Molecular and Cellular Radiation Neuro-Oncology Laboratory
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Email: achakravarti@partners.org

Members of the Chakravarti Lab:

Students:
  • Areej El-Jawahri
  • Vincent Depalo
  • Jenna Kahn
  • Angelika Modelska
  • Anshu Shukla
  • Zachary Reardon
  • Nikol Mladkova
  • Mike Erkkinen (alumni)
  • Greg Saia (alumni)
  • Erin Tyndall (alumni)

 
The Chakravarti
Laboratory 2008:

The Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiation Neuro-Oncology
 
Lab Contact Information:

Richard B. Simches Research Center,
Brain Tumor Research Center,
Massachusetts General Hospital

CPZN-3-3800
617-643-3427 (phone)
617-643-3229 (fax)
Email: achakravarti@partners.org

COMET assay to
determine DNA damage
after irradiation.

Selected Publications: [MCRNOL Publications & PubMed Links]

Chakravarti, A. ; Loeffler, J. S. ; Dyson, N..J. Insulin-like growth factor receptor I (IGFRI) mediates resistance to anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy in primary human glioblastoma cells through continued activation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling. Cancer Res. 2002; 62(1):200-207.

Chakravarti, A.; Noll, E.; Black, P.B.; Dyson, N.J.; Loeffler, J.S. Quantitatively-determined Survivin expression levels are of prognostic value in human gliomas. J Clin Oncol. 2002; 20(4):1063-1068

Chakravarti, A.; Chakladar, A.; Delaney, M.A.; Latham, D.E.; Loeffler, J.S. The epidermal growth factor receptor pathway mediates resistance to sequential administration of radiation and chemotherapy in primary human glioblastoma cells in a RAS-dependent manner. Cancer Res. 2002; 62(15):4307-4315

Chakravarti, A.; Heydon, K.; Wu, C-L; Hammond, E.; Pollack, A.; Roach, M.; Wolkov, H.; Okunieff, P; Komaki, R.; Fontanesi, J; Abrams, R.; Pilepich, M.; Shipley, W. Loss of p16 expression is of prognostic significance in locally advanced prostate cancer: An analysis from RTOG 86-10. J Clin Oncol 2003;

Chakravarti, A.; Zhai, G.; Suzuki, Y.; Sarkesh, S.; Black, P.; Muzikansky, A. ; Loeffler, J. The Prognostic Significance of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Pathway Activation in Human Gliomas. J Clin Oncol 2004 May 15;22(10):1926-33.

Zhang, M., Chakravarti, A. Novel radiation-enhancing agents in malignant gliomas. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2006 Jan;16(1):29-37.

Chakravarti, A.; Zhang, M.; Khor, L-Y.; Pollack, A.; Shipley, W. The prognostic value of p16 in locally-advanced prostate cancer: a report from RTOG 9202. J. Clin Oncol 2007; 25(21): 3082-3089.

Stupp, R., Hegi, M.; Gilbert, M.; Chakravarti, A. Chemoradiotherapy in malignant glioma: standard of care and future directions. J. Clin Oncol 2007; 25(26): 4127-4136.

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