Javier Torres-Roca, MD

The central interest of Dr. Torres-Roca’s laboratory is in the development of a systems level understanding of the biological networks that regulate radiosensitivity.

Associations

• Radiation Oncology
• Molecular Medicine Program
• Experimental Therapeutics Program

Education & Training

Internship:

• University of California, Irvine Medical Center - Intern - Internal Medicine

Board Certification:

Fellowship:

• Stanford University School of Medicine - Genetics
• Institut Pasteur - Immunology

Residency:

• University of California, Irvine Medical Center - Radiation Oncology

Medical School:

• University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine - MD

The central interest of Dr. Torres-Roca’s laboratory is in the development of a systems level understanding of the biological networks that regulate radiosensitivity. We apply and integrate engineering principles and mathematical modeling along with experimental cellular and molecular biology in an effort to elucidate the topology and function of the radiosensitivity network. In collaboration with ET members (Eschrich SA and Chen DT) his group has developed a mathematical approach to integrate genomics, genotype, tissue type and biological pathway interactions to identify radiation-specific biomarkers in a large dataset of cancer cell lines. This strategy has resulted in the identification of a novel and highly redundant genetic free-scale network with 10 central nodes that we have proposed as central in the determination of radiophenotype.  We applied this knowledge by developing in cell lines a gene expression linear regression model of cellular radiosensitivity based on the expression of the ten central network hubs. This model was subsequently independently validated as a predictor of response and prognosis in 277 patients in four different disease sites (breast, head and neck, rectal, esophagus), thus providing critical clinical validation for this approach. An NCI-sponsored prospective clinical trial is currently underway at Moffitt to further test the systems-based gene expression model as a predictor of clinical response in rectal and esophageal cancer patients treated with preoperative concurrent chemoradiation. A major implication of this work is that mathematical modeling of cellular systems can lead to the development of technologies that can impact the clinic. Current efforts in the laboratory are aimed at integrating experimentally quantified cellular and clonogenic heterogeneity into computer-based virtual models of the clonogenic assay.

• Naghavi AO, Bryant JM, Kim Y, Weygand J, Redler G, Sim AJ, Miller J, Coucoules K, Michael LT, Gloria WE, Yang G, Rosenberg SA, Ahmed K, Bui MM, Henderson-Jackson EB, Lee A, Lee CD, Gonzalez RJ, Feygelman V, Eschrich SA, Scott JG, Torres-Roca J, Latifi K, Parikh N, Costello J. Habitat escalated adaptive therapy (HEAT): a phase 2 trial utilizing radiomic habitat-directed and genomic-adjusted radiation dose (GARD) optimization for high-grade soft tissue sarcoma. BMC Cancer. 2024 Apr.24(1):437. Pubmedid: 38594603. Pmcid: PMC11003059.
• Torres-Roca JF, Eschrich SA, Kattan MW, Scott JG. Response to Mistry: Radiosensitivity index is not fit to be used for dose adjustments: A pan-cancer analysis. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2023 Sep.35(9):621-623. Pubmedid: 37210320.
• Ho E, De Cecco L, Cavalieri S, Sedor G, Hoebers F, Brakenhoff RH, Scheckenbach K, Poli T, Yang K, Scarborough JA, Campbell S, Koyfman S, Eschrich SA, Caudell JJ, Kattan MW, Licitra L, Torres-Roca JF, Scott JG. A clinicogenomic model including GARD predicts outcome for radiation treated patients with HPV+ oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. medRxiv. 2023 Sep. Pubmedid: 37745365. Pmcid: PMC10516067.
• Liveringhouse C, Netzley A, Bryant JM, Linkowski LC, Weygand J, Sandoval ML, Dohm A, Dookhoo M, Kelley S, Rosenberg SA, Latifi K, Torres-Roca JF, Johnstone PAS, Yamoah K, Grass GD. Trimodal Therapy Using an MR-guided Radiation Therapy Partial Bladder Tumor Boost in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023 May.8(6):101268. Pubmedid: 38047218. Pmcid: PMC10692296.
• Torres-Roca JF, Grass GD, Scott JG, Eschrich SA. Towards Data Driven RT Prescription: Integrating Genomics into RT Clinical Practice. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2023 Jul.33(3):221-231. Pubmedid: 37331777.
• Fink AKC, DeRenzis AC, Awasthi S, Jahan N, Johnstone PAS, Pow-Sang J, Torres-Roca J, Grass D, Fernandez D, Naghavi A, Tan S, Manley B, Li R, Poch M, Yu A, Little N, Bass E, Ercole CE, Katsoulakis E, Burri R, Smith R, Stanley NB, Vadaparampil ST, Yamoah K. Identifying and overcoming barriers to participation of minority populations in clinical trials: Lessons learned from the VanDAAM study. Cancer Med. 2023 Jan.12(2):1869-1877. Pubmedid: 35796421. Pmcid: PMC9883445.
• Scarborough JA, Eschrich SA, Torres-Roca J, Dhawan A, Scott JG. Exploiting convergent phenotypes to derive a pan-cancer cisplatin response gene expression signature. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2023 Apr.7(1):38. Pubmedid: 37076665. Pmcid: PMC10115855.
• Yuan Z, Yang GQ, Ahmed KA, Torres-Roca JF, Spiess PE, Johnstone PA. Radiation therapy in the management of the inguinal region in penile cancer: What's the evidence?. Urol Oncol. 2022 Jun.40(6):223-228. Pubmedid: 32482510.
• Daniel Grass G, Alfonso JCL, Welsh E, Ahmed KA, Teer JK, Pilon-Thomas S, Harrison LB, Cleveland JL, Mulé JJ, Eschrich SA, Enderling H, Torres-Roca JF. The Radiosensitivity Index Gene Signature Identifies Distinct Tumor Immune Microenvironment Characteristics Associated With Susceptibility to Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Jul.113(3):635-647. Pubmedid: 35289298. Pmcid: PMC9250625.
• Johnstone PAS, Spiess PE, Sedor G, Grass GD, Yamoah K, Scott JG, Torres-Roca JF. Changing Radiotherapy Paradigms in Penile Cancer. Eur Urol Open Sci. 2022 Feb.36:47-48. Pubmedid: 35028598. Pmcid: PMC8739469.
• Awasthi S, Grass GD, Torres-Roca J, Johnstone PAS, Pow-Sang J, Dhillon J, Park J, Rounbehler RJ, Davicioni E, Hakansson A, Liu Y, Fink AK, DeRenzis A, Creed JH, Poch M, Li R, Manley B, Fernandez D, Naghavi A, Gage K, Lu-Yao G, Katsoulakis E, Burri RJ, Leone A, Ercole CE, Palmer JD, Vapiwala N, Deville C, Rebbeck TR, Dicker AP, Kelly W, Yamoah K. Genomic Testing in Localized Prostate Cancer Can Identify Subsets of African Americans With Aggressive Disease. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2022 Dec.114(12):1656-1664. Pubmedid: 36053178. Pmcid: PMC9745424.
• Yamoah K, Awasthi S, Mahal BA, Zhao SG, Grass GD, Berglund A, Abraham-Miranda J, Gerke T, Rounbehler RJ, Davicioni E, Liu Y, Park J, Cleveland JL, Pow-Sang JM, Fernandez D, Torres-Roca J, Karnes RJ, Schaeffer E, Freedland SJ, Spratt DE, Den RB, Rebbeck TR, Feng F. Novel Transcriptomic Interactions Between Immune Content and Genomic Classifier Predict Lethal Outcomes in High-grade Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol. 2022 Apr.81(4):325-330. Pubmedid: 33303244.
• Scott JG, Sedor G, Ellsworth P, Scarborough JA, Ahmed KA, Oliver DE, Eschrich SA, Kattan MW, Torres-Roca JF. Pan-cancer prediction of radiotherapy benefit using genomic-adjusted radiation dose (GARD): a cohort-based pooled analysis. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Sep.22(9):1221-1229. Pubmedid: 34363761.
• Yang G, Yuan Z, Ahmed K, Welsh EA, Fulp WJ, Gonzalez RJ, Mullinax JE, Letson D, Bui M, Harrison LB, Scott JG, Torres-Roca JF, Naghavi AO. Genomic identification of sarcoma radiosensitivity and the clinical implications for radiation dose personalization. Transl Oncol. 2021 Oct.14(10):101165. Pubmedid: 34246048. Pmcid: PMC8274330.
• Alfonso JCL, Grass GD, Welsh E, Ahmed KA, Teer JK, Pilon-Thomas S, Harrison LB, Cleveland JL, Mulé JJ, Eschrich SA, Torres-Roca JF, Enderling H. Tumor-immune ecosystem dynamics define an individual Radiation Immune Score to predict pan-cancer radiocurability. Neoplasia. 2021 Nov.23(11):1110-1122. Pubmedid: 34619428. Pmcid: PMC8502777.
• Sedor G, Scott JG, Kattan MW, Torres-Roca JF. Letter Response. J Thorac Oncol. 2021 May.16(5):e28-e29. Pubmedid: 33896574.
• Scott JG, Sedor G, Scarborough JA, Kattan MW, Peacock J, Grass GD, Mellon EA, Thapa R, Schell M, Waller A, Poppen S, Andl G, Teer J, Eschrich SA, Dilling TJ, Dalton WS, Harrison LB, Fox T, Torres-Roca JF. Personalizing Radiotherapy Prescription Dose Using Genomic Markers of Radiosensitivity and Normal Tissue Toxicity in NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2021 Mar.16(3):428-438. Pubmedid: 33301984. Pmcid: PMC8549863.
• Yuan Z, Fernandez D, Dhillon J, Abraham-Miranda J, Awasthi S, Kim Y, Zhang J, Jain R, Serna A, Pow-Sang JM, Poch M, Li R, Manley B, Fink A, Naghavi A, Torres-Roca JF, Grass GD, Kim S, Latifi K, Hunt D, Johnstone PAS, Yamoah K. Proof-of-principle Phase I results of combining nivolumab with brachytherapy and external beam radiation therapy for Grade Group 5 prostate cancer: safety, feasibility, and exploratory analysis. Prostate Cancer P D. 2021 Mar.24(1):140-149. Pubmedid: 32651467. Pmcid: PMC7882397.
• Grass GD, Scott JG, Sedor G, Kattan MW, Torres-Roca JF. Response to: Noncancer Cells in Tumor Samples May Bias the Predictive Genomically Adjusted Radiation Dose. J Thorac Oncol. 2021 Jun.16(6):e48-e49. Pubmedid: 34034894.
• Parikh N, Keshishian E, Manley B, Grass GD, Torres-Roca J, Boulware D, Feuerlein S, Pow-Sang JM, Bagla S, Yamoah K, Bhatia S. Effectiveness and Safety of Prostatic Artery Embolization for the Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Men with Concurrent Localized Prostate Cancer. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2021 Jul.32(7):1053-1061. Pubmedid: 33794373.
• Sandoval ML, Youssef I, Latifi K, Grass GD, Torres-Roca J, Rosenberg S, Yamoah K, Johnstone PA. Non-Adaptive MR-Guided Radiotherapy for Prostate SBRT: Less Time, Equal Results. J Clin Med. 2021 Jul.10(15). Pubmedid: 34362179. Pmcid: PMC8347281.
• Liveringhouse CL, Washington IR, Diaz R, Jimenez RB, Harris EE, Rabinovitch R, Woodward WA, Torres-Roca JF, Ahmed KA. Genomically Guided Breast Radiation Therapy: A Review of the Current Data and Future Directions. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jul.6(4):100731. Pubmedid: 34409215. Pmcid: PMC8361058.
• Yuan Z, Frazer M, Ahmed KA, Naqvi SMH, Schell MJ, Felder S, Sanchez J, Dessureault S, Imanirad I, Kim RD, Torres-Roca JF, Hoffe SE, Frakes JM. Modeling precision genomic-based radiation dose response in rectal cancer. Future Oncol. 2020 Oct.16(30):2411-2420. Pubmedid: 32686956.
• Mohammadi H, Prince A, Figura NB, Peacock JS, Fernandez DC, Montejo ME, Chon HS, Wenham RM, Eschrich SA, Torres-Roca JF, Ahmed KA. Using the Radiosensitivity Index (RSI) to Predict Pelvic Failure in Endometrial Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020 Mar.106(3):496-502. Pubmedid: 31759077. Pmcid: PMC7050205.
• Grisaru-Tal S, Itan M, Grass DG, Torres-Roca J, Eschrich SA, Gordon Y, Dolitzky A, Hazut I, Avlas S, Jacobsen EA, Ziv-Baran T, Munitz A. Primary tumors from mucosal barrier organs drive unique eosinophil infiltration patterns and clinical associations. Oncoimmunology. 2020 Dec.10(1):1859732. Pubmedid: 33457078. Pmcid: PMC7781846.
• Parikh N, Keshishian E, Sharma A, Roca M, Manley B, Poch M, Grass GD, Torres-Roca J, Boulware D, Johnstone P, Montejo M, Smith J, Pow-Sang J, Yamoah K. Prostatic Artery Embolization Is Safe and Effective for Medically Recalcitrant Radiation-Induced Prostatitis. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Apr.5(5):905-909. Pubmedid: 33083652. Pmcid: PMC7557125.
• Parikh N, Keshishian E, Sharma A, Roca M, Manley B, Poch M, Grass GD, Torres-Roca J, Boulware D, Johnstone P, Montejo M, Smith J, Pow-Sang J, Yamoah K. Prostatic Artery Embolization Is Safe and Effective for Medically Recalcitrant Radiation-Induced Prostatitis. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Apr.
• Yuan Z, Grass GD, Azizi M, Ahmed KA, Yoder GSJ, Welsh EA, Fulp WJ, Dhillon J, Torres-Roca JF, Giuliano AR, Spiess PE, Johnstone PA. Intrinsic radiosensitivity, genomic-based radiation dose and patterns of failure of penile cancer in response to adjuvant radiation therapy. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2019 Nov.24(6):593-599. Pubmedid: 31719799. Pmcid: PMC6839006.
• Perez MC, Oliver DE, Weitman ES, Boulware D, Messina JL, Torres-Roca J, Cruse CW, Gonzalez RJ, Sarnaik AA, Sondak VK, Wuthrick EJ, Harrison LB, Zager JS. Management of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Completion Lymphadenectomy, Radiation, or Both?. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Feb.26(2):379-385. Pubmedid: 30311164. Pmcid: PMC7771265.
• Ahmed KA, Liveringhouse CL, Mills MN, Figura NB, Grass GD, Washington IR, Harris EE, Czerniecki BJ, Blumencranz PW, Eschrich SA, Scott JG, Diaz R, Torres-Roca JF. Utilizing the genomically adjusted radiation dose (GARD) to personalize adjuvant radiotherapy in triple negative breast cancer management. EBioMedicine. 2019 Aug.47:163-169. Pubmedid: 31416721. Pmcid: PMC6796536.
• Oliver DE, Mohammadi H, Figura N, Frakes JM, Yamoah K, Perez BA, Wuthrick EJ, Naghavi AO, Caudell JJ, Harrison LB, Torres-Roca JF, Ahmed KA. Novel Genomic-Based Strategies to Personalize Lymph Node Radiation Therapy. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2019 Apr.29(2):111-125. Pubmedid: 30827449.
• Ahmed KA, Grass GD, Orman AG, Liveringhouse C, Montejo ME, Soliman HH, Han HS, Czerniecki BJ, Torres-Roca JF, Diaz R. Personalizing Radiation Treatment Delivery in the Management of Breast Cancer. Int J Breast Cancer. 2018 Jun.2018:6729802. Pubmedid: 29984003. Pmcid: PMC6015692.
• Oliver DE, Sondak VK, Strom T, Zager JS, Naghavi AO, Sarnaik A, Messina JL, Caudell JJ, Trotti AM, Torres-Roca JF, Khushalani NI, Harrison LB. Interferon is associated with improved survival for node-positive cutaneous melanoma: a single-institution experience. Melanoma Manag. 2018 Jun.5(1):MMT02. Pubmedid: 30190928. Pmcid: PMC6122528.
• Hall WA, Bergom C, Thompson RF, Baschnagel AM, Vijayakumar S, Willers H, Li XA, Schultz CJ, Wilson GD, West CML, Capala J, Coleman CN, Torres-Roca JF, Weidhaas J, Feng FY. Precision Oncology and Genomically Guided Radiation Therapy: A Report From the American Society for Radiation Oncology/American Association of Physicists in Medicine/National Cancer Institute Precision Medicine Conference. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Jun.101(2):274-284. Pubmedid: 28964588.
• Ahmed KA, Scott JG, Arrington JA, Naghavi AO, Grass GD, Perez BA, Caudell JJ, Berglund AE, Welsh EA, Eschrich SA, Dilling TJ, Torres-Roca JF. Radiosensitivity of Lung Metastases by Primary Histology and Implications for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Using the Genomically Adjusted Radiation Dose. J Thorac Oncol. 2018 Aug.13(8):1121-1127. Pubmedid: 29733909. Pmcid: PMC7810135.
• Strom T, Harrison LB, Giuliano AR, Schell MJ, Eschrich SA, Berglund A, Fulp W, Thapa R, Coppola D, Kim S, Frakes J, Foekens J, Mulé JJ, Torres-Roca JF. Tumour radiosensitivity is associated with immune activation in solid tumours. Eur J Cancer. 2017 Oct.84:304-314. Pubmedid: 28863385. Pmcid: PMC5822441.
• Caudell JJ, Torres-Roca JF, Gillies RJ, Enderling H, Kim S, Rishi A, Moros EG, Harrison LB. The future of personalised radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Lancet Oncol. 2017 May.18(5):e266-e273. Pubmedid: 28456586. Pmcid: PMC7771279.
• Kamath VP, Torres-Roca JF, Eschrich SA. Integrating Biological Covariates into Gene Expression-Based Predictors of Radiation Sensitivity. Int J Genomics. 2017 Mar.2017:6576840. Pubmedid: 28280724. Pmcid: PMC5320380.
• Strom T, Naghavi AO, Messina JL, Kim S, Torres-Roca JF, Russell J, Sondak VK, Padhya TA, Trotti AM, Caudell JJ, Harrison LB. Improved local and regional control with radiotherapy for Merkel cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Head Neck. 2017 Jan.39(1):48-55. Pubmedid: 27300153.
• Scott JG, Berglund A, Schell MJ, Mihaylov I, Fulp WJ, Yue B, Welsh E, Caudell JJ, Ahmed K, Strom TS, Mellon E, Venkat P, Johnstone P, Foekens J, Lee J, Moros E, Dalton WS, Eschrich SA, McLeod H, Harrison LB, Torres-Roca JF. A genome-based model for adjusting radiotherapy dose (GARD): a retrospective, cohort-based study. Lancet Oncol. 2017 Feb.18(2):202-211. Pubmedid: 27993569. Pmcid: PMC7771305.
• Ahmed KA, Berglund AE, Welsh EA, Naghavi AO, Kim Y, Yu M, Robinson TJ, Eschrich SA, Johnstone PA, Torres-Roca JF. The radiosensitivity of brain metastases based upon primary histology utilizing a multigene index of tumor radiosensitivity. Neurooncol. 2017 Aug.19(8):1145-1146. Pubmedid: 28379582. Pmcid: PMC5570253.
• Strom T, Torres-Roca JF, Parekh A, Naghavi AO, Caudell JJ, Oliver DE, Messina JL, Khushalani NI, Zager JS, Sarnaik A, Mulé JJ, Trotti AM, Eschrich SA, Sondak VK, Harrison LB. Regional Radiation Therapy Impacts Outcome for Node-Positive Cutaneous Melanoma. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2017 Apr.15(4):473-482. Pubmedid: 28404758. Pmcid: PMC7771284.
• Scott JG, Harrison LB, Torres-Roca JF. Genomic biomarkers for precision radiation medicine - Authors' reply. Lancet Oncol. 2017 05.18(5):e239. Pubmedid: 28495285.
• Scott JG, Harrison LB, Torres-Roca JF. Genomic-adjusted radiation dose - Authors' reply. Lancet Oncol. 2017 03.18(3):e129. Pubmedid: 28271862.
• Parekh A, Strom T, Naghavi AO, Caudell JJ, Zager JS, Messina JL, Torres-Roca JF, Sondak VK, Trotti A, Harrison LB. Does Regional Radiation Therapy Impact Outcome for High-Risk, Node-Positive Cutaneous Melanoma?. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Oct.96(2S):S157. Pubmedid: 27675666.
• Strom T, Carr M, Zager JS, Naghavi A, Smith FO, Cruse CW, Messina JL, Russell J, Rao NG, Fulp W, Kim S, Torres-Roca JF, Padhya TA, Sondak VK, Trotti AM, Harrison LB, Caudell JJ. Radiation Therapy is Associated with Improved Outcomes in Merkel Cell Carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Oct.23(11):3572-3578. Pubmedid: 27251134.
• Ahmed KA, Torres-Roca JF. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in the Management of Oligometastatic Disease. Cancer Control. 2016 Jan.23(1):21-29. Pubmedid: 27009453.
• Gwede CK, Davis SN, Wilson S, Patel M, Vadaparampil ST, Meade CD, Rivers BM, Yu D, Torres-Roca J, Heysek R, Spiess PE, Pow-Sang J, Jacobsen P. Perceptions of Prostate Cancer Screening Controversy and Informed Decision Making: Implications for Development of a Targeted Decision Aid for Unaffected Male First-Degree Relatives. Am J Health Promot. 2016 Dec.29(6):393-401. Pubmedid: 24968183. Pmcid: PMC4277494.
• Ahmed KA, Caudell JJ, El-Haddad G, Berglund AE, Welsh EA, Yue B, Hoffe SE, Naghavi AO, Abuodeh YA, Frakes JM, Eschrich SA, Torres-Roca JF. Radiosensitivity Differences Between Liver Metastases Based on Primary Histology Suggest Implications for Clinical Outcomes After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Aug.95(5):1399-1404. Pubmedid: 27319288. Pmcid: PMC7771381.
• Coit DG, Thompson JA, Algazi A, Andtbacka R, Bichakjian CK, Carson WE, Daniels GA, DiMaio D, Fields RC, Fleming MD, Gastman B, Gonzalez R, Guild V, Johnson D, Joseph RW, Lange JR, Martini MC, Materin MA, Olszanski AJ, Ott P, Gupta AP, Ross MI, Salama AK, Skitzki J, Swetter SM, Tanabe KK, Torres-Roca JF, Trisal V, Urist MM, McMillian N, Engh A. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Melanoma, Version 3.2016. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2016 Aug.14(8):945-958. Pubmedid: 27496110.
• Coit DG, Thompson JA, Algazi A, Andtbacka R, Bichakjian CK, Carson WE, Daniels GA, DiMaio D, Ernstoff M, Fields RC, Fleming MD, Gonzalez R, Guild V, Halpern AC, Hodi FS, Joseph RW, Lange JR, Martini MC, Materin MA, Olszanski AJ, Ross MI, Salama AK, Skitzki J, Sosman J, Swetter SM, Tanabe KK, Torres-Roca JF, Trisal V, Urist MM, McMillian N, Engh A. Melanoma, Version 2.2016, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2016 Apr.14(4):450-473. Pubmedid: 27059193.
• Ahmed KA, Chinnaiyan P, Fulp WJ, Eschrich S, Torres-Roca JF, Caudell JJ. The radiosensitivity index predicts for overall survival in glioblastoma. Oncotarget. 2015 Oct.6(33):34414-34422. Pubmedid: 26451615. Pmcid: PMC4741462.
• Strom T, Hoffe SE, Fulp W, Frakes J, Coppola D, Springett GM, Malafa MP, Harris CL, Eschrich SA, Torres-Roca JF, Shridhar R. Radiosensitivity index predicts for survival with adjuvant radiation in resectable pancreatic cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2015 Oct.117(1):159-164. Pubmedid: 26235848. Pmcid: PMC7771365.
• Torres-Roca JF, Fulp WJ, Caudell JJ, Servant N, Bollet MA, van de Vijver M, Naghavi AO, Harris EE, Eschrich SA. Integration of a Radiosensitivity Molecular Signature Into the Assessment of Local Recurrence Risk in Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Nov.93(3):631-638. Pubmedid: 26461005. Pmcid: PMC5811194.
• Prokopiou S, Moros EG, Poleszczuk J, Caudell J, Torres-Roca JF, Latifi K, Lee JK, Myerson R, Harrison LB, Enderling H. A proliferation saturation index to predict radiation response and personalize radiotherapy fractionation. Radiat Oncol. 2015 Jul.10:159. Pubmedid: 26227259. Pmcid: PMC4521490.
• Ahmed KA, Fulp WJ, Berglund AE, Hoffe SE, Dilling TJ, Eschrich SA, Shridhar R, Torres-Roca JF. Differences Between Colon Cancer Primaries and Metastases Using a Molecular Assay for Tumor Radiation Sensitivity Suggest Implications for Potential Oligometastatic SBRT Patient Selection. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Jul.92(4):837-842. Pubmedid: 25838188. Pmcid: PMC4481172.
• Krauss DJ, Hu C, Bahary JP, Souhami L, Gore EM, Chafe SM, Leibenhaut MH, Narayan S, Torres-Roca J, Michalski J, Zeitzer KL, Donavanik V, Sandler H, McGowan DG, Jones CU, Shipley WU. Importance of Local Control in Early-Stage Prostate Cancer: Outcomes of Patients With Positive Post-Radiation Therapy Biopsy Results Treated in RTOG 9408. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Jul.92(4):863-873. Pubmedid: 26104939. Pmcid: PMC4480595.
• Davis SN, Sutton SK, Vadaparampil ST, Meade CD, Rivers BM, Patel MV, Torres-Roca JF, Heysek RV, Spiess P, Pow-Sang J, Jacobsen PB, Gwede CK. Informed decision making among first-degree relatives of prostate cancer survivors: a pilot randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2014 Nov.39(2):327-334. Pubmedid: 25465497. Pmcid: PMC4274628.
• Caudell JJ, Eschrich SA, Torres-Roca JF. Personalized medicine for radiation therapy. Per Med. 2013 Mar.10(2):107-110. Pubmedid: 29758841.
• Eschrich SA, Fulp WJ, Pawitan Y, Foekens JA, Smid M, Martens JW, Echevarria M, Kamath V, Lee JH, Harris EE, Bergh J, Torres-Roca JF. Validation of a radiosensitivity molecular signature in breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Sep.18(18):5134-5143. Pubmedid: 22832933. Pmcid: PMC3993974.
• Torres-Roca JF. A molecular assay of tumor radiosensitivity: a roadmap towards biology-based personalized radiation therapy. Per Med. 2012 Jul.9(5):547-557. Pubmedid: 23105945. Pmcid: PMC3480204.
• Finkelstein SE, Rodriguez F, Dunn M, Farmello MJ, Smilee R, Janssen W, Kang L, Chuang T, Seigne J, Pow-Sang J, Torres-Roca JF, Heysek R, Biagoli M, Shankar R, Scott J, Antonia S, Gabrilovich D, Fishman M. Serial assessment of lymphocytes and apoptosis in the prostate during coordinated intraprostatic dendritic cell injection and radiotherapy. Immunotherapy. 2012 Apr.4(4):373-382. Pubmedid: 22512631. Pmcid: PMC4241355.
• Eschrich SA, Pramana J, Zhang H, Zhao H, Boulware D, Lee JH, Bloom G, Rocha-Lima C, Kelley S, Calvin DP, Yeatman TJ, Begg AC, Torres-Roca JF. A gene expression model of intrinsic tumor radiosensitivity: prediction of response and prognosis after chemoradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Oct.75(2):489-496. Pubmedid: 19735873. Pmcid: PMC3038688.
• Eschrich S, Zhang H, Zhao H, Boulware D, Lee JH, Bloom G, Torres-Roca JF. Systems biology modeling of the radiation sensitivity network: a biomarker discovery platform. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009 Oct.75(2):497-505. Pubmedid: 19735874. Pmcid: PMC2762403.
• Torres-Roca J, Stevens C. Predicting response to clinical radiotherapy: past, present, and future directions. Cancer Control. 2008 Apr.15(2):151-156. Pubmedid: 18376382.
• Scuto A, Zhang H, Zhao H, Rivera M, Yeatman TJ, Jove R, Torres-Roca JF. RbAp48 regulates cytoskeletal organization and morphology by increasing K-Rasactivity and signaling through mitogen-activated protein kinase. Cancer Res. 2007 Nov.67(21):10317-10324. Pubmedid: 17974974.
• Torres-Roca J, DeSilvio M, Mora L, Khor L, Hammond E, Ahmad N, Jove R, Forman J, Lee R, Sandler H, Pollack A. Activated STAT3 as a correlate of distant metastasis in prostate cancer: a secondary analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 86-10. Urology. 2007 Mar.69(3):505-509. Pubmedid: 17382154.
• Torres-Roca JF, Cantor AB, Shukla S, Montejo ME, Friedland J, Seigne JD, Heysek R, Heysek, Randy, Pow-Sang J. Treatment of intermediate-risk prostate cancer with brachytherapy without supplemental pelvic radiotherapy: a review of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center experience. Urol Oncol. 2006 Sep.24(5):384-390. Pubmedid: 16962486.
• Torres-Roca J, Cantor A, Shukla S, Montejo M, Friedland J, Seigne J, Heysek R, Pow-Sang J. Treatment of intermediate-risk prostate cancer with brachytherapy without supplemental pelvic radiotherapy: a review of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center experience. Urol Oncol. 2006 Oct.24(5):384-390. Pubmedid: 16962486.
• Torres-Roca J. The role of external-beam radiation therapy in the treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer. Cancer Control. 2006 Jul.13(3):188-193. Pubmedid: 16885914.
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