Erina Vlashi

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Title(s)	Adjunct Professor, Radiation Oncology
School	Medicine
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Biography

education and training

Purdue University, Indiana	PhD	2007	Chemistry
UCLA, Los Angeles	Post-doc	2010	Cancer stem cell radiobiology

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Tumor metabolism and radiation therapy

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Vlashi Lab

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selected publications

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Rewiring of cortical glucose metabolism fuels human brain cancer growth. Nature. 2025 Sep 03. Scott AJ, Mittal A, Meghdadi B, O'Brien A, Bailleul J, Sravya P, Achreja A, Zhou W, Xu J, Lin A, Wilder-Romans K, Liang N, Kothari AU, Korimerla N, Edwards DM, Wu Z, Feng J, Su S, Zhang L, Sajjakulnukit P, Andren AC, Park JO, Ten Hoeve J, Tarnal V, Redic KA, Qi NR, Fischer JL, Yang E, Regan MS, Stopka SA, Baquer G, Suresh K, Sarkaria JN, Lawrence TS, Venneti S, Agar NYR, Vlashi E, Lyssiotis CA, Al-Holou WN, Nagrath D, Wahl DR. PMID: 40903569.

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Sci Science
M2 isoform of pyruvate kinase rewires glucose metabolism during radiation therapy to promote an antioxidant response and glioblastoma radioresistance. Neuro Oncol. 2023 11 02; 25(11):1989-2000. Bailleul J, Ruan Y, Abdulrahman L, Scott AJ, Yazal T, Sung D, Park K, Hoang H, Nathaniel J, Chu FI, Palomera D, Sehgal A, Tsang JE, Nathanson DA, Xu S, Park JO, Ten Hoeve J, Bhat K, Qi N, Kornblum HI, Schaue D, McBride WH, Lyssiotis CA, Wahl DR, Vlashi E. PMID: 37279645; PMCID: PMC10628945.

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Neo Neoplasms Neu Neurology
Translation:Humans Cells
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate Oxidase Promotes Glioblastoma Radiation Resistance in a Phosphate and Tensin Homolog-Dependent Manner. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2023 11; 39(13-15):890-903. Ludwig K, Le Belle JE, Muthukrishnan SD, Sperry J, Condro M, Vlashi E, Pajonk F, Kornblum HI. PMID: 37470216; PMCID: PMC10775910.

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Met Metabolism
Translation:Humans
Glioblastomas: Hijacking Metabolism to Build a Flexible Shield for Therapy Resistance. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2023 11; 39(13-15):957-979. Bailleul J, Vlashi E. PMID: 37022791; PMCID: PMC10655009.

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Met Metabolism
Translation:Humans
NRF2 Mediates Cellular Resistance to Transformation, Radiation, and Inflammation in Mice. Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Aug 25; 11(9). Schaue D, Micewicz ED, Ratikan JA, Iwamoto KS, Vlashi E, McDonald JT, McBride WH. PMID: 36139722; PMCID: PMC9495793.

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Metabolic response to radiation therapy in cancer. Mol Carcinog. 2022 02; 61(2):200-224. Read GH, Bailleul J, Vlashi E, Kesarwala AH. PMID: 34961986; PMCID: PMC10187995.

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Mol Molecular Biology Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Cells
Radiosensitizing Pancreatic Cancer via Effective Autophagy Inhibition. Mol Cancer Ther. 2022 01; 21(1):79-88. Yazal T, Bailleul J, Ruan Y, Sung D, Chu FI, Palomera D, Dao A, Sehgal A, Gurunathan V, Aryan L, Eghbali M, Vlashi E. PMID: 34725193.

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Ant Antineoplastic Agents
Translation:Humans Animals
Three discipline collaborative radiation therapy (3DCRT) special debate: Peer review in radiation oncology is more effective today than 20 years ago. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Nov; 21(11):7-13. Ahmad A, Santanam L, Solanki AA, Padilla L, Vlashi E, Guerrieri P, Dominello MM, Burmeister J, Joiner MC. PMID: 33232567; PMCID: PMC7700926.

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Bio Biophysics Phy Physics
Translation:Humans
The dopamine receptor antagonist trifluoperazine prevents phenotype conversion and improves survival in mouse models of glioblastoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 05 19; 117(20):11085-11096. Bhat K, Saki M, Vlashi E, Cheng F, Duhachek-Muggy S, Alli C, Yu G, Medina P, He L, Damoiseaux R, Pellegrini M, Zemke NR, Nghiemphu PL, Cloughesy TF, Liau LM, Kornblum HI, Pajonk F. PMID: 32358191; PMCID: PMC7245100.

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Sci Science
Translation:Animals
Radiation mitigation of the intestinal acute radiation injury in mice by 1-[(4-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]-4-phenylpiperazine. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2020 01; 9(1):106-119. Duhachek-Muggy S, Bhat K, Medina P, Cheng F, He L, Alli C, Saki M, Muthukrishnan SD, Ruffenach G, Eghbali M, Vlashi E, Pajonk F. PMID: 31464098; PMCID: PMC6954722.

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Cel Cell Biology The Therapeutics
Translation:Animals PHPublic Health
PK-M2-mediated metabolic changes in breast cancer cells induced by ionizing radiation. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Nov; 178(1):75-86. Zhang L, Bailleul J, Yazal T, Dong K, Sung D, Dao A, Gosa L, Nathanson D, Bhat K, Duhachek-Muggy S, Alli C, Dratver MB, Pajonk F, Vlashi E. PMID: 31372790; PMCID: PMC6790295.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Cells
The KRAS-variant and its impact on normal breast epithelial cell biology. Cell Death Differ. 2019 12; 26(12):2568-2576. Jung SY, Malhotra P, Nguyen KC, Salzman D, Qi Y, Pak EH, King J, Vlashi E, Ann D, Weidhaas JB. PMID: 30932013; PMCID: PMC7224195.

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Cel Cell Biology
Translation:Humans Cells
Three discipline collaborative radiation therapy (3DCRT) special debate: I would treat all early-stage NSCLC patients with SBRT. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 03; 20(3):7-13. Mohindra P, Sawant A, Griffin RJ, Lamichhane N, Vlashi E, Xu-Welliver M, Dominello M, Joiner MC, Burmeister J. PMID: 30793828; PMCID: PMC6414141.

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Bio Biophysics Phy Physics
Translation:Humans
If It Seems Too Good to Be True…. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 02 01; 103(2):305-307. Steinberg ML, McBride WH, Vlashi E, Pajonk F. PMID: 30647007.

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Neo Neoplasms Rad Radiology Rad Radiotherapy
Serum erythropoietin levels, breast cancer and breast cancer-initiating cells. Breast Cancer Res. 2019 01 30; 21(1):17. Bhat K, Sandler K, Duhachek-Muggy S, Alli C, Cheng F, Moatamed NA, Magyar CE, Du L, Li G, McCloskey S, Vlashi E, Pajonk F. PMID: 30700319; PMCID: PMC6354373.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
1-(4-nitrobenzenesulfonyl)-4-penylpiperazine increases the number of Peyer's patch-associated regenerating crypts in the small intestines after radiation injury. Radiother Oncol. 2019 03; 132:8-15. Bhat K, Duhachek-Muggy S, Ramanathan R, Saki M, Alli C, Medina P, Damoiseaux R, Whitelegge J, McBride WH, Schaue D, Vlashi E, Pajonk F. PMID: 30825974; PMCID: PMC6400303.

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Neo Neoplasms Rad Radiotherapy
Translation:Animals PHPublic Health
Mebendazole Potentiates Radiation Therapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 01 01; 103(1):195-207. Zhang L, Bochkur Dratver M, Yazal T, Dong K, Nguyen A, Yu G, Dao A, Bochkur Dratver M, Duhachek-Muggy S, Bhat K, Alli C, Pajonk F, Vlashi E. PMID: 30196056; PMCID: PMC6457649.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 38 Fields:
Neo Neoplasms Rad Radiology Rad Radiotherapy
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Growth Differentiation Factor 11 does not Mitigate the Lethal Effects of Total-Abdominal Irradiation. Radiat Res. 2017 11; 188(5):469-475. Duhachek-Muggy S, Bhat K, Vlashi E, Pajonk F. PMID: 28829672; PMCID: PMC5709091.

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Gen Genetics Rad Radiology
Translation:Animals Cells
Doxycycline inhibits the cancer stem cell phenotype and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer. Cell Cycle. 2017 Apr 18; 16(8):737-745. Zhang L, Xu L, Zhang F, Vlashi E. PMID: 27753527; PMCID: PMC5405729.

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Cel Cell Biology
Translation:Humans Cells
Radiation-Induced Dedifferentiation of Head and Neck Cancer Cells Into Cancer Stem Cells Depends on Human Papillomavirus Status. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Apr 01; 94(5):1198-206. Vlashi E, Chen AM, Boyrie S, Yu G, Nguyen A, Brower PA, Hess CB, Pajonk F. PMID: 27026319; PMCID: PMC4817367.

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Neo Neoplasms Rad Radiology Rad Radiotherapy
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
The metabolic state of cancer stem cells-a valid target for cancer therapy? Free Radic Biol Med. 2015 Feb; 79:264-8. Vlashi E, Pajonk F. PMID: 25450330; PMCID: PMC4339632.

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Bio Biochemistry Med Medicine (General)
Translation:Humans Cells
Folate receptor-β in activated macrophages: ligand binding and receptor recycling kinetics. Mol Pharm. 2014 Oct 06; 11(10):3609-16. Varghese B, Vlashi E, Xia W, Ayala Lopez W, Paulos CM, Reddy J, Xu LC, Low PS. PMID: 25166491.

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Mol Molecular Biology Pha Pharmacology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Cancer stem cells, cancer cell plasticity and radiation therapy. Semin Cancer Biol. 2015 Apr; 31:28-35. Vlashi E, Pajonk F. PMID: 25025713; PMCID: PMC4291301.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Cells
Metabolic differences in breast cancer stem cells and differentiated progeny. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 Aug; 146(3):525-34. Vlashi E, Lagadec C, Vergnes L, Reue K, Frohnen P, Chan M, Alhiyari Y, Dratver MB, Pajonk F. PMID: 25007966; PMCID: PMC4131557.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Cells
Tumor cells with low proteasome subunit expression predict overall survival in head and neck cancer patients. BMC Cancer. 2014 Mar 05; 14:152. Lagadec C, Vlashi E, Bhuta S, Lai C, Mischel P, Werner M, Henke M, Pajonk F. PMID: 24593279; PMCID: PMC3975871.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
The RNA-binding protein Musashi-1 regulates proteasome subunit expression in breast cancer- and glioma-initiating cells. Stem Cells. 2014 Jan; 32(1):135-44. Lagadec C, Vlashi E, Frohnen P, Alhiyari Y, Chan M, Pajonk F. PMID: 24022895; PMCID: PMC3968686.

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Cel Cell Biology Emb Embryology
Translation:Humans Cells
Characterization of the stem cell niche and its importance in radiobiological response. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2013 Oct; 23(4):237-41. Pajonk F, Vlashi E. PMID: 24012337; PMCID: PMC3768002.

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Neo Neoplasms Rad Radiology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Effect of folate-targeted nanoparticle size on their rates of penetration into solid tumors. ACS Nano. 2013 Oct 22; 7(10):8573-82. Vlashi E, Kelderhouse LE, Sturgis JE, Low PS. PMID: 24020507.

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Nan Nanotechnology
Translation:Humans Cells
Targeted elimination of breast cancer cells with low proteasome activity is sufficient for tumor regression. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013 Sep; 141(2):197-203. Vlashi E, Lagadec C, Chan M, Frohnen P, McDonald AJ, Pajonk F. PMID: 24013708; PMCID: PMC3814133.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Radiation-induced Notch signaling in breast cancer stem cells. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Nov 01; 87(3):609-18. Lagadec C, Vlashi E, Alhiyari Y, Phillips TM, Bochkur Dratver M, Pajonk F. PMID: 23992604; PMCID: PMC3788036.

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Neo Neoplasms Rad Radiology Rad Radiotherapy
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
National Institutes of Health funding in radiation oncology: a snapshot. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Jun 01; 86(2):234-40. Steinberg M, McBride WH, Vlashi E, Pajonk F. PMID: 23523324; PMCID: PMC3646925.

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Neo Neoplasms Rad Radiology Rad Radiotherapy
Radiation-induced reprogramming of breast cancer cells. Stem Cells. 2012 May; 30(5):833-44. Lagadec C, Vlashi E, Della Donna L, Dekmezian C, Pajonk F. PMID: 22489015; PMCID: PMC3413333.

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Cel Cell Biology Emb Embryology
Translation:Humans Cells
Folate-linked drugs for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. Subcell Biochem. 2012; 56:163-79. Yang J, Vlashi E, Low P. PMID: 22116699.

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Bio Biochemistry Cel Cell Biology
Translation:Humans Animals
Metabolic state of glioma stem cells and nontumorigenic cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Sep 20; 108(38):16062-7. Vlashi E, Lagadec C, Vergnes L, Matsutani T, Masui K, Poulou M, Popescu R, Della Donna L, Evers P, Dekmezian C, Reue K, Christofk H, Mischel PS, Pajonk F. PMID: 21900605; PMCID: PMC3179043.

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Sci Science
Translation:Humans Cells
Ionizing radiation activates the Nrf2 antioxidant response. Cancer Res. 2010 Nov 01; 70(21):8886-95. McDonald JT, Kim K, Norris AJ, Vlashi E, Phillips TM, Lagadec C, Della Donna L, Ratikan J, Szelag H, Hlatky L, McBride WH. PMID: 20940400; PMCID: PMC2970706.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Animals Cells
Radiation resistance of cancer stem cells: the 4 R's of radiobiology revisited. Stem Cells. 2010 Apr; 28(4):639-48. Pajonk F, Vlashi E, McBride WH. PMID: 20135685; PMCID: PMC2940232.

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Cel Cell Biology Emb Embryology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Survival and self-renewing capacity of breast cancer initiating cells during fractionated radiation treatment. Breast Cancer Res. 2010; 12(1):R13. Lagadec C, Vlashi E, Della Donna L, Meng Y, Dekmezian C, Kim K, Pajonk F. PMID: 20158881; PMCID: PMC2880434.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Cells
Targeted cancer stem cell therapies start with proper identification of the target. Mol Cancer Res. 2010 Feb; 8(2):291; author reply 291. Vlashi E, Pajonk F. PMID: 20145040; PMCID: PMC2824786.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 5 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology Mol Molecular Biology Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Cells
Differential Effects of the Proteasome Inhibitor NPI-0052 against Glioma Cells. Transl Oncol. 2010 Feb; 3(1):50-5. Vlashi E, Mattes M, Lagadec C, Donna LD, Phillips TM, Nikolay P, McBride WH, Pajonk F. PMID: 20165695; PMCID: PMC2822455.

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Real time, noninvasive imaging and quantitation of the accumulation of ligand-targeted drugs into receptor-expressing solid tumors. Mol Pharm. 2009 Nov-Dec; 6(6):1868-75. Vlashi E, Sturgis JE, Thomas M, Low PS. PMID: 19754150.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 4 Fields:
Mol Molecular Biology Pha Pharmacology
Translation:Animals
Radiation responses of cancer stem cells. J Cell Biochem. 2009 Oct 01; 108(2):339-42. Vlashi E, McBride WH, Pajonk F. PMID: 19623582; PMCID: PMC2865474.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 37 Fields:
Bio Biochemistry Cel Cell Biology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
In vivo imaging, tracking, and targeting of cancer stem cells. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Mar 04; 101(5):350-9. Vlashi E, Kim K, Lagadec C, Donna LD, McDonald JT, Eghbali M, Sayre JW, Stefani E, McBride W, Pajonk F. PMID: 19244169; PMCID: PMC2727141.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 134 Fields:
Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Effects of recombinant erythropoietin on breast cancer-initiating cells. Neoplasia. 2007 Dec; 9(12):1122-9. Phillips TM, Kim K, Vlashi E, McBride WH, Pajonk F. PMID: 18084619; PMCID: PMC2134908.

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Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans Cells
Immunomagnetic diffractometry for detection of diagnostic serum markers. J Am Chem Soc. 2007 Dec 26; 129(51):15824-9. Acharya G, Chang CL, Doorneweerd DD, Vlashi E, Henne WA, Hartmann LC, Low PS, Savran CA. PMID: 18047330.

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Che Chemistry
Translation:Humans
Folate-targeted immunotherapy effectively treats established adjuvant and collagen-induced arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther. 2006; 8(3):R77. Paulos CM, Varghese B, Widmer WR, Breur GJ, Vlashi E, Low PS. PMID: 16646988; PMCID: PMC1526647.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 30 Fields:
Rhe Rheumatology
Translation:Animals Cells