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Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD

Specialty: Radiation Oncology

Program: Radiation Oncology

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Overview

Dr. Yamoah is a board-certified radiation oncologist and physician scientist with expertise in cancer health disparities spanning clinical care, and translational research. He directs a global laboratory that focuses on the identification of clinically relevant environmental and biological contributions to aggressive disease and poor survival in men of African origin with prostate cancer and has established international research partnerships with academic centers in Africa to study prostate cancer.


Associations

    • Radiation Oncology
    • Cancer Epidemiology
    • Cancer Epidemiology Program
    • Cancer Epidemiology Program

Education & Training

Fellowship:

  • University of Pennsylvania, Research Fellow - Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Population Sciences

Residency:

  • Atlantic Health, New Jersey - Internship
  • Korle Bu Teaching Hospital - Radiation Oncology Research
  • St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Pediatric Radiation Oncology
  • Washington University - Gynecologic Brachytherapy
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Radiation Oncology

Medical School:

  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine - MD
Research

Dr. Yamoah’s research utilizes a multidisciplinary approach that combines methods from epidemiology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, pathology, molecular biology, and genomic studies.  His laboratory research focuses on developing novel approaches to better predict aggressive disease and appropriately treat men of African descent with prostate cancer. Recently, work done in his lab show that prostate tumors from African-American men have a immunosuppressive tumor immune microenvironment characterized by low DNA damage repair and high IFN-response pathways.  This body of work will promote a genomic-adaptive approach to treating prostate cancer in African-American men – a step towards personalized medicine.

Publications

  • Peacock J, Sikariam D, Maun-Garcia L, Javedan K, Yamoah K, Parikh N. A Proof-of-Concept Study on the Use of Prostate Artery Embolization Before Definitive Radiation Therapy in Prostate Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 May.6(3):100619. Pubmedid: 33748542. Pmcid: PMC7966837.
  • Leo P, Janowczyk A, Elliott R, Janaki N, Bera K, Shiradkar R, Farré X, Fu P, El-Fahmawi A, Shahait M, Kim J, Lee D, Yamoah K, Rebbeck TR, Khani F, Robinson BD, Eklund L, Jambor I, Merisaari H, Ettala O, Taimen P, Aronen HJ, Boström PJ, Tewari A, Magi-Galluzzi C, Klein E, Purysko A, Nc Shih N, Feldman M, Gupta S, Lal P, Madabhushi A. Computer extracted gland features from H&E predicts prostate cancer recurrence comparably to a genomic companion diagnostic test: a large multi-site study. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2021 May.5(1):35. Pubmedid: 33941830. Pmcid: PMC8093226.
  • 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.
  • Rayford W, Beksac AT, Alger J, Alshalalfa M, Ahmed M, Khan I, Falagario UG, Liu Y, Davicioni E, Spratt DE, Schaeffer EM, Feng FY, Mahal B, Nguyen PL, Den RB, Greenberger MD, Bradley R, Watson JM, Beamer M, Stamatakis L, Carmen DJ, Awasthi S, Hwang J, Weil R, Merisaari H, Mohamed N, Deane LA, Chakravarty D, Yadav KK, Yamoah K, Nair SS, Tewari AK. Comparative analysis of 1152 African-American and European-American men with prostate cancer identifies distinct genomic and immunological differences. Commun Biol. 2021 Jun.4(1):670. Pubmedid: 34083737. Pmcid: PMC8175556.
  • Ayettey Anie H, Yarney J, Sanuade O, Awasthi S, Ndanu TA, Parekh AD, Aidoo C, Dadzie MA, Vanderpuye V, Yamoah K. Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Retrospective Analysis of Recurrence and Survival in Women Treated for Breast Cancer at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Ghana. JCO Glob Oncol. 2021 Jun.7:965-975. Pubmedid: 34156868.
  • 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.
  • Leo P, Chandramouli S, Farré X, Elliott R, Janowczyk A, Bera K, Fu P, Janaki N, El-Fahmawi A, Shahait M, Kim J, Lee D, Yamoah K, Rebbeck TR, Khani F, Robinson BD, Shih NNC, Feldman M, Gupta S, McKenney J, Lal P, Madabhushi A. Computationally Derived Cribriform Area Index from Prostate Cancer Hematoxylin and Eosin Images Is Associated with Biochemical Recurrence Following Radical Prostatectomy and Is Most Prognostic in Gleason Grade Group 2. Eur Urol Focus. 2021 Jul.7(4):722-732. Pubmedid: 33941504. Pmcid: PMC8419103.
  • Sandoval ML, Dohm A, Yamoah K. Management of early-stage metastatic prostate cancer: appraisal of locoregional treatments and radiation therapy, with or without immunomodulation. Endocr Relat Cancer. 2021 Jul.28(8):T109-T120. Pubmedid: 34061766.
  • El-Kenawi A, Dominguez-Viqueira W, Liu M, Awasthi S, Abraham-Miranda J, Keske A, Steiner KK, Noel L, Serna AN, Dhillon J, Gillies RJ, Yu X, Koomen JM, Yamoah K, Gatenby RA, Ruffell B. Macrophage-derived cholesterol contributes to therapeutic resistance in prostate cancer. Cancer Res. 2021 Jul. Pubmedid: 34301759.
  • 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.
  • Awasthi S, Berglund AE, Abraham-Miranda J, Rounbehler RJ, Kensler KH, Serna AN, Vidal AC, You S, Freeman MR, Davicioni E, Liu Y, Karnes JR, Klein EA, Den RB, Trock BJ, Campbell JD, Einstein DJ, Gupta R, Balk SP, Lal P, Park JY, Cleveland JL, Rebbeck TR, Freedland SJ, Yamoah K. Comparative Genomics Reveals Distinct Immune-oncologic Pathways in African American Men with Prostate Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2021 Jan.27(1):320-329. Pubmedid: 33037017. Pmcid: PMC8042600.
  • McKay RR, Sarkar RR, Kumar A, Einck JP, Garraway IP, Lynch JA, Mundt AJ, Murphy JD, Stewart TF, Yamoah K, Rose BS. Outcomes of Black men with prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy in the Veterans Health Administration. Cancer. 2021 Feb.127(3):403-411. Pubmedid: 33036065.
  • Yamoah K, Lal P, Awasthi S, Naghavi AO, Rounbehler RJ, Gerke T, Berglund AE, Pow-Sang JM, Schaeffer EM, Dhillon J, Park JY, Rebbeck TR. TMPRSS2-ERG fusion impacts anterior tumor location in men with prostate cancer. Prostate. 2021 Feb.81(2):109-117. Pubmedid: 33141952. Pmcid: PMC7810127.
  • Abraham-Miranda J, Awasthi S, Yamoah K. Immunologic disparities in prostate cancer between American men of African and European descent. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2021 Aug.164:103426. Pubmedid: 34273500.
  • Mahal BA, Gerke T, Awasthi S, Soule HR, Simons JW, Miyahira A, Halabi S, George D, Platz EA, Mucci L, Yamoah K. Prostate Cancer Racial Disparities: A Systematic Review by the Prostate Cancer Foundation Panel. Eur Urol Oncol. 2021 Aug. Pubmedid: 34446369.
  • Klebaner D, Travis Courtney P, Garraway IP, Einck J, Kumar A, Elena Martinez M, McKay R, Murphy JD, Parada H, Sandhu A, Stewart T, Yamoah K, Rose BS. Association of Health-Care System with Prostate Cancer-Specific Mortality in African American and Non-Hispanic White Men. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 Apr. Pubmedid: 33892497.
  • Lin HY, Huang PY, Cheng CH, Tung HY, Fang Z, Berglund AE, Chen A, French-Kwawu J, Harris D, Pow-Sang J, Yamoah K, Cleveland JL, Awasthi S, Rounbehler RJ, Gerke T, Dhillon J, Eeles R, Kote-Jarai Z, Muir K, Schleutker J, Pashayan N, Neal DE, Nielsen SF, Nordestgaard BG, Gronberg H, Wiklund F, Giles GG, Haiman CA, Travis RC, Stanford JL, Kibel AS, Cybulski C, Khaw KT, Maier C, Thibodeau SN, Teixeira MR, Cannon-Albright L, Brenner H, Kaneva R, Pandha H, Srinivasan S, Clements J, Batra J, Park JY. KLK3 SNP-SNP interactions for prediction of prostate cancer aggressiveness. Sci Rep. 2021 Apr.11(1):9264. Pubmedid: 33927218. Pmcid: PMC8084951.
  • Liveringhouse C, Sim A, Yamoah K, Poch M, Wilder RB, Pow-Sang J, Johnstone PAS. Phase I dose escalation trial of stereotactic radiotherapy prior to robotic prostatectomy in high risk prostate cancer. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2021 Apr.26(2):188-195. Pubmedid: 34211768. Pmcid: PMC8241300.
  • Howard LE, Zhang J, Fishbane N, Hoedt AM, Klaassen Z, Spratt DE, Vidal AC, Lin D, Hitchins MP, You S, Freeman MR, Yamoah K, Davicioni E, Freedland SJ. Validation of a genomic classifier for prediction of metastasis and prostate cancer-specific mortality in African-American men following radical prostatectomy in an equal access healthcare setting. Prostate Cancer P D. 2020 Sep.23(3):419-428. Pubmedid: 31844180.
  • Darst BF, Wan P, Sheng X, Bensen JT, Ingles SA, Rybicki BA, Nemesure B, John EM, Fowke JH, Stevens VL, Berndt SI, Huff CD, Strom SS, Park JY, Zheng W, Ostrander EA, Walsh PC, Srivastava S, Carpten J, Sellers TA, Yamoah K, Murphy AB, Sanderson M, Crawford DC, Gapstur SM, Bush WS, Aldrich MC, Cussenot O, Yeager M, Petrovics G, Cullen J, Neslund-Dudas C, Kittles RA, Xu J, Stern MC, Kote-Jarai Z, Govindasami K, Chokkalingam AP, Multigner L, Parent ME, Menegaux F, Cancel-Tassin G, Kibel AS, Klein EA, Goodman PJ, Drake BF, Hu JJ, Clark PE, Blanchet P, Casey G, Hennis AJM, Lubwama A, Thompson IM, Leach R, Gundell SM, Pooler L, Xia L, Mohler JL, Fontham ETH, Smith GJ, Taylor JA, Eeles RA, Brureau L, Chanock SJ, Watya S, Stanford JL, Mandal D, Isaacs WB, Cooney K, Blot WJ, Conti DV, Haiman CA. A Germline Variant at 8q24 Contributes to Familial Clustering of Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry. Eur Urol. 2020 Sep.78(3):316-320. Pubmedid: 32409115. Pmcid: PMC7805560.
  • Mahal BA, Alshalalfa M, Kensler KH, Chowdhury-Paulino I, Kantoff P, Mucci LA, Schaeffer EM, Spratt D, Yamoah K, Nguyen PL, Rebbeck TR. Racial Differences in Genomic Profiling of Prostate Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2020 Sep.383(11):1083-1085. Pubmedid: 32905685.
  • Asamoah FA, Yarney J, Scott A, Vanderpuye V, Yuan Z, Fernandez DC, Montejo ME, Agyeman M, Boateng SN, Anarfi K, Aidoo C, Shahzad MM, Chern JY, Chon HS, Wenham RM, Yamoah K, Ahmed KA. Comparison of Definitive Cervical Cancer Management With Chemotherapy and Radiation Between Two Centers With Variable Resources and Opportunities for Improved Treatment. JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 Oct.6:1510-1518. Pubmedid: 33021855. Pmcid: PMC7605379.
  • Creed JH, Berglund AE, Rounbehler RJ, Awasthi S, Cleveland JL, Park JY, Yamoah K, Gerke TA. Commercial Gene Expression Tests for Prostate Cancer Prognosis Provide Paradoxical Estimates of Race-Specific Risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 Jan.29(1):246-253. Pubmedid: 31757784. Pmcid: PMC7942810.
  • Tosoian JJ, Birer SR, Jeffrey Karnes R, Zhang J, Davicioni E, Klein EE, Freedland SJ, Weinmann S, Trock BJ, Dess RT, Zhao SG, Jackson WC, Yamoah K, Pra AD, Mahal BA, Morgan TM, Mehra R, Kaffenberger S, Salami SS, Kane C, Pollack A, Den RB, Berlin A, Schaeffer EM, Nguyen PL, Feng FY, Spratt DE. Performance of clinicopathologic models in men with high risk localized prostate cancer: impact of a 22-gene genomic classifier. Prostate Cancer P D. 2020 Dec.23(4):646-653. Pubmedid: 32231245.
  • 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. 2020 Dec. Pubmedid: 33303244.
  • Bhargava HK, Leo P, Elliott R, Janowczyk A, Whitney J, Gupta S, Fu P, Yamoah K, Khani F, Robinson BD, Rebbeck TR, Feldman M, Lal P, Madabhushi A. Computationally Derived Image Signature of Stromal Morphology Is Prognostic of Prostate Cancer Recurrence Following Prostatectomy in African American Patients. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 Apr.26(8):1915-1923. Pubmedid: 32139401. Pmcid: PMC7165025.
  • 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.
  • Berglund AE, Rounbehler RJ, Gerke T, Awasthi S, Cheng CH, Takhar M, Davicioni E, Alshalalfa M, Erho N, Klein EA, Freedland SJ, Ross AE, Schaeffer EM, Trock BJ, Den RB, Cleveland JL, Park JY, Dhillon J, Yamoah K. Distinct transcriptional repertoire of the androgen receptor in ETS fusion-negative prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer P D. 2019 May.22(2):292-302. Pubmedid: 30367117. Pmcid: PMC6760558.
  • Awasthi S, Gerke T, Park JY, Asamoah FA, Williams VL, Fink AK, Balkrishnan R, Lee DI, Malkowicz SB, Lal P, Dhillon J, Pow-Sang JM, Rebbeck TR, Yamoah K. Optimizing Time to Treatment to Achieve Durable Biochemical Disease Control after Surgery in Prostate Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2019 Mar.28(3):570-577. Pubmedid: 30413401. Pmcid: PMC8100999.
  • Parra NA, Lu H, Li Q, Stoyanova R, Pollack A, Punnen S, Choi J, Abdalah M, Lopez C, Gage K, Park JY, Kosj Y, Pow-Sang JM, Gillies RJ, Balagurunathan Y. Erratum: Predicting clinically significant prostate cancer using DCE-MRI habitat descriptors. Oncotarget. 2019 Mar.10(21):2113. Pubmedid: 31007853. Pmcid: PMC6459347.
  • Awasthi S, Gerke T, Williams VL, Asamoah F, Fink AK, Balkrishnan R, Park JY, Yamoah K. Interrelationship Between Health Insurance Status and Prostate Cancer Grade Can Have Critical Impact on Prostate Cancer Disease Control: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancer Control. 2019 Jan.26(1). Pubmedid: 30935222. Pmcid: PMC6446254.
  • Asamoah FA, Yarney J, Awasthi S, Vanderpuye V, Dadzie MA, Fink A, Naghavi AO, Abrahams A, Mensah JE, Sasu E, Tagoe SN, Dhillon J, Johnstone PAS, Yamoah K. Definitive Radiation Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Low and Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer Patients: A Cross-Continental Comparative Study. Am J Clin Oncol. 2019 Dec.42(12):937-944. Pubmedid: 31584456. Pmcid: PMC6887629.
  • Gerke T, Awasthi S, Yamoah K. Biology vs Access to Care-Relative Contribution to Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2019 Dec.5(12):1809-1810. Pubmedid: 31670755.
  • Gilligan T, Lin DW, Aggarwal R, Chism D, Cost N, Derweesh IH, Emamekhoo H, Feldman DR, Geynisman DM, Hancock SL, LaGrange C, Levine EG, Longo T, Lowrance W, McGregor B, Monk P, Picus J, Pierorazio P, Rais-Bahrami S, Saylor P, Sircar K, Smith DC, Tzou K, Vaena D, Vaughn D, Yamoah K, Yamzon J, Johnson-Chilla A, Keller J, Pluchino LA. Testicular Cancer, Version 2.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Ne. 2019 Dec.17(12):1529-1554. Pubmedid: 31805523.
  • Echevarria MI, Awasthi S, Cheng CH, Berglund AE, Rounbehler RJ, Gerke TA, Takhar M, Davicioni E, Klein EA, Freedland SJ, Ross AE, Schaeffer EM, Den RB, Cleveland JL, Park JY, Rayford W, Yamoah K. African American Specific Gene Panel Predictive of Poor Prostate Cancer Outcome. J Urol. 2019 Aug.202(2):247-255. Pubmedid: 31107158. Pmcid: PMC7882398.
  • 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.
  • Rounbehler RJ, Berglund AE, Gerke T, Takhar MM, Awasthi S, Li W, Davicioni E, Erho NG, Ross AE, Schaeffer EM, Klein EA, Karnes RJ, Jenkins RB, Cleveland JL, Park JY, Yamoah K. Tristetraprolin Is a Prognostic Biomarker for Poor Outcomes among Patients with Low-Grade Prostate Cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 Nov.27(11):1376-1383. Pubmedid: 30108099. Pmcid: PMC6214732.
  • Roach M, Moughan J, Lawton CAF, Dicker AP, Zeitzer KL, Gore EM, Kwok Y, Seider MJ, Hsu IC, Hartford AC, Horwitz EM, Yamoah K, Jones CU, Michalski JM, Lee WR, Pisansky TM, Rabinovitch R, Rotman M, Pryzant RM, Kim HE, Thomas CR, Shipley WU, Sandler HM. Sequence of hormonal therapy and radiotherapy field size in unfavourable, localised prostate cancer (NRG/RTOG 9413): long-term results of a randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Nov.19(11):1504-1515. Pubmedid: 30316827. Pmcid: PMC6540797.
  • Williams VL, Awasthi S, Fink AK, Pow-Sang JM, Park JY, Gerke T, Yamoah K. African-American men and prostate cancer-specific mortality: a competing risk analysis of a large institutional cohort, 1989-2015. Cancer Med. 2018 May.7(5):2160-2171. Pubmedid: 29601662. Pmcid: PMC5943433.
  • Asamoah FA, Yarney J, Awasthi S, Vanderpuye V, Venkat PS, Fink AK, Naghavi AO, Abrahams A, Mensah JE, Sasu E, Tagoe SNA, Johnstone PAS, Yamoah K. Contemporary Radiation Treatment of Prostate Cancer in Africa: A Ghanaian Experience. J Glob Oncol. 2018 Jul.4:1-13. Pubmedid: 30085846. Pmcid: PMC6223508.
  • Parra AN, Lu H, Li Q, Stoyanova R, Pollack A, Punnen S, Choi J, Abdalah M, Lopez C, Gage K, Park JY, Kosj Y, Pow-Sang JM, Gillies RJ, Balagurunathan Y. Predicting clinically significant prostate cancer using DCE-MRI habitat descriptors. Oncotarget. 2018 Dec.9(98):37125-37136. Pubmedid: 30647849. Pmcid: PMC6324677.
  • Echevarria MI, Naghavi AO, Abuodeh YA, Ahmed KA, Chevere C, Fernandez D, Yamoah K. Low-dose-rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer in Low-resource Settings. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Oct.99(2):378-382. Pubmedid: 28871987.
  • Luu HN, Lin HY, Sørensen KD, Ogunwobi OO, Kumar N, Chornokur G, Phelan C, Jones D, Kidd L, Batra J, Yamoah K, Berglund A, Rounbehler RJ, Yang M, Lee SH, Kang N, Kim SJ, Park JY, Di Pietro G. miRNAs associated with prostate cancer risk and progression. BMC Urol. 2017 Mar.17(1):18. Pubmedid: 28320379. Pmcid: PMC5359825.
  • Kim H, Kalchman I, Santiago-Jiménez M, Lehrer J, Guo J, Hermann G, Yamoah K, Alshalalfa M, Huang HC, Ross AE, Schaeffer EM, Davicioni E, Erho N, Yousefi K, Den RB. Transcriptome evaluation of the relation between body mass index and prostate cancer outcomes. Cancer. 2017 Jun.123(12):2240-2247. Pubmedid: 28140459.
  • Jeffers A, Sochat V, Kattan MW, Yu C, Melcon E, Yamoah K, Rebbeck TR, Whittemore AS. Predicting Prostate Cancer Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy. Prostate. 2017 Feb.77(3):291-298. Pubmedid: 27775165. Pmcid: PMC5877452.
  • Yamoah K, Johnstone PA. Proton beam therapy: clinical utility and current status in prostate cancer. Onco Targets Ther. 2016 Sep.9:5721-5727. Pubmedid: 27695349. Pmcid: PMC5033502.
  • Naghavi AO, Echevarria M, Strom T, Abuodeh YA, Ahmed KA, Venkat PS, Trotti A, Harrison LB, Green BL, Yamoah K, Caudell JJ. Race Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Oct.96(2S):E407. Pubmedid: 27674609.
  • Echevarria MI, Naghavi AO, Venkat PS, Abuodeh YA, Chevere C, Yamoah K. The impact of body mass index on dosimetric quality in low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy. J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2016 Oct.8(5):386-390. Pubmedid: 27895679. Pmcid: PMC5116453.
  • Naghavi AO, Echevarria MI, Grass GD, Strom TJ, Abuodeh YA, Ahmed KA, Kim Y, Trotti AM, Harrison LB, Yamoah K, Caudell JJ. Having Medicaid insurance negatively impacts outcomes in patients with head and neck malignancies. Cancer. 2016 Nov.122(22):3529-3537. Pubmedid: 27479362. Pmcid: PMC7810134.
  • Yamoah K, Zeigler-Johnson CM, Jeffers A, Malkowicz B, Spangler E, Park JY, Whittemore A, Rebbeck TR. The impact of body mass index on treatment outcomes for patients with low-intermediate risk prostate cancer. BMC Cancer. 2016 Jul.16:557. Pubmedid: 27473687. Pmcid: PMC4966583.
  • Naghavi AO, Echevarria MI, Strom TJ, Abuodeh YA, Ahmed KA, Venkat PS, Trotti A, Harrison LB, Green BL, Yamoah K, Caudell JJ. Treatment delays, race, and outcomes in head and neck cancer. Cancer Epidemiol. 2016 Dec.45:18-25. Pubmedid: 27664388.
  • Palmer JD, Siglin J, Yamoah K, Dan T, Champ CE, Bar-Ad V, Werner-Wasik M, Evans JJ, Kim L, Glass J, Farrell C, Andrews DW, Shi W. Re-resection for recurrent high-grade glioma in the setting of re-irradiation: more is not always better. J Neurooncol. 2015 Sep.124(2):215-221. Pubmedid: 26024653.
  • Yamoah K, Johnson MH, Choeurng V, Faisal FA, Yousefi K, Haddad Z, Ross AE, Alshalafa M, Den R, Lal P, Feldman M, Dicker AP, Klein EA, Davicioni E, Rebbeck TR, Schaeffer EM. Novel Biomarker Signature That May Predict Aggressive Disease in African American Men With Prostate Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Sep.33(25):2789-2796. Pubmedid: 26195723. Pmcid: PMC4550692.
  • Yamoah K, Showalter TN, Ohri N. Radiation Therapy Intensification for Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2015 Nov.93(4):737-745. Pubmedid: 26530740. Pmcid: PMC4635974.
  • Eldredge-Hindy HB, Duffy D, Yamoah K, Simone NL, Skowronski J, Dicker AP, Anne PR. Modeled risk of ischemic heart disease following left breast irradiation with deep inspiration breath hold. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2015 May.5(3):162-168. Pubmedid: 25957186.
  • Grover S, Balogun OD, Yamoah K, Groen R, Shah M, Rodin D, Martei Y, Olson AC, Slone JS, Shulman LN, Coleman CN, Hahn SM. Corrigendum: "Training Global Oncologists: Addressing the Global Cancer Control Problem". Front Oncol. 2015 Jun.5:133. Pubmedid: 26114095. Pmcid: PMC4461853.
  • Yamoah K, Deville C, Vapiwala N, Spangler E, Zeigler-Johnson CM, Malkowicz B, Lee DI, Kattan M, Dicker AP, Rebbeck TR. African American men with low-grade prostate cancer have increased disease recurrence after prostatectomy compared with Caucasian men. Urol Oncol. 2015 Feb.33(2):70.e15-70.e22. Pubmedid: 25304288. Pmcid: PMC4980822.
  • Grover S, Balogun OD, Yamoah K, Groen R, Shah M, Rodin D, Olson AC, Slone JS, Shulman LN, Coleman CN, Hahn SM. Training global oncologists: addressing the global cancer control problem. Front Oncol. 2015 Apr.5:80. Pubmedid: 25905040. Pmcid: PMC4389376.
  • Yamoah K, Walker A, Spangler E, Zeigler-Johnson CM, Malkowicz B, Lee DI, Dicker AP, Rebbeck TR, Lal P. African-american race is a predictor of seminal vesicle invasion after radical prostatectomy. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2015 Apr.13(2):e65-e72. Pubmedid: 25450037. Pmcid: PMC4980819.
  • Yamoah K, Eldredge-Hindy HB, Zaorsky NG, Palmer JD, Doyle LA, Sendecki JA, Hesney AA, Harper L, Repka M, Showalter TN, Hurwitz MD, Dicker AP, Den RB. Large prostate gland size is not a contraindication to low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate adenocarcinoma. Brachytherapy. 2014 Oct.13(5):456-464. Pubmedid: 24953945.
  • Zaorsky NG, Yamoah K, Thakur ML, Trabulsi EJ, Showalter TN, Hurwitz MD, Dicker AP, Den RB. A paradigm shift from anatomic to functional and molecular imaging in the detection of recurrent prostate cancer. Future Oncol. 2014 Feb.10(3):457-474. Pubmedid: 24559451. Pmcid: PMC6615465.
  • Yamoah K, Zaorsky NG, Siglin J, Shi W, Werner-Wasik M, Andrews DW, Dicker AP, Bar-Ad V, Liu H. Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Residual Setup Errors and Intra-Fraction Motion Using the Stereotactic X-Ray Image Guidance Verification System. Int J Med Phys Clin Eng Radiat Oncol. 2014 Feb.3(1):1-8. Pubmedid: 29333353. Pmcid: PMC5766040.
  • Zaorsky NG, Doyle LA, Yamoah K, Andrel JA, Trabulsi EJ, Hurwitz MD, Dicker AP, Den RB. High dose rate brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer: a systematic review. Cancer Treat Rev. 2014 Apr.40(3):414-425. Pubmedid: 24231548.
  • Yamoah K, Beecham K, Hegarty SE, Hyslop T, Showalter T, Yarney J. Early results of prostate cancer radiation therapy: an analysis with emphasis on research strategies to improve treatment delivery and outcomes. BMC Cancer. 2013 Jan.13:23. Pubmedid: 23324165. Pmcid: PMC3558339.
  • Yamoah K, Stone N, Stock R. Impact of race on biochemical disease recurrence after prostate brachytherapy. Cancer. 2011 Dec.117(24):5589-5600. Pubmedid: 21692058.
  • Fang L, Wang X, Yamoah K, Chen PL, Pan ZQ, Huang L. Characterization of the human COP9 signalosome complex using affinity purification and mass spectrometry. J Proteome Res. 2008 Nov.7(11):4914-4925. Pubmedid: 18850735. Pmcid: PMC2676908.
  • Yamoah K, Brebene A, Baliram R, Inagaki K, Dolios G, Arabi A, Majeed R, Amano H, Wang R, Yanagisawa R, Abe E. High-mobility group box proteins modulate tumor necrosis factor-alpha expression in osteoclastogenesis via a novel deoxyribonucleic acid sequence. Mol Endocrinol. 2008 May.22(5):1141-1153. Pubmedid: 18218727. Pmcid: PMC2366181.
  • Sun L, Vukicevic S, Baliram R, Yang G, Sendak R, McPherson J, Zhu LL, Iqbal J, Latif R, Natrajan A, Arabi A, Yamoah K, Moonga BS, Gabet Y, Davies TF, Bab I, Abe E, Sampath K, Zaidi M. Intermittent recombinant TSH injections prevent ovariectomy-induced bone loss. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Mar.105(11):4289-4294. Pubmedid: 18332426. Pmcid: PMC2393772.
  • Yamoah K, Oashi T, Sarikas A, Gazdoiu S, Osman R, Pan ZQ. Autoinhibitory regulation of SCF-mediated ubiquitination by human cullin 1's C-terminal tail. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Aug.105(34):12230-12235. Pubmedid: 18723677. Pmcid: PMC2519045.
  • Kumar A, Wu H, Collier-Hyams LS, Hansen JM, Li T, Yamoah K, Pan ZQ, Jones DP, Neish AS. Commensal bacteria modulate cullin-dependent signaling via generation of reactive oxygen species. Embo J. 2007 Oct.26(21):4457-4466. Pubmedid: 17914462. Pmcid: PMC2063476.
  • Gazdoiu S, Yamoah K, Wu K, Pan ZQ. Human Cdc34 employs distinct sites to coordinate attachment of ubiquitin to a substrate and assembly of polyubiquitin chains. Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Oct.27(20):7041-7052. Pubmedid: 17698585. Pmcid: PMC2168909.
  • Abe E, Sun L, Mechanick J, Iqbal J, Yamoah K, Baliram R, Arabi A, Moonga BS, Davies TF, Zaidi M. Bone loss in thyroid disease: role of low TSH and high thyroid hormone. Ann Ny Acad Sci. 2007 Nov.1116:383-391. Pubmedid: 18083940.
  • Sun L, Peng Y, Zaidi N, Zhu LL, Iqbal J, Yamoah K, Wang X, Liu P, Abe E, Moonga BS, Epstein S, Zaidi M. Evidence that calcineurin is required for the genesis of bone-resorbing osteoclasts. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2007 Jan.292(1):F285-F291. Pubmedid: 16968888.
  • Gazdoiu S, Yamoah K, Wu K, Escalante CR, Tappin I, Bermudez V, Aggarwal AK, Hurwitz J, Pan ZQ. Proximity-induced activation of human Cdc34 through heterologous dimerization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Oct.102(42):15053-15058. Pubmedid: 16210246. Pmcid: PMC1242854.
  • Yamoah K, Wu K, Pan ZQ. In vitro cleavage of Nedd8 from cullin 1 by COP9 signalosome and deneddylase 1. Methods Enzymol. 2005.398:509-522. Pubmedid: 16275355.
  • Pan ZQ, Kentsis A, Dias DC, Yamoah K, Wu K. Nedd8 on cullin: building an expressway to protein destruction. Oncogene. 2004 Mar.23(11):1985-1997. Pubmedid: 15021886.
  • Wu K, Yamoah K, Dolios G, Gan-Erdene T, Tan P, Chen A, Lee CG, Wei N, Wilkinson KD, Wang R, Pan ZQ. DEN1 is a dual function protease capable of processing the C terminus of Nedd8 and deconjugating hyper-neddylated CUL1. J Biol Chem. 2003 Aug.278(31):28882-28891. Pubmedid: 12759363.

Grants

Title: Biomarkers Predictive of Tumor Location in African American Men with PCa
Sponsor: Amer Cancer Society
PI: Yamoah, K.