ROS1-dependent cancers—biology, diagnostics and therapeutics

A Drilon, C Jenkins, S Iyer, A Schoenfeld… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2021 - nature.com
The proto-oncogene ROS1 encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase with an unknown physiological
role in humans. Somatic chromosomal fusions involving ROS1 produce chimeric …

Discovery of oncogenic ROS1 missense mutations with sensitivity to tyrosine kinase inhibitors

SR Iyer, K Nusser, K Jones, P Shinde… - EMBO Molecular …, 2023 - embopress.org
ROS1 is the largest receptor tyrosine kinase in the human genome. Rearrangements of the
ROS1 gene result in oncogenic ROS1 kinase fusion proteins that are currently the only …

MYC Promotes Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Resistance in ROS1-Fusion-Positive Lung Cancer

SR Iyer, I Odintsov, AJ Schoenfeld, E Siau… - Molecular Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
This study functionally characterizes MYC overexpression as a novel form of therapeutic
resistance to ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non–small cell lung cancer and proposes …

Rare but recurrent ROS1 fusions resulting from chromosome 6q22 microdeletions are targetable oncogenes in glioma

…, JJ Henderson, A Agarwal, JP Wagner, SR Iyer… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Purpose: Gliomas, a genetically heterogeneous group of primary central nervous system
tumors, continue to pose a significant clinical challenge. Discovery of chromosomal …

Discovery and functional characterization of the oncogenicity and targetability of a novel NOTCH1–ROS1 gene fusion in pediatric angiosarcoma

P Jain, S Iyer, J Straka, LF Surrey… - Molecular …, 2022 - molecularcasestudies.cshlp.org
Angiosarcomas are rare, malignant soft tissue tumors in children that arise in a wide range
of anatomical locations and have limited targeted therapies available. Here, we report a rare …

Evaluation of Immune Response against SARS-CoV-2 by a Parainfluenza Virus 5 Prime and Virus-Like Particles Boost Vaccine Regimen

SN Iyer - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The emergence of pneumonia-like symptoms in late 2019 heralded the beginning of a global
health crisis, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the identification of Severe …

Association of preoperative hemoglobin A1c and body mass index with wound infection rate in spinal surgery

MN Ross, S Iyer, KR Gundle, DA Ross - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: The deleterious effect of diabetes mellitus on surgical outcomes is well
documented for joint replacement surgery. We analyzed the large national US Department of …

Modeling fine-grained spatio-temporal pollution maps with low-cost sensors

…, G Rusconi, L Jose, N Soans, A Sudarshan… - npj Climate and …, 2022 - nature.com
The use of air quality monitoring networks to inform urban policies is critical especially
where urban populations are exposed to unprecedented levels of air pollution. High costs, …

Spinal intradural teratomas: developmental programs gone awry?

MYS Kalani, S Iyer, SW Coons, KA Smith - Neurosurgical Focus, 2012 - thejns.org
Intradural spinal teratomas are rare tumors of the spinal cord that are infrequently encountered
in children. Although the mechanistic basis for the formation of these tumors is unclear, …

Trends in weight and body mass index after spinal surgery for degenerative disease

DA Ross, S Iyer, MN Ross - International Journal of Spine Surgery, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Currently, 37% of adults in the United States are obese, and 34% are overweight.
Obesity poses a particularly complex challenge in spinal surgery management, whereby …