Vinita Takiar , MD

Bachelor's Degree: The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD, 2003 (Biophysics and English)

PhD: Yale University New Haven, CT, 2010 (Cellular and Molecular Physiology)

Medical Degree: Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT, 2010

Residency: University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX, 2015 (Radiation Oncology)

American Board of Radiology (Radiation Oncology) (Certification Date: 05-17-2016 )

Radiation Oncology
Radiation Resistance
Head and Neck Cancer (including but not limited to):

• Ear/Neck
• Eye/Nose
• Oral Cavity
• Hypophaynx
• Larynx
• Oropharynx
• Nasopharynx
• Major Salivary Gland
• Nasal Cavity
• Sinus
• Thyroid
• Trachea
• Skin of Head and Neck
• Unknown Primary of Head and Neck
• Head and Neck Metastases

Grant: #Contract No. 475524 Investigators:Ionascu, Traian; Lamba, Michael; Takiar, Vinita; Vatner, Ralph 08-02-2019 -07-31-2020 Department of Energy Evaluating Equivalence of Cellular Response to X-ray and Gamma Irradiation of Varying Energies Role:Collaborator $53,489.25 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #R01CA255331 Investigators:Phoenix, Timothy; Sasaki, Atsuo; Sengupta, Soma; Takiar, Vinita 07-07-2021 -06-30-2026 National Cancer Institute Therapeutic resistance and aggressive malignancy in glioblastomas: the contribution of GTP metabolism through regulation by IMPDH2 Role:Collaborator 413481.00 Awarded Level:Federal

Grant: #T32CA117846 Investigators:Price, Carolyn; Takiar, Vinita; Waltz, Susan 09-01-2018 -08-31-2023 National Cancer Institute Pathways to Cancer Therapeutics Role:Collaborator 1918377.00 Active Level:Federal

Grant: #T32CA298951 Investigators:Takiar, Vinita; Waltz, Susan 04-01-2025 -03-31-2030 National Cancer Institute Training Program in Basic and Translational Oncology Role:Collaborator 0.00 Hold Level:Federal

Peer Reviewed Publications

Takiar, Vinita; Ma, Dominic; Garden, Adam S; Li, Jing; Rosenthal, David I; Beadle, Beth M; Frank, Steven J; Fuller, Clifton D; Gunn, Gary B; Morrison, William H; Hutcheson, Kate; El-Naggar, Adel K; Gold, Kathryn A; Kupferman, Michael E; Phan, Jack (2015. ) Disease control and toxicity outcomes for T4 carcinoma of the nasopharynx treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.Head & neck, , More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Voong, K Ranh; Gombos, Dan S; Mourtada, Firas; Rechner, Laura A; Lawyer, Ann A; Morrison, William H; Garden, Adam S; Beadle, Beth M A choice of radionuclide: Comparative outcomes and toxicity of ruthenium-106 and iodine-125 in the definitive treatment of uveal melanoma.Practical radiation oncology, , 5 (3 ) ,e169-76 More Information

Tao, Randa; Ma, Dominic; Takiar, Vinita; Frank, Steven J; Fuller, Clifton D; Gunn, G Brandon; Beadle, Beth M; Morrison, William H; Rosenthal, David I; Edson, Mark A; Esmaeli, Bita; Kupferman, Michael E; Hanna, Ehab Y; Garden, Adam S; Phan, Jack (2015. ) Orbital carcinomas treated with adjuvant intensity-modulated radiation therapy.Head & neck, , More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Gombos, Dan S; Mourtada, Firas; Rechner, Laura A; Lawyer, Ann A; Morrison, William H; Garden, Adam S; Beadle, Beth M Disease control and toxicity outcomes using ruthenium eye plaque brachytherapy in the treatment of uveal melanoma.Practical radiation oncology, , 4 (4 ) ,e189-94 More Information

Hoffman, Karen E; Voong, K Ranh; Pugh, Thomas J; Skinner, Heath; Levy, Lawrence B; Takiar, Vinita; Choi, Seungtaek; Du, Weiliang; Frank, Steven J; Johnson, Jennifer; Kanke, James; Kudchadker, Rajat J; Lee, Andrew K; Mahmood, Usama; McGuire, Sean E; Kuban, Deborah A (2014. ) Risk of late toxicity in men receiving dose-escalated hypofractionated intensity modulated prostate radiation therapy: results from a randomized trial.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 88 (5 ) ,1074-84 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Pugh, Thomas J; Swanson, David; Kudchadker, Rajat J; Bruno, Teresa L; McAvoy, Sarah; Mahmood, Usama; Frank, Steven J MRI-based sector analysis enhances prostate palladium-103 brachytherapy quality assurance in a phase II prospective trial of men with intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer.Brachytherapy, , 13 (1 ) ,68-74 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Akay, Catherine L; Stauder, Michael C; Tereffe, Welela; Alvarez, Ricardo H; Hoffman, Karen E; Perkins, George H; Strom, Eric A; Buchholz, Thomas A; Ueno, Naoto T; Babiera, Gildy; Woodward, Wendy A (2014. ) Predictors of durable no evidence of disease status in de novo metastatic inflammatory breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and post-mastectomy radiation.SpringerPlus, , 3 ,166 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Fontanilla, Hiral P; Eifel, Patricia J; Jhingran, Anuja; Kelly, Patrick; Iyer, Revathy B; Levenback, Charles F; Zhang, Yongbin; Dong, Lei; Klopp, Ann (2013. ) Anatomic distribution of fluorodeoxyglucose-avid para-aortic lymph nodes in patients with cervical cancer.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 85 (4 ) ,1045-50 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Strom, Eric A; Baumann, Donald P; Meric-Bernstam, Funda; Alvarez, Ricardo H; Gonzalez-Angulo, Ana M (2013. ) Locoregional interaction of ixabepilone (ixempra) after breast cancer radiation.The oncologist, , 18 (3 ) ,265-70 More Information

Fontanilla, Hiral P; Klopp, Ann H; Lindberg, Mary E; Jhingran, Anuja; Kelly, Patrick; Takiar, Vinita; Iyer, Revathy B; Levenback, Charles F; Zhang, Yongbin; Dong, Lei; Eifel, Patricia J Anatomic distribution of [(18)F] fluorodeoxyglucose-avid lymph nodes in patients with cervical cancer.Practical radiation oncology, , 3 (1 ) ,45-53 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Mistry, Kavita; Carmosino, Monica; Schaeren-Wiemers, Nicole; Caplan, Michael J (2012. ) VIP17/MAL expression modulates epithelial cyst formation and ciliogenesis.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, , 303 (8 ) ,C862-71 More Information

Lee, Daniel A; Bedont, Joseph L; Pak, Thomas; Wang, Hong; Song, Juan; Miranda-Angulo, Ana; Takiar, Vani; Charubhumi, Vanessa; Balordi, Francesca; Takebayashi, Hirohide; Aja, Susan; Ford, Eric; Fishell, Gordon; Blackshaw, Seth (2012. ) Tanycytes of the hypothalamic median eminence form a diet-responsive neurogenic niche.Nature neuroscience, , 15 (5 ) ,700-2 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Caplan, Michael J (2011. ) Polycystic kidney disease: pathogenesis and potential therapies.Biochimica et biophysica acta, , 1812 (10 ) ,1337-43 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Nishio, Saori; Seo-Mayer, Patricia; King, J Darwin; Li, Hui; Zhang, Li; Karihaloo, Anil; Hallows, Kenneth R; Somlo, Stefan; Caplan, Michael J (2011. ) Activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) slows renal cystogenesis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, , 108 (6 ) ,2462-7 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Caplan, Michael J (2010. ) Telling kidneys to cease and decyst.Nature medicine, , 16 (7 ) ,751-2 More Information

Fuh, Katherine C; Meneshian, Avedis; Patel, Chandrahas B; Takiar, Vinita; Bulkley, Gregory B (2002. ) Signal transduction by reactive oxygen species: alternative paradigms for signaling specificity. Surgery, , 131 (6 ) ,601-12

Forster, Neil; Warnick, Ronald; Takiar, Vinita; Pater, Luke; Breneman, John (2018. ) Debulking surgery of pituitary adenoma as a strategy to facilitate definitive stereotactic radiosurgery.Journal of neuro-oncology, , 138 (2 ) ,335-340 More Information

Wise-Draper, Trisha; Sendilnathan, Arun; Palackdharry, Sarah; Pease, Nicholas; Qualtieri, Julianne; Butler, Randall; Sadraei, Nooshin Hashemi; Morris, John C; Patil, Yash; Wilson, Keith; Mark, Jonathan; Casper, Keith; Takiar, Vinita; Lane, Adam; Privette Vinnedge, Lisa (2018. ) Decreased plasma DEK Oncogene Levels Correlate with p16-Negative Disease and Advanced Tumor Stage in a Case-Control Study of Patients with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Translational oncology, , 11 (1 ) ,168-174 More Information

Tuttle, Traci R; Takiar, Vinita; Kumar, Bhavna; Kumar, Pawan; Ben-Jonathan, Nira (2017. ) Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators increase sensitivity to cisplatin in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells.Cancer letters, , 389 ,33-40 More Information

Takiar, V; Ip, C K M; Gao, M; Mills, G B; Cheung, L W T (2017. ) Neomorphic mutations create therapeutic challenges in cancer.Oncogene, , 36 (12 ) ,1607-1618 More Information

Freese, Christopher; Takiar, Vinita; Fouladi, Maryam; DeWire, Mariko; Breneman, John; Pater, Luke Radiation and subsequent reirradiation outcomes in the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma and a systematic review of the reirradiation literature.Practical radiation oncology, , 7 (2 ) ,86-92 More Information

Phan, Jack; Sio, Terence T; Nguyen, Theresa P; Takiar, Vinita; Gunn, G Brandon; Garden, Adam S; Rosenthal, David I; Fuller, Clifton D; Morrison, William H; Beadle, Beth; Ma, Dominic; Zafereo, Mark E; Hutcheson, Kate A; Kupferman, Michael E; William, William N; Frank, Steven J (2016. ) Reirradiation of Head and Neck Cancers With Proton Therapy: Outcomes and Analyses.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 96 (1 ) ,30-41 More Information

Damast, Shari; Takiar, Vinita; McCarthy, Shirley; Higgins, Susan A (2016. ) Treatment of early stage vaginal cancer with EBRT and MRI-based intracavitary brachytherapy: A retrospective case review.Gynecologic oncology reports, , 17 ,89-92 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Garden, Adam S; Ma, Dominic; Morrison, William H; Edson, Mark; Zafereo, Mark E; Gunn, Gary B; Fuller, Clifton D; Beadle, Beth; Frank, Steven J; William, William N; Kies, Merrill; El-Naggar, Adel K; Weber, Randal; Rosenthal, David I; Phan, Jack (2016. ) Reirradiation of Head and Neck Cancers With Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy: Outcomes and Analyses.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 95 (4 ) ,1117-31 More Information

Mitra, Shreya; Federico, Lorenzo; Zhao, Wei; Dennison, Jennifer; Sarkar, Tapasree Roy; Zhang, Fan; Takiar, Vinita; Cheng, Kwai W; Mani, Sendurai; Lee, Ju Seog; Mills, Gordon B (2016. ) Rab25 acts as an oncogene in luminal B breast cancer and is causally associated with Snail driven EMT.Oncotarget, , 7 (26 ) ,40252-40265 More Information

Tang, Alice L; Miller, Adam; Hauff, Samantha; Myer, Charles M; Takiar, Vinita; Howell, Rebecca J; Mark, Jonathan R (2018. ) Maternity and paternity leave in otolaryngology residency training in the United States.The Laryngoscope, , More Information

Haque, Sulsal; Karivedu, Vidhya; Riaz, Muhammed K; Choi, David; Roof, Logan; Hassan, Sarah Z; Zhu, Zheng; Jandarov, Roman; Takiar, Vinita; Tang, Alice; Wise-Draper, Trisha (2019. ) High-risk pathological features at the time of salvage surgery predict poor survival after definitive therapy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Oral oncology, , 88 ,9-15 More Information

Epperson, Madison; Gouveia, Christopher J; Tabangin, Meredith E; Takiar, Vinita; Howell, Rebecca; Altaye, Mekibib; Ishman, Stacey L; Tang, Alice L (2019. ) Female Representation in Otolaryngology Leadership Roles.The Laryngoscope, , More Information

Gulati, Shuchi; Desai, Janki; Palackdharry, Sarah M; Morris, John C; Zhu, Zheng; Jandarov, Roman; Riaz, Muhammad K; Takiar, Vinita; Mierzwa, Michelle; Gutkind, J Silvio; Molinolo, Alfredo; Desai, Pankaj B; Sadraei, Nooshin Hashemi; Wise-Draper, Trisha M (2019. ) Phase 1 dose-finding study of metformin in combination with concurrent cisplatin and radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer.Cancer, , More Information

Hunt, Brian G; Wicker, Christina A; Bourn, Jennifer R; Lower, Elyse E; Takiar, Vinita; Waltz, Susan E (2020. ) MST1R (RON) expression is a novel prognostic biomarker for metastatic progression in breast cancer patients.Breast cancer research and treatment, , More Information

Havard, Molly; Esslinger, Hope; Mierzwa, Michelle; Kharofa, Jordan; Takiar, Vinita (2020. ) Increased Pain Reporting by Head and Neck Cancer Patients at Radiation Oncology Consultation: A Quality-of-Life Analysis.The Laryngoscope, , More Information

Venkatraman, Anumitha; Kaval, Farah; Takiar, Vinita (2020. ) Body Mass Index and Age Affect Maximum Mouth Opening in a Contemporary American Population.Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, , More Information

Kreinbrink, Paul J; Lewis, Luke M; Redmond, Kevin P; Takiar, Vinita (2022. ) Reirradiation of Recurrent and Second Primary Cancers of the Head and Neck: a Review of the Contemporary Evidence.Current treatment options in oncology, , 23 (3 ) ,295-310 More Information

Korns, Julianna; Liu, Xiaoqi; Takiar, Vinita (2022. ) A review of Plks: Thinking outside the (polo) box.Molecular carcinogenesis, , 61 (2 ) ,254-263 More Information

Dubey, Poornima; Sertorio, Mathieu; Takiar, Vinita (2022. ) Therapeutic Advancements in Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticle-Based Radiosensitization for Head and Neck Cancer Therapy.Cancers, , 14 (3 ) , More Information

Lewis, Luke; Kreinbrink, Paul; Richardson, Max; Westerfield, Morgan; Doberstein, Madeline; Zhang, Yongbin; Redmond, Kevin; Takiar, Vinita (2021. ) Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Better Spares Non-Adjacent Organs and Reduces the Risk of Secondary Malignant Neoplasms in the Treatment of Sinonasal Cancers.Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, , More Information

Hernandez Brandi, Marianna; Howell, Rebecca; Power, Amelia; Tabangin, Meredith; Altaye, Mekibib; Zender, Chad A; Takiar, Vinita; Tang, Alice L (2021. ) Trends in Number of Women Speakers at the American Head and Neck Society Meetings, 2007-2019.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery, , 147 (12 ) ,1053-1058 More Information

Luginbuhl, Adam; Calder, Alyssa; Kutler, David; Zender, Chad; Wise-Draper, Trisha; Patel, Jena; Cheng, Michael; Karivedu, Vidhya; Zhan, Tingting; Parashar, Bhupesh; Gulati, Shuchi; Yao, Min; Lavertu, Pierre; Takiar, Vinita; Tang, Alice; Johnson, Jennifer; Keane, William; Curry, Joseph; Cognetti, David; Bar-Ad, Voichita (2021. ) Multi-Institutional Study Validates Safety of Intraoperative Cesium-131 Brachytherapy for Treatment of Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer.Frontiers in oncology, , 11 ,786216 More Information

Kreinbrink, Paul J; Mierzwa, Michelle L; Huth, Brad; Redmond, Kevin P; Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Casper, Keith; Li, Junan; Takiar, Vinita (2021. ) Adjuvant radiation and cetuximab improves local control in head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: Phase II study.Head & neck, , 43 (11 ) ,3408-3416 More Information

von Allmen, Douglas; Tang, Alice; Takiar, Vinita; Zender, Chad; Romeo, Stephen; Masch, Jessica; Casper, Keith; Patil, Yash; Wilson, Keith; Khosla, Siddarth; Niu, Liang; Altaye, Mekibib; Tabangin, Meredith; Howell, Rebecca J (2021. ) Modified Head and Neck Swallow Scale: Using EORTC-QLQ-H&N35 to Predict Overall Survival.The Laryngoscope, , 131 (11 ) ,2478-2482 More Information

Frankart, Andrew J; Takiar, Vinita (2021. ) In Reply to Laurent et al.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 111 (2 ) ,584 More Information

Sharma, Anish; Tang, Alice L; Takiar, Vinita; Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Langevin, Scott M (2021. ) Human Papillomavirus and Survival of Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers, , 13 (15 ) , More Information

Leddon, Jennifer L; Chirra, Martina; Frankart, Andrew J; Agrawal, Arushi; Roof, Logan; Trotier, Danny; Shaikh, Hira; Stone, Timothy; Jandarov, Roman; Takiar, Vinita; Wise-Draper, Trisha M (2021. ) Hypothyroidism in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Receiving Radiotherapy With or Without Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.The Laryngoscope, , 131 (7 ) ,E2413-E2419 More Information

Takiar, Vinita (2021. ) In Reference to The Psychological Impact of Head and Neck Cancer in Pain Perception.The Laryngoscope, , 131 (6 ) ,E1911 More Information

Kreinbrink, P J; Li, J; Parajuli, S; Wise-Draper, T M; Choi, D L; Tang, A L; Takiar, V (2021. ) Pre-treatment absolute lymphocyte count predicts for improved survival in human papillomavirus (HPV)-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.Oral oncology, , 116 ,105245 More Information

Wicker, Christina A; Hunt, Brian G; Krishnan, Sunil; Aziz, Kathryn; Parajuli, Shobha; Palackdharry, Sarah; Elaban, William R; Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Mills, Gordon B; Waltz, Susan E; Takiar, Vinita (2021. ) Glutaminase inhibition with telaglenastat (CB-839) improves treatment response in combination with ionizing radiation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma models.Cancer letters, , 502 ,180-188 More Information

Frankart, Andrew J; Criss, Benjamin E; Dillehay McKillip, Kelsey; Wise-Draper, Trisha; Takiar, Vinita; Kharofa, Jordan (2021. ) Assessing the Reliability and Positive Predictive Value of p16 as a Surrogate for Human Papillomavirus-Mediated E6/7 mRNA Expression in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal.Diseases of the colon and rectum, , 64 (4 ) ,459-465 More Information

Frankart, Andrew J; Frankart, Michael J; Cervenka, Brian; Tang, Alice L; Krishnan, Deepak G; Takiar, Vinita (2021. ) Osteoradionecrosis: Exposing the Evidence Not the Bone.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 109 (5 ) ,1206-1218 More Information

Wilke, Christopher; Takiar, Vinita; Wang, He; Moreno, Amy C; Tung, Shih-Ming Samuel; Quinlan-Davidson, Sean R; Garden, Adam S; Rosenthal, David I; Fuller, Clifton D; Gunn, Gary B; Reddy, Jay P; Morrison, William H; Wang, Congjun; Zhao, George; Hutcheson, Katherine A; Phan, Jack (2021. ) Defining the dose-volume criteria for laryngeal sparing in locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer utilizing split-field IMRT, whole-field IMRT and VMAT.Journal of applied clinical medical physics, , 22 (1 ) ,37-44 More Information

Wicker, Christina A; Takiar, Vinita; Suganya, Rangaswamy; Arnold, Susanne M; Brill, Yolanda M; Chen, Li; Horbinski, Craig M; Napier, Dana; Valentino, Joseph; Kudrimoti, Mahesh R; Yu, Guoqiang; Izumi, Tadahide (2020. ) Evaluation of antioxidant network proteins as novel prognostic biomarkers for head and neck cancer patients.Oral oncology, , 111 ,104949 More Information

Lewis, Luke M; Tang, Alice L; Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Myers, Kasiani C; Greenberger, Joel S; Takiar, Vinita (2020. ) Successful use of a therapeutic trial of graduated volume and dose escalation for postoperative head and neck radiotherapy in a Fanconi anemia patient.Head & neck, , 42 (10 ) ,E16-E22 More Information

Khanna, Suchin; Palackdharry, Sarah; Roof, Logan; Wicker, Christina A; Mark, Jonathan; Zhu, Zheng; Jandorav, Roman; Molinolo, Alfredo; Takiar, Vinita; Wise-Draper, Trisha M (2020. ) Determining the molecular landscape and impact on prognosis in HPV-associated head and neck cancer.Cancers of the head & neck, , 5 ,11 More Information

Moreno, Amy C; Wilke, Christopher; Wang, He; Tung, Shi-Ming Samuel; Pollard, Courtney; Garden, Adam S; Morrison, William H; Rosenthal, David I; Fuller, Clifton D; Gunn, Gary B; Reddy, Jay P; Shah, Shalin J; Frank, Steven J; Takiar, Vinita; Phan, Jack (2019. ) Optimizing laryngeal sparing with intensity modulated radiotherapy or volumetric modulated arc therapy for unilateral tonsil cancer.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology, , 10 ,29-34 More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Phan, Jack (2016. ) In Reply to Mansha.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 96 (3 ) ,709 More Information

Frankart, Andrew J; Abana, Chike O; Geier, Natalie; Bahig, Houda; Manzar, Gohar Shahwar; Garden, Adam S; Phan, Jack; Takiar, Vinita (2022. ) Long-term Locoregional Control With Unilateral Radiation for AJCC-7 T1-2N2b Tonsillar Cancer.American journal of clinical oncology, , 45 (10 ) ,422-426 More Information

Nelson, Bailey; Takiar, Vinita (2022. ) Low Risk, High Risk: Adjuvant Therapy in Resected p16+ Oropharyngeal Cancer with ?5 Positive Ipsilateral Lymph Nodes.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 114 (1 ) ,10-11 More Information

Leddon, Jennifer L; Gulati, Shuchi; Haque, Sulsal; Allen, Casey; Palackdharry, Sarah; Mathews, Maria; Kurtzweil, Nicky; Riaz, Muhammed Kashif; Takiar, Vinita; Nagasaka, Misako; Patil, Yash; Zender, Chad; Tang, Alice; Cervenka, Brian; McGrath, Julie; Korn, W Michael; Hinrichs, Benjamin H; Jandarov, Roman; Harun, Nusrat; Sukari, Ammar; Wise-Draper, Trisha M (2022. ) Phase II Trial of Adjuvant Nivolumab Following Salvage Resection in Patients with Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, , 28 (16 ) ,3464-3472 More Information

Thompson, Samuel; Lewis, Luke; Takiar, Vinita (2022. ) Hospital Price Transparency Rule Exposes Muddied Costs for Head and Neck Radiotherapy in One State.American journal of clinical oncology, , 45 (6 ) ,268-272 More Information

Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Gulati, Shuchi; Palackdharry, Sarah; Hinrichs, Benjamin H; Worden, Francis P; Old, Matthew O; Dunlap, Neal E; Kaczmar, John M; Patil, Yash; Riaz, Muhammed Kashif; Tang, Alice; Mark, Jonathan; Zender, Chad; Gillenwater, Ann M; Bell, Diana; Kurtzweil, Nicky; Mathews, Maria; Allen, Casey L; Mierzwa, Michelle L; Casper, Keith; Jandarov, Roman; Medvedovic, Mario; Lee, J Jack; Harun, Nusrat; Takiar, Vinita; Gillison, Maura (2022. ) Phase II Clinical Trial of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Resectable Local-Regionally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, , 28 (7 ) ,1345-1352 More Information

Frankart, Andrew J; Sadraei, Nooshin Hashemi; Huth, Brad; Redmond, Kevin P; Barrett, William L; Kurtzweil, Nicky; Riaz, Muhammad K; Wise-Draper, Trisha; Rodriguez, Cristina P; Adelstein, David J; Takiar, Vinita (2022. ) A phase I/II trial of concurrent immunotherapy with chemoradiation in locally advanced larynx cancer.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, , 7 (2 ) ,437-443 More Information

Carsuzaa, Florent; Lapeyre, Michel; Gregoire, Vincent; Maingon, Philippe; Beddok, Arnaud; Marcy, Pierre-Yves; Salleron, Julia; Coutte, Alexandre; Racadot, Severine; Pointreau, Yoann; Graff, Pierre; Beadle, Beth; Benezery, Karen; Biau, Julian; Calugaru, Valentin; Castelli, Joel; Chua, Melvin; Di Rito, Alessia; Dore, Melanie; Ghadjar, Pirus; Huguet, Florence; Jardel, Pauline; Johansen, Jorgen; Kimple, Randall; Krengli, Marco; Laskar, Sarbani; Mcdowell, Lachlan; Nichols, Anthony; Tribius, Silke; Valduvieco, Izaskun; Hu, Chaosu; Liem, Xavier; Moya-Plana, Antoine; D'onofrio, Ida; Parvathaneni, Upendra; Takiar, Vinita; Orlandi, Ester; Psyrri, Amanda; Shenouda, George; Sher, David; Steuer, Conor; Shan Sun, Xu; Tao, Yungan; Thomson, David; Tsai, Mu-Hung; Vulquin, Noemie; Gorphe, Philippe; Mehanna, Hisham; Yom, Sue S; Bourhis, Jean; Thariat, Juliette (2021. ) Recommendations for postoperative radiotherapy in head & neck squamous cell carcinoma in the presence of flaps: A GORTEC internationally-reviewed HNCIG-endorsed consensus.Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, , 160 ,140-147 More Information

Carsuzaa, Florent; Lapeyre, Michel; Gregoire, Vincent; Maingon, Philippe; Beddok, Arnaud; Marcy, Pierre-Yves; Salleron, Julia; Coutte, Alexandre; Racadot, Severine; Pointreau, Yoann; Graff, Pierre; Beadle, Beth; Benezery, Karen; Biau, Julian; Calugaru, Valentin; Castelli, Joel; Chua, Melvin; Di Rito, Alessia; Dore, Melanie; Ghadjar, Pirus; Huguet, Florence; Jardel, Pauline; Johansen, Jorgen; Kimple, Randall; Krengli, Marco; Laskar, Sarbani; Mcdowell, Lachlan; Nichols, Anthony; Tribius, Silke; Valduvieco, Izaskun; Hu, Chaosu; Liem, Xavier; Moya-Plana, Antoine; D'onofrio, Ida; Parvathaneni, Upendra; Takiar, Vinita; Orlandi, Ester; Psyrri, Amanda; Shenouda, George; Sher, David; Steuer, Conor; Shan Sun, Xu; Tao, Yungan; Thomson, David; Tsai, Mu-Hung; Vulquin, Noemie; Gorphe, Philippe; Mehanna, Hisham; Yom, Sue S; Bourhis, Jean; Thariat, Juliette (2021. ) Recommendations for postoperative radiotherapy in head & neck squamous cell carcinoma in the presence of flaps: A GORTEC internationally-reviewed HNCIG-endorsed consensus.Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, , 160 ,140-147 More Information

Carsuzaa, Florent; Lapeyre, Michel; Gregoire, Vincent; Maingon, Philippe; Beddok, Arnaud; Marcy, Pierre-Yves; Salleron, Julia; Coutte, Alexandre; Racadot, Severine; Pointreau, Yoann; Graff, Pierre; Beadle, Beth; Benezery, Karen; Biau, Julian; Calugaru, Valentin; Castelli, Joel; Chua, Melvin; Di Rito, Alessia; Dore, Melanie; Ghadjar, Pirus; Huguet, Florence; Jardel, Pauline; Johansen, Jorgen; Kimple, Randall; Krengli, Marco; Laskar, Sarbani; Mcdowell, Lachlan; Nichols, Anthony; Tribius, Silke; Valduvieco, Izaskun; Hu, Chaosu; Liem, Xavier; Moya-Plana, Antoine; D'onofrio, Ida; Parvathaneni, Upendra; Takiar, Vinita; Orlandi, Ester; Psyrri, Amanda; Shenouda, George; Sher, David; Steuer, Conor; Shan Sun, Xu; Tao, Yungan; Thomson, David; Tsai, Mu-Hung; Vulquin, Noemie; Gorphe, Philippe; Mehanna, Hisham; Yom, Sue S; Bourhis, Jean; Thariat, Juliette (2021. ) Recommendations for postoperative radiotherapy in head & neck squamous cell carcinoma in the presence of flaps: A GORTEC internationally-reviewed HNCIG-endorsed consensus.Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, , 160 ,140-147 More Information

Wang, He; Wang, Congjun; Tung, Samuel; Dimmitt, Andrew Wilson; Wong, Pei Fong; Edson, Mark A; Garden, Adam S; Rosenthal, David I; Fuller, Clifton D; Gunn, Gary B; Takiar, Vinita; Wang, Xin A; Luo, Dershan; Yang, James N; Wong, Jennifer; Phan, Jack (2016. ) Improved setup and positioning accuracy using a three-point customized cushion/mask/bite-block immobilization system for stereotactic reirradiation of head and neck cancer.Journal of applied clinical medical physics, , 17 (3 ) ,180-189 More Information

Edson, Mark A; Garden, Adam S; Takiar, Vinita; Glisson, Bonnie S; Fuller, Clifton D; Gunn, Gary B; Beadle, Beth M; Morrison, William H; Frank, Steven J; Shah, Shalin J; Tao, Randa; William, William N; Weber, Randal S; Rosenthal, David I; Phan, Jack (2016. ) Outcomes for hypopharyngeal carcinoma treated with organ-preservation therapy.Head & neck, , 38 Suppl 1 ,E2091-9 More Information

Bonomi, Marcelo; Blakaj, Dukagjin M; Kabarriti, Rafi; Colvett, Kyle; Takiar, Vinita; Biagioli, Matthew; Bar-Ad, Voichita; Goyal, Sharad; Muzyka, Brian; Niermann, Kenneth; Abrouk, Nacer; Oronsky, Bryan; Reid, Tony; Caroen, Scott; Sonis, Stephen; Sher, David J (2023. ) PREVLAR: Phase 2a Randomized Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of RRx-001 in the Attenuation of Oral Mucositis in Patients Receiving Head and Neck Chemoradiotherapy.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 116 (3 ) ,551-559 More Information

Gulati, Shuchi; Crist, McKenzie; Riaz, Muhammed Kashif; Takiar, Vinita; Lehn, Maria; Monroe, Ilaina; Palackdharry, Sarah; Kurtzweil, Nicky; Jandarov, Roman; Harun, Nusrat; Wise-Draper, Trisha M (2023. ) Durvalumab plus Cetuximab in Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Open-label, Nonrandomized, Phase II Clinical Trial.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, , 29 (10 ) ,1906-1915 More Information

Peterson, Joseph R; Cole, John A; Pfeiffer, John R; Norris, Gregory H; Zhang, Yuhan; Lopez-Ramos, Dorys; Pandey, Tushar; Biancalana, Matthew; Esslinger, Hope R; Antony, Anuja K; Takiar, Vinita (2023. ) Novel computational biology modeling system can accurately forecast response to neoadjuvant therapy in early breast cancer.Breast cancer research : BCR, , 25 (1 ) ,54 More Information

Medek, Sara; Correa, Zelia M; Huth, Brad; Takiar, Vinita (2023. ) Early treatment and toxicity outcomes for small posterior uveal melanomas treated using custom loaded eye plaques.Frontiers in medicine, , 10 ,1055141 More Information

Korns, Julianna; McCauley, Shelby; Lehn, Maria; Takiar, Vinita; Sertorio, Mathieu; Lamba, Michael (2023. ) Varied Photon Radiation Sources Produce Differences in Cellular Response.Radiation research, , 199 (4 ) ,422-428 More Information

Baniel, Claire C; Klebaner, Daniella; Beadle, Beth M; Ponce, Sara E Beltrán; Takiar, Vinita; Gibbs, Iris C; Soltys, Scott G; Bagshaw, Hilary P; Chang, Daniel T; Le, Quynh-Thu; Pollom, Erqi L (2023. ) Reflections on the 2021 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and American Board of Radiology Family and Medical Leave of Absence Policies: An Opportunity to Increase Structural Support for Physicians.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 115 (1 ) ,19-22 More Information

Galiveti, Chenna R; Kuhnell, Damaris; Biesiada, Jacek; Zhang, Xiang; Kelsey, Karl T; Takiar, Vinita; Tang, Alice L; Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Medvedovic, Mario; Kasper, Susan; Langevin, Scott M (2023. ) Small extravesicular microRNA in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and its potential as a liquid biopsy for early detection.Head & neck, , 45 (1 ) ,212-224 More Information

Crist, McKenzie; Yaniv, Benyamin; Palackdharry, Sarah; Lehn, Maria A; Medvedovic, Mario; Stone, Timothy; Gulati, Shuchi; Karivedu, Vidhya; Borchers, Michael; Fuhrman, Bethany; Crago, Audrey; Curry, Joseph; Martinez-Outschoorn, Ubaldo; Takiar, Vinita; Wise-Draper, Trisha M (2022. ) Metformin increases natural killer cell functions in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma through CXCL1 inhibition.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, , 10 (11 ) , More Information

Wicker, Christina A; Petery, Taylor; Dubey, Poornima; Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Takiar, Vinita (2022. ) Improving Radiotherapy Response in the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer.Critical reviews in oncogenesis, , 27 (2 ) ,73-84 More Information

Mohamed, Abdallah S R; Martin, Geoffrey V; Ng, Sweet Ping; Takiar, Vinita; Beadle, Beth M; Zafereo, Mark; Garden, Adam S; Frank, Steven J; David Fuller, C; Brandon Gunn, G; Morrison, William H; Rosenthal, David I; Reddy, Jay; Moreno, Amy; Lee, Anna; Phan, Jack (2024. ) Patterns of failure for recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with salvage surgery and postoperative IMRT reirradiation.Clinical and translational radiation oncology, , 44 ,100700 More Information

Hanna, Glenn J; Chang, Steven Shih-Wei; Siddiqui, Farzan; Bain, Paul A; Takiar, Vinita; Ward, Matthew C; Shukla, Monica E; Hu, Kenneth S; Robbins, Jared; Witek, Matthew E; Bakst, Richard; Chandra, Ravi A; Galloway, Thomas; Margalit, Danielle N (2023. ) Imaging and Biomarker Surveillance for Head and Neck Squamous cell carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Appropriate Use Criteria Document.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , More Information

Takiar, Vinita; Beadle, Beth M (2023. ) In Regard to Razavian et al.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics, , 117 (5 ) ,1298-1299 More Information

Bouranis, John A; Wong, Carmen P; Beaver, Laura M; Uesugi, Sandra L; Papenhausen, Ethan M; Choi, Jaewoo; Davis, Edward W; Da Silva, Adilson Nunes; Kalengamaliro, Newton; Chaudhary, Rekha; Kharofa, Jordan; Takiar, Vinita; Herzog, Thomas J; Barrett, William; Ho, Emily (2023. ) Sulforaphane Bioavailability in Healthy Subjects Fed a Single Serving of Fresh Broccoli Microgreens.Foods (Basel, Switzerland), , 12 (20 ) , More Information

Witek, Matthew E; Ward, Matthew C; Bakst, Richard; Chandra, Ravi A; Chang, Steven Shih-Wei; Choi, Karen Y; Galloway, Thomas; Hanna, Glenn J; Hu, Kenneth S; Robbins, Jared; Shukla, Monica E; Siddiqui, Farzan; Takiar, Vinita; Walker, Gary V; Fu, Yunting; Margalit, Danielle N (2025. ) Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancers: Systematic Review and Executive Summary of the American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria.Head & neck, , More Information

Sheth, Maulee; Sharma, Manju; Kongsomros, Supasek; Lehn, Maria; Takebe, Takanori; Takiar, Vinita; Wise-Draper, Trisha; Chutipongtanate, Somchai; Esfandiari, Leyla (2025. ) Matrix stiffness modulated release of spheroid-derived extracellular vesicles and discovery of Piezo1 cargo.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, , More Information

Mell, Loren K; Torres-Saavedra, Pedro A; Wong, Stuart J; Kish, Julie A; Chang, Steven S; Jordan, Richard C; Liu, Tian; Truong, Minh Tam; Winquist, Eric W; Takiar, Vinita; Wise-Draper, Trisha; Robbins, Jared R; Rodriguez, Cristina P; Awan, Musaddiq J; Beadle, Beth M; Henson, Christina; Narayan, Samir; Spencer, Sharon A; Powell, Steven; Dunlap, Neal; Sacco, Assuntina G; Hu, Kenneth Shung; Park, Henry S; Bauman, Julie E; Harris, Jonathan; Yom, Sue S; Le, Quynh-Thu (2024. ) Radiotherapy with cetuximab or durvalumab for locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer in patients with a contraindication to cisplatin (NRG-HN004): an open-label, multicentre, parallel-group, randomised, phase 2/3 trial.The Lancet. Oncology, , 25 (12 ) ,1576-1588 More Information

Korns, Julianna; Wicker, Christina A; Lehn, Maria; Shyamsunder, Shreya; Thompson, Samuel; Lester, Carissa; Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Waltz, Susan E; Takiar, Vinita (2024. ) Telaglenastat as an alternative to cisplatin as a radiosensitizer in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Cancer letters, , 606 ,217320 More Information

Sheth, Maulee; Sharma, Manju; Lehn, Maria; Reza, HasanAl; Takebe, Takanori; Takiar, Vinita; Wise-Draper, Trisha; Esfandiari, Leyla (2024. ) Three-dimensional matrix stiffness modulates mechanosensitive and phenotypic alterations in oral squamous cell carcinoma spheroids.APL bioengineering, , 8 (3 ) ,036106 More Information

Zhou, Anna; Sharma, Anish; Kuhnell, Damaris; Hinrichs, Benjamin H; Kendler, Ady; Wang, Jiang; Dillehey-McKillip, Kelsey; Tang, Alice L; Takiar, Vinita; Wise-Draper, Trisha M; Langevin, Scott M (2024. ) Multimodal assessment of high-risk human papillomavirus in sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma.Pathology, research and practice, , 261 ,155486 More Information

Keltner, Samuel; Esslinger, Hope; Wu, Xiaoyong; Rai, Shesh; Takiar, Vinita (2024. ) Refining Surveillance Guidelines after Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Lung Cancer.Clinical lung cancer, , 25 (6 ) ,e268-e276.e1 More Information

Petery, Taylor; Frankart, Andrew J; Esslinger, Hope; Wu, Xiaoyong; Rai, Shesh N; Takiar, Vinita (2024. ) The effect of treatment package time on locally advanced oral cavity cancer outcomes.Oral oncology, , 154 ,106870 More Information

Hosseinian, Seyedmohammadhossein; Kumar, Nitin; Takiar, Vinita; J Frankart, Andrew (2025. ) Geometric optimization of dose distribution in spatially fractionated radiation therapy.Physics in medicine and biology, , 70 (16 ) , More Information

Rasmi, Rajan Radha; Kovatich, Rachel; Farley, Alyssa; Sakthivel, Kunnathur Murugesan; Takiar, Vinita; Sertorio, Mathieu (2025. ) Targeting SREBP2 in cancer progression: Molecular mechanisms, oncogenic crosstalk, and therapeutic interventions.Cellular signalling, , 135 ,112044 More Information

Shyamsunder, Shreya; Lu, Zhixin; Takiar, Vinita; Waltz, Susan E (2025. ) Challenges and resistance mechanisms to EGFR targeted therapies in head and neck cancers and breast cancer: Insights into RTK dependent and independent mechanisms.Oncotarget, , 16 ,508-530 More Information

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