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Recent publications from the UF Health Cancer Institute.

Cancer Control and Population Sciences

Bryan EG, Wright KB, Reese S, Mullis MD, Bylund CL, Sae-Hau M, Weiss ES, Lagmay JP, Fisher CL. Characterizing open and avoidant communication in parents’ caregiving experiences of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) living with blood cancer: Linking communication and psychosocial outcomes. Palliat Support Care. 2026 Jan 9;24:e21. doi: 10.1017/S1478951525101417. PubMed PMID: 41508711.

Tucker CM, Wippold GM, Klein KG, Marcum L, Lee JH, Liu G, Booker SQ, Leighton E, Jake-Schoffman DE, Taylor AS, Rawls R, Feathers KT, Thorpe KA, Saffo G, Johnson D. Gendered Paths To Cancer Knowledge and Screening Behavior among Black Adults: Results from a Community-Partnered Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1007/s40615-025-02815-w. Online ahead of print. No abstract available. PubMed PMID: 41559495.

Brown N, Luniewski A, Yu X, Warthan M, Liu S, Zulawinska J, Ahmad S, Prasad N, Congdon M, Santos W, Xiao F, Guler JL. Replication stress increases de novo CNVs across the malaria parasite genome. Nucleic Acids Res. 2026 Jan 5;54(1):gkaf1436. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkaf1436. PubMed PMID: 41521658; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12784960.

Bolen ML, Buendia M, Shi J, Staley H, Kachergus JM, Efron PA, Park G, Nagpal R, Alvarez SD, Xue QS, McFarland NR, Zimmermann EM, Forsmark CE, Menees KB, Salas A, Aubrey Thompson E, Tansey MG. Spatial single-cell multiomics reveals peripheral immune dysfunction in Parkinson’s and inflammatory bowel disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2026 Jan 16;12(1):25. doi: 10.1038/s41531-025-01199-2. PubMed PMID: 41545356; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12847817.

Smither WW, Borrego D, Applegate K, Bolch WE, Marshall EL. Impact of contrast agents on organ dosimetry in paediatric diagnostic fluoroscopy: the upper gastrointestinal series. Phys Med Biol. 2026 Jan 28;71(2):025014. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ae36e3. PubMed PMID: 41525731; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12848563.

Radwan RM, Huang W, Barney G, Fieber J, Guo J, Novikov A. Evaluation of Endoscopic Ultrasound Delays in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer in Older Adults in the United States. Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2026 Jan 30. doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000986. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41614718.

Thompson E, Indelicato DJ, Brisson RJ, Bradley JA, Klawinski D, Ranalli NJ, Mailhot Vega RB. Outcomes Following Proton Radiation for Pediatric Meningiomas. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Jan 7:e70003. doi: 10.1002/1545-5017.70003. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41496666.

Ibemere SO, Knisely MR, Akpotu I, Darby JE, de Martelly VA, Doorenbos AZ, Ezenwa MO, Matthie NS, Molokie RE, Schlaeger JM, Shah N, Wilkie DJ, Carroll CP, Patil CL. Pre-implementation Barriers and Facilitators to Integrating Complementary and Integrative Health Interventions into Clinic Workflow: The GRACE Trial, NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory. Pain Manag Nurs. 2026 Jan 20:S1524-9042(25)00356-X. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2025.12.015. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41565507.

Ashouri R, Reynolds PS, Rajavel S, Hanchate K, Snead W, DiBianco JM, Joseph J, Crispen P, O’Malley P, Grajo JR, Falzarano SM, Stringer TF, Su LM, Weight CJ, Benidir T. Development of a Prognostic Prediction Model for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Based on Lesion Zone and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value Quantification. Urology. 2026 Jan 28:S0090-4295(26)00061-0. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2026.01.028. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41616920.

Han S, Yadav D, Xu J, Bellin MD, Fisher WE, Fogel EL, Forsmark C, Hart PA, Li L, Pandol SJ, Park WG, Trikudanathan G, Van Den Eeden SK, Vege SS, Conwell DL, Jeon CY; Consortium for the Study of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes, and Pancreatic Cancer (CPDPC). Comprehensive Assessment of Direct and Passive Smoking Across the Pancreatitis Spectrum. Pancreas. 2026 Jan 16. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000002621. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41544102.

Muramoto M, Hopkins A, McCarty C, Allen A, Dickinson LM, Connolly T, Spradley J, Ying J. Effect of Helpers Stay Quit Online Training on Preventing Smoking Relapse and Personal Networks: Protocol for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial and Embedded Mixed Methods Personal Network Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Jan 27;15:e82140. doi: 10.2196/82140. PubMed PMID: 41591931; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12840865.

Cancer Targeting and Therapeutics

Kim C, Tagmount A, Zhu Z, Wilson F, Li D, Ostrov DA, Brad Barbazuk W, Bacher R, Vulpe CD. Identification of functional genetic components modulating toxicity response to PFOS using genome-wide CRISPR screens in HepG2/C3A cells. Arch Toxicol. 2026 Jan 27. doi: 10.1007/s00204-025-04294-8. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41588257.

Javanshir S, Angeli-Pahim I, Iyengar P, Chambers A, Smarandache IM, Ganguli R, Hughes S, Sahin I, Duarte S, Zarrinpar A. Quantification of DNA Methylation for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Am Coll Surg. 2026 Jan 23. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001792. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41575457.

Ashouri R, Reynolds PS, Rajavel S, Hanchate K, Snead W, DiBianco JM, Joseph J, Crispen P, O’Malley P, Grajo JR, Falzarano SM, Stringer TF, Su LM, Weight CJ, Benidir T. Development of a Prognostic Prediction Model for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Based on Lesion Zone and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value Quantification. Urology. 2026 Jan 28:S0090-4295(26)00061-0. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2026.01.028. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41616920.

Reichert KM, Maxwell EA, Frahn A, Caicedo LJ, Bertran J. Fresh and refrigerated cadaveric preparations are ideal for experimental sentinel lymph node mapping in dogs. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Jan 27:1-6. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.25.11.0408. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41592462.

Bernardi F, Torrejon J, Basili I, Van Ommeren R, Marsaud V, Yu H, Talbot J, Souphron J, Indersie E, Forget A, Bonneau B, Massiot A, Alcazar C, Figeac L, Bonerandi E, Cancila G, Sirbu O, Yadav N, Mohanakrishnan D, Lombard B, Loew D, Poullet P, Liva S, Lovino M, Lin IH, Nakashima T, Gharsalli T, Nicolas PA, Yubuki N, Ribas RA, Colsch B, Chu-Van E, Castelli F, Sampaio JL, Leboucher S, Lasgi C, Besse L, Soler MN, Lo Re V, Planque N, Abeysundara N, Balin P, Wang H, Su H, Wu X, Cavalli FMG, Saulnier O, Ficarra E, Di Marcotullio L, Kumegawa K, Maruyama R, Kawauchi D, Picard D, Remke M, Riffaud L, Puiseux C, Bouchoucha Y, Huybrechts S, Simbozel M, Bourdeaut F, Varlet P, Puget S, Blauwblomme T, Andrianteranagna M, Planchon JM, Dugourd A, Saez-Rodriguez J, Barillot E, Servant N, Martignetti L, Rich J, Kool M, Pfister SM, Agnihotri S, Suzuki H, Fanjul M, Wang WJ, Tsai JW, Sun RC, Beccaria K, Dufour C, Sarry JE, Michealraj KA, Taylor MD, Ayrault O. Multiomic integration reveals tumoral heterogeneity of lipid dependence within lethal group 3 medulloblastoma. Cancer Cell. 2026 Jan 15:S1535-6108(25)00546-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.12.012. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41544627.

Desai AV, Naranjo A, LaBarre B, Chen L, Goldsmith KC, Granger MP, States L, Green SG, Trunzo M, Fitzgerald W, DuBois SG, Bagatell R, Park JR, Marachelian A. A pilot study of chemoimmunotherapy in the postconsolidation setting for high-risk neuroblastoma (ANBL19P1): A report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Cancer. 2026 Jan 15;132(2):e70165. doi: 10.1002/cncr.70165. PubMed PMID: 41527287; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12796553.

Lu X, Ranjbar S, Zhang F, Choonara Y, Pearson RM, Fetse J, He R, Mohamed E, Ranjan A, Hussain MD, Mohamed Kheir AHO, Yen CW, Salem AK, Mosharraf M. Lipid Nanoparticle Development in Practice: Challenges and Collective Insights. Pharm Res. 2026 Jan 22. doi: 10.1007/s11095-026-04025-3. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41572106.

Yeh YY, Lin HY, Guo J, Sun RC, Jiang S, Bian J, Dai H. Inferring high-fat dietary patterns from electronic health record data using machine learning. JAMIA Open. 2026 Jan 7;9(1):ooaf181. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaf181. eCollection 2026 Feb. PubMed PMID: 41531742; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12794014.

Saki M, Artz ME, Park J, Johnson PB, Bryant C, Balaji KC, Grewal H. Combining Statins with Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: From Photon Experience to Proton Potential. J Clin Med. 2026 Jan 10;15(2):568. doi: 10.3390/jcm15020568. PubMed PMID: 41598506; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12841982.

El Rouby N, Aquilante CL, Bargal SA, Cavallari LH, Duarte JD, Gunderson K, Mazhindu T, Nagy M, Nie X, Nguyen DG, Patel JN, Skaar TC, Smith DM, Tuteja S, van Schaik RHN, Hicks JK; PGRN Implementation Working Group. Global Investigation of Clinical Implementation Strategies for DPYD Testing to Guide Fluoropyrimidine Therapy. Clin Transl Sci. 2026 Jan;19(1):e70466. doi: 10.1111/cts.70466. PubMed PMID: 41456101; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12744196.

Obodo D, Nguyen NHK, Cao X, Parcha PK, Vulpe CD, Lamba JK, Pounds SB. cellMCD Effectively Discovers Drug Resistance and Sensitivity Genes for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Genes (Basel). 2026 Jan 1;17(1):49. doi: 10.3390/genes17010049. PubMed PMID: 41595469; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12841039.

Balsamo LM, Kairalla JA, Hibbitts E, Rodwin RL, Devidas M, Dreyzin A, Winick NJ, Carroll WL, Hunger SP, Raetz EA, Schore RJ, Loh ML, Ness KK, Angiolillo AL, Kadan-Lottick NS. Diminished Quality of Life Despite Reduced Treatment in Children With B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Children’s Oncology Group AALL0932. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Jan 5:e70029. doi: 10.1002/1545-5017.70029. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41486974.

Deyell RJ, Srivatsa K, Angelini P, Kao PC, Payne B, Naranjo A, Castelli S, Kato M, Ohira M, Poetschger U, Mosse Y, Moreno L, Irwin MS, Ramanujachar R, London WB. Improved Outcomes for Older Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Neuroblastoma in the Post-Immunotherapy Era: An Updated Report From the International Neuroblastoma Risk Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2026 Jan 16:e70124. doi: 10.1002/1545-5017.70124. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41546455.

Miyan J, Vudatha V, Cao L, Zhang P, Zheng G, Zheng L, Trevino J, Zhou D, Khan S. The combination of BCL-xL PROTAC and mTOR inhibitor sensitizes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma to KRASG12D inhibitor treatment by enhancing apoptosis induction. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jan 5:2026.01.05.697773. doi: 10.64898/2026.01.05.697773. PubMed PMID: 41542622; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12803287.

Arifova L, MacTavish BS, Laughlin Z, Karadi Girdhar MN, Shang J, Li MH, Yu X, Zhu D, Kamenecka TM, Kojetin DJ. Shifting the PPARgamma conformational ensemble toward a transcriptionally repressive state improves covalent inhibitor efficacy. Elife. 2026 Jan 21;14:RP106697. doi: 10.7554/eLife.106697. PubMed PMID: 41563829; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12823062.

Immuno-Oncology and Microbiome

Chitre S, Gharaibeh RZ, Newsome RC, Jiang J, Brock A, Schmittgen TD, Jobin C. Campylobacter jejuni infection impacts host-derived miRNAs targeting bacterial and host genes. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Jan 22:e0318425. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03184-25. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41569044.

Silver NL, Dai J, Kerr TD, Altemus J, Garg R, Simmons H, Alban T, Noel-Romas L, Makarov V, Shih DJH, Kumar SV, Santos A, Akbani R, Burgener A, Dwidar M, Gross N, Sikora AG, Sayour EJ, Stacy A, Jobin C, Chan TA, Ferrarotto R, McGrail DJ. Intratumoral bacteria are immunosuppressive and promote immunotherapy resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Nat Cancer. 2026 Jan;7(1):80-97. doi: 10.1038/s43018-025-01067-1. Epub 2026 Jan 2. PubMed PMID: 41482523; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12823012.

Chen S, Jugl S, Jackson L, Rahman M, Antonelli PJ, Bruggeman B, Winterstein AG. Risk of intracranial meningioma requiring surgical intervention among recent hormonal contraceptives users. J Neurooncol. 2026 Jan 7;176(2):156. doi: 10.1007/s11060-025-05402-5. No abstract available. PubMed PMID: 41498984.

Mechanisms of Oncogenesis

Shekhar R, McMahon S, Tibbetts SA, Flemington EK, Renne R. Cross-Species Insights Into Gamma Herpesvirus Transcriptomes: Long-Read and Multi-Omics Perspectives. J Med Virol. 2026 Jan;98(1):e70802. doi: 10.1002/jmv.70802. PubMed PMID: 41543273; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12810222.

Li H, Pemov A, Allaway R, Muir DF, Chang LJ, Banerjee J, Scott AJ, Nagy JMW, Liu J, Carrio M, Mazuelas H, Yachnis A, Lee SY, Zhang X, Lyu Y, Stewart DR, Hirbe A, Blakeley JO, Serra E, Wallis D, Wallace MR. Immortalization and characterization of Schwann cell lines derived from NF1-associated cutaneous neurofibromas. PLoS One. 2026 Jan 21;21(1):e0340183. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0340183. eCollection 2026. PubMed PMID: 41564118; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12822933.

Adiyeri Knadiyil N, Cubilla AL, Tifrea DF, Kim J, Rodriguez C, Kirby KA, Sangoi AR, Korvink N, Rahmatpanah F, Falzarano SM, Prieto-Granada C, Giannico GA. GATA3 Is Underexpressed in Penile Neoplasia: Potential Implications in Diagnosis and Pathogenesis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2026 Jan 20. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000002511. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41555526.

Chitre S, Gharaibeh RZ, Newsome RC, Jiang J, Brock A, Schmittgen TD, Jobin C. Campylobacter jejuni infection impacts host-derived miRNAs targeting bacterial and host genes. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Jan 22:e0318425. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03184-25. Online ahead of print. PubMed PMID: 41569044.