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h-index: 22
Works: 60
Citations: 2,122

Most-cited papers

Phase II trial of sorafenib in metastatic thyroid cancer.
R. Kloos, M. Ringel, M. Knopp, N. Hall +13 more
2009Journal of Clinical Oncology551 citations Open access
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Phase II clinical trial of sorafenib in metastatic medullary thyroid cancer.
E. Lam, M. Ringel, R. Kloos, T. Prior +15 more
2010Journal of Clinical Oncology351 citations Open access
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Metformin Targets Mitochondrial Glycerophosphate Dehydrogenase to Control Rate of Oxidative Phosphorylation and Growth of Thyroid Cancer in vitro and in vivo
Shilpa Thakur, Brianna Daley, K. Gaskins, V. Vasko +8 more
2018Clinical Cancer Research125 citations Open access
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Treatment with metformin is associated with higher remission rate in diabetic patients with thyroid cancer.
J. Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, J. Costello, Aneeta D. Patel, A. Bauer +5 more
2013Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism105 citations
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Setbp1 promotes the self-renewal of murine myeloid progenitors via activation of Hoxa9 and Hoxa10.
K. Oakley, Yufen Han, Bandana A. Vishwakarma, S. Chu +8 more
2012Blood89 citations Open access
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Metformin inhibits growth and decreases resistance to anoikis in medullary thyroid cancer cells.
J. Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, Kirk Jensen, J. Costello, Aneeta D. Patel +5 more
2012Endocrine-Related Cancer87 citations Open access
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Molecular mechanisms involved in differentiated thyroid cancer invasion and metastasis
V. Vasko, M. Saji
2007Current Opinion in Oncology75 citations
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Glucose-deprivation increases thyroid cancer cells sensitivity to metformin.
A. Bikas, Kirk Jensen, Aneeta D. Patel, J. Costello +8 more
2015Endocrine-Related Cancer57 citations Open access
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Group I p21-activated kinases regulate thyroid cancer cell migration and are overexpressed and activated in thyroid cancer invasion
Samantha K. McCarty, M. Saji, Xiao-Li Zhang, D. Jarjoura +3 more
2010Endocrine-Related Cancer41 citations Open access
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GABA Receptor Expression in Benign and Malignant Thyroid Tumors
S. Roberts, M. Mendonça-Torres, Kirk Jensen, G. Francis +1 more
2009Pathology and Oncology Research39 citations
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ret/PTC1 and ret/PTC3 in thyroid tumors from Chernobyl liquidators: comparison with sporadic tumors from Ukrainian and French patients.
J. Dicristofaro, V. Vasko, Victoria Savchenko, S. Cherenko +7 more
2005Endocrine-Related Cancer39 citations Open access
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Targeted therapies in thyroid cancer: an extensive review of the literature
A. Bikas, S. Vachhani, Kirk Jensen, V. Vasko +1 more
2016Expert Review of Clinical Pharmacology37 citations
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Inhibition of gap junction transfer sensitizes thyroid cancer cells to anoikis.
Kirk Jensen, Aneeta D. Patel, J. Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, A. Bauer +1 more
2011Endocrine-Related Cancer37 citations Open access
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The HIV protease inhibitor nelfinavir down-regulates RET signaling and induces apoptosis in medullary thyroid cancer cells.
Yevgeniya S. Kushchayeva, Kirk Jensen, A. Recupero, J. Costello +5 more
2014Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism34 citations Open access
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Human herpes simplex viruses in benign and malignant thyroid tumours
Kirk Jensen, Aneeta D. Patel, A. Larin, V. Hoperia +5 more
2010Journal of Pathology34 citations
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PKA Activates AMPK Through LKB1 Signaling in Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Suresh Kari, V. Vasko, S. Priya, L. Kirschner
2019Frontiers in Endocrinology33 citations Open access
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Dynamic changes in E-cadherin gene promoter methylation during metastatic progression in papillary thyroid cancer.
Kirk Jensen, Aneeta D. Patel, V. Hoperia, A. Larin +2 more
2010Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine30 citations Open access
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Salivary Gland Malignancy and Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer
J. Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, D. Van Nostrand, K. Burman, V. Vasko +4 more
2010Thyroid30 citations
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Nelfinavir inhibits proliferation and induces DNA damage in thyroid cancer cells.
Kirk Jensen, A. Bikas, Aneeta D. Patel, Yevgeniya S. Kushchayeva +4 more
2017Endocrine-Related Cancer28 citations Open access
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Detection of BRAFV600E in Liquid Biopsy from Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer Is Associated with Tumor Aggressiveness and Response to Therapy
Kirk Jensen, Shilpa Thakur, Aneeta D. Patel, M. Mendonça-Torres +9 more
2020Journal of Clinical Medicine26 citations Open access
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Microfluidic Droplet Digital PCR Is a Powerful Tool for Detection of BRAF and TERT Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas
D. Ylli, Aneeta D. Patel, Kirk Jensen, Zhao-Zhang Li +6 more
2019Cancers25 citations Open access
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Capecitabine Therapy for Refractory Metastatic Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Series
L. Gilliam, A. D. Kohn, Tasneem A. Lalani, P. Swanson +4 more
2006Thyroid25 citations
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Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit 4 (COX4): A Potential Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
A. Bikas, Kirk Jensen, Aneeta D. Patel, J. Costello +8 more
2020Cancers22 citations Open access
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The expression of translocator protein in human thyroid cancer and its role in the response of thyroid cancer cells to oxidative stress
J. Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, Kirk Jensen, A. Bauer, Aneeta D. Patel +5 more
2012Journal of Endocrinology20 citations Open access
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Reduced Retinoblastoma Protein Expression Is Associated with Decreased Patient Survival in Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Anisley Valenciaga, E. Grubbs, K. Porter, P. Wakely +5 more
2017Thyroid19 citations Open access
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Papillary and follicular thyroid cancers in children.
V. Vasko, A. Bauer, R. Tuttle, G. Francis
2007Endocrine Development19 citations
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177Lu-DOTA-EB-TATE, A Radiolabeled Analog of Somatostatin Receptor Type 2, for the Imaging and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer
Shilpa Thakur, Brianna Daley, C. Millo, C. Cochran +7 more
2020Clinical Cancer Research18 citations Open access
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BRAFV600E Mutation Analysis from May-Grünwald Giemsa-Stained Cytological Samples as an Adjunct in Identification of High-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Aneeta D. Patel, J. Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, V. Hoperia, A. Larin +3 more
2011Endocrine pathology18 citations
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Metformin Attenuates 131I-Induced Decrease in Peripheral Blood Cells in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
A. Bikas, D. Van Nostrand, Kirk Jensen, S. Desale +5 more
2016Thyroid16 citations Open access
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Repositioning therapy for thyroid cancer: new insights on established medications.
Yevgeniya S. Kushchayeva, Kirk Jensen, K. Burman, V. Vasko
2014Endocrine-Related Cancer16 citations Open access
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Metastases of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer to the Gastrointestinal System
J. Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, D. Morowitz, D. Van Nostrand, K. Burman +3 more
2010Thyroid16 citations
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Mitotane induces mitochondrial membrane depolarization and apoptosis in thyroid cancer cells
A. Bikas, Kirk Jensen, Aneeta D. Patel, J. Costello +5 more
2019International Journal of Oncology13 citations Open access
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PD-L1 Expression Varies in Thyroid Cancer Types and Is Associated with Decreased Progression Free Survival (PFS) in Patients with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Leila Shobab, Deema Al-Souri, Liza Mathews-Kim, M. McCoy +11 more
2024Cancers11 citations Open access
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Limited Utility of Circulating Cell-Free DNA Integrity as a Diagnostic Tool for Differentiating Between Malignant and Benign Thyroid Nodules With Indeterminate Cytology (Bethesda Category III)
Shilpa Thakur, A. Tobey, Brianna Daley, S. Auh +8 more
2019Frontiers in Oncology11 citations Open access
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Inadvertent Radiation Exposures in Combat Zones: Risk of Contamination and Radiobiologic Consequences.
Kirk Jensen, V. Vasko
2022Military Medicine7 citations Open access
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Amifostine does not protect thyroid cancer cells in DNA damaging in vitro models
J. Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, J. Costello, Kirk Jensen, Aneeta D. Patel +5 more
2017Endocrine Connections5 citations Open access
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Sex-Specific Expression of Histone Lysine Demethylases (KDMs) in Thyroid Cancer
Leila Shobab, Hui Zheng, Kirk Jensen, M. Mendonça-Torres +6 more
2024Cancers4 citations Open access
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Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Severe Insulin Resistance
Yevgeniya S. Kushchayeva, V. Vasko, Kirk Jensen, Maria Cecilia Mendonca Torres +10 more
2025AACE endocrinology and diabetes3 citations Open access
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Clinical and molecular characterization of thyroid cancer when seen as a second malignant neoplasm
Kristen Romanelli, Justin M. Wells, Aneeta D. Patel, Maria Mendonca Torres +3 more
2021Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism3 citations Open access
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Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Is Associated With Sex-specific Immune Response.
Leila Shobab, Jennifer Simpson, Matthew McCoy, Hui Zheng +11 more
2025Journal of the Endocrine Society2 citations Open access
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Thyroid Cancer: Focus on Invasion and Metastasis Mechanisms, Therapeutic Target and Drug Treatment
V. Vasko
2023Cancers1 citations Open access
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SUN-907 Dual Ectopic Gastrin and ACTH Secretion Leading to Combined Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome and Cushing’s Syndrome in a Patient with Metastatic Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Tumor
D. Ylli, Aneeta D. Patel, Maria Cecilia Mendoca-Torres, J. Costello +5 more
2020Journal of the Endocrine Society1 citations Open access
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177Lu-labeled DOTA-EB-RGD as a candidate for thyroid cancer therapy.
S. Kumari, Rhitajit Sarkar, Zhan-Tong Wang, Shilpa Thakur +8 more
2026JCI Insight0 citations Open access
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OR17-05 177Lu-labeled EB-RGD Targets Integrin αVβ3 Receptors in Thyroid Cancers with BRAF-like Genetic Signature
S. Kumari, Rhitajit Sarkar, Zhan-Tong Wang, Shilpa Thakur +7 more
2025Journal of the Endocrine Society0 citations Open access
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Editorial: Translational research in thyroid cancer, Volume II
Sheue-yann Cheng, V. Vasko, Kirk Jensen
2023Frontiers in Endocrinology0 citations Open access
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Abstract 3946: Radiolabeled αvβ3 analog 177Lu-EB-RGD is an effective therapeutic agent in thyroid cancer xenograft mouse model
Sonam Kumari, Zhan-Tong Wang, Shilpa Thakur, L. Abaandou +6 more
2023Cancer Research0 citations
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OR09-3 Integrins as Potential Molecular Targets in Thyroid Cancer Imaging and Therapy
J. Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, Sonam Kumari, T. Shilpa, V. Vasko +1 more
2022Journal of the Endocrine Society0 citations Open access
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Inhibition Of Oxidative Phosphorylation In Medullary Thyroid Cancer Cells Affects mRNA Levels Of Genes Controlling Cancer Cell Proliferation And Apoptosis.
Sarah M Reynolds, Aneeta D. Patel, Maria Cecelia Mendonca Torres, Kirk Jensen +1 more
2021Section on Uniformed Services Program0 citations
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Editorial: Translational Research in Thyroid Cancer
V. Vasko, E. Kebebew, Sheue-yann Cheng, Kirk Jensen
2020Frontiers in Endocrinology0 citations Open access
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THYROID NEOPLASIA AND CANCER Detection of RAS Mutations and RET/PTC Fusions in Thyroid Cancer Using Microfluidic Digital PCR
Aneeta D. Patel, Maria Cecilia Mendoca-Torres, J. Costello, A. Bikas +3 more
20200 citations
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