Dr. Jann N Sarkaria M.D.
Radiation Oncologist | Radiation Oncology
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. Jann Sarkaria practices Radiation Oncology in Rochester, MN. Radiation oncology is a medical specialty that involves treating cancer with radiation. Dr. Sarkaria specializes in treating cancer with radiation, using radiation therapy to treat a wide variety of cancers. Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted and regulated doses of high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, Los Angeles, Ucla Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1990
University of California 1990
Board Certification
RadiologyAmerican Board of RadiologyABR
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Inhibition of ATM and ATR kinase activities by the radiosensitizing agent, caffeine.
- The radiosensitizing agent 7-hydroxystaurosporine (UCN-01) inhibits the DNA damage checkpoint kinase hChk1.
- Novel pyrrolo-quinoline derivatives as potent inhibitors for PI3-kinase related kinases.
- Combination of epidermal growth factor receptor targeted therapy with radiation therapy for malignant gliomas.
- Inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin sensitizes U87 xenografts to fractionated radiation therapy.
- Identifying inhibitors of ATM and ATR kinase activities.
- Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors as anti-cancer agents.
- Disruption of parallel and converging signaling pathways contributes to the synergistic antitumor effects of simultaneous mTOR and EGFR inhibition in GBM cells.
- Use of an orthotopic xenograft model for assessing the effect of epidermal growth factor receptor amplification on glioblastoma radiation response.
- Using fluorodeoxythymidine to monitor anti-EGFR inhibitor therapy in squamous cell carcinoma xenografts.
- Mechanisms of chemoresistance to alkylating agents in malignant glioma.
- PTEN loss does not predict for response to RAD001 (Everolimus) in a glioblastoma orthotopic xenograft test panel.
- Bioluminescent imaging of intracranial vestibular schwannoma xenografts in NOD/SCID mice.
Treatments
- Lung Cancer
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