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Vinita Takiar, MD

Adjunct Professor

Associate Professor of Clinical and Vice Chair of Research

Cancer Biology | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Residency: University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center (Radiation Oncology)
  • PhD: Yale University (Cellular and Molecular Physiology)
  • Medical Degree: Yale University School of Medicine
  • Bachelor's Degree: The Johns Hopkins University (Biophysics and English)
Board Certifications & Licenses

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

Contact Information
Research Interests

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

Peer Reviewed Publications

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,

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

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, ,

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

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, ,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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, ,

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

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

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

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

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,

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, ,

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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, ,

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, ,

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

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

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, ,

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

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, ,

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, ,

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

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

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

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, ,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, ,

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, ,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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