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Overview

Amir Abdollahi is affiliated with the National Center for Tumor Diseases in Germany. Their research spans key areas in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable focus on oncology and radiation-related fields.

Their work primarily covers subfields such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, molecular biology, radiation, and oncology. These areas frame much of their scientific output, particularly in relation to cancer diagnosis and treatment modalities.

Core topics addressed in their research include radiation therapy and dosimetry, advanced radiotherapy techniques, glioma diagnosis and treatment, radiomics and machine learning in medical imaging, radiation effects in electronics, cancer immunotherapy, and biomarkers, as well as lung cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Amir Abdollahi has contributed to numerous research papers, with several notable recent publications including:

  • "Sarcoma classification by DNA methylation profiling," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "An R package for an integrated evaluation of statistical approaches to cancer incidence projection," 2020, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • "Simultaneous targeting of TGF-β/PD-L1 synergizes with radiotherapy by reprogramming the tumor microenvironment to overcome immune evasion," 2021, Cancer Cell
  • "GLS-driven glutamine catabolism contributes to prostate cancer radiosensitivity by regulating the redox state, stemness and ATG5-mediated autophagy," 2021, Theranostics
  • "FLASH with carbon ions: Tumor control, normal tissue sparing, and distal metastasis in a mouse osteosarcoma model," 2022, Radiotherapy and Oncology

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Jürgen Debus
  • Ivana Đokić
  • Andrea Mairani
  • Maximilian Knoll
  • Thomas Tessonnier

Amir Abdollahi's research has been published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Cancers

These journals often address interdisciplinary topics spanning clinical oncology to advanced radiation techniques and molecular studies. The publication volume in these venues indicates a sustained engagement with both foundational and applied cancer research.

Best Publications

  • Endostatin's antiangiogenic signaling network

    Amir Abdollahi;Philip Hahnfeldt;Christian Maercker;Hermann Josef Gröne

  • Inhibition of platelet-derived growth factor signaling attenuates pulmonary fibrosis

    Amir Abdollahi;Minglun Li;Minglun Li;Gong Ping;Gong Ping;Christian Plathow

  • Transcriptional Network Governing the Angiogenic Switch in Human Pancreatic Cancer

    A. Abdollahi;C. Schwager;J. Kleeff;I. Esposito

  • Sarcoma classification by DNA methylation profiling

    Christian Koelsche;Christian Koelsche;Daniel Schrimpf;Daniel Schrimpf;Damian Stichel;Martin Sill

  • Inhibition of αvβ3 Integrin Survival Signaling Enhances Antiangiogenic and Antitumor Effects of Radiotherapy

    Amir Abdollahi;David W. Griggs;Heike Zieher;Alexandra Roth

  • Transcriptional Switch of Dormant Tumors to Fast-Growing Angiogenic Phenotype

    Nava Almog;Lili Ma;Raktima Raychowdhury;Christian Schwager

  • CD8+ tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in relation to HPV status and clinical outcome in patients with head and neck cancer after postoperative chemoradiotherapy: A multicentre study of the German cancer consortium radiation oncology group (DKTK-ROG)

    Panagiotis Balermpas;Panagiotis Balermpas;Franz Rödel;Franz Rödel;Claus Rödel;Claus Rödel;Mechthild Krause

  • Trimodal Cancer Treatment: Beneficial Effects of Combined Antiangiogenesis, Radiation, and Chemotherapy

    Peter E. Huber;Marc Bischof;Jürgen Jenne;Sabine Heiland

  • Combined therapy with direct and indirect angiogenesis inhibition results in enhanced antiangiogenic and antitumor effects.

    Amir Abdollahi;Kenneth E. Lipson;Axel Sckell;Heike Zieher

  • SU5416 and SU6668 Attenuate the Angiogenic Effects of Radiation-induced Tumor Cell Growth Factor Production and Amplify the Direct Anti-endothelial Action of Radiation in Vitro

    Amir Abdollahi;Kenneth E. Lipson;Xiaohong Han;Robert Krempien

  • Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles of Microdissected Cell Populations Indicates that Testicular Carcinoma In situ Is an Arrested Gonocyte

    Si Brask Sonne;Kristian Almstrup;Marlene Dalgaard;Agnieszka Sierakowska Juncker

  • Combination of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor/platelet-derived growth factor receptor inhibition markedly improves radiation tumor therapy.

    Carmen Timke;Heike Zieher;Alexandra Roth;Kai Hauser

  • mTOR target NDRG1 confers MGMT-dependent resistance to alkylating chemotherapy

    Markus Weiler;Jonas Blaes;Stefan Pusch;Felix Sahm

  • Endostatin: the logic of antiangiogenic therapy.

    Amir Abdollahi;Lynn Hlatky;Peter E. Huber

  • HPV16 DNA status is a strong prognosticator of loco-regional control after postoperative radiochemotherapy of locally advanced oropharyngeal carcinoma: Results from a multicentre explorative study of the German Cancer Consortium Radiation Oncology Group (DKTK-ROG)

    Fabian Lohaus;Fabian Lohaus;Annett Linge;Annett Linge;Inge Tinhofer;Inge Tinhofer;Volker Budach;Volker Budach

  • HPV status, cancer stem cell marker expression, hypoxia gene signatures and tumour volume identify good prognosis subgroups in patients with HNSCC after primary radiochemotherapy: A multicentre retrospective study of the German Cancer Consortium Radiation Oncology Group (DKTK-ROG)

    Annett Linge;Fabian Lohaus;Steffen Löck;Alexander Nowak

  • Tumor growth and angiogenesis are dependent on the presence of immature dendritic cells

    Ofer Fainaru;Nava Almog;Chong Wing Yung;Kei Nakai

  • Prognostic significance of IDH-1 and MGMT in patients with glioblastoma: One step forward, and one step back?

    Stephanie E Combs;Stefan Rieken;Wolfgang Wick;Amir Abdollahi

  • Inhibition of Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer Models by Interference With CD44v6 Signaling

    Alexandra Matzke-Ogi;Katharina Jannasch;Marine Shatirishvili;Beatrix Fuchs

  • Neoadjuvant chemoradiation with Gemcitabine for locally advanced pancreatic cancer

    Daniel Habermehl;Kerstin Kessel;Thomas Welzel;Holger Hof

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen Debus
Jürgen Debus University Hospital Heidelberg
Claus Belka
Claus Belka Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Wolfgang Wick
Wolfgang Wick German Cancer Research Center
Claus Rödel
Claus Rödel Goethe University Frankfurt
Andreas von Deimling
Andreas von Deimling Heidelberg University
Andreas Unterberg
Andreas Unterberg Heidelberg University
Wilko Weichert
Wilko Weichert Technical University of Munich
Christel Herold-Mende
Christel Herold-Mende Heidelberg University
Frank Buchholz
Frank Buchholz TU Dresden
Michael H. Baumann
Michael H. Baumann National Institute on Drug Abuse

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