May 2026 – Published Articles

Inhibition of autophagy increases head and neck cancer sensitivity to cetuximab and radiation therapy.
Lee YS, Nickel KP, Bradley ST, Skiba JH, Eckers JC, Swick AD, Hu R, Iida M, Gurel Z, Wheeler DL, Kimple RJ.Sci Rep. 2026 May 28. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-53573-6. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42209566 Free article.

Stereoselective Phosphorylation of d-Ribose as a Driver of Life’s Homochirality.
Subbotin VM, Fiksel G.Life (Basel). 2026 May 20;16(5):846. doi: 10.3390/life16050846.PMID: 42195400 Free PMC article.

Organoid Level Assessments of Human Primary and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer-Derived Organoids Predict Response to Chemotherapy and Chemoradiation.
Udgata S, Schmitz AE, Gillette AA, Sorenson AG, Riendeau JM, Engeldinger R, Stoecker JN, Steimle AK, Johnson KA, Kittelson D, Isaak A, Kratz JD, Carchman E, Kimple R, Pasch CA, Skala MC, Deming DA.Cancers (Basel). 2026 May 13;18(10):1587. doi: 10.3390/cancers18101587.PMID: 42192947 Free PMC article.

Evaluation of a Dynamic Collimation System to Improve IMPT Dose Distributions and Maintain Treatment Efficiency.
Vu NJ, Du A, Hyer DE, Gutierrez AN, Wroe A, Flynn RT, Patwardhan K, Pons E, Erhart K, Wake K, Culberson WS, Hill PM, Smith BR.Cancers (Basel). 2026 May 12;18(10):1573. doi: 10.3390/cancers18101573.PMID: 42192934 Free PMC article.

Longitudinal Swallowing and Salivary Changes With CLR 131 and Re-Irradiation in Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer.
Wu J, Gustafson S, Hyun M, Alexandridis R, Nicosia M, McCulloch T, Bruce J, Kimple R, Rogus-Pulia N.Head Neck. 2026 May 15. doi: 10.1002/hed.70309. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42141749

Automated Analysis for MR Coil QA.
Paliwal B, Bal A, Kodali L, Tewatia D, Tanumihardjo I.J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2026 May;27(5):e70624. doi: 10.1002/acm2.70624.PMID: 42130029 Free PMC article.

SSTNIV, a syndecan-1-targeting peptide chimera, reverses immune suppression and inhibits myeloma progression.
Jung O, Beauvais DM, Ibaan GL, Wooldrik CC, Flietner E, Choi S, Zhang J, Rapraeger AC.Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2026 May 12;11(1):175. doi: 10.1038/s41392-026-02709-1.PMID: 42115585 Free PMC article.

A primer on treatment planning aspects for temporally modulated pulsed radiation therapy.
Velten C, Bayliss A, Huang J, Tomé WA.Pract Radiat Oncol. 2026 May 9:S1879-8500(26)00134-7. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2026.04.009. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42114805 Free article.

Radiopharmaceutical therapy provides superior survival advantage for leptomeningeal metastasis compared to external beam radiotherapy.
Zhao L, Clark PA, Shireman JM, Schepp CL, Rojas HC, Kwon O, Adeniyi AO, Idrissou MB, Kerr CP, Iskandar M, Chowdhury F, Wang X, Hernandez R, Bednarz B, Weichert JP, Morris ZS, Dey M.Neuro Oncol. 2026 May 2:noag098. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noag098. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42080948

Radiomics-based Differentiation of Recurrent Brain Metastases from Treatment Effects: A Multi-Institutional Comparative Study with Advanced Imaging.
Um H, Ismail M, Hill VB, Puri S, Yu JS, Lu L, Nayate AP, Higinbotham A, Rogers LR, Prasanna P, Bardhan M, Li C, Basree MM, Baschnagel AM, McMillan AB, Bhatia A, Ahluwalia MS, Veronesi MC, Tiwari P.Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2026 May;8(3):e250435. doi: 10.1148/rycan.250435.PMID: 41995469 Free PMC article.