Towards multidimensional radiotherapy (MD-CRT): biological imaging and biological conformality

…, H Amols, Z Fuks, S Leibel, JA Koutcher - International Journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Purpose: The goals of this study were to survey and summarize the advances in imaging that
have potential applications in radiation oncology, and to explore the concept of integrating …

Crucial role of p53-dependent cellular senescence in suppression of Pten-deficient tumorigenesis

…, D Shaffer, HK Lin, ZA Dotan, M Niki, JA Koutcher… - Nature, 2005 - nature.com
Cellular senescence has been theorized to oppose neoplastic transformation triggered by
activation of oncogenic pathways in vitro 1 , 2 , 3 , but the relevance of senescence in vivo has …

[PDF][PDF] Reciprocal feedback regulation of PI3K and androgen receptor signaling in PTEN-deficient prostate cancer

…, Y Chen, S Chandarlapaty, VK Arora, C Le, J Koutcher… - Cancer cell, 2011 - cell.com
Prostate cancer is characterized by its dependence on androgen receptor (AR) and frequent
activation of PI3K signaling. We find that AR transcriptional output is decreased in human …

[HTML][HTML] Pten dose dictates cancer progression in the prostate

LC Trotman, M Niki, ZA Dotan, JA Koutcher… - PLoS …, 2003 - journals.plos.org
… C57BL6/J blastocysts, then transferred to pseudopregnant foster mothers. Chimeric males
were mated with C57BL6/J females (Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, United States), …

[HTML][HTML] Dual targeting of EGFR can overcome a major drug resistance mutation in mouse models of EGFR mutant lung cancer

…, I Vivanco, A Goel, JA Koutcher… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Am Soc Clin Investig
… have shown that HKI-272 can overcome T790M-mediated resistance only at suprapharmacologic
concentrations (44), and we have obtained analogous results with BIBW-2992 (J. …

Correlation of proton MR spectroscopic imaging with gleason score based on step-section pathologic analysis after radical prostatectomy

…, MW Kattan, VE Reuter, PT Scardino, JA Koutcher - Radiology, 2005 - pubs.rsna.org
PURPOSE: To determine whether hydrogen 1 magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopic imaging
can be used to predict aggressiveness of prostate cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS…

Identification of a tumour suppressor network opposing nuclear Akt function

LC Trotman, A Alimonti, PP Scaglioni, JA Koutcher… - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
The proto-oncogene AKT (also known as PKB) is activated in many human cancers, mostly
owing to loss of the PTEN tumour suppressor 1 . In such tumours, AKT becomes enriched at …

Imaging herpes virus thymidine kinase gene transfer and expression by positron emission tomography

…, F Augensen, J Koutcher, J Zweit, J Humm… - Cancer research, 1998 - AACR
We report a series of studies that assess the feasibility and sensitivity of imaging of herpes
virus type one thymidine kinase (HSV1-tk) gene transfer and expression with [ 124 I]-5-iodo-2…

[HTML][HTML] Applications of magnetic resonance in model systems: cancer therapeutics

JL Evelhoch, RJ Gillies, GS Karczmar, JA Koutcher… - Neoplasia, 2000 - Elsevier
The lack of information regarding the metabolism and pathophysiology of individual tumors
limits, in part, both the development of new anti-cancer therapies and the optimal …

ATP depletion+ pyrimidine depletion can markedly enhance cancer therapy: fresh insight for a new approach

DS Martin, JR Bertino, JA Koutcher - Cancer research, 2000 - AACR
In the 1980s, necrosis was considered the mode of cell death induced by DNA-damaging
anticancer agents because of the activity of PARP. 3 PARP is activated by the DNA strand …