Boryana Eastman, M.D., Ph.D.

• Eastman, B.M., Hippe, D., Wootton, L., Nyflot, M., Thompson, M., Pollack, S., Kim, E.Y., Spraker, M.B. 2021.Treatment at a high-volume center may mitigate the importance of socio-economic factors on overall survival in soft tissue sarcoma. BMC Cancer 21(1):620. PMID 34039294
• Eastman, B.M., Saigal, R., Hofstetter, C.P., Foote, M., Mayr, N.A., Lo, S.S. 2021. Commentary: Prognostic Factors Associated with Surviving Less than 3 Months vs Greater than 3 Years Specific to Spine SBRT and Late Adverse Effect. Neurosurgery. 88(5):E406-E407. PMID 33582789
• Eastman, B.M., Vinyak, V., Lo, S., Graber, J. 2020. Stereotactic radiosurgery in the treatment of adults with metastatic brain tumors. J Neurosurg Sci. (PMID 32270945)
• Badiyan, S, Kaiser, A, Eastman, B., Forsthoefel, M., Zeng, J., Unger, K., Chuong, M. 2019. Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies: Hope of Hype? Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. (PMID 32258525)
• Hu, J., Jo, M., Eastman, B.M., Gilder, A.S., Bui, J.D., Gonias, S.L. 2014. uPAR induces expression of transforming growth factor beta and interleukin-4 in cancer cells to promote tumor-progressive conditioning of macrophages. Am J Pathol 184(12):3384-93 (PMID 25310970)
• Eastman, B.M., Jo, M., Webb, D.L., Takimoto, S., Gonias, S.L. 2012. A transformation in the mechanism by which the urokinase receptor signals provides a selection advantage for estrogen receptor-expressing breast cancer cells in the absence of estrogen. Cell Signal 24(9):1847-55 (PMID 22617030)
• Eastman, B.M.*, Jo, M.*, Webb, D.L., Stoletov, K., Klemke, R., Gonias, S.L. 2010. Cell Signaling by Urokinase type Plasminogen Activator Receptor Induces Stem Cell-like Properties in Breast Cancer Cells. Cancer Res 70(21):8948-58 * equal contribution (PMID 20940399)
• Jo, M., Lester, R.D., Montel, V., Eastman B., Takimoto, S., Gonias, S.L. 2009. Reversibility of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Induced in Breast Cancer Cells by Activation of Urokinase Receptor-Dependent Cell Signaling, J Biol Chem 284(34):22825-33 (PMID 19546228)
   

DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS:

• Eastman, B.M., Kane, G.M. Trim one’s (E)wings – how much is enough? 2020. Gray Zone Report. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
• Eastman, B.M., McGranahan, T., Cimino, P.J., Halasz, L.M. Craniospinal Irradiation in Patients Diagnosed with Glioblastoma with Primitive Neuroectoderm Features (GBM/PNET) Prevents Distant Intracranial and Leptomeningeal Recurrences. 2020. Eastman, B.M., McGranahan, T., Cimino, P.J., Halasz, L.M. ASCO 2020 Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Retrieved from “https://meetinglibrary.asco.org/record/190042/abstract”
• Eastman, B.M. 2016. The Effect of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) on Sparing Healthy Tissues in the Treatment of Lymphoma Involving the Mediastinum. UC San Diego: School of Medicine. Retrieved from “https://escholarship.org/uc/item/69s6k84k”
• Eastman, B.M. 2012. The role of uPAR in inducing a cancer stem cell-like phenotype in breast cancer and allowing cells to develop endocrine therapy resistance. UC San Diego: School of Medicine. Retrieved from “https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5882d9j7”