Shumei Song

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Li Y, Fan Y, Xu J, Huo L, Scott AW, Jin J, Yang B, Shao S, Ma L, Wang Y, Yao X, Pool Pizzi M, Sewastjanow Da Silva M, Zhang G, Zhuo L, Cho EJ, Dalby KN, Shanbhag ND, Wang Z, Li W, Song S, Ajani JA. GRK3 is a poor prognosticator and serves as a therapeutic target in advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 41(1):257, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35996148.
2. Song S, Chen Q, Li Y, Lei G, Scott A, Huo L, Li CY, Estrella JS, Correa A, Pizzi MP, Ma L, Jin J, Liu B, Wang Y, Xiao L, Hofstetter WL, Lee JH, Weston B, Bhutani M, Shanbhag N, Johnson RL, Gan B, Wei S, Ajani JA. Targeting cancer stem cells with a pan-BCL-2 inhibitor in preclinical and clinical settings in patients with gastroesophageal carcinoma. Gut 70(12):2238-2248, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33487592.
3. Hao D, He S, Harada K, Pizzi MP, Lu Y, Guan P, Chen L, Wang R, Zhang S, Sewastjanow-Silva M, Abdelhakeem A, Shanbhag N, Bhutani M, Han G, Lee JH, Zhao S, Weston B, Blum Murphy M, Waters R, Estrella JS, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Gan Q, Lee JS, Peng G, Hanash SM, Calin GA, Song X, Zhang J, Song S, Wang L, Ajani JA. Integrated genomic profiling and modelling for risk stratification in patients with advanced oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma. Gut 70(11):2055-2065, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33334899.
4. Song S, Xu Y, Huo L, Zhao S, Wang R, Li Y, Scott AW, Pizzi MP, Wang Y, Fan Y, Harada K, Jin J, Ma L, Yao X, Shanbhag ND, Gan Q, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Badgwell BD, Wang Z, Wang L, Ajani JA. Patient-derived cell lines and orthotopic mouse model of peritoneal carcinomatosis recapitulate molecular and phenotypic features of human gastric adenocarcinoma. J Exp Clin Cancer Res 40(1):207, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34162421.
5. Chen HY, Feng LL, Li M, Ju HQ, Ding Y, Lan M, Song SM, Han WD, Yu L, Wei MB, Pang XL, He F, Liu S, Zheng J, Ma Y, Lin CY, Lan P, Huang MJ, Zou YF, Yang ZL, Wang T, Lang JY, Orangio GR, Poylin V, Ajani JA, Wang WH, Wan XB. College of American Pathologists Tumor Regression Grading System for Long-Term Outcome in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Oncologist 26(5):e780-e793, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33543577.
6. Xu Y, Li Y, Jin J, Han G, Sun C, Pizzi MP, Huo L, Scott A, Wang Y, Ma L, Lee JH, Bhutani MS, Weston B, Vellano C, Yang L, Lin C, Kim Y, MacLeod AR, Wang L, Wang Z, Song S, Ajani JA. Correction to: LncRNA PVT1 up-regulation is a poor prognosticator and serves as a therapeutic target in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Mol Cancer 20(1):56, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33766033.
7. Ajani JA, Xu Y, Huo L, Wang R, Li Y, Wang Y, Pizzi MP, Scott A, Harada K, Ma L, Yao X, Jin J, Zhao W, Dong X, Badgwell BD, Shanbhag N, Tatlonghari G, Estrella JS, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Kobayashi M, Vykoukal JV, Hanash SM, Calin GA, Peng G, Lee JS, Johnson RL, Wang Z, Wang L, Song S. YAP1 mediates gastric adenocarcinoma peritoneal metastases that are attenuated by YAP1 inhibition. Gut 70(1):55-66, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32345613.
8. Badgwell B, Ikoma N, Murphy MB, Wang X, Estrella J, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Das P, Minsky BD, Lano E, Song S, Mansfield P, Ajani J. A Phase II Trial of Cytoreduction, Gastrectomy, and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Perfusion with Chemotherapy for Patients with Gastric Cancer and Carcinomatosis or Positive Cytology. Ann Surg Oncol 28(1):258-264, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32556731.
9. Wang R, Dang M, Harada K, Han G, Wang F, Pool Pizzi M, Zhao M, Tatlonghari G, Zhang S, Hao D, Lu Y, Zhao S, Badgwell BD, Blum Murphy M, Shanbhag N, Estrella JS, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Abdelhakeem AAF, Wang Y, Peng G, Hanash S, Calin GA, Song X, Chu Y, Zhang J, Li M, Chen K, Lazar AJ, Futreal A, Song S, Ajani JA, Wang L. Single-cell dissection of intratumoral heterogeneity and lineage diversity in metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma. Nat Med 27(1):141-151, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33398161.
10. White MG, Kothari A, Ikoma N, Murphy MB, Song S, Ajani J, Mansfield P, Badgwell B. Factors Associated with Resection and Survival After Laparoscopic HIPEC for Peritoneal Gastric Cancer Metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol 27(13):4963-4969, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32648181.
11. Chen B, Dragomir MP, Fabris L, Bayraktar R, Knutsen E, Liu X, Tang C, Li Y, Shimura T, Ivkovic TC, De Los Santos MC, Anfossi S, Shimizu M, Shah MY, Ling H, Shen P, Multani AS, Pardini B, Burks JK, Katayama H, Reineke LC, Huo L, Syed M, Song S, Ferracin M, Oki E, Fromm B, Ivan C, Bhuvaneshwar K, Gusev Y, Mimori K, Menter D, Sen S, Matsuyama T, Uetake H, Vasilescu C, Kopetz S, Parker-Thornburg J, Taguchi A, Hanash SM, Girnita L, Slaby O, Goel A, Varani G, Gagea M, Li C, Ajani JA, Calin GA. The Long Noncoding RNA CCAT2 Induces Chromosomal Instability Through BOP1-AURKB Signaling. Gastroenterology 159(6):2146-2162.e33, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32805281.
12. Wang L, Yang L, Wang C, Zhao W, Ju Z, Zhang W, Shen J, Peng Y, An C, Luu YT, Song S, Yap TA, Ajani JA, Mills GB, Shen X, Peng G. Inhibition of the ATM/Chk2 axis promotes cGAS/STING signaling in ARID1A-deficient tumors. J Clin Invest 130(11):5951-5966, 2020. PMID: 33016929.
13. Li Y, Song S, Pizzi MP, Han G, Scott AW, Jin J, Xu Y, Wang Y, Huo L, Ma L, Vellano C, Luo X, MacLeod R, Wang L, Wang Z, Ajani JA. LncRNA PVT1 Is a Poor Prognosticator and Can Be Targeted by PVT1 Antisense Oligos in Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 12(10), 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33076512.
14. Blum Murphy M, Ikoma N, Wang X, Estrella J, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Das P, Minsky BD, Song S, Mansfield P, Ajani J, Badgwell B. Phase I Trial of Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion (HIPEC) with Cisplatin, Mitomycin, and Paclitaxel in Patients with Gastric Adenocarcinoma and Associated Carcinomatosis or Positive Cytology. Ann Surg Oncol 27(8):2806-2811, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31974712.
15. Song S, Li Y, Xu Y, Ma L, Pool Pizzi M, Jin J, Scott AW, Huo L, Wang Y, Lee JH, Bhutani MS, Weston B, Shanbhag ND, Johnson RL, Ajani JA. Targeting Hippo Coactivator YAP1 through BET bromodomain inhibition in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Mol Oncol 14(6):1410-1426, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32175692.
16. Chen J, Mitra A, Li S, Song S, Nguyen BN, Chen JS, Shin JH, Gough NR, Lin P, Obias V, He AR, Yao Z, Malta TM, Noushmehr H, Latham PS, Su X, Rashid A, Mishra B, Wu RC, Mishra L. Targeting the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase PJA1 Enhances Tumor-Suppressing TGFβ Signaling. Cancer Res 80(9):1819-1832, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32127355.
17. Song S, Wang Z, Li Y, Ma L, Jin J, Scott AW, Xu Y, Estrella JS, Song Y, Liu B, Johnson RL, Ajani JA. PPARδ Interacts with the Hippo Coactivator YAP1 to Promote SOX9 Expression and Gastric Cancer Progression. Mol Cancer Res 18(3):390-402, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31796534.
18. Jin J, Xu Y, Huo L, Ma L, Scott AW, Pizzi MP, Li Y, Wang Y, Yao X, Song S, Ajani JA. An improved strategy for CRISPR/Cas9 gene knockout and subsequent wildtype and mutant gene rescue. PLoS One 15(2):e0228910, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32053639.
19. Zou J, Qin W, Yang L, Wang L, Wang Y, Shen J, Xiong W, Yu S, Song S, Ajani JA, Lin SY, Mills GB, Yuan X, Chen J, Peng G. Genetic alterations and expression characteristics of ARID1A impact tumor immune contexture and survival in early-onset gastric cancer. Am J Cancer Res 10(11):3947-3972, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33294279.
20. Harada K, Pool Pizzi M, Baba H, Shanbhag ND, Song S, Ajani JA. Cancer stem cells in esophageal cancer and response to therapy. Cancer 124(20):3962-3964, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30368777.
21. Vicente D, Ikoma N, Chiang YJ, Fournier K, Tzeng CD, Song S, Mansfield P, Ajani J, Badgwell BD. Preoperative Therapy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma is Protective for Poor Oncologic Outcomes in Patients with Complications After Gastrectomy. Ann Surg Oncol 25(9):2720-2730, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29987602.
22. Song S, Ajani JA. Reply. Gastroenterology 155(3):934-935, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30098926.
23. Harada K, Song S, Ajani JA. Attenuation of YAP1 can potentially target cancer stem cells to overcome drug resistance. Oncoscience 5(7-8):214-215, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30234141.
24. Shen J, Ju Z, Zhao W, Wang L, Peng Y, Ge Z, Nagel ZD, Zou J, Wang C, Kapoor P, Ma X, Ma D, Liang J, Song S, Liu J, Samson LD, Ajani JA, Li GM, Liang H, Shen X, Mills GB, Peng G. ARID1A deficiency promotes mutability and potentiates therapeutic antitumor immunity unleashed by immune checkpoint blockade. Nat Med 24(5):556-562, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29736026.
25. Oh SC, Sohn BH, Cheong JH, Kim SB, Lee JE, Park KC, Lee SH, Park JL, Park YY, Lee HS, Jang HJ, Park ES, Kim SC, Heo J, Chu IS, Jang YJ, Mok YJ, Jung W, Kim BH, Kim A, Cho JY, Lim JY, Hayashi Y, Song S, Elimova E, Estralla JS, Lee JH, Bhutani MS, Lu Y, Liu W, Lee J, Kang WK, Kim S, Noh SH, Mills GB, Kim SY, Ajani JA, Lee JS. Clinical and genomic landscape of gastric cancer with a mesenchymal phenotype. Nat Commun 9(1):1777, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29725014.
26. Zhao W, Ajani JA, Sushovan G, Ochi N, Hwang R, Hafley M, Johnson RL, Bresalier RS, Logsdon CD, Zhang Z, Song S. Galectin-3 Mediates Tumor Cell-Stroma Interactions by Activating Pancreatic Stellate Cells to Produce Cytokines via Integrin Signaling. Gastroenterology 154(5):1524-1537.e6, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29274868.
27. Song S, Xie M, Scott AW, Jin J, Ma L, Dong X, Skinner HD, Johnson RL, Ding S, Ajani JA. A Novel YAP1 Inhibitor targets CSCs-enriched Radiation Resistant Cells and Exerts Strong Antitumor Activity in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma. Mol Cancer Ther 17(2):443-454, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29167315.
28. Harada K, Dong X, Estrella JS, Correa AM, Xu Y, Hofstetter WL, Sudo K, Onodera H, Suzuki K, Suzuki A, Johnson RL, Wang Z, Song S, Ajani JA. Tumor-associated macrophage infiltration is highly associated with PD-L1 expression in gastric adenocarcinoma. Gastric Cancer 21(1):31-40, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28801853.
29. Ajani JA, Estrella JS, Chen Q, Correa AM, Ma L, Scott AW, Jin J, Liu B, Xie M, Sudo K, Shiozaki H, Badgwell B, Weston B, Lee JH, Bhutani MS, Onodera H, Suzuki K, Suzuki A, Ding S, Hofstetter WL, Johnson RL, Bresalier RS, Song S. Galectin-3 expression is prognostic in diffuse type gastric adenocarcinoma, confers aggressive phenotype, and can be targeted by YAP1/BET inhibitors. Br J Cancer 118(1):52-61, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29136404.
30. Lopez A, Harada K, Mizrak Kaya D, Dong X, Song S, Ajani JA. Liquid biopsies in gastrointestinal malignancies: when is the big day?. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 18(1):19-38, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29202614.
31. Harada K, Song S, Baba H, Ajani JA. Is phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin pathway therapeutic target for esophageal adenocarcinoma. Shanghai Chest 1, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 30957072.
32. Elimova E, Lin Q, Song S, Ajani JA. Current status of ramucirumab in gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. Future Oncol 13(18):1585-1592, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28436242.
33. Mizrak Kaya D, Dong X, Nogueras-González GM, Xu Y, Estrella JS, Harada K, Lopez A, Amlashi FG, Hofstetter WL, Maru DM, Nguyen QN, Lee JH, Weston B, Bhutani MS, Erasmus JJ, Thomas I, Rogers JE, Song S, Ajani JA. Post-trimodality expression levels of metadherin (MTDH) as a prognostic biomarker for esophageal adenocarcinoma patients. Med Oncol 34(8):135, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28685276.
34. Wadhwa R, Wang X, Baladandayuthapani V, Liu B, Shiozaki H, Shimodaira Y, Lin Q, Elimova E, Hofstetter WL, Swisher SG, Rice DC, Maru DM, Kalhor N, Bhutani MS, Weston B, Lee JH, Skinner HD, Scott AW, Kaya DM, Harada K, Berry D, Song S, Ajani JA. Nuclear expression of Gli-1 is predictive of pathologic complete response to chemoradiation in trimodality treated oesophageal cancer patients. Br J Cancer 117(5):648-655, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28728163.
35. Ajani JA, Lee J, Sano T, Janjigian YY, Fan D, Song S. Gastric adenocarcinoma. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3:17036, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28569272.
36. Harada K, Mizrak Kaya D, Shimodaira Y, Song S, Baba H, Ajani JA. Translating genomic profiling to gastrointestinal cancer treatment. Future Oncol 13(10):919-934, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28067073.
37. Yin Y, Shen Q, Zhang P, Tao R, Chang W, Li R, Xie G, Liu W, Zhang L, Kapoor P, Song S, Ajani J, Mills GB, Chen J, Tao K, Peng G. Chk1 inhibition potentiates the therapeutic efficacy of PARP inhibitor BMN673 in gastric cancer. Am J Cancer Res 7(3):473-483, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28401005.
38. Elimova E, Song S, Shimodaira Y, Lin Q, Ajani JA. Exploiting Molecular and Immune Biology of Gastric and Gastroesophageal Adenocarcinomas to Discover Novel Therapeutic Targets. Ann Surg Oncol 23(12):3786-3791, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27503493.
39. Yi J, Lu L, Yanger K, Wang W, Sohn BH, Stanger BZ, Zhang M, Martin JF, Ajani JA, Chen J, Lee JS, Song S, Johnson RL. Large tumor suppressor homologs 1 and 2 regulate mouse liver progenitor cell proliferation and maturation through antagonism of the coactivators YAP and TAZ. Hepatology 64(5):1757-1772, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27531557.
40. Ohtsuka M, Ling H, Ivan C, Pichler M, Matsushita D, Goblirsch M, Stiegelbauer V, Shigeyasu K, Zhang X, Chen M, Vidhu F, Bartholomeusz GA, Toiyama Y, Kusunoki M, Doki Y, Mori M, Song S, Gunther JR, Krishnan S, Slaby O, Goel A, Ajani JA, Radovich M, Calin GA. H19 Noncoding RNA, an Independent Prognostic Factor, Regulates Essential Rb-E2F and CDK8-β-Catenin Signaling in Colorectal Cancer. EBioMedicine 13:113-124, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27789274.
41. Zhou M, Song S, Zhao J, Tian M, Li C. Theranostic CuS Nanoparticles Targeting Folate Receptors for PET Image-Guided Photothermal Therapy. J Mater Chem B Mater Biol Med 3(46):8939-8948, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 27725882.
42. Chen Q, Song S, Wei S, Liu B, Honjo S, Scott A, Jin J, Ma L, Zhu H, Skinner HD, Johnson RL, Ajani JA. ABT-263 induces apoptosis and synergizes with chemotherapy by targeting stemness pathways in esophageal cancer. Oncotarget 6(28):25883-96, 2015. PMID: 26317542.
43. Song S, Honjo S, Jin J, Chang SS, Scott AW, Chen Q, Kalhor N, Correa AM, Hofstetter WL, Albarracin CT, Wu TT, Johnson RL, Hung MC, Ajani JA. The Hippo Coactivator YAP1 Mediates EGFR Overexpression and Confers Chemoresistance in Esophageal Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 21(11):2580-90, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25739674.
44. Ajani JA, Song S, Hochster HS, Steinberg IB. Cancer stem cells: the promise and the potential. Semin Oncol 42 Suppl 1:S3-17, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25839664.
45. Elimova E, Wadhwa R, Shiozaki H, Sudo K, Estrella JS, Badgwell BD, Das P, Matamoros A, Song S, Ajani JA. Molecular biomarkers in gastric cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 13(4):e19-29, 2015. PMID: 26052595.
46. Ajani JA, Song S, Hochster HS, Steinberg IB. Introduction. Semin Oncol 42 Suppl 1:S1-2, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25839663.
47. Shimodaira Y, Elimova E, Wadhwa R, Shiozaki H, Charalampakis N, Planjery V, Rogers JE, Song S, Ajani JA. Ramucirumab for the treatment of gastroesophageal cancers. Expert Opin Orphan Drugs 3(6):737-746, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 27570714.
48. Skinner HD, Lee JH, Bhutani MS, Weston B, Hofstetter W, Komaki R, Shiozaki H, Wadhwa R, Sudo K, Elimova E, Song S, Ye Y, Huang M, Ajani J, Wu X. A validated miRNA profile predicts response to therapy in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Cancer 120(23):3635-41, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25091571.
49. Elimova E, Shiozaki H, Wadhwa R, Sudo K, Chen Q, Estrella JS, Blum MA, Badgwell B, Das P, Song S, Ajani JA. Medical management of gastric cancer: A 2014 update. World J Gastroenterol 20(38):13637-13647, 2014. PMID: 25320502.
50. Li Y, Liu Z, Liu H, Wang LE, Onodera H, Suzuki A, Suzuki K, Wadhwa R, Elimova E, Sudo K, Shiozaki H, Estrella J, Lee JS, Song S, Tan D, Ajani JA, Wei Q. Potentially functional variants in the core nucleotide excision repair genes predict survival in Japanese gastric cancer patients. Carcinogenesis 35(9):2031-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24990617.
51. Honjo S, Ajani JA, Scott AW, Chen Q, Skinner HD, Stroehlein J, Johnson RL, Song S. Metformin sensitizes chemotherapy by targeting cancer stem cells and the mTOR pathway in esophageal cancer. Int J Oncol 45(2):567-74, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24859412.
52. Song S, Ajani JA, Honjo S, Maru DM, Chen Q, Scott AW, Heallen TR, Xiao L, Hofstetter WL, Weston B, Lee JH, Wadhwa R, Sudo K, Stroehlein JR, Martin JF, Hung MC, Johnson RL. Hippo coactivator YAP1 upregulates SOX9 and endows esophageal cancer cells with stem-like properties. Cancer Res 74(15):4170-82, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24906622.
53. Elimova E, Song S, Ajani JA. EGFR as a Therapeutic Target for Gastroesophageal Cancer—or Is It Really?. ASCO Post 5(13), 2014.
54. Wadhwa R, Elimova E, Shiozaki H, Sudo K, Blum MA, Estrella JS, Chen Q, Song S, Ajani JA. Anti-angiogenic agent ramucirumab: meaningful or marginal?. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 14(4):367-79, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24605771.
55. Ajani JA, Wang X, Song S, Suzuki A, Taketa T, Sudo K, Wadhwa R, Hofstetter WL, Komaki R, Maru DM, Lee JH, Bhutani MS, Weston B, Baladandayuthapani V, Yao Y, Honjo S, Scott AW, Skinner HD, Johnson RL, Berry D. ALDH-1 expression levels predict response or resistance to preoperative chemoradiation in resectable esophageal cancer patients. Mol Oncol 8(1):142-9, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24210755.
56. Wadhwa R, Song S, Lee JS, Yao Y, Wei Q, Ajani JA. Gastric cancer-molecular and clinical dimensions. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 10(11):643-55, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24061039.
57. Song S, Maru DM, Ajani JA, Chan CH, Honjo S, Lin HK, Correa A, Hofstetter WL, Davila M, Stroehlein J, Mishra L. Loss of TGF-β adaptor β2SP activates notch signaling and SOX9 expression in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Cancer Res 73(7):2159-69, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23536563.
58. Song S, Ajani JA. The role of microRNAs in cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 10(2):109-18, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23165235.
59. Song S, Ji B, Ramachandran V, Wang H, Hafley M, Logsdon C, Bresalier RS. Overexpressed galectin-3 in pancreatic cancer induces cell proliferation and invasion by binding ras and activating ras signaling. PLoS One 7(8):e42699, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22900040.
60. Mendelson J, Song S, Li Y, Maru DM, Mishra B, Davila M, Hofstetter WL, Mishra L. Dysfunctional transforming growth factor-β signaling with constitutively active Notch signaling in Barrett's esophageal adenocarcinoma. Cancer 117(16):3691-702, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21305538.
61. Song S, Byrd JC, Guha S, Liu KF, Koul D, Bresalier RS. Induction of MUC5AC mucin by conjugated bile acids in the esophagus involves the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase C/activator protein-1 pathway. Cancer 117(11):2386-97, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 24048786.
62. Song S, Guan B, Men T, Hoque A, Lotan R, Xu XC. Antitumor effect of retinoic acid receptor-beta2 associated with suppression of cyclooxygenase-2. Cancer Prev Res (Phila Pa) 2(3):274-80, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19258542.
63. Song S, Mazurek N, Liu C, Sun Y, Ding QQ, Liu K, Hung MC, Bresalier RS. Galectin-3 mediates nuclear beta-catenin accumulation and Wnt signaling in human colon cancer cells by regulation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta activity. Cancer Res 69(4):1343-9, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19190323.
64. Song S, Krishnan K, Liu K, Bresalier RS. Polyphenon E inhibits the growth of human Barrett's and aerodigestive adenocarcinoma cells by suppressing cyclin D1 expression. Clin Cancer Res 15(2):622-31, 2009. PMID: 19147768.
65. Song S, Guha S, Liu KF, Buttar NS, Bresalier RS.. Induction of COX-2 by unconjugated bile acids involves reactive oxygen species-mediated signaling pathway in the esophagus. Gut 56:1512-1521, 2007.
66. Song S, Lippman SM, Zou Y, Ye X, Ajani JA, Xu XC. Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 by benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide through inhibition of retinoic acid receptor-beta 2 expression. Oncogene 24(56):8268-76, 2005. PMID: 16170369.
67. Song S, Byrd JC, Mazurek N, Liu K, Koo JS, Bresalier RS. Galectin-3 modulates MUC2 mucin expression in human colon cancer cells at the level of transcription via AP-1 activation. Gastroenterology 129(5):1581-91, 2005. PMID: 16285957.
68. Song S, Byrd JC, Koo JS, Bresalier RS. Bile acids induce MUC2 overexpression in human colon carcinoma cells. Cancer 103(8):1606-14, 2005. PMID: 15754327.
69. Jiang B, Liu W, Qu H, Meng L, Song S, Quyang T,Shou C.. A novel peptide isolated from a phage display peptide library with Trastuzumab can mimic antigen epitope of HER2. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 280 (6):4656-4662, 2005.
70. An P, Lei H, Zhang J, Song S, He L, Jin G, Liu X, Wu J, Meng L, Liu M, Shou C. Suppression of tumor growth and metastasis by a VEGFR-1 antagonizing peptide identified from a phage display library. Int J Cancer 111(2):165-73, 2004. PMID: 15197767.
71. Song S, Byrd J, Liu KF, Koo J, Bresalier RS. Bile acids induce MUC2 over-expression in Human colon cancer cells . American Gastroenterological Association Meeting, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA, Gastroenterology 126(4):A114, 2004. PMID: 15754327.
72. Xu XC, Shappell SB, Liang Z, Song S, Menter D, Subbarayan V, Iyengar S, Tang DG, Lippman SM. Reduced 15S-lipoxygenase-2 expression in esophageal cancer specimens and cells and upregulation in vitro by the cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, NS398. Neoplasia 5(2):121-7, 2003. PMID: 12659684.
73. Lei H, An P, Song S, Liu X, He L, Wu J, Meng L, Liu M, Yang J, Shou C. A Novel Peptide Isolated from a Phage Display Library Inhibits Tumor Growth and Metastasis by Blocking the Binding of Vascular Endothelial Growth factor to its Kinase Domain Receptor. J. Bio Chem 277:43137-43142, 2002.
74. Li M, Song S, Lippman SM, Zhang XK, Liu X, Lotan R, Xu XC. Induction of retinoic acid receptor-beta suppresses cyclooxygenase-2 expression in esophageal cancer cells. Oncogene 21(3):411-8, 2002. PMID: 11821953.
75. Xu XC, Shappell SB, Song S, Menter D, Subbarayan V, Loton R, Lippman SM. Differential expression of 15S-lipoxygenase-2 (15-LOX-2) in esophageal tissues and its modulation by nonsteroidal anti-inflammtory drugs(NSAIDs) . Proceeding of the American Association for Cancer Research 43:310, 2002.
76. Tian X, Song S, Wu J, Meng L, Dong Z, Shou C. Vascular endothelial growth factor: acting as an autocrine growth factor for human gastric adenocarcinoma cell MGC803. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 286(3):505-12, 2001. PMID: 11511087.
77. Song S, Xu XC. Effect of benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide on expression of retinoic acid receptor-beta in immortalized esophageal epithelial cells and esophageal cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 281(4):872-7, 2001. PMID: 11237740.
78. Song, S, Xu XC. Effect of benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide on expression of retinoic acid receptor-b and cyclooxygenase-2 in premalignant and malignant esophageal cells. Proceeding of the American Association for Cancer Research 42:88, 2001.
79. Song S, Lotan R, Lippman SM, Xu XC. Effect of Benzo[a]pyrene Diol Epoxide on Expression of Retinoic Acid Receptors in Esophageal Cancer Cells. Proceeding of the American Association for Cancer Research 41:459, 2000.
80. Song S, Shou C. Inhibition of prokaryotic expressed soluble KDR receptor on activity of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor. Natl Med J China 80:226-227, 2000.
81. Song S, Wu J, Shou C. Inhibition of Monoclonal Antibodies against Extracellular I-IV domains of Vascular Endothelial Cell Growth Factor Receptor KDR on the Proliferation EC and Formation of Chicken embryo blood Vessels. Chin J Microbiol Immunol 20(4):327-330, 2000.
82. Song S, Shou C. Cloning and Expression of Truncated KDR Binding to Vascular Endothelial Growth. Prog. Biochem. Biophys 26:481-484, 1999.
83. Song S, Zeng L, et al. Cloning and McAb Preparation of VEGF Receptor KDR Extracellular V-VII domains and its expression in Different Originated Tumors. Chinese Journal of Oncology 21:96-98, 1999.
84. Song S, Shou C. Molecular cloning and prokaryotic expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor KDR. Journal of Chinese Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 14:57-6, 1998.
85. Song S, Wu J, Shou C. The Preparation and Identification of Monoclonal Antibodies against Vascular endothelial Cell Growth Factor Receptor (KDR) . Journal of Beijing Medical University 30:509-511, 1998.
86. Song S, Wu J, Shou C. Expression of VEGF Receptor II, KDR, in Different Originated Carcinoma. Chinese Journal of Cancer Research 10(3):104-108, 1998.
87. Song S, Shou C. Molecular-biology research progression of VEGF and VEGF receptor. Foreign Medical Molecular Biology Fascicle 19:245-250, 1997.
88. Song S, Shou C. Telomerase---the new target for cancer therapy. Foreign Medical Oncology Fascicle 17:86-89, 1997.
89. Song S et al. Examination of HSV-2 antigen in autoplastic cervical cancer and proliferated tissue in mice. Cancer Research of Prevention and Treatment 22(3):144-145, 1995.
90. Li J, Song S. LAK cells from abdominal ascites treating a case of hepatic cancer. Cancer Research of Prevention and Treatment 21:98-99, 1994.
91. Song S, Chen M. Cancer of autoplastic cervix and vagina induced with Herpes Simplex Virus type2 in mice. Journal China Experimental and clinical Virology 6:227-232, 1992.
92. Zhang Y, Song S, et al. Development of desmin and its role for tumor distinguished diagnosis. Cancer Research of Prevention and Treatment 19(2):24-28, 1992.
93. Harada K, Mizrak Kaya D, Shimodaira Y, Song S, Baba H, Ajani JA. Proteomics approach to identify biomarkers for upper gastrointestinal cancer. Expert Rev Proteomics. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27718753.
94. Song S, Mishra L. Reply to dysfunctional transforming growth factor-β signaling with constitutively active notch signaling in Barrett's esophageal adenocarcinoma. Cancer. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21898378.
95. Li F, Xu Y, Liu B, Singh PK, Zhao W, Jin J, Han G, Scott AW, Dong X, Huo L, Ma L, Pool Pizzi M, Wang Y, Li Y, Harada K, Xie M, Skinner HD, Ding S, Wang L, Krishnan S, Johnson RL, Song S, Ajani JA. YAP1-mediated CDK6 Activation Confers Radiation Resistance in Esophageal Cancer - Rationale for the combination of YAP1 and CDK4/6 inhibitors in Esophageal Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30563933.
96. Li F, Xu Y, Liu B, Jin JK, Zhao W, Scott A, Dong XC, Ma L, Pizzi MP, Wang Y, Harada K, Xie M, Skinner HD, Ding S, Johnson LR, Song S* and Ajani JA*. YAP1 mediated CDK6 Activation Confers Radiation Resistance in Esophageal Cancer-Rationale for the combination of YAP1 and CDK4/6 inhibitors in EC. JNCI.
97. Song S*, Estrella JS, Xie M, Chen Q, Jin JK, Ma L, Scott AW, Liu B, Ding S, Hung MC, Johnson RL and Ajani JA. PPAR mediates its oncogenic function in gastric cancer through interaction and activation of Hippo coactivator YAP1. Gastroenterology.
98. Fan Y, Li Y, Yao X, Jin J, Scott A, Liu B, Wang S, Huo L, Wang Y, Wang R, Pool Pizzi M, Ma L, Shao S, Sewastjanow-Silva M, Waters R, Chatterjee D, Liu B, Shanbhag N, Peng G, Calin GA, Mazur PK, Hanash SM, Ishizawa J, Hirata Y, Nagano O, Wang Z, Wang L, Xian W, McKeon F, Ajani JA, Song S. Epithelial SOX9 drives progression and metastases of gastric adenocarcinoma by promoting immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment. Gut. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36002248.
99. Dong X, Song S, Li Y, Fan Y, Wang L, Wang R, Huo L, Scott A, Xu Y, Pizzi MP, Ma L, Wang Y, Jin J, Zhao W, Yao X, Johnson RL, Wang L, Wang Z, Peng G, Ajani JA. Loss of ARID1A activates mTOR signaling and SOX9 in gastric adenocarcinoma-rationale for targeting ARID1A deficiency. Gut. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33785559.

Invited Articles

1. Fan Y, Ajani JA, Song S. Proteomic profiling of key signatures from gastric lesions to early gastric cancer. EBioMedicine 74:103744, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34902787.
2. Li Y, Wang Z, Ajani JA, Song S. Drug resistance and Cancer stem cells. Cell Commun Signal 19(1):19, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33588867.
3. Jin J, Song S, Anjani JA. Oncogenes Orchestrate Immunosuppressive Stroma in Gastric Adenocarcinoma 4(3):1-22, 2020.
4. Yao X, Ajani JA, Song S. Molecular biology and immunology of gastric cancer peritoneal metastasis. Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:57, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33073052.
5. Xu Y, Song S, Wang Z, Ajani JA. The role of hedgehog signaling in gastric cancer: molecular mechanisms, clinical potential, and perspective. Cell Commun Signal 17(1):157, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31775795.

Other Articles

1. Wang Y, Wang R, Zhang S, Song S, Jiang C, Han G, Wang M, Ajani J, Futreal A, Wang L ITALK: An R Package to Characterize and Illustrate Intercellular Communication, 2019.