky P, Flynn J, Zhang Z, Rimner A, Gillespie EF, Gomez DR, Lee NY, Berger M, Robson ME, Reis-Filho JS, Riaz N, Rudin CM, Powell SN; CURB Study Group · Lancet. 2024 Jan 13;403(10422):171-182. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01857-3. Epub 2023 Dec 14. PMID: 38104577; PMCID: PMC10880046.

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Multi-Scale Geometric Network Analysis Identifies Melanoma Immunotherapy Response Gene Modules

Murgas KA, Elkin R, Riaz N, Saucan E, Deasy JO, Tannenbaum AR · bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2023 Nov 21:2023.11.21.568144. doi: 10.1101/2023.11.21.568144. Update in: Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 13;14(1):6082. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-56459-7. PMID: 38045365; PMCID: PMC10690163.

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Most large structural variants in cancer genomes can be detected without long reads

Choo ZN, Behr JM, Deshpande A, Hadi K, Yao X, Tian H, Takai K, Zakusilo G, Rosiene J, Da Cruz Paula A, Weigelt B, Setton J, Riaz N, Powell SN, Busam K, Shoushtari AN, Ariyan C, Reis-Filho J, de Lange T, Imieliński M · Nat Genet. 2023 Dec;55(12):2139-2148. doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01540-6. Epub 2023 Nov 9. PMID: 37945902; PMCID: PMC10703688.

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An essential goal within reach: attaining diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Journal of the National Cancer Institute journals

Yabroff KR, Boehm AL, Nogueira LM, Sherman M, Bradley CJ, Shih YT, Keating NL, Gomez SL, Banegas MP, Ambs S, Hershman DL, Yu JB, Riaz N, Stockler MR, Chen RC, Franco EL · J Natl Cancer Inst. 2023 Oct 9;115(10):1115-1120. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djad177. PMID: 37806780.

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An essential goal within reach: attaining diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Journal of the National Cancer Institute journals

Yabroff KR, Boehm AL, Nogueira LM, Sherman M, Bradley CJ, Shih YT, Keating NL, Gomez SL, Banegas MP, Ambs S, Hershman DL, Yu JB, Riaz N, Stockler MR, Chen RC, Franco EL · JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2023 Aug 31;7(5):pkad063. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkad063. PMID: 37806772; PMCID: PMC10560610.

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Nivolumab plus ipilimumab in advanced salivary gland cancer: a phase 2 trial

Vos JL, Burman B, Jain S, Fitzgerald CWR, Sherman EJ, Dunn LA, Fetten JV, Michel LS, Kriplani A, Ng KK, Eng J, Tchekmedyian V, Haque S, Katabi N, Kuo F, Han CY, Nadeem Z, Yang W, Makarov V, Srivastava RM, Ostrovnaya I, Prasad M, Zuur CL, Riaz N, Pfister DG, Klebanoff CA, Chan TA, Ho AL, Morris LGT · Nat Med. 2023 Dec;29(12):3077-3089. doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02518-x. Epub 2023 Aug 24. PMID: 37620627; PMCID: PMC11293616.

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Genomic Profiling Reveals Germline Predisposition and Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma

Mandelker D, Marra A, Zheng-Lin B, Selenica P, Blanco-Heredia J, Zhu Y, Gazzo A, Wong D, Yelskaya Z, Rai V, Somar J, Ostafi S, Mehta N, Yang C, Li Y, Brown DN, da Silva EM, Pei X, Linkov I, Terraf P, Misyura M, Ceyhan-Birsoy O, Ladanyi M, Berger M, Pareja F, Stadler Z, Offit K, Riaz N, Park W, Chou J, Capanu M, Koehler M, Rosen E, O'Reilly EM, Reis-Filho JS · J Clin Oncol. 2023 Nov 20;41(33):5151-5162. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00561. Epub 2023 Aug 22. PMID: 37607324; PMCID: PMC10667000.

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Long-molecule scars of backup DNA repair in BRCA1- and BRCA2-deficient cancers

Setton J, Hadi K, Choo ZN, Kuchin KS, Tian H, Da Cruz Paula A, Rosiene J, Selenica P, Behr J, Yao X, Deshpande A, Sigouros M, Manohar J, Nauseef JT, Mosquera JM, Elemento O, Weigelt B, Riaz N, Reis-Filho JS, Powell SN, Imieliński M · Nature. 2023 Sep;621(7977):129-137. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06461-2. Epub 2023 Aug 16. PMID: 37587346; PMCID: PMC10482687.

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Clinical-genomic determinants of immune checkpoint blockade response in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Valero C, Golkaram M, Vos JL, Xu B, Fitzgerald C, Lee M, Kaplan S, Han CY, Pei X, Sarkar R, Boe LA, Pandey A, Koh ES, Zuur CL, Solit DB, Pawlowski T, Liu L, Ho AL, Chowell D, Riaz N, Chan TA, Morris LG · J Clin Invest. 2023 Oct 2;133(19):e169823. doi: 10.1172/JCI169823. PMID: 37561583; PMCID: PMC10541199.

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Concurrent carboplatin and paclitaxel definitive radiation therapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer

Han J, Zakeri K, Raab G, Hesse J, Shamseddine A, Chen L, Yu Y, Kang JJ, McBride SM, Riaz N, Tsai CJ, Gelblum D, Sherman EJ, Wong RJ, Michel L, Lee NY · Head Neck. 2023 Sep;45(9):2207-2216. doi: 10.1002/hed.27456. Epub 2023 Jul 13. PMID: 37439286; PMCID: PMC10981461.

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Stem cell-like T cell depletion in the recurrent head and neck cancer immune microenvironment

Chen L, Lee N, Sarkar R, Katabi N, Li Y, Morris L, Wong R, Sherman E, Reis-Filho JS, Hollmann T, Riaz N · Oncoimmunology. 2023 Jul 9;12(1):2230666. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2023.2230666. PMID: 37435097; PMCID: PMC10332189.

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Post-operative PET/CT improves the detection of early recurrence of squamous cell carcinomas of the oral cavity

Yu Y, Schöder H, Zakeri K, Chen L, Kang JJ, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Gelblum DY, Boyle JO, Cracchiolo JR, Cohen MA, Singh B, Ganly I, Patel SG, Michel LS, Dunn L, Sherman EJ, Pfister DG, Wong RJ, Riaz N, Lee NY · Oral Oncol. 2023 Jun;141:106400. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2023.106400. Epub 2023 Apr 24. PMID: 37099979; PMCID: PMC10631462.

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Detection of Biallelic Loss of DNA Repair Genes in Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tumor Samples Using a Novel Tumor-Only Sequencing Panel

Glodzik D, Selenica P, Rogge RA, Silverman IM, Mandelker D, Harris S, Zhao J, Zinda M, Veloso A, Malani N, Riaz N, Koehler M, Daber RD, Johnson V, Rimkunas V, Reis-Filho JS · J Mol Diagn. 2023 May;25(5):295-310. doi: 10.1016/j.jmoldx.2023.02.004. Epub 2023 Mar 20. PMID: 36944408; PMCID: PMC10340082.

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Immune selection determines tumor antigenicity and influences response to checkpoint inhibitors

Zapata L, Caravagna G, Williams MJ, Lakatos E, AbdulJabbar K, Werner B, Chowell D, James C, Gourmet L, Milite S, Acar A, Riaz N, Chan TA, Graham TA, Sottoriva A · Nat Genet. 2023 Mar;55(3):451-460. doi: 10.1038/s41588-023-01313-1. Epub 2023 Mar 9. PMID: 36894710; PMCID: PMC10011129.

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Impact of immune infiltration signatures on prognosis in endometrial carcinoma is dependent on the underlying molecular subtype

Dessources K, Ferrando L, Zhou QC, Iasonos A, Abu-Rustum NR, Reis-Filho JS, Riaz N, Zamarin D, Weigelt B · Gynecol Oncol. 2023 Apr;171:15-22. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.01.037. Epub 2023 Feb 16. PMID: 36804617; PMCID: PMC10040428.

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Evaluation of Proton Therapy Reirradiation for Patients With Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Lee A, Woods R, Mahfouz A, Kitpanit S, Cartano O, Mohamed N, Youssef I, Marqueen K, Sine K, Mah D, Neal B, Zakeri K, Kang JJ, Riaz N, Yu Y, McBride SM, Chen LD, Tsai CJ, Gelblum DY, Press RH, Michel LS, Sherman EJ, Pfister D, Dunn LA, Ho AL, Fetten J, Wong RJ, Boyle JO, Singh B, Cracchiolo JR, Ganly I, Cohen MA, Lee NY · JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2250607. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50607. PMID: 36689229; PMCID: PMC9871797.

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Radiotherapy and paclitaxel plus pazopanib or placebo in anaplastic thyroid cancer (NRG/RTOG 0912): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, phase 2 trial

Sherman EJ, Harris J, Bible KC, Xia P, Ghossein RA, Chung CH, Riaz N, Gunn GB, Foote RL, Yom SS, Wong SJ, Koyfman SA, Dzeda MF, Clump DA, Khan SA, Shah MH, Redmond K, Torres-Saavedra PA, Le QT, Lee NY · Lancet Oncol. 2023 Feb;24(2):175-186. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00763-X. Epub 2023 Jan 18. PMID: 36681089; PMCID: PMC9969528.

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Analysis of Tumor Mutational Burden, Progression-Free Survival, and Local-Regional Control in Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Chemoradiation and Durvalumab

Lebow ES, Shepherd A, Eichholz JE, Offin M, Gelblum DY, Wu AJ, Simone CB 2nd, Schoenfeld AJ, Jones DR, Rimner A, Chaft JE, Riaz N, Gomez DR, Shaverdian N · JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2249591. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49591. PMID: 36602799; PMCID: PMC9856786.

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A macrophage-activated abscopal effect

Barker CA, Riaz N · Nat Cancer. 2022 Nov;3(11):1282-1283. doi: 10.1038/s43018-022-00464-0. PMID: 36411321.

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Toxicity Profiles and Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Nonmetastatic Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy vs Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Youssef I, Yoon J, Mohamed N, Zakeri K, Press RH, Chen L, Gelblum DY, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Yu Y, Cohen MA, Dunn LA, Ho AL, Wong RJ, Michel LS, Boyle JO, Singh B, Kriplani A, Ganly I, Sherman EJ, Pfister DG, Fetten J, Lee NY · JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2241538. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.41538. Erratum in: JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Dec 1;5(12):e2250485. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50485. PMID: 36367724; PMCID: PMC9652753.

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Consensuses, controversies, and future directions in treatment deintensification for human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer

Kang JJ, Yu Y, Chen L, Zakeri K, Gelblum DY, McBride SM, Riaz N, Tsai CJ, Kriplani A, Hung TKW, Fetten JV, Dunn LA, Ho AL, Boyle JO, Ganly IS, Singh B, Sherman EJ, Pfister DG, Wong RJ, Lee NY · CA Cancer J Clin. 2023 Mar;73(2):164-197. doi: 10.3322/caac.21758. Epub 2022 Oct 28. PMID: 36305841; PMCID: PMC9992119.

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Transcriptional and functional analyses of neoantigen-specific CD4 T cells during a profound response to anti-PD-L1 in metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma

Church C, Pulliam T, Longino N, Park SY, Smythe KS, Makarov V, Riaz N, Jing L, Amezquita R, Campbell JS, Gottardo R, Pierce RH, Choi J, Chan TA, Koelle DM, Nghiem P · J Immunother Cancer. 2022 Sep;10(9):e005328. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2022-005328. PMID: 36252564; PMCID: PMC9472219.

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Functional landscapes of POLE and POLD1 mutations in checkpoint blockade-dependent antitumor immunity

Ma X, Riaz N, Samstein RM, Lee M, Makarov V, Valero C, Chowell D, Kuo F, Hoen D, Fitzgerald CWR, Jiang H, Alektiar J, Alban TJ, Juric I, Parthasarathy PB, Zhao Y, Sabio EY, Verma R, Srivastava RM, Vuong L, Yang W, Zhang X, Wang J, Chu LK, Wang SL, Kelly DW, Pei X, Chen J, Yaeger R, Zamarin D, Zehir A, Gönen M, Morris LGT, Chan TA · Nat Genet. 2022 Jul;54(7):996-1012. doi: 10.1038/s41588-022-01108-w. Epub 2022 Jul 11. PMID: 35817971; PMCID: PMC10181095.

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Prognostic impact of extranodal extension (ENE) in surgically managed treatment-naive HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with nodal metastasis

Xu B, Saliba M, Alzumaili B, Alghamdi M, Lee N, Riaz N, Patel SG, Ganly I, Dogan S, Ghossein RA, Katabi N · Mod Pathol. 2022 Nov;35(11):1578-1586. doi: 10.1038/s41379-022-01120-9. Epub 2022 Jun 11. PMID: 35690646; PMCID: PMC10368196.

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Peer Review of Head and Neck Cancer Planning Target Volumes in Radiation Oncology

Hesse J, Chen L, Yu Y, Kang JJ, Riaz N, Tsai CJ, McBride SM, Gelblum D, Zakeri K, Lee NY · Adv Radiat Oncol. 2022 Feb 6;7(3):100917. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2022.100917. PMID: 35647395; PMCID: PMC9133360.

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A Pilot Study of Durvalumab (MEDI4736) with Tremelimumab in Combination with Image-Guided Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

Lee NY, Riaz N, Wu V, Brinkman T, Tsai CJ, Zhi W, Fetten J, Ho A, Wong RJ, Ghossein R, Tuttle M, Fagin J, Pfister DG, Sherman E · Thyroid. 2022 Jul;32(7):799-806. doi: 10.1089/thy.2022.0050. Epub 2022 Jun 21. PMID: 35521657; PMCID: PMC9293682.

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Colorectal Cancer Develops Inherent Radiosensitivity That Can Be Predicted Using Patient-Derived Organoids

Hsu KS, Adileh M, Martin ML, Makarov V, Chen J, Wu C, Bodo S, Klingler S, Sauvé CG, Szeglin BC, Smith JJ, Fuks Z, Riaz N, Chan TA, Nishimura M, Paty PB, Kolesnick R · Cancer Res. 2022 Jun 15;82(12):2298-2312. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-21-4128. PMID: 35472075; PMCID: PMC9390071.

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Effects of Tumor Mutational Burden and Gene Alterations Associated with Radiation Response on Outcomes of Postoperative Radiation Therapy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Shaverdian N, Shepherd AF, Li X, Offin M, Lengel HB, Gelblum DY, Wu AJ, Simone CB 2nd, Rimner A, Jones DR, Chaft JE, Riaz N, Gomez DR · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Jun 1;113(2):335-344. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.02.014. Epub 2022 Feb 12. PMID: 35157996; PMCID: PMC9976944.

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Evaluation of Substantial Reduction in Elective Radiotherapy Dose and Field in Patients With Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Definitive Chemoradiotherapy

Tsai CJ, McBride SM, Riaz N, Kang JJ, Spielsinger DJ, Waldenberg T, Gelblum D, Yu Y, Chen LC, Zakeri K, Wong RJ, Dunn L, Pfister DG, Sherman EJ, Lee NY · JAMA Oncol. 2022 Mar 1;8(3):364-372. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.6416. PMID: 35050342; PMCID: PMC8778604.

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Cancer-Causative Mutations Occurring in Early Embryogenesis

Pareja F, Ptashkin RN, Brown DN, Derakhshan F, Selenica P, da Silva EM, Gazzo AM, Da Cruz Paula A, Breen K, Shen R, Marra A, Zehir A, Benayed R, Berger MF, Ceyhan-Birsoy O, Jairam S, Sheehan M, Patel U, Kemel Y, Casanova-Murphy J, Schwartz CJ, Vahdatinia M, Comen E, Borsu L, Pei X, Riaz N, Abramson DH, Weigelt B, Walsh MF, Hadjantonakis AK, Ladanyi M, Offit K, Stadler ZK, Robson ME, Reis-Filho JS, Mandelker D · Cancer Discov. 2022 Apr 1;12(4):949-957. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-21-1110. PMID: 34949653; PMCID: PMC8983494.

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Improved prediction of immune checkpoint blockade efficacy across multiple cancer types

Chowell D, Yoo SK, Valero C, Pastore A, Krishna C, Lee M, Hoen D, Shi H, Kelly DW, Patel N, Makarov V, Ma X, Vuong L, Sabio EY, Weiss K, Kuo F, Lenz TL, Samstein RM, Riaz N, Adusumilli PS, Balachandran VP, Plitas G, Ari Hakimi A, Abdel-Wahab O, Shoushtari AN, Postow MA, Motzer RJ, Ladanyi M, Zehir A, Berger MF, Gönen M, Morris LGT, Weinhold N, Chan TA · Nat Biotechnol. 2022 Apr;40(4):499-506. doi: 10.1038/s41587-021-01070-8. Epub 2021 Nov 1. PMID: 34725502; PMCID: PMC9363980.

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Germline RAD51B variants confer susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancers deficient in homologous recombination

Setton J, Selenica P, Mukherjee S, Shah R, Pecorari I, McMillan B, Pei IX, Kemel Y, Ceyhan-Birsoy O, Sheehan M, Tkachuk K, Brown DN, Zhang L, Cadoo K, Powell S, Weigelt B, Robson M, Riaz N, Offit K, Reis-Filho JS, Mandelker D · NPJ Breast Cancer. 2021 Oct 11;7(1):135. doi: 10.1038/s41523-021-00339-0. PMID: 34635660; PMCID: PMC8505423.

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Current considerations for radiotherapy in HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Chen L, Riaz N, Lee N, McBride S · J Surg Oncol. 2021 Nov;124(6):945-951. doi: 10.1002/jso.26689. Epub 2021 Oct 6. PMID: 34617275; PMCID: PMC12206517.

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The effect of short radiation treatment breaks on chemo-radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancers

Rybkin A, Kang JJ, Lee A, Kitpanit S, Fan M, Mohamed N, Cartano O, Zakeri K, Gelblum D, Sherman E, Dunn L, Boyle J, Wong R, Chen L, Yu Y, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Lee NY · Head Neck. 2021 Dec;43(12):3796-3809. doi: 10.1002/hed.26879. Epub 2021 Sep 29. PMID: 34585792; PMCID: PMC9414892.

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TERT Promoter Mutations Are Enriched in Oral Cavity Cancers and Associated With Locoregional Recurrence

Yu Y, Fan D, Song X, Zakeri K, Chen L, Kang J, McBride S, Tsai CJ, Dunn L, Sherman E, Katabi N, Dogan S, Cracchiolo J, Cohen M, Boyle JO, Lee M, Valero C, Wang J, Wong R, Morris L, Riaz N, Lee N · JCO Precis Oncol. 2021 Aug 5;5:PO.20.00515. doi: 10.1200/PO.20.00515. PMID: 34381934; PMCID: PMC8345918.

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Intensity-modulated radiation therapy and doxorubicin in thyroid cancer: A prospective phase 2 trial

Romesser PB, Sherman EJ, Whiting K, Ho ML, Shaha AR, Sabra MM, Riaz N, Waldenberg TE, Sabol CR, Ganly I, McBride SM, Fagin JA, Zhang Z, Tuttle RM, Wong RJ, Lee NY · Cancer. 2021 Nov 15;127(22):4161-4170. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33804. Epub 2021 Jul 22. PMID: 34293201; PMCID: PMC9455581.

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Toxicity Profiles and Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Nonmetastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy vs Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Li X, Kitpanit S, Lee A, Mah D, Sine K, Sherman EJ, Dunn LA, Michel LS, Fetten J, Zakeri K, Yu Y, Chen L, Kang JJ, Gelblum DY, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Lee NY · JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jun 1;4(6):e2113205. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13205. Erratum in: JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Oct 1;4(10):e2135629. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.35629. PMID: 34143193; PMCID: PMC8214161.

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Tumor Immunity and Immunotherapy for HPV-Related Cancers

Shamseddine AA, Burman B, Lee NY, Zamarin D, Riaz N · Cancer Discov. 2021 Aug;11(8):1896-1912. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-1760. Epub 2021 May 14. PMID: 33990345; PMCID: PMC8338882.

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Reproducibility of radiomic features using network analysis and its application in Wasserstein k-means clustering

Oh JH, Apte AP, Katsoulakis E, Riaz N, Hatzoglou V, Yu Y, Mahmood U, Veeraraghavan H, Pouryahya M, Iyer A, Shukla-Dave A, Tannenbaum A, Lee NY, Deasy JO · J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2021 May;8(3):031904. doi: 10.1117/1.JMI.8.3.031904. Epub 2021 Apr 30. PMID: 33954225; PMCID: PMC8085581.

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Genetic interactions among Brca1, Brca2, Palb2, and Trp53 in mammary tumor development

Huo Y, Selenica P, Mahdi AH, Pareja F, Kyker-Snowman K, Chen Y, Kumar R, Da Cruz Paula A, Basili T, Brown DN, Pei X, Riaz N, Tan Y, Huang YX, Li T, Barnard NJ, Reis-Filho JS, Weigelt B, Xia B · NPJ Breast Cancer. 2021 Apr 23;7(1):45. doi: 10.1038/s41523-021-00253-5. PMID: 33893322; PMCID: PMC8065161.

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TERT promoter hotspot mutations and gene amplification in metaplastic breast cancer

da Silva EM, Selenica P, Vahdatinia M, Pareja F, Da Cruz Paula A, Ferrando L, Gazzo AM, Dopeso H, Ross DS, Bakhteri A, Riaz N, Chandarlapaty S, Razavi P, Norton L, Wen HY, Brogi E, Weigelt B, Zhang H, Reis-Filho JS · NPJ Breast Cancer. 2021 Apr 16;7(1):43. doi: 10.1038/s41523-021-00250-8. PMID: 33863915; PMCID: PMC8052452.

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Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 differentially affect the tumor microenvironment and response to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy

Samstein RM, Krishna C, Ma X, Pei X, Lee KW, Makarov V, Kuo F, Chung J, Srivastava RM, Purohit TA, Hoen DR, Mandal R, Setton J, Wu W, Shah R, Qeriqi B, Chang Q, Kendall S, Braunstein L, Weigelt B, Blecua Carrillo Albornoz P, Morris LGT, Mandelker DL, Reis-Filho JS, de Stanchina E, Powell SN, Chan TA, Riaz N · Nat Cancer. 2021 Dec;1(12):1188-1203. doi: 10.1038/s43018-020-00139-8. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID: 33834176; PMCID: PMC8023400.

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Synthetic Lethality in Cancer Therapeutics: The Next Generation

Setton J, Zinda M, Riaz N, Durocher D, Zimmermann M, Koehler M, Reis-Filho JS, Powell SN · Cancer Discov. 2021 Jul;11(7):1626-1635. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-1503. Epub 2021 Apr 1. PMID: 33795234; PMCID: PMC8295179.

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Molecular characterization of high-grade serous ovarian cancers occurring in younger and older women

Filippova OT, Selenica P, Pareja F, Vahdatinia M, Zhu Y, Pei X, Riaz N, Long Roche K, Chi DS, Abu-Rustum NR, Ellenson LH, Reis-Filho JS, Zamarin D, Weigelt B · Gynecol Oncol. 2021 May;161(2):545-552. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.02.028. Epub 2021 Mar 3. PMID: 33674143; PMCID: PMC8240481.

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Outcomes and prognostic factors of major salivary gland tumors treated with proton beam radiation therapy

Zakeri K, Wang H, Kang JJ, Lee A, Romesser P, Mohamed N, Gelblum D, Sherman E, Dunn L, Boyle J, Wong R, Chen L, Yu Y, Tsai CJ, McBride SM, Riaz N, Lee N · Head Neck. 2021 Apr;43(4):1056-1062. doi: 10.1002/hed.26563. Epub 2021 Feb 19. PMID: 33606323; PMCID: PMC9371938.

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Any day, split halfway: Flexibility in scheduling high-dose cisplatin-A large retrospective review from a high-volume cancer center

Kang JJ, Tchekmedyian V, Mohammed N, Rybkin A, Kitpanit S, Fan M, Wang H, Lobaugh SM, Zhang Z, Lee A, Chen L, Yu Y, Zakeri K, Gelblum DY, Riaz N, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Cohen MA, Cracchiolo JR, Morris LG, Singh B, Patel S, Ganly I, Boyle JO, Wong RJ, Eng J, Zhi WI, Ng K, Ho AL, Dunn LA, Michel L, Fetten JV, Pfister DG, Lee NY, Sherman EJ · Int J Cancer. 2021 Jul 1;149(1):139-148. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33518. Epub 2021 Feb 27. PMID: 33586179; PMCID: PMC9380235.

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Pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and mutational burden as biomarkers of tumor response to immune checkpoint inhibitors

Valero C, Lee M, Hoen D, Weiss K, Kelly DW, Adusumilli PS, Paik PK, Plitas G, Ladanyi M, Postow MA, Ariyan CE, Shoushtari AN, Balachandran VP, Hakimi AA, Crago AM, Long Roche KC, Smith JJ, Ganly I, Wong RJ, Patel SG, Shah JP, Lee NY, Riaz N, Wang J, Zehir A, Berger MF, Chan TA, Seshan VE, Morris LGT · Nat Commun. 2021 Feb 1;12(1):729. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-20935-9. PMID: 33526794; PMCID: PMC7851155.

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Precision Radiotherapy: Reduction in Radiation for Oropharyngeal Cancer in the 30 ROC Trial

Riaz N, Sherman E, Pei X, Schöder H, Grkovski M, Paudyal R, Katabi N, Selenica P, Yamaguchi TN, Ma D, Lee SK, Shah R, Kumar R, Kuo F, Ratnakumar A, Aleynick N, Brown D, Zhang Z, Hatzoglou V, Liu LY, Salcedo A, Tsai CJ, McBride S, Morris LGT, Boyle J, Singh B, Higginson DS, Damerla RR, Paula ADC, Price K, Moore EJ, Garcia JJ, Foote R, Ho A, Wong RJ, Chan TA, Powell SN, Boutros PC, Humm JL, Shukla-Dave A, Pfister D, Reis-Filho JS, Lee N · J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 Jun 1;113(6):742-751. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaa184. PMID: 33429428; PMCID: PMC8168141.

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The association between tumor mutational burden and prognosis is dependent on treatment context

Valero C, Lee M, Hoen D, Wang J, Nadeem Z, Patel N, Postow MA, Shoushtari AN, Plitas G, Balachandran VP, Smith JJ, Crago AM, Long Roche KC, Kelly DW, Samstein RM, Rana S, Ganly I, Wong RJ, Hakimi AA, Berger MF, Zehir A, Solit DB, Ladanyi M, Riaz N, Chan TA, Seshan VE, Morris LGT · Nat Genet. 2021 Jan;53(1):11-15. doi: 10.1038/s41588-020-00752-4. Epub 2021 Jan 4. PMID: 33398197; PMCID: PMC7796993.

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Metastasis and Immune Evasion from Extracellular cGAMP Hydrolysis

Li J, Duran MA, Dhanota N, Chatila WK, Bettigole SE, Kwon J, Sriram RK, Humphries MP, Salto-Tellez M, James JA, Hanna MG, Melms JC, Vallabhaneni S, Litchfield K, Usaite I, Biswas D, Bareja R, Li HW, Martin ML, Dorsaint P, Cavallo JA, Li P, Pauli C, Gottesdiener L, DiPardo BJ, Hollmann TJ, Merghoub T, Wen HY, Reis-Filho JS, Riaz N, Su SM, Kalbasi A, Vasan N, Powell SN, Wolchok JD, Elemento O, Swanton C, Shoushtari AN, Parkes EE, Izar B, Bakhoum SF · Cancer Discov. 2021 May;11(5):1212-1227. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-20-0387. Epub 2020 Dec 28. PMID: 33372007; PMCID: PMC8102348.

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The Genetic Evolution of Treatment-Resistant Cutaneous, Acral, and Uveal Melanomas

Makohon-Moore AP, Lipson EJ, Hooper JE, Zucker A, Hong J, Bielski CM, Hayashi A, Tokheim C, Baez P, Kappagantula R, Kohutek Z, Makarov V, Riaz N, Postow MA, Chapman PB, Karchin R, Socci ND, Solit DB, Chan TA, Taylor BS, Topalian SL, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA · Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Mar 1;27(5):1516-1525. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-2984. Epub 2020 Dec 15. PMID: 33323400; PMCID: PMC7925434.

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The head and neck cancer genome in the era of immunotherapy

Wijetunga NA, Yu Y, Morris LG, Lee N, Riaz N · Oral Oncol. 2021 Jan;112:105040. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.105040. Epub 2020 Nov 13. PMID: 33197752.

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Distinct Classes of Complex Structural Variation Uncovered across Thousands of Cancer Genome Graphs

Hadi K, Yao X, Behr JM, Deshpande A, Xanthopoulakis C, Tian H, Kudman S, Rosiene J, Darmofal M, DeRose J, Mortensen R, Adney EM, Shaiber A, Gajic Z, Sigouros M, Eng K, Wala JA, Wrzeszczyński KO, Arora K, Shah M, Emde AK, Felice V, Frank MO, Darnell RB, Ghandi M, Huang F, Dewhurst S, Maciejowski J, de Lange T, Setton J, Riaz N, Reis-Filho JS, Powell S, Knowles DA, Reznik E, Mishra B, Beroukhim R, Zody MC, Robine N, Oman KM, Sanchez CA, Kuhner MK, Smith LP, Galipeau PC, Paulson TG, Reid BJ, Li X, Wilkes D, Sboner A, Mosquera JM, Elemento O, Imielinski M · Cell. 2020 Oct 1;183(1):197-210.e32. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.006. PMID: 33007263; PMCID: PMC7912537.

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Endometrial Cancers in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Germline Mutation Carriers: Assessment of Homologous Recombination DNA Repair Defects

Smith ES, Da Cruz Paula A, Cadoo KA, Abu-Rustum NR, Pei X, Brown DN, Ferrando L, Sebastiao APM, Riaz N, Robson ME, Soslow RA, Reis-Filho JS, Mandelker D, Weigelt B · JCO Precis Oncol. 2019 Aug 29;3:PO.19.00103. doi: 10.1200/PO.19.00103. PMID: 32914019; PMCID: PMC7446423.

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Randomized Phase II Trial of Nivolumab With Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Nivolumab Alone in Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

McBride S, Sherman E, Tsai CJ, Baxi S, Aghalar J, Eng J, Zhi WI, McFarland D, Michel LS, Young R, Lefkowitz R, Spielsinger D, Zhang Z, Flynn J, Dunn L, Ho A, Riaz N, Pfister D, Lee N · J Clin Oncol. 2021 Jan 1;39(1):30-37. doi: 10.1200/JCO.20.00290. Epub 2020 Aug 21. PMID: 32822275; PMCID: PMC8462641.

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Pathogenic ATM Mutations in Cancer and a Genetic Basis for Radiotherapeutic Efficacy

Pitter KL, Casey DL, Lu YC, Hannum M, Zhang Z, Song X, Pecorari I, McMillan B, Ma J, Samstein RM, Pei IX, Khan AJ, Braunstein LZ, Morris LGT, Barker CA, Rimner A, Alektiar KM, Romesser PB, Crane CH, Yahalom J, Zelefsky MJ, Scher HI, Bernstein JL, Mandelker DL, Weigelt B, Reis-Filho JS, Lee NY, Powell SN, Chan TA, Riaz N, Setton J · J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 Mar 1;113(3):266-273. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaa095. PMID: 32726432; PMCID: PMC7936050.

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The Importance of Locoregional Therapy in Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Riaz N, Sherman E, Lee N · JAMA Oncol. 2020 Sep 1;6(9):1353-1354. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.1793. PMID: 32701124.

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Protein-Protein interactions uncover candidate 'core genes' within omnigenic disease networks

Ratnakumar A, Weinhold N, Mar JC, Riaz N · PLoS Genet. 2020 Jul 17;16(7):e1008903. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008903. PMID: 32678846; PMCID: PMC7390454.

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The 3 Bs of cancer care amid the COVID-19 pandemic crisis: "Be safe, be smart, be kind"-A multidisciplinary approach increasing the use of radiation and embracing telemedicine for head and neck cancer

Kang JJ, Wong RJ, Sherman EJ, Rybkin A, McBride SM, Riaz N, Tsai CJ, Yu Y, Chen L, Zakeri K, Gelblum DY, Gillespie EF, Cohen MA, Cracchiolo JR, Ganly I, Patel S, Singh B, Boyle JO, Roman BR, Morris LG, Shaha AR, Dunn LA, Ho AL, Fetten JV, Shah JP, Pfister DG, Lee NY · Cancer. 2020 Sep 15;126(18):4092-4104. doi: 10.1002/cncr.33031. Epub 2020 Jul 8. PMID: 32639615; PMCID: PMC7361524.

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Radiomic analysis identifies tumor subtypes associated with distinct molecular and microenvironmental factors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Katsoulakis E, Yu Y, Apte AP, Leeman JE, Katabi N, Morris L, Deasy JO, Chan TA, Lee NY, Riaz N, Hatzoglou V, Oh JH · Oral Oncol. 2020 Nov;110:104877. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104877. Epub 2020 Jun 30. PMID: 32619927; PMCID: PMC7606635.

2020PublishedHead and Neck Cancer
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Temporal Lobe Necrosis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients after Proton Therapy to the Skull Base

Kitpanit S, Lee A, Pitter KL, Fan D, Chow JCH, Neal B, Han Z, Fox P, Sine K, Mah D, Dunn LA, Sherman EJ, Michel L, Ganly I, Wong RJ, Boyle JO, Cohen MA, Brennan CW, Gavrilovic IT, Hatzoglou V, O'Malley B, Zakeri K, Yu Y, Chen L, Gelblum DY, Kang JJ, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Lee NY · Int J Part Ther. 2020 Spring;6(4):17-28. doi: 10.14338/IJPT-20-00014.1. Epub 2020 May 28. PMID: 32582816; PMCID: PMC7302730.

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Genomic Methods Identify Homologous Recombination Deficiency in Pancreas Adenocarcinoma and Optimize Treatment Selection

Park W, Chen J, Chou JF, Varghese AM, Yu KH, Wong W, Capanu M, Balachandran V, McIntyre CA, El Dika I, Khalil DN, Harding JJ, Ghalehsari N, McKinnell Z, Chalasani SB, Makarov V, Selenica P, Pei X, Lecomte N, Kelsen DP, Abou-Alfa GK, Robson ME, Zhang L, Berger MF, Schultz N, Chan TA, Powell SN, Reis-Filho JS, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Riaz N, O'Reilly EM · Clin Cancer Res. 2020 Jul 1;26(13):3239-3247. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-0418. Epub 2020 May 22. PMID: 32444418; PMCID: PMC7380542.

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Prognostic significance of human papillomavirus and Epstein-Bar virus in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Verma N, Patel S, Osborn V, McBride S, Riaz N, Lee A, Katabi N, Sherman E, Lee NY, Tsai CJ · Head Neck. 2020 Sep;42(9):2364-2374. doi: 10.1002/hed.26245. Epub 2020 May 16. PMID: 32415906; PMCID: PMC10291490.

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Beyond reirradiation: Efficacy and safety of three or more courses of radiation for head and neck malignancies

Xu AJ, Luo L, Leeman JE, Romesser PB, Spielsinger D, Sabol C, Waldenberg T, Brinkman T, Riaz N, McBride S, Kang J, Lee N, Tsai CJ · Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2020 Apr 24;23:30-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ctro.2020.04.009. PMID: 32382663; PMCID: PMC7200775.

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Last-line local treatment with the Quad Shot regimen for previously irradiated head and neck cancers

Fan D, Kang JJ, Fan M, Wang H, Lee A, Yu Y, Chen L, Jillian Tsai C, McBride SM, Riaz N, Gelblum DY, Neal BP, Fetten J, Dunn LA, Michel LS, Boyle JO, Cohen MA, Roman BR, Ganly I, Singh B, Wong RJ, Sherman EJ, Lee NY · Oral Oncol. 2020 May;104:104641. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104641. Epub 2020 Mar 14. PMID: 32182548; PMCID: PMC8480112.

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Radiation Treatment, ATM, BRCA1/2, and CHEK2*1100delC Pathogenic Variants and Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer

Reiner AS, Robson ME, Mellemkjær L, Tischkowitz M, John EM, Lynch CF, Brooks JD, Boice JD, Knight JA, Teraoka SN, Liang X, Woods M, Shen R, Shore RE, Stram DO, Thomas DC, Malone KE, Bernstein L, Riaz N, Woodward W, Powell S, Goldgar D, Concannon P; WECARE Study Collaborative Group; Bernstein JL · J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 Dec 14;112(12):1275-1279. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaa031. PMID: 32119081; PMCID: PMC7735763.

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Outcomes and toxicities of definitive radiotherapy and reirradiation using 3-dimensional conformal or intensity-modulated (pencil beam) proton therapy for patients with nasal cavity and paranasal sinus malignancies

Fan M, Kang JJ, Lee A, Fan D, Wang H, Kitpanit S, Fox P, Sine K, Mah D, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Dunn LA, Sherman EJ, Michel L, Singh B, Ganly I, Wong RJ, Boyle JO, Cohen MA, Lee NY · Cancer. 2020 Jan 1;126(9):1905-1916. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32776. Epub 2020 Feb 25. PMID: 32097507; PMCID: PMC7304541.

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The Immune Microenvironment and Neoantigen Landscape of Aggressive Salivary Gland Carcinomas Differ by Subtype

Linxweiler M, Kuo F, Katabi N, Lee M, Nadeem Z, Dalin MG, Makarov V, Chowell D, Dogan S, Ganly I, Hakimi AA, Wong RJ, Riaz N, Ho AL, Chan TA, Morris LGT · Clin Cancer Res. 2020 Jun 15;26(12):2859-2870. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-3758. Epub 2020 Feb 14. PMID: 32060100; PMCID: PMC7918996.

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Trends and Disparities of Proton Therapy Use among Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: Analysis from the National Cancer Database (2005-14)

Lee A, Kang J, Yu Y, McBride S, Riaz N, Cohen M, Sherman E, Michel L, Lee N, Tsai CJ · Int J Part Ther. 2019 Spring;5(4):1-10. doi: 10.14338/IJPT-19-00051.1. Epub 2019 Apr 22. PMID: 31773036; PMCID: PMC6871620.

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Evolutionary divergence of HLA class I genotype impacts efficacy of cancer immunotherapy

Chowell D, Krishna C, Pierini F, Makarov V, Rizvi NA, Kuo F, Morris LGT, Riaz N, Lenz TL, Chan TA · Nat Med. 2019 Nov;25(11):1715-1720. doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0639-4. Epub 2019 Nov 7. PMID: 31700181; PMCID: PMC7938381.

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A Phase 1b Study of Cetuximab and BYL719 (Alpelisib) Concurrent with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Stage III-IVB Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Dunn LA, Riaz N, Fury MG, McBride SM, Michel L, Lee NY, Sherman EJ, Baxi SS, Haque SS, Katabi N, Wong RJ, Xiao H, Ho AL, Pfister DG · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020 Mar 1;106(3):564-570. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.09.050. Epub 2019 Oct 31. PMID: 31678634; PMCID: PMC9478566.

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Microenvironmental Heterogeneity Among Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Subtypes and the Promise of Precision Medicine

Braunstein LZ, Riaz N · J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 Jul 1;112(7):661-662. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djz209. PMID: 31665363; PMCID: PMC7357316.

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Long-term survival in patients with metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with metastasis-directed therapy

Beckham TH, Leeman JE, Xie P, Li X, Goldman DA, Zhang Z, Sherman E, McBride S, Riaz N, Lee N, Tsai CJ · Br J Cancer. 2019 Nov;121(11):897-903. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0601-8. Epub 2019 Oct 25. PMID: 31649318; PMCID: PMC6888861.

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Platinum-based regimens versus cetuximab in definitive chemoradiation for human papillomavirus-unrelated head and neck cancer

Beckham TH, Barney C, Healy E, Wolfe AR, Branstetter A, Yaney A, Riaz N, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Kang J, Yu Y, Chen L, Sherman E, Dunn L, Pfister DG, Tan J, Rupert R, Bonomi M, Zhang Z, Lobaugh SM, Grecula JC, Mitchell DL, Wobb JL, Miller ED, Blakaj DM, Diavolitsis VM, Lee N, Bhatt AD · Int J Cancer. 2020 Jul 1;147(1):107-115. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32736. Epub 2019 Nov 11. PMID: 31609479.

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Outcomes of multimodal therapy in a large series of patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer

Fan D, Ma J, Bell AC, Groen AH, Olsen KS, Lok BH, Leeman JE, Anderson E, Riaz N, McBride S, Ganly I, Shaha AR, Sherman EJ, Tsai CJ, Kang JJ, Lee NY · Cancer. 2020 Jan 15;126(2):444-452. doi: 10.1002/cncr.32548. Epub 2019 Oct 8. PMID: 31593317; PMCID: PMC7302673.

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Human papillomavirus 16 promotes microhomology-mediated end-joining

Leeman JE, Li Y, Bell A, Hussain SS, Majumdar R, Rong-Mullins X, Blecua P, Damerla R, Narang H, Ravindran PT, Lee NY, Riaz N, Powell SN, Higginson DS · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Oct 22;116(43):21573-21579. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1906120116. Epub 2019 Oct 7. PMID: 31591214; PMCID: PMC6815166.

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Association of a Pathway-Specific Genetic Risk Score With Risk of Radiation-Associated Contralateral Breast Cancer

Watt GP, Reiner AS, Smith SA, Stram DO, Capanu M, Malone KE, Lynch CF, John EM, Knight JA, Mellemkjær L, Bernstein L, Brooks JD, Woods M, Liang X, Haile RW, Riaz N, Conti DV, Robson M, Duggan D, Boice JD Jr, Shore RE, Tischkowitz M, Orlow I, Thomas DC, Concannon P, Bernstein JL · JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Sep 4;2(9):e1912259. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.12259. PMID: 31560388; PMCID: PMC6777239.

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Detection of Early Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers by Liquid Biopsy

Damerla RR, Lee NY, You D, Soni R, Shah R, Reyngold M, Katabi N, Wu V, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Powell SN, Babady NE, Viale A, Higginson DS · JCO Precis Oncol. 2019;3:PO.18.00276. doi: 10.1200/PO.18.00276. Epub 2019 Apr 3. PMID: 31485558; PMCID: PMC6726127.

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Big Data in Cancer Research: Real-World Resources for Precision Oncology to Improve Cancer Care Delivery

Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Gomez SL · Semin Radiat Oncol. 2019 Oct;29(4):306-310. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2019.05.002. PMID: 31472730.

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The Implications of Genetic Testing on Radiation Therapy Decisions: A Guide for Radiation Oncologists

Bergom C, West CM, Higginson DS, Abazeed ME, Arun B, Bentzen SM, Bernstein JL, Evans JD, Gerber NK, Kerns SL, Keen J, Litton JK, Reiner AS, Riaz N, Rosenstein BS, Sawakuchi GO, Shaitelman SF, Powell SN, Woodward WA · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 Nov 15;105(4):698-712. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.07.026. Epub 2019 Aug 2. PMID: 31381960; PMCID: PMC11913060.

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The Landscape of Somatic Genetic Alterations in Breast Cancers from CHEK2 Germline Mutation Carriers

Mandelker D, Kumar R, Pei X, Selenica P, Setton J, Arunachalam S, Ceyhan-Birsoy O, Brown DN, Norton L, Robson ME, Wen HY, Powell S, Riaz N, Weigelt B, Reis-Filho JS · JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2019 Apr 27;3(2):pkz027. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkz027. PMID: 31360903; PMCID: PMC6649818.

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Timing of surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy for sinonasal malignancies: Effect of surgical approach

Xiao R, Joshi RR, Husain Q, Cracchiolo JR, Lee N, Tsai J, Yu Y, Chen L, Kang JJ, McBride S, Riaz N, Roman BR, Ganly I, Tabar V, Gray ST, Cohen MA · Head Neck. 2019 Oct;41(10):3551-3563. doi: 10.1002/hed.25873. Epub 2019 Jul 11. PMID: 31294897; PMCID: PMC6742559.

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Genetic diversity of tumors with mismatch repair deficiency influences anti-PD-1 immunotherapy response

Mandal R, Samstein RM, Lee KW, Havel JJ, Wang H, Krishna C, Sabio EY, Makarov V, Kuo F, Blecua P, Ramaswamy AT, Durham JN, Bartlett B, Ma X, Srivastava R, Middha S, Zehir A, Hechtman JF, Morris LG, Weinhold N, Riaz N, Le DT, Diaz LA Jr, Chan TA · Science. 2019 May 3;364(6439):485-491. doi: 10.1126/science.aau0447. PMID: 31048490; PMCID: PMC6685207.

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Immunogenic neoantigens derived from gene fusions stimulate T cell responses

Yang W, Lee KW, Srivastava RM, Kuo F, Krishna C, Chowell D, Makarov V, Hoen D, Dalin MG, Wexler L, Ghossein R, Katabi N, Nadeem Z, Cohen MA, Tian SK, Robine N, Arora K, Geiger H, Agius P, Bouvier N, Huberman K, Vanness K, Havel JJ, Sims JS, Samstein RM, Mandal R, Tepe J, Ganly I, Ho AL, Riaz N, Wong RJ, Shukla N, Chan TA, Morris LGT · Nat Med. 2019 May;25(5):767-775. doi: 10.1038/s41591-019-0434-2. Epub 2019 Apr 22. PMID: 31011208; PMCID: PMC6558662.

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Current Treatment Landscape of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Potential Trials Evaluating the Value of Immunotherapy

Le QT, Colevas AD, O'Sullivan B, Lee AWM, Lee N, Ma B, Siu LL, Waldron J, Lim CM, Riaz N, Lynn J, Malik S · J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019 Jul 1;111(7):655-663. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djz044. PMID: 30912808; PMCID: PMC7962891.

2019PublishedImmunotherapyHead and Neck Cancer
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Patterns of Radiotherapy Use and Outcomes in Head and Neck Soft-Tissue Sarcoma in a National Cohort

Kim JK, Verma N, McBride S, Riaz N, Boyle JO, Spielsinger D, Sabol C, Waldenberg T, Brinkman T, Alektiar K, Lee NY, Tsai CJ · Laryngoscope. 2020 Jan;130(1):120-127. doi: 10.1002/lary.27901. Epub 2019 Mar 20. PMID: 30892716.

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A competing risk nomogram to predict severe late toxicity after modern re-irradiation for squamous carcinoma of the head and neck

Ward MC, Lee NY, Caudell JJ, Zajichek A, Awan MJ, Koyfman SA, Dunlap NE, Zakem SJ, Hassanzadeh C, Marcrom S, Boggs DH, Isrow D, Vargo JA, Heron DE, Siddiqui F, Bonner JA, Beitler JJ, Yao M, Trotti AM, Riaz N; Multi-Institution Re-Irradiation (MIRI) Collaborative · Oral Oncol. 2019 Mar;90:80-86. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.01.022. Epub 2019 Feb 8. PMID: 30846182.

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Tumor mutational load predicts survival after immunotherapy across multiple cancer types

Samstein RM, Lee CH, Shoushtari AN, Hellmann MD, Shen R, Janjigian YY, Barron DA, Zehir A, Jordan EJ, Omuro A, Kaley TJ, Kendall SM, Motzer RJ, Hakimi AA, Voss MH, Russo P, Rosenberg J, Iyer G, Bochner BH, Bajorin DF, Al-Ahmadie HA, Chaft JE, Rudin CM, Riely GJ, Baxi S, Ho AL, Wong RJ, Pfister DG, Wolchok JD, Barker CA, Gutin PH, Brennan CW, Tabar V, Mellinghoff IK, DeAngelis LM, Ariyan CE, Lee N, Tap WD, Gounder MM, D'Angelo SP, Saltz L, Stadler ZK, Scher HI, Baselga J, Razavi P, Klebanoff CA, Yaeger R, Segal NH, Ku GY, DeMatteo RP, Ladanyi M, Rizvi NA, Berger MF, Riaz N, Solit DB, Chan TA, Morris LGT · Nat Genet. 2019 Feb;51(2):202-206. doi: 10.1038/s41588-018-0312-8. Epub 2019 Jan 14. PMID: 30643254; PMCID: PMC6365097.

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Treatment modalities and outcomes of Fanconi anemia patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Series of 9 cases and review of the literature

Beckham TH, Leeman J, Jillian Tsai C, Riaz N, Sherman E, Singh B, Lee N, McBride S, Higginson DS · Head Neck. 2019 May;41(5):1418-1426. doi: 10.1002/hed.25577. Epub 2019 Jan 11. PMID: 30633423; PMCID: PMC6534128.

2019PublishedDNA RepairHead and Neck Cancer
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Transcriptomic Profiling of the Tumor Microenvironment Reveals Distinct Subgroups of Clear Cell Renal Cell Cancer: Data from a Randomized Phase III Trial

Hakimi AA, Voss MH, Kuo F, Sanchez A, Liu M, Nixon BG, Vuong L, Ostrovnaya I, Chen YB, Reuter V, Riaz N, Cheng Y, Patel P, Marker M, Reising A, Li MO, Chan TA, Motzer RJ · Cancer Discov. 2019 Apr;9(4):510-525. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-18-0957. Epub 2019 Jan 8. PMID: 30622105; PMCID: PMC6697163.

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Reducing the Radiation Therapy Dose Prescription for Elective Treatment Areas in Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Being Treated With Primary Chemoradiotherapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Tsai CJ, McBride SM, Riaz N, Lee NY · Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 Mar;9(2):98-101. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2018.10.015. Epub 2018 Nov 14. PMID: 30445229.

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Analysis of mutational signatures in primary and metastatic endometrial cancer reveals distinct patterns of DNA repair defects and shifts during tumor progression

Ashley CW, Da Cruz Paula A, Kumar R, Mandelker D, Pei X, Riaz N, Reis-Filho JS, Weigelt B · Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Jan;152(1):11-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.10.032. Epub 2018 Nov 8. PMID: 30415991; PMCID: PMC6726428.

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The DNA damage response in immunotherapy and radiation

Samstein RM, Riaz N · Adv Radiat Oncol. 2018 Oct 23;3(4):527-533. doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2018.08.017. PMID: 30370352; PMCID: PMC6200889.

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Proton Radiotherapy for Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers with Palliative Quad Shot

Ma J, Lok BH, Zong J, Gutiontov SI, Cai X, Bell AC, Shcherba M, Xiao H, Sherman EJ, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, McBride SM, Cahlon O, Lee NY · Int J Part Ther. 2018 Spring;4(4):10-19. doi: 10.14338/IJPT-18-00003.1. PMID: 30246055; PMCID: PMC6145811.

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The therapeutic significance of mutational signatures from DNA repair deficiency in cancer

Ma J, Setton J, Lee NY, Riaz N, Powell SN · Nat Commun. 2018 Aug 17;9(1):3292. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05228-y. PMID: 30120226; PMCID: PMC6098043.

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Integrated Genomic Analysis of Hürthle Cell Cancer Reveals Oncogenic Drivers, Recurrent Mitochondrial Mutations, and Unique Chromosomal Landscapes

Ganly I, Makarov V, Deraje S, Dong Y, Reznik E, Seshan V, Nanjangud G, Eng S, Bose P, Kuo F, Morris LGT, Landa I, Carrillo Albornoz PB, Riaz N, Nikiforov YE, Patel K, Umbricht C, Zeiger M, Kebebew E, Sherman E, Ghossein R, Fagin JA, Chan TA · Cancer Cell. 2018 Aug 13;34(2):256-270.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.07.002. PMID: 30107176; PMCID: PMC6247912.

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Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy With or Without Concurrent Chemotherapy in Nonanaplastic Thyroid Cancer with Unresectable or Gross Residual Disease

Beckham TH, Romesser PB, Groen AH, Sabol C, Shaha AR, Sabra M, Brinkman T, Spielsinger D, McBride S, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Tuttle RM, Fagin JA, Sherman EJ, Wong RJ, Lee NY · Thyroid. 2018 Sep;28(9):1180-1189. doi: 10.1089/thy.2018.0214. PMID: 30105947; PMCID: PMC6154443.

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Image-based Data Mining to Probe Dosimetric Correlates of Radiation-induced Trismus

Beasley W, Thor M, McWilliam A, Green A, Mackay R, Slevin N, Olsson C, Pettersson N, Finizia C, Estilo C, Riaz N, Lee NY, Deasy JO, van Herk M · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Nov 15;102(4):1330-1338. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.05.054. Epub 2018 Jun 1. PMID: 30061005; PMCID: PMC6620778.

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ERCC2 Helicase Domain Mutations Confer Nucleotide Excision Repair Deficiency and Drive Cisplatin Sensitivity in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Li Q, Damish AW, Frazier Z, Liu D, Reznichenko E, Kamburov A, Bell A, Zhao H, Jordan EJ, Gao SP, Ma J, Abbosh PH, Bellmunt J, Plimack ER, Lazaro JB, Solit DB, Bajorin D, Rosenberg JE, D'Andrea AD, Riaz N, Van Allen EM, Iyer G, Mouw KW · Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Feb 1;25(3):977-988. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-1001. Epub 2018 Jul 6. PMID: 29980530; PMCID: PMC6434536.

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Proton Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Kim JK, Leeman JE, Riaz N, McBride S, Tsai CJ, Lee NY · Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2018 May 9;19(6):28. doi: 10.1007/s11864-018-0546-9. PMID: 29744681.

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Tobacco Smoking-Associated Alterations in the Immune Microenvironment of Squamous Cell Carcinomas

Desrichard A, Kuo F, Chowell D, Lee KW, Riaz N, Wong RJ, Chan TA, Morris LGT · J Natl Cancer Inst. 2018 Dec 1;110(12):1386-1392. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djy060. PMID: 29659925; PMCID: PMC6292793.

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Long-term outcomes in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma with adjuvant and salvage radiotherapy after surgery

Katsoulakis E, Leeman JE, Lok BH, Shi W, Zhang Z, Tsai JC, McBride SM, Sherman EJ, Cohen M, Wong R, Ganly I, Lee NY, Riaz N · Laryngoscope. 2018 Nov;128(11):2539-2545. doi: 10.1002/lary.27191. Epub 2018 Apr 10. PMID: 29637571; PMCID: PMC6179950.

2018PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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The Landscape of Somatic Genetic Alterations in Breast Cancers From ATM Germline Mutation Carriers

Weigelt B, Bi R, Kumar R, Blecua P, Mandelker DL, Geyer FC, Pareja F, James PA; kConFab Investigators; Couch FJ, Eccles DM, Blows F, Pharoah P, Li A, Selenica P, Lim RS, Jayakumaran G, Waddell N, Shen R, Norton L, Wen HY, Powell SN, Riaz N, Robson ME, Reis-Filho JS, Chenevix-Trench G · J Natl Cancer Inst. 2018 Sep 1;110(9):1030-1034. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djy028. PMID: 29506079; PMCID: PMC6136925.

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Volume, Dose, and Fractionation Considerations for IMRT-based Reirradiation in Head and Neck Cancer: A Multi-institution Analysis

Caudell JJ, Ward MC, Riaz N, Zakem SJ, Awan MJ, Dunlap NE, Isrow D, Hassanzadeh C, Vargo JA, Heron DE, Marcrom S, Boggs DH, Reddy CA, Dault J, Bonner JA, Higgins KA, Beitler JJ, Koyfman SA, Machtay M, Yao M, Trotti AM, Siddiqui F, Lee NY; Multi-Institution Reirradiation (MIRI) Collaborative · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Mar 1;100(3):606-617. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.11.036. Epub 2017 Dec 1. PMID: 29413274; PMCID: PMC7269162.

2018PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Head and neck cancers associated with exposure to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks

Leeman JE, McBride SM, Spielsinger D, Sherman EJ, Wong R, Riaz N, Lee NY, Tsai CJ · Int J Cancer. 2018 Jun 15;142(12):2485-2490. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31277. Epub 2018 Feb 10. PMID: 29368332; PMCID: PMC5908749.

2018PublishedHead and Neck Cancer
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma Patients Presenting Without a Primary Lesion Have Elevated Markers of Immunity, Higher Tumor Mutation Burden, and Improved Survival

Vandeven N, Lewis CW, Makarov V, Riaz N, Paulson KG, Hippe D, Bestick A, Doumani R, Marx T, Takagishi S, Chan TA, Choi J, Nghiem P · Clin Cancer Res. 2018 Feb 15;24(4):963-971. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-1678. Epub 2017 Dec 15. PMID: 29246939; PMCID: PMC5815931.

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Patient HLA class I genotype influences cancer response to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy

Chowell D, Morris LGT, Grigg CM, Weber JK, Samstein RM, Makarov V, Kuo F, Kendall SM, Requena D, Riaz N, Greenbaum B, Carroll J, Garon E, Hyman DM, Zehir A, Solit D, Berger M, Zhou R, Rizvi NA, Chan TA · Science. 2018 Feb 2;359(6375):582-587. doi: 10.1126/science.aao4572. Epub 2017 Dec 7. PMID: 29217585; PMCID: PMC6057471.

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Identification of unique neoantigen qualities in long-term survivors of pancreatic cancer

Balachandran VP, Łuksza M, Zhao JN, Makarov V, Moral JA, Remark R, Herbst B, Askan G, Bhanot U, Senbabaoglu Y, Wells DK, Cary CIO, Grbovic-Huezo O, Attiyeh M, Medina B, Zhang J, Loo J, Saglimbeni J, Abu-Akeel M, Zappasodi R, Riaz N, Smoragiewicz M, Kelley ZL, Basturk O; Australian Pancreatic Cancer Genome Initiative; Garvan Institute of Medical Research; Prince of Wales Hospital; Royal North Shore Hospital; University of Glasgow; St Vincent’s Hospital; QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute; University of Melbourne, Centre for Cancer Research; University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience; Bankstown Hospital; Liverpool Hospital; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse; Westmead Hospital; Fremantle Hospital; St John of God Healthcare; Royal Adelaide Hospital; Flinders Medical Centre; Envoi Pathology; Princess Alexandria Hospital; Austin Hospital; Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes; ARC-Net Centre for Applied Research on Cancer; Gönen M, Levine AJ, Allen PJ, Fearon DT, Merad M, Gnjatic S, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Wolchok JD, DeMatteo RP, Chan TA, Greenbaum BD, Merghoub T, Leach SD · Nature. 2017 Nov 23;551(7681):512-516. doi: 10.1038/nature24462. Epub 2017 Nov 8. PMID: 29132146; PMCID: PMC6145146.

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A neoantigen fitness model predicts tumour response to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy

Łuksza M, Riaz N, Makarov V, Balachandran VP, Hellmann MD, Solovyov A, Rizvi NA, Merghoub T, Levine AJ, Chan TA, Wolchok JD, Greenbaum BD · Nature. 2017 Nov 23;551(7681):517-520. doi: 10.1038/nature24473. Epub 2017 Nov 8. PMID: 29132144; PMCID: PMC6137806.

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Modeling Dose Response for Late Dysphagia in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer in the Modern Era of Definitive Chemoradiation

Tsai CJ, Jackson A, Setton J, Riaz N, McBride S, Leeman J, Kowalski A, Happersett L, Lee NY · JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2017 Nov;1:1-7. doi: 10.1200/CCI.17.00070. PMID: 30657398; PMCID: PMC6873915.

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Multi-dimensional genomic analysis of myoepithelial carcinoma identifies prevalent oncogenic gene fusions

Dalin MG, Katabi N, Persson M, Lee KW, Makarov V, Desrichard A, Walsh LA, West L, Nadeem Z, Ramaswami D, Havel JJ, Kuo F, Chadalavada K, Nanjangud GJ, Ganly I, Riaz N, Ho AL, Antonescu CR, Ghossein R, Stenman G, Chan TA, Morris LGT · Nat Commun. 2017 Oct 30;8(1):1197. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-01178-z. PMID: 29084941; PMCID: PMC5662567.

2017PublishedHead and Neck CancerGenomics
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A Magnetic Resonance Imaging-based approach to quantify radiation-induced normal tissue injuries applied to trismus in head and neck cancer

Thor M, Tyagi N, Hatzoglou V, Apte A, Saleh Z, Riaz N, Lee NY, Deasy JO · Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jan;1:34-40. doi: 10.1016/j.phro.2017.02.006. Epub 2017 Mar 25. PMID: 29057333; PMCID: PMC5648027.

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Tumor and Microenvironment Evolution during Immunotherapy with Nivolumab

Riaz N, Havel JJ, Makarov V, Desrichard A, Urba WJ, Sims JS, Hodi FS, Martín-Algarra S, Mandal R, Sharfman WH, Bhatia S, Hwu WJ, Gajewski TF, Slingluff CL Jr, Chowell D, Kendall SM, Chang H, Shah R, Kuo F, Morris LGT, Sidhom JW, Schneck JP, Horak CE, Weinhold N, Chan TA · Cell. 2017 Nov 2;171(4):934-949.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2017.09.028. Epub 2017 Oct 12. PMID: 29033130; PMCID: PMC5685550.

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Pan-cancer analysis of bi-allelic alterations in homologous recombination DNA repair genes

Riaz N, Blecua P, Lim RS, Shen R, Higginson DS, Weinhold N, Norton L, Weigelt B, Powell SN, Reis-Filho JS · Nat Commun. 2017 Oct 11;8(1):857. doi: 10.1038/s41467-017-00921-w. PMID: 29021619; PMCID: PMC5636842.

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A Multi-institutional Comparison of SBRT and IMRT for Definitive Reirradiation of Recurrent or Second Primary Head and Neck Cancer

Vargo JA, Ward MC, Caudell JJ, Riaz N, Dunlap NE, Isrow D, Zakem SJ, Dault J, Awan MJ, Higgins KA, Hassanadeh C, Beitler JJ, Reddy CA, Marcrom S, Boggs DH, Bonner JA, Yao M, Machtay M, Siddiqui F, Trotti AM, Lee NY, Koyfman SA, Ferris RL, Heron DE · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Mar 1;100(3):595-605. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.04.017. Epub 2017 Apr 24. PMID: 28899556; PMCID: PMC7418052.

2018PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Refining Patient Selection for Reirradiation of Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma in the IMRT Era: A Multi-institution Cohort Study by the MIRI Collaborative

Ward MC, Riaz N, Caudell JJ, Dunlap NE, Isrow D, Zakem SJ, Dault J, Awan MJ, Vargo JA, Heron DE, Higgins KA, Beitler JJ, Marcrom S, Boggs DH, Hassanzadeh C, Reddy CA, Bonner JA, Yao M, Machtay M, Siddiqui F, Trotti AM, Lee NY, Koyfman SA; Multi-Institution Reirradiation (MIRI) Collaborative · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Mar 1;100(3):586-594. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.012. Epub 2017 Jun 17. PMID: 28865925; PMCID: PMC9131594.

2018PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Association of Number of Dissected Lymph Nodes With Survival in Clinically Node-Negative Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Primary Surgery: A Population-Based Analysis

Tsai CJ, Zheng J, Zhang Z, Riaz N, Baxi SS, Wong RJ, Lee NY · JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Oct 1;143(10):1049-1052. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2017.0947. PMID: 28715521; PMCID: PMC5824267.

2017PublishedHead and Neck Cancer
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Patterns of Treatment Failure and Postrecurrence Outcomes Among Patients With Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Chemoradiotherapy Using Modern Radiation Techniques

Leeman JE, Li JG, Pei X, Venigalla P, Zumsteg ZS, Katsoulakis E, Lupovitch E, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Boyle JO, Roman BR, Morris LGT, Dunn LA, Sherman EJ, Lee NY, Riaz N · JAMA Oncol. 2017 Nov 1;3(11):1487-1494. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.0973. PMID: 28542679; PMCID: PMC5710194.

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Monitoring early response to chemoradiotherapy with 18F-FMISO dynamic PET in head and neck cancer

Grkovski M, Lee NY, Schöder H, Carlin SD, Beattie BJ, Riaz N, Leeman JE, O'Donoghue JA, Humm JL · Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2017 Sep;44(10):1682-1691. doi: 10.1007/s00259-017-3720-6. Epub 2017 May 24. PMID: 28540417; PMCID: PMC6563902.

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Proton therapy for head and neck cancer: expanding the therapeutic window

Leeman JE, Romesser PB, Zhou Y, McBride S, Riaz N, Sherman E, Cohen MA, Cahlon O, Lee N · Lancet Oncol. 2017 May;18(5):e254-e265. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30179-1. Epub 2017 Apr 26. PMID: 28456587.

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Stratification of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Combinatorial Genetic, Stromal, and Immunologic Markers

Knudsen ES, Vail P, Balaji U, Ngo H, Botros IW, Makarov V, Riaz N, Balachandran V, Leach S, Thompson DM, Chan TA, Witkiewicz AK · Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Aug 1;23(15):4429-4440. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-0162. Epub 2017 Mar 27. PMID: 28348045; PMCID: PMC5951386.

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Bi-allelic alterations in DNA repair genes underpin homologous recombination DNA repair defects in breast cancer

Mutter RW, Riaz N, Ng CK, Delsite R, Piscuoglio S, Edelweiss M, Martelotto LG, Sakr RA, King TA, Giri DD, Drobnjak M, Brogi E, Bindra R, Bernheim G, Lim RS, Blecua P, Desrichard A, Higginson D, Towers R, Jiang R, Lee W, Weigelt B, Reis-Filho JS, Powell SN · J Pathol. 2017 Jun;242(2):165-177. doi: 10.1002/path.4890. Epub 2017 Apr 27. PMID: 28299801; PMCID: PMC5516531.

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The role of parotid gland irradiation in the development of severe hyposalivation (xerostomia) after intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: Temporal patterns, risk factors, and testing the QUANTEC guidelines

Owosho AA, Thor M, Oh JH, Riaz N, Tsai CJ, Rosenberg H, Varthis S, Yom SH, Huryn JM, Lee NY, Deasy JO, Estilo CL · J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2017 Apr;45(4):595-600. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.01.020. Epub 2017 Jan 31. PMID: 28256385; PMCID: PMC6619497.

2017PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Transcriptional Mechanisms of Resistance to Anti-PD-1 Therapy

Ascierto ML, Makohon-Moore A, Lipson EJ, Taube JM, McMiller TL, Berger AE, Fan J, Kaunitz GJ, Cottrell TR, Kohutek ZA, Favorov A, Makarov V, Riaz N, Chan TA, Cope L, Hruban RH, Pardoll DM, Taylor BS, Solit DB, Iacobuzio-Donahue CA, Topalian SL · Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Jun 15;23(12):3168-3180. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-0270. Epub 2017 Feb 13. PMID: 28193624; PMCID: PMC5474192.

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Multiparametric Imaging of Tumor Hypoxia and Perfusion with 18F-Fluoromisonidazole Dynamic PET in Head and Neck Cancer

Grkovski M, Schöder H, Lee NY, Carlin SD, Beattie BJ, Riaz N, Leeman JE, O'Donoghue JA, Humm JL · J Nucl Med. 2017 Jul;58(7):1072-1080. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.116.188649. Epub 2017 Feb 9. PMID: 28183993; PMCID: PMC5493008.

2017PublishedHead and Neck Cancer
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The Landscape of Somatic Genetic Alterations in Metaplastic Breast Carcinomas

Ng CKY, Piscuoglio S, Geyer FC, Burke KA, Pareja F, Eberle CA, Lim RS, Natrajan R, Riaz N, Mariani O, Norton L, Vincent-Salomon A, Wen YH, Weigelt B, Reis-Filho JS · Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Jul 15;23(14):3859-3870. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-2857. Epub 2017 Feb 2. PMID: 28153863; PMCID: PMC5511565.

2017PublishedGenomics
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Sparing of high retropharyngeal nodal basins in patients with unilateral oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity modulated radiation therapy

Leeman JE, Gutiontov S, Romesser P, McBride S, Riaz N, Lee N, Tsai CJ · Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jul-Aug;7(4):254-259. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.11.002. Epub 2016 Nov 11. PMID: 28094212; PMCID: PMC5426987.

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In Reply to Pareek

Lee N, Humm J, Riaz N · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Feb 1;97(2):437-438. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.10.027. PMID: 28068250.

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Genomic analysis of exceptional responders to radiotherapy reveals somatic mutations in ATM

Ma J, Setton J, Morris L, Albornoz PB, Barker C, Lok BH, Sherman E, Katabi N, Beal K, Ganly I, Powell SN, Lee N, Chan TA, Riaz N · Oncotarget. 2017 Feb 7;8(6):10312-10323. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.14400. PMID: 28055970; PMCID: PMC5354661.

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Proton Radiation Therapy for Local Control in a Case of Osteosarcoma of the Neck

Gutiontov SI, Zumsteg ZS, Lok BH, Berry S, Tsai CJ, McBride SM, Riaz N, Cahlon O, Lee NY · Int J Part Ther. 2017 Winter;3(3):421-428. doi: 10.14338/IJPT-16-00015.1. Epub 2017 Mar 14. PMID: 31772992; PMCID: PMC6871607.

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The toxicity and efficacy of concomitant chemoradiotherapy in patients aged 70 years and older with oropharyngeal carcinoma in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy era

Zumsteg ZS, Lok BH, Ho AS, Drill E, Zhang Z, Riaz N, Shiao SL, Ma J, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Baxi SS, Sherman EJ, Lee NY · Cancer. 2017 Apr 15;123(8):1345-1353. doi: 10.1002/cncr.30495. Epub 2016 Dec 16. PMID: 27984656; PMCID: PMC5384883.

2017PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Internal and external generalizability of temporal dose-response relationships for xerostomia following IMRT for head and neck cancer

Thor M, Owosho AA, Clark HD, Oh JH, Riaz N, Hovan A, Tsai J, Thomas SD, Yom SHK, Wu JS, Huryn JM, Moiseenko V, Lee NY, Estilo CL, Deasy JO · Radiother Oncol. 2017 Feb;122(2):200-206. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2016.11.005. Epub 2016 Nov 24. PMID: 27890427; PMCID: PMC5319906.

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Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted MRI during chemoradiation therapy to characterize and monitor treatment response in human papillomavirus head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Paudyal R, Oh JH, Riaz N, Venigalla P, Li J, Hatzoglou V, Leeman J, Nunez DA, Lu Y, Deasy JO, Lee N, Shukla-Dave A · J Magn Reson Imaging. 2017 Apr;45(4):1013-1023. doi: 10.1002/jmri.25523. Epub 2016 Nov 11. PMID: 27862553; PMCID: PMC5363344.

2017PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapyHPV
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Recurrent SERPINB3 and SERPINB4 mutations in patients who respond to anti-CTLA4 immunotherapy

Riaz N, Havel JJ, Kendall SM, Makarov V, Walsh LA, Desrichard A, Weinhold N, Chan TA · Nat Genet. 2016 Nov;48(11):1327-1329. doi: 10.1038/ng.3677. Epub 2016 Sep 26. PMID: 27668655; PMCID: PMC5553281.

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The head and neck cancer immune landscape and its immunotherapeutic implications

Mandal R, Şenbabaoğlu Y, Desrichard A, Havel JJ, Dalin MG, Riaz N, Lee KW, Ganly I, Hakimi AA, Chan TA, Morris LG · JCI Insight. 2016 Oct 20;1(17):e89829. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.89829. PMID: 27777979; PMCID: PMC5070962.

2016PublishedImmunotherapyHead and Neck Cancer
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Strategy of Using Intratreatment Hypoxia Imaging to Selectively and Safely Guide Radiation Dose De-escalation Concurrent With Chemotherapy for Locoregionally Advanced Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma

Lee N, Schoder H, Beattie B, Lanning R, Riaz N, McBride S, Katabi N, Li D, Yarusi B, Chan S, Mitrani L, Zhang Z, Pfister DG, Sherman E, Baxi S, Boyle J, Morris LG, Ganly I, Wong R, Humm J · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Sep 1;96(1):9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.04.027. Epub 2016 May 7. PMID: 27511842; PMCID: PMC5035649.

2016PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapyHPV
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Impact of Flap Reconstruction on Radiotoxicity After Salvage Surgery and Reirradiation for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

Ho AS, Zumsteg ZS, Meyer A, Riaz N, Rahmati R, Kraus DH, McCarthy C, Wong RJ, Shah JP, Lee NY · Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Dec;23(Suppl 5):850-857. doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5492-9. Epub 2016 Aug 9. PMID: 27506662; PMCID: PMC5271365.

2016PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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The Molecular Landscape of Recurrent and Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers: Insights From a Precision Oncology Sequencing Platform

Morris LGT, Chandramohan R, West L, Zehir A, Chakravarty D, Pfister DG, Wong RJ, Lee NY, Sherman EJ, Baxi SS, Ganly I, Singh B, Shah JP, Shaha AR, Boyle JO, Patel SG, Roman BR, Barker CA, McBride SM, Chan TA, Dogan S, Hyman DM, Berger MF, Solit DB, Riaz N, Ho AL · JAMA Oncol. 2017 Feb 1;3(2):244-255. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.1790. PMID: 27442865; PMCID: PMC5253129.

2017PublishedHead and Neck CancerGenomics
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PARP Inhibitor Activity Correlates with SLFN11 Expression and Demonstrates Synergy with Temozolomide in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Lok BH, Gardner EE, Schneeberger VE, Ni A, Desmeules P, Rekhtman N, de Stanchina E, Teicher BA, Riaz N, Powell SN, Poirier JT, Rudin CM · Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Jan 15;23(2):523-535. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-16-1040. Epub 2016 Jul 20. PMID: 27440269; PMCID: PMC5241177.

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Patterns of nodal failure after intensity modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Li JG, Venigalla P, Leeman JE, LaPlant Q, Setton J, Sherman E, Tsai J, McBride S, Riaz N, Lee N · Laryngoscope. 2017 Feb;127(2):377-382. doi: 10.1002/lary.26139. Epub 2016 Jul 20. PMID: 27438558.

2017PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Cervical nodal level V can safely be omitted in the treatment of locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with definitive IMRT

Gutiontov S, Leeman J, Lok B, Romesser P, Riaz N, Tsai CJ, Lee N, McBride S · Oral Oncol. 2016 Jul;58:27-31. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.04.011. Epub 2016 May 27. PMID: 27311399; PMCID: PMC5609180.

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The role of neoantigens in response to immune checkpoint blockade

Riaz N, Morris L, Havel JJ, Makarov V, Desrichard A, Chan TA · Int Immunol. 2016 Aug;28(8):411-9. doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxw019. Epub 2016 Apr 5. PMID: 27048318; PMCID: PMC4986233.

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Development and validation of a staging system for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer by the International Collaboration on Oropharyngeal cancer Network for Staging (ICON-S): a multicentre cohort study

O'Sullivan B, Huang SH, Su J, Garden AS, Sturgis EM, Dahlstrom K, Lee N, Riaz N, Pei X, Koyfman SA, Adelstein D, Burkey BB, Friborg J, Kristensen CA, Gothelf AB, Hoebers F, Kremer B, Speel EJ, Bowles DW, Raben D, Karam SD, Yu E, Xu W · Lancet Oncol. 2016 Apr;17(4):440-451. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00560-4. Epub 2016 Feb 27. PMID: 26936027.

2016PublishedHead and Neck CancerHPV
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Mitochondrial DNA copy number variation across human cancers

Reznik E, Miller ML, Şenbabaoğlu Y, Riaz N, Sarungbam J, Tickoo SK, Al-Ahmadie HA, Lee W, Seshan VE, Hakimi AA, Sander C · Elife. 2016 Feb 22;5:e10769. doi: 10.7554/eLife.10769. PMID: 26901439; PMCID: PMC4775221.

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Patterns of regional and distant metastasis in esthesioneuroblastoma

Banuchi VE, Dooley L, Lee NY, Pfister DG, McBride S, Riaz N, Bilsky MH, Ganly I, Shah JP, Kraus DH, Morris LG · Laryngoscope. 2016 Jul;126(7):1556-61. doi: 10.1002/lary.25862. Epub 2016 Feb 10. PMID: 26865537; PMCID: PMC4914404.

2016PublishedHead and Neck Cancer
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Pan-cancer analysis of intratumor heterogeneity as a prognostic determinant of survival

Morris LG, Riaz N, Desrichard A, Şenbabaoğlu Y, Hakimi AA, Makarov V, Reis-Filho JS, Chan TA · Oncotarget. 2016 Mar 1;7(9):10051-63. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.7067. PMID: 26840267; PMCID: PMC4891103.

2016PublishedGenomics
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Weekly response assessment of involved lymph nodes to radiotherapy using diffusion-weighted MRI in oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma

Tyagi N, Riaz N, Hunt M, Wengler K, Hatzoglou V, Young R, Mechalakos J, Lee N · Med Phys. 2016 Jan;43(1):137. doi: 10.1118/1.4937791. PMID: 26745906; PMCID: PMC5360161.

2016PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Long-term patterns of relapse and survival following definitive intensity-modulated radiotherapy for non-endemic nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Setton J, Han J, Kannarunimit D, Wuu YR, Rosenberg SA, DeSelm C, Wolden SL, Jillian Tsai C, McBride SM, Riaz N, Lee NY · Oral Oncol. 2016 Feb;53:67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2015.11.015. Epub 2015 Dec 7. PMID: 26675283; PMCID: PMC4975930.

2016PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Elective versus Therapeutic Neck Dissection in Oral Cancer

Zumsteg ZS, Riaz N, Lee NY · N Engl J Med. 2015 Dec 17;373(25):2475-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1511351. PMID: 26672854.

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Mutational landscape of MCPyV-positive and MCPyV-negative Merkel cell carcinomas with implications for immunotherapy

Goh G, Walradt T, Markarov V, Blom A, Riaz N, Doumani R, Stafstrom K, Moshiri A, Yelistratova L, Levinsohn J, Chan TA, Nghiem P, Lifton RP, Choi J · Oncotarget. 2016 Jan 19;7(3):3403-15. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.6494. PMID: 26655088; PMCID: PMC4823115.

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Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: Three-dimensional or Intensity-modulated radiotherapy? A single institution's experience

Katsoulakis E, Riaz N, Hu M, Morris L, Sherman E, McBride S, Lee N · Laryngoscope. 2016 Mar;126(3):620-6. doi: 10.1002/lary.25509. Epub 2015 Nov 24. PMID: 26597398; PMCID: PMC4940128.

2016PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Postoperative PET/CT and target delineation before adjuvant radiotherapy in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma

Dutta PR, Riaz N, McBride S, Morris LG, Patel S, Ganly I, Wong RJ, Palmer F, Schöder H, Lee N · Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):E1285-93. doi: 10.1002/hed.24213. Epub 2015 Sep 3. PMID: 26335113; PMCID: PMC4927081.

2016PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Palliative head and neck radiotherapy with the RTOG 8502 regimen for incurable primary or metastatic cancers

Lok BH, Jiang G, Gutiontov S, Lanning RM, Sridhara S, Sherman EJ, Tsai CJ, McBride SM, Riaz N, Lee NY · Oral Oncol. 2015 Oct;51(10):957-62. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2015.07.011. Epub 2015 Aug 14. PMID: 26282714; PMCID: PMC4758812.

2015PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Sparing bilateral neck level IB in oropharyngeal carcinoma and xerostomia outcomes

Tam M, Riaz N, Kannarunimit D, Peña AP, Schupak KD, Gelblum DY, Wolden SL, Rao S, Lee NY · Am J Clin Oncol. 2015 Aug;38(4):343-7. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000064. PMID: 26208401; PMCID: PMC5508539.

2015PublishedHead and Neck Cancer
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Kamran SC, Riaz N, Lee N · Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2015 Jul;24(3):547-61. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2015.03.008. Epub 2015 Apr 11. PMID: 25979399.

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Carotid sparing intensity-modulated radiation therapy achieves comparable locoregional control to conventional radiotherapy in T1-2N0 laryngeal carcinoma

Zumsteg ZS, Riaz N, Jaffery S, Hu M, Gelblum D, Zhou Y, Mychalczak B, Zelefsky MJ, Wolden S, Rao S, Lee NY · Oral Oncol. 2015 Jul;51(7):716-23. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2015.02.003. Epub 2015 May 7. PMID: 25958831; PMCID: PMC5508531.

2015PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Definitive chemoradiation for primary oral cavity carcinoma: A single institution experience

Scher ED, Romesser PB, Chen C, Ho F, Wuu Y, Sherman EJ, Fury MG, Wong RJ, McBride S, Lee NY, Riaz N · Oral Oncol. 2015 Jul;51(7):709-15. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2015.04.007. Epub 2015 May 7. PMID: 25958830; PMCID: PMC4975927.

2015PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Dose-volume factors correlating with trismus following chemoradiation for head and neck cancer

Rao SD, Saleh ZH, Setton J, Tam M, McBride SM, Riaz N, Deasy JO, Lee NY · Acta Oncol. 2016;55(1):99-104. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2015.1037864. Epub 2015 Apr 29. PMID: 25920361; PMCID: PMC4784420.

2016PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Dorsal vagal complex of the brainstem: Conformal avoidance to reduce nausea

Wang TJ, Riaz N, Lee NY · In regard to Monroe et al. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2015 Mar-Apr;5(2):e57. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2014.08.013. PMID: 25748006.

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Unraveling the molecular genetics of head and neck cancer through genome-wide approaches

Riaz N, Morris LG, Lee W, Chan TA · Genes Dis. 2014 Sep;1(1):75-86. doi: 10.1016/j.gendis.2014.07.002. PMID: 25642447; PMCID: PMC4310010.

2014PublishedDNA RepairHead and Neck CancerGenomics
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The Effect of Adjuvant Trastuzumab on Locoregional Recurrence of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Breast Cancer Treated with Mastectomy

Lanning RM, Morrow M, Riaz N, McArthur HL, Dang C, Moo TA, El-Tamer M, Krause K, Siu C, Hsu M, Zhang Z, Pei X, McCormick B, Powell SN, Ho A · Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Aug;22(8):2517-25. doi: 10.1245/s10434-014-4321-2. Epub 2015 Jan 7. PMID: 25564167.

2015PublishedOther
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Safety of contralateral submandibular gland sparing in locally advanced oropharyngeal cancers: A multicenter review

Robin TP, Gan GN, Tam M, Westerly D, Riaz N, Karam SD, Lee N, Raben D · Head Neck. 2016 Apr;38(4):506-11. doi: 10.1002/hed.23928. Epub 2015 Jun 16. PMID: 25482748.

2016PublishedHead and Neck Cancer
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A multi-institution pooled analysis of gastrostomy tube dependence in patients with oropharyngeal cancer treated with definitive intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Setton J, Lee NY, Riaz N, Huang SH, Waldron J, O'Sullivan B, Zhang Z, Shi W, Rosenthal DI, Hutcheson KA, Garden AS · Cancer. 2015 Jan 15;121(2):294-301. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29022. Epub 2014 Oct 6. PMID: 25286832; PMCID: PMC5508491.

2015PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Efficacy of concurrent cetuximab vs

Shapiro LQ, Sherman EJ, Riaz N, Setton J, Koutcher L, Zhang Z, Shi W, Fury MG, Wolden SL, Pfister DG, Morris L, Lee N · 5-fluorouracil/carboplatin or high-dose cisplatin with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for locally-advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNSCC). Oral Oncol. 2014 Oct;50(10):947-55. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.07.001. Epub 2014 Aug 11. PMID: 25132089; PMCID: PMC5125726.

2014PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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The relative prognostic utility of standardized uptake value, gross tumor volume, and metabolic tumor volume in oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with platinum based concurrent chemoradiation with a pre-treatment [(18)F] fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scan

Romesser PB, Lim R, Spratt DE, Setton J, Riaz N, Lok B, Rao S, Sherman EJ, Schöder H, Lee NY · Oral Oncol. 2014 Sep;50(9):802-8. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.06.018. Epub 2014 Jul 17. PMID: 25043882; PMCID: PMC4992578.

2014PublishedDNA RepairHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Patients with low lying lymph nodes are at high risk for distant metastasis in oropharyngeal cancer

Riaz N, Setton J, Tam M, Sherman E, Ho F, Katsoulakis E, Wong R, Wolden S, Rao S, Lee N · Oral Oncol. 2014 Sep;50(9):863-8. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.06.008. Epub 2014 Jul 17. PMID: 25043881.

2014PublishedHead and Neck Cancer
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A nomogram to predict loco-regional control after re-irradiation for head and neck cancer

Riaz N, Hong JC, Sherman EJ, Morris L, Fury M, Ganly I, Wang TJ, Shi W, Wolden SL, Jackson A, Wong RJ, Zhang Z, Rao SD, Lee NY · Radiother Oncol. 2014 Jun;111(3):382-7. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.06.003. Epub 2014 Jun 30. PMID: 24993329; PMCID: PMC5125394.

2014PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Irradiation for locoregionally recurrent, never-irradiated oral cavity cancers

Lok BH, Chin C, Riaz N, Ho F, Hu M, Hong JC, Shi W, Zhang Z, Sherman E, Wong RJ, Morris LG, Ganly I, Wolden SL, Rao SS, Lee NY · Head Neck. 2015 Nov;37(11):1633-41. doi: 10.1002/hed.23806. Epub 2014 Aug 28. PMID: 24954094; PMCID: PMC4973396.

2015PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Results of photon radiotherapy for unresectable salivary gland tumors: is neutron radiotherapy's local control superior? Radiol Oncol

Spratt DE, Salgado LR, Riaz N, Doran MG, Tam M, Wolden S, Katsoulakis E, Rao S, Ho A, Wong R, Lee NY · 2014 Jan 22;48(1):56-61. doi: 10.2478/raon-2013-0046. PMID: 24587780; PMCID: PMC3908848.

2014PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy With Cisplatin Versus Cetuximab for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Riaz N, Sherman E, Koutcher L, Shapiro L, Katabi N, Zhang Z, Shi W, Fury M, Wong R, Wolden S, Rao S, Lee N · Am J Clin Oncol. 2016 Feb;39(1):27-31. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000006. PMID: 24401670; PMCID: PMC4978947.

2016PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Distant metastasis is a critical mode of failure for patients with localized major salivary gland tumors treated with surgery and radiation

Tam M, Riaz N, Salgado LR, Spratt DE, Katsoulakis E, Ho A, Morris LGT, Wong R, Wolden S, Rao S, Lee N · J Radiat Oncol. 2013 Sep;2(3):285-291. doi: 10.1007/s13566-013-0107-6. Epub 2013 Jul 10. PMID: 29152056; PMCID: PMC5687575.

2013PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Constraining the brachial plexus does not compromise regional control in oropharyngeal carcinoma

Mutter RW, Lok BH, Dutta PR, Riaz N, Setton J, Berry SL, Goenka A, Zhang Z, Rao SS, Wolden SL, Lee NY · Radiat Oncol. 2013 Jul 9;8:173. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-8-173. PMID: 23835205; PMCID: PMC3729584.

2013PublishedHead and Neck Cancer
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Temporary organ displacement coupled with image-guided, intensity-modulated radiotherapy for paraspinal tumors

Katsoulakis E, Solomon SB, Maybody M, Housman D, Niyazov G, Riaz N, Lovelock M, Spratt DE, Erinjeri JP, Thornton RH, Yamada Y · Radiat Oncol. 2013 Jun 24;8:150. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-8-150. PMID: 23800073; PMCID: PMC3702493.

2013PublishedRadiotherapy
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Image-guided radiation therapy for liver tumors: gastrointestinal histology matters

Katsoulakis E, Riaz N, Cannon DM, Goodman K, Spratt DE, Lovelock M, Yamada Y · Am J Clin Oncol. 2014 Dec;37(6):561-7. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e318282a86b. PMID: 23466584.

2014PublishedRadiotherapy
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Long-term regional control in the observed neck following definitive chemoradiation for node-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer

Goenka A, Morris LG, Rao SS, Wolden SL, Wong RJ, Kraus DH, Ohri N, Setton J, Lok BH, Riaz N, Mychalczak BR, Schoder H, Ganly I, Shah JP, Pfister DG, Zelefsky MJ, Lee NY · Int J Cancer. 2013 Sep 1;133(5):1214-21. doi: 10.1002/ijc.28120. Epub 2013 Mar 29. PMID: 23436584; PMCID: PMC4570243.

2013PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Radiation therapy in the treatment of minor salivary gland tumors

Salgado LR, Spratt DE, Riaz N, Romesser PB, Wolden S, Rao S, Chin C, Hong JC, Wong R, Lee NY · Am J Clin Oncol. 2014 Oct;37(5):492-7. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e31827e54e5. PMID: 23428950; PMCID: PMC4498950.

2014PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Brachytherapy and MRI: seeing what we are missing

Riaz N, Zelefsky MJ · Brachytherapy. 2013 May-Jun;12(3):203. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2013.01.002. Epub 2013 Feb 13. PMID: 23415595.

2013PublishedRadiotherapy
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Should cetuximab replace Cisplatin for definitive chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer? J Clin Oncol

Riaz N, Sherman EJ, Fury M, Lee N · 2013 Jan 10;31(2):287-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2012.46.9049. Epub 2012 Dec 3. PMID: 23213096.

2013PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Delivering a third course of radiation to spine metastases using image-guided, intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Katsoulakis E, Riaz N, Cox B, Mechalakos J, Zatcky J, Bilsky M, Yamada Y · J Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Jan;18(1):63-8. doi: 10.3171/2012.9.SPINE12433. Epub 2012 Oct 26. PMID: 23101946.

2013PublishedRadiotherapy
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Interactive semiautomatic contour delineation using statistical conditional random fields framework

Hu YC, Grossberg MD, Wu A, Riaz N, Perez C, Mageras GS · Med Phys. 2012 Jul;39(7):4547-58. doi: 10.1118/1.4728979. PMID: 22830786; PMCID: PMC3412434.

2012PublishedOther
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy

Romesser PB, Romanyshyn JC, Schupak KD, Setton J, Riaz N, Wolden SL, Gelblum DY, Sherman EJ, Kraus D, Lee NY · Cancer. 2012 Dec 15;118(24):6072-8. doi: 10.1002/cncr.27633. Epub 2012 Jun 15. PMID: 22707358; PMCID: PMC4969004.

2012PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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Pretreatment endorectal coil magnetic resonance imaging findings predict biochemical tumor control in prostate cancer patients treated with combination brachytherapy and external-beam radiotherapy

Riaz N, Afaq A, Akin O, Pei X, Kollmeier MA, Cox B, Hricak H, Zelefsky MJ · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Nov 1;84(3):707-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.01.009. Epub 2012 Mar 15. PMID: 22425220.

2012PublishedRadiotherapy
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Time course and predictors for cancer-related fatigue in a series of oropharyngeal cancer patients treated with chemoradiation therapy

Spratt DE, Sakae M, Riaz N, Lok BH, Essandoh S, Hsu M, Zhang Z, Schupak K, Setton J, Lee NY · Oncologist. 2012;17(4):569-76. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0437. Epub 2012 Mar 7. PMID: 22398160; PMCID: PMC3336831.

2012PublishedHead and Neck CancerRadiotherapy
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The Stanford University experience with conventional-dose, total skin electron-beam therapy in the treatment of generalized patch or plaque (T2) and tumor (T3) mycosis fungoides

Navi D, Riaz N, Levin YS, Sullivan NC, Kim YH, Hoppe RT · Arch Dermatol. 2011 May;147(5):561-7. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2011.98. PMID: 21576575.

2011PublishedRadiotherapy
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Revisiting low-dose total skin electron beam therapy in mycosis fungoides

Harrison C, Young J, Navi D, Riaz N, Lingala B, Kim Y, Hoppe R · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Nov 15;81(4):e651-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.01.023. Epub 2011 Apr 12. PMID: 21489711.

2011PublishedRadiotherapy
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Image-guided radiotherapy in near real time with intensity-modulated radiotherapy megavoltage treatment beam imaging

Mao W, Hsu A, Riaz N, Lee L, Wiersma R, Luxton G, King C, Xing L, Solberg T · Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Oct 1;75(2):603-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.068. PMID: 19735886.

2009PublishedRadiotherapy
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Predicting respiratory tumor motion with multi-dimensional adaptive filters and support vector regression

Riaz N, Shanker P, Wiersma R, Gudmundsson O, Mao W, Widrow B, Xing L · Phys Med Biol. 2009 Oct 7;54(19):5735-48. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/19/005. Epub 2009 Sep 4. PMID: 19729711; PMCID: PMC12165777.

2009PublishedOther
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Indolent primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma: experience using systemic rituximab

Morales AV, Advani R, Horwitz SM, Riaz N, Reddy S, Hoppe RT, Kim YH · J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Dec;59(6):953-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.08.005. Epub 2008 Sep 24. PMID: 18817999.

2008PublishedImmunotherapy
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A fiducial detection algorithm for real-time image guided IMRT based on simultaneous MV and kV imaging

Mao W, Riaz N, Lee L, Wiersma R, Xing L · Med Phys. 2008 Aug;35(8):3554-64. doi: 10.1118/1.2953563. PMID: 18777916; PMCID: PMC2809708.

2008PublishedRadiotherapy
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DNA methylation in lung cancer

Riaz N · N Engl J Med. 2008 Jun 5;358(23):2514; author reply 2514. PMID: 18536093.

2008PublishedOther
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A generalized approach to automated NMR peak list editing: application to reduced dimensionality triple resonance spectra

Moseley HN, Riaz N, Aramini JM, Szyperski T, Montelione GT · J Magn Reson. 2004 Oct;170(2):263-77. doi: 10.1016/j.jmr.2004.06.015. PMID: 15388090.

2004PublishedOther
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