Vishal Kothari
Principal Scientist- Immuno-Oncology Pliant Therapeutics
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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Genomic hallmarks of localized, non-indolent prostate cancer.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature / Jul 24, 2018
Vasioukhin, V. (2018). Faculty Opinions recommendation of Genomic hallmarks of localized, non-indolent prostate cancer. [dataset]. In Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature. Faculty Opinions Ltd. https://doi.org/10.3410/f.727187920.793548720
Expressed Pseudogenes in the Transcriptional Landscape of Human Cancers
Cell / Jun 01, 2012
Kalyana-Sundaram, S., Kumar-Sinha, C., Shankar, S., Robinson, D. R., Wu, Y.-M., Cao, X., Asangani, I. A., Kothari, V., Prensner, J. R., Lonigro, R. J., Iyer, M. K., Barrette, T., Shanmugam, A., Dhanasekaran, S. M., Palanisamy, N., & Chinnaiyan, A. M. (2012). Expressed Pseudogenes in the Transcriptional Landscape of Human Cancers. Cell, 149(7), 1622–1634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2012.04.041
The Long Non-Coding RNA PCAT-1 Promotes Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation through cMyc
Neoplasia / Nov 01, 2014
Prensner, J. R., Chen, W., Han, S., Iyer, M. K., Cao, Q., Kothari, V., Evans, J. R., Knudsen, K. E., Paulsen, M. T., Ljungman, M., Lawrence, T. S., Chinnaiyan, A. M., & Feng, F. Y. (2014). The Long Non-Coding RNA PCAT-1 Promotes Prostate Cancer Cell Proliferation through cMyc. Neoplasia, 16(11), 900–908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neo.2014.09.001
Analysis of Circulating Cell-Free DNA Identifies Multiclonal Heterogeneity of BRCA2 Reversion Mutations Associated with Resistance to PARP Inhibitors
Cancer Discovery / Aug 31, 2017
Quigley, D., Alumkal, J. J., Wyatt, A. W., Kothari, V., Foye, A., Lloyd, P., Aggarwal, R., Kim, W., Lu, E., Schwartzman, J., Beja, K., Annala, M., Das, R., Diolaiti, M., Pritchard, C., Thomas, G., Tomlins, S., Knudsen, K., Lord, C. J., … Feng, F. Y. (2017). Analysis of Circulating Cell-Free DNA Identifies Multiclonal Heterogeneity of BRCA2 Reversion Mutations Associated with Resistance to PARP Inhibitors. Cancer Discovery, 7(9), 999–1005. https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.cd-17-0146
DNA-PKcs-Mediated Transcriptional Regulation Drives Prostate Cancer Progression and Metastasis
Cancer Cell / Jul 01, 2015
Goodwin, J. F., Kothari, V., Drake, J. M., Zhao, S., Dylgjeri, E., Dean, J. L., Schiewer, M. J., McNair, C., Jones, J. K., Aytes, A., Magee, M. S., Snook, A. E., Zhu, Z., Den, R. B., Birbe, R. C., Gomella, L. G., Graham, N. A., Vashisht, A. A., Wohlschlegel, J. A., … Knudsen, K. E. (2015). DNA-PKcs-Mediated Transcriptional Regulation Drives Prostate Cancer Progression and Metastasis. Cancer Cell, 28(1), 97–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2015.06.004
Genomic Drivers of Poor Prognosis and Enzalutamide Resistance in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
European Urology / Nov 01, 2019
Chen, W. S., Aggarwal, R., Zhang, L., Zhao, S. G., Thomas, G. V., Beer, T. M., Quigley, D. A., Foye, A., Playdle, D., Huang, J., Lloyd, P., Lu, E., Sun, D., Guan, X., Rettig, M., Gleave, M., Evans, C. P., Youngren, J., True, L., … Alumkal, J. J. (2019). Genomic Drivers of Poor Prognosis and Enzalutamide Resistance in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. European Urology, 76(5), 562–571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2019.03.020
Maternal Embryonic Leucine Zipper Kinase (MELK) as a Novel Mediator and Biomarker of Radioresistance in Human Breast Cancer
Clinical Cancer Research / Nov 30, 2016
Speers, C., Zhao, S. G., Kothari, V., Santola, A., Liu, M., Wilder-Romans, K., Evans, J., Batra, N., Bartelink, H., Hayes, D. F., Lawrence, T. S., Brown, P. H., Pierce, L. J., & Feng, F. Y. (2016). Maternal Embryonic Leucine Zipper Kinase (MELK) as a Novel Mediator and Biomarker of Radioresistance in Human Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 22(23), 5864–5875. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-2711
MDM2 Inhibition Sensitizes Prostate Cancer Cells to Androgen Ablation and Radiotherapy in a p53-Dependent Manner
Neoplasia / Apr 01, 2016
Feng, F. Y., Zhang, Y., Kothari, V., Evans, J. R., Jackson, W. C., Chen, W., Johnson, S. B., Luczak, C., Wang, S., & Hamstra, D. A. (2016). MDM2 Inhibition Sensitizes Prostate Cancer Cells to Androgen Ablation and Radiotherapy in a p53-Dependent Manner. Neoplasia, 18(4), 213–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neo.2016.01.006
Androgen receptor as a mediator and biomarker of radioresistance in triple-negative breast cancer
npj Breast Cancer / Aug 18, 2017
Speers, C., Zhao, S. G., Chandler, B., Liu, M., Wilder-Romans, K., Olsen, E., Nyati, S., Ritter, C., Alluri, P. G., Kothari, V., Hayes, D. F., Lawrence, T. S., Spratt, D. E., Wahl, D. R., Pierce, L. J., & Feng, F. Y. (2017). Androgen receptor as a mediator and biomarker of radioresistance in triple-negative breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41523-017-0038-2
The Landscape of Prognostic Outlier Genes in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Clinical Cancer Research / Mar 31, 2016
Zhao, S. G., Evans, J. R., Kothari, V., Sun, G., Larm, A., Mondine, V., Schaeffer, E. M., Ross, A. E., Klein, E. A., Den, R. B., Dicker, A. P., Karnes, R. J., Erho, N., Nguyen, P. L., Davicioni, E., & Feng, F. Y. (2016). The Landscape of Prognostic Outlier Genes in High-Risk Prostate Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 22(7), 1777–1786. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-1250
Patient-Level DNA Damage and Repair Pathway Profiles and Prognosis After Prostatectomy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer
JAMA Oncology / Apr 01, 2016
Evans, J. R., Zhao, S. G., Chang, S. L., Tomlins, S. A., Erho, N., Sboner, A., Schiewer, M. J., Spratt, D. E., Kothari, V., Klein, E. A., Den, R. B., Dicker, A. P., Karnes, R. J., Yu, X., Nguyen, P. L., Rubin, M. A., de Bono, J., Knudsen, K. E., Davicioni, E., & Feng, F. Y. (2016). Patient-Level DNA Damage and Repair Pathway Profiles and Prognosis After Prostatectomy for High-Risk Prostate Cancer. JAMA Oncology, 2(4), 471. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.4955
Outlier Kinase Expression by RNA Sequencing as Targets for Precision Therapy
Cancer Discovery / Mar 01, 2013
Kothari, V., Wei, I., Shankar, S., Kalyana-Sundaram, S., Wang, L., Ma, L. W., Vats, P., Grasso, C. S., Robinson, D. R., Wu, Y.-M., Cao, X., Simeone, D. M., Chinnaiyan, A. M., & Kumar-Sinha, C. (2013). Outlier Kinase Expression by RNA Sequencing as Targets for Precision Therapy. Cancer Discovery, 3(3), 280–293. https://doi.org/10.1158/2159-8290.cd-12-0336
KRAS Engages AGO2 to Enhance Cellular Transformation
Cell Reports / Feb 01, 2016
Shankar, S., Pitchiaya, S., Malik, R., Kothari, V., Hosono, Y., Yocum, A. K., Gundlapalli, H., White, Y., Firestone, A., Cao, X., Dhanasekaran, S. M., Stuckey, J. A., Bollag, G., Shannon, K., Walter, N. G., Kumar-Sinha, C., & Chinnaiyan, A. M. (2016). KRAS Engages AGO2 to Enhance Cellular Transformation. Cell Reports, 14(6), 1448–1461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2016.01.034
Cellular and molecular mechanisms of accelerated fracture healing by COX2 gene therapy
Bone / Apr 01, 2013
Lau, K.-H. W., Kothari, V., Das, A., Zhang, X.-B., & Baylink, D. J. (2013). Cellular and molecular mechanisms of accelerated fracture healing by COX2 gene therapy. Bone, 53(2), 369–381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2013.01.003
Pleiotropic Impact of DNA-PK in Cancer and Implications for Therapeutic Strategies
Clinical Cancer Research / Sep 13, 2019
Dylgjeri, E., McNair, C., Goodwin, J. F., Raymon, H. K., McCue, P. A., Shafi, A. A., Leiby, B. E., de Leeuw, R., Kothari, V., McCann, J. J., Mandigo, A. C., Chand, S. N., Schiewer, M. J., Brand, L. J., Vasilevskaya, I., Gordon, N., Laufer, T. S., Gomella, L. G., Lallas, C. D., … Knudsen, K. E. (2019). Pleiotropic Impact of DNA-PK in Cancer and Implications for Therapeutic Strategies. Clinical Cancer Research, 25(18), 5623–5637. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-2207
HDAC inhibitor valproic acid enhances tumor cell kill in adenovirus‐HSVtk mediated suicide gene therapy in HNSCC xenograft mouse model
International Journal of Cancer / Aug 13, 2009
Kothari, V., Joshi, G., Nama, S., Somasundaram, K., & Mulherkar, R. (2009). HDAC inhibitor valproic acid enhances tumor cell kill in adenovirus‐HSVtk mediated suicide gene therapy in HNSCC xenograft mouse model. International Journal of Cancer, 126(3), 733–742. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.24700
Antisense Inhibition of Cyclin D1 in Human Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery / Aug 01, 2000
Nakashima, T., & Clayman, G. L. (2000). Antisense Inhibition of Cyclin D1 in Human Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 126(8), 957. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.126.8.957
CDKN1B Deletions are Associated with Metastasis in African American Men with Clinically Localized, Surgically Treated Prostate Cancer
Clinical Cancer Research / Jun 01, 2020
Faisal, F. A., Murali, S., Kaur, H., Vidotto, T., Guedes, L. B., Salles, D. C., Kothari, V., Tosoian, J. J., Han, S., Hovelson, D. H., Hu, K., Spratt, D. E., Baras, A. S., Tomlins, S. A., Schaeffer, E. M., & Lotan, T. L. (2020). CDKN1B Deletions are Associated with Metastasis in African American Men with Clinically Localized, Surgically Treated Prostate Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 26(11), 2595–2602. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1669
DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Drives Prostate Cancer Progression through Transcriptional Regulation of the Wnt Signaling Pathway
Clinical Cancer Research / Sep 13, 2019
Kothari, V., Goodwin, J. F., Zhao, S. G., Drake, J. M., Yin, Y., Chang, S. L., Evans, J. R., Wilder-Romans, K., Gabbara, K., Dylgjeri, E., Chou, J., Sun, G., Tomlins, S. A., Mehra, R., Hege, K., Filvaroff, E. H., Schaeffer, E. M., Karnes, R. J., Quigley, D. A., … Feng, F. Y. (2019). DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Drives Prostate Cancer Progression through Transcriptional Regulation of the Wnt Signaling Pathway. Clinical Cancer Research, 25(18), 5608–5622. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-18-2387
A Novel Role for DNA-PK in Metabolism by Regulating Glycolysis in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Clinical Cancer Research / Jan 24, 2022
Dylgjeri, E., Kothari, V., Shafi, A. A., Semenova, G., Gallagher, P. T., Guan, Y. F., Pang, A., Goodwin, J. F., Irani, S., McCann, J. J., Mandigo, A. C., Chand, S., McNair, C. M., Vasilevskaya, I., Schiewer, M. J., Lallas, C. D., McCue, P. A., Gomella, L. G., Seifert, E. L., … Knudsen, K. E. (2022). A Novel Role for DNA-PK in Metabolism by Regulating Glycolysis in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 28(7), 1446–1459. https://doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-1846
A mouse model of prostate cancer bone metastasis in a syngeneic immunocompetent host
Oncotarget / Dec 03, 2019
Simons, B. W., Kothari, V., Benzon, B., Ghabili, K., Hughes, R., Zarif, J. C., Ross, A. E., Hurley, P. J., & Schaeffer, E. M. (2019). A mouse model of prostate cancer bone metastasis in a syngeneic immunocompetent host. Oncotarget, 10(64), 6845–6854. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.27317
High-throughput transcriptomic analysis nominates proteasomal genes as age-specific biomarkers and therapeutic targets in prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases / May 19, 2015
Zhao, S. G., Jackson, W. C., Kothari, V., Schipper, M. J., Erho, N., Evans, J. R., Speers, C., Hamstra, D. A., Niknafs, Y. S., Nguyen, P. L., Schaeffer, E. M., Ross, A. E., Den, R. B., Klein, E. A., Jenkins, R. B., Davicioni, E., & Feng, F. Y. (2015). High-throughput transcriptomic analysis nominates proteasomal genes as age-specific biomarkers and therapeutic targets in prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases, 18(3), 229–236. https://doi.org/10.1038/pcan.2015.22
Driven to metastasize: Kinases as potential therapeutic targets in prostate cancer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences / Jan 08, 2016
Feng, F. Y., & Kothari, V. (2016). Driven to metastasize: Kinases as potential therapeutic targets in prostate cancer. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(3), 473–475. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1522938113
DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Promotes Metastatic Pathways in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics / Oct 01, 2016
Alluri, P. G., Kothari, V., Speers, C., Feng, F., & Chinnaiyan, A. (2016). DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase Promotes Metastatic Pathways in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 96(2), E598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.2127
Abstract 1851: Novel roles of DNA-PK in metabolic regulation in prostate cancer
Cancer Research / Jul 01, 2019
Dylgjeri, E., Goodwin, J., Shafi, A., Kothari, V., Zadra, G., Seifert, E., Feng, F., & Knudsen, K. (2019). Abstract 1851: Novel roles of DNA-PK in metabolic regulation in prostate cancer. Cancer Research, 79(13_Supplement), 1851–1851. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2019-1851
Abstract 2853: Investigating DNAPK as a biomarker and a novel therapeutic target in aggressive prostate cancer
Cancer Research / Aug 01, 2015
Kothari, V., Goodwin, J. F., Zhao, S., Davicioni, E., Karnes, J. R., Den, R. B., Mehra, R., Knudsen, K. E., & Feng, F. Y. (2015). Abstract 2853: Investigating DNAPK as a biomarker and a novel therapeutic target in aggressive prostate cancer. Cancer Research, 75(15_Supplement), 2853–2853. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2015-2853
Abstract LB-264: Preclinical evaluation of DNA-PK as a therapeutic target in prostate cancer
Cancer Research / Jul 01, 2017
Dylgjeri, E., Goodwin, J. F., McNair, C. M., Shafi, A. A., Kothari, V., Feng, F., Rathkop, D., & Knudsen, K. (2017). Abstract LB-264: Preclinical evaluation of DNA-PK as a therapeutic target in prostate cancer. Cancer Research, 77(13_Supplement), LB-264-LB-264. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-lb-264
Abstract LB-008: KRAS engages AGO2 to enhance cellular transformation
Cancer Research / Jul 15, 2016
Shankar, S., Pitchiaya, S., Malik, R., Kothari, V., Hosono, Y., Yocum, A. K., Gundlapalli, H., White, Y., Firestone, A., Cao, X., Dhanasekaran, S. M., Stuckey, J., Bollag, G., Shannon, K., Walter, N., Kumar-Sinha, C., & Chinnaiyan, A. M. (2016). Abstract LB-008: KRAS engages AGO2 to enhance cellular transformation. Cancer Research, 76(14_Supplement), LB-008-LB-008. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2016-lb-008
Abstract LB-010: Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK): A novel target for radiosensitization that is independently prognostic in triple-negative breast cancers
Cancer Research / Jul 15, 2016
Speers, C., Santola, A., Zhao, S. G., Liu, M., Kothari, V., Wilder-Romans, K., Lawrence, T. S., Brown, P. H., Pierce, L. J., & Fang, F. Y. (2016). Abstract LB-010: Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK): A novel target for radiosensitization that is independently prognostic in triple-negative breast cancers. Cancer Research, 76(14_Supplement), LB-010-LB-010. https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.am2016-lb-010
Genomic Hallmarks and Structural Variation in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Cell / Jul 01, 2018
Quigley, D. A., Dang, H. X., Zhao, S. G., Lloyd, P., Aggarwal, R., Alumkal, J. J., Foye, A., Kothari, V., Perry, M. D., Bailey, A. M., Playdle, D., Barnard, T. J., Zhang, L., Zhang, J., Youngren, J. F., Cieslik, M. P., Parolia, A., Beer, T. M., Thomas, G., … Feng, F. Y. (2018). Genomic Hallmarks and Structural Variation in Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Cell, 174(3), 758-769.e9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2018.06.039
Mechanism-centric regulatory network identifies NME2 and MYC programs as markers of Enzalutamide resistance in CRPC
Nature Communications / Jan 08, 2024
Panja, S., Truica, M. I., Yu, C. Y., Saggurthi, V., Craige, M. W., Whitehead, K., Tuiche, M. V., Al-Saadi, A., Vyas, R., Ganesan, S., Gohel, S., Coffman, F., Parrott, J. S., Quan, S., Jha, S., Kim, I., Schaeffer, E., Kothari, V., Abdulkadir, S. A., & Mitrofanova, A. (2024). Mechanism-centric regulatory network identifies NME2 and MYC programs as markers of Enzalutamide resistance in CRPC. Nature Communications, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-44686-5
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