Nabavizadeh Lab
Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine. Dr. Nabavizadeh maintains both clinical and translational research activities while also seeing patients as a Radiation Oncologist. In medical school, Dr. Nabavizadeh was awarded the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. After medical school, Dr. Nabavizadeh trained in Radiation Oncology at OHSU. His past research activities have spanned murine model experiments, retrospective studies and cross-departmental prospective studies. His ongoing work is funded by the Radiological Society of North American, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Radiation Oncology Institute and the generosity of Robin and Roald Pettersen.
The Nabavizadeh group studies cross-complimentary approaches to cancer treatment, identifying methods to improve quality of life, reduce toxicity, and increase survival. Our cross-collaborative group partners with other researchers within the department, the Spellman Lab at OHSU, and researchers at other institutions. Current projects range from translational projects involving human subjects, prospective clinical trials, population studies, and meta-analyses with a specific focus on lymphomas, gastrointestinal cancer cancers, and lung cancer.
- Studying the kinetics of ctDNA following radiotherapy
- Prospective investigator-initiated trial assessing the safety and efficacy of liver SBRT in patients with severe cirrhosis awaiting a liver transplant
- Analysis of liver-directed therapies for patients utilizing the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database
October 27, 2021
Nima Nabavizadeh, associate professor, was featured in the Medscape article, Radiation Underused as 'Bridge' to Transplant in Liver Cancer, for his hepatocellular carcinoma at the 2021 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting.
October 25, 2021
Department of Radiation Medicine faculty, residents, medical students and research collaborators attended the 2021 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The hybrid meeting was held virtually and in-person. Complete list of 2021's presenters and posters & abstracts.
October 24, 2021
Nima Nabavizadeh, associate professor, and his research team, were featured at the 2021 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting for their research project, Bridge-to-transplant external-beam radiation therapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A utilization analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database (Abstract 2078). Dr. Nabavizadeh discussed the project's finding at an ASTRO news briefing and at Poster Q&A 01 - Session 01 - Gastrointestinal Cancer and Nonmalignant Disease. ASTRO news release: External-beam radiation therapy underused for people with liver cancer awaiting transplant
March 9, 2020
Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D. was interviewed by OHSU's Cancer Translated blog for his research on using radiation to boost circulating DNA for ‘liquid biopsy’ of cancer.
May 2, 2019
Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D. shared his perspective on Skipping Surgery for Rectal Cancer with Medpage Today.
May 10, 2019
Nima Nabavizadeh, MD was awarded a Radiation Oncology Institute 2018 Innovative Projects in Radiation Oncology award. Dr. Nabavizadeh will be investigating expanding the use of SBRT to bridge hepatocellular carcinoma patients with advanced cirrhosis to the liver transplant they need to survive. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2wvfa9T.
May 9, 2016
Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D. has been selected to attend the FLIMS17 Methods in Clinical Cancer Research workshop in Flims, Switzerland. This program is sponsored by the ECCO, AACR, EORTC, & ESMO. This intensive workshop is to help emerging clinical oncologists to learn the essentials of clinical trial design & execution. The course takes place from June 20-26, 2015 at the Chalet Belmont Hotel in the confines of the Waldhaus Flims Mountain Resort & Spa.
May 20, 2015
Nima Nabavizadeh, M.D. received a $500 cash prize for earning 1st place in the annual department of diagnostic radiology research retreat held in April 2015. Dr. Nabavizadeh's research is sponsored, in part, by a 2014 RSNA Research Resident/Fellow grant.
2021
ASO Visual Abstract: Geographic Disparities in Referral Rates and Oncologic Outcomes of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Population-Based Study. Sutton TL, Walker BS, Nabavizadeh N, Grossberg A, Thomas CR Jr, Lopez CD, Kardosh A, Chen EY, Sheppard BC, Mayo SC.Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep 13. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10751-2.
Degree of biliary tract violation during treatment of gallbladder adenocarcinoma is independently associated with development of peritoneal carcinomatosis. Sutton TL, Walker BS, Radu S, Dewey EN, Enestvedt CK, Maynard E, Orloff SL, Nabavizadeh N, Sheppard BC, Lopez CD, Billingsley KG, Mayo SC.J Surg Oncol. 2021 Sep;124(4):581-588. doi: 10.1002/jso.26569.
Thermal Ablation Versus Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy After Transarterial Chemoembolization for Inoperable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Propensity Score-Weighted Analysis. Nabavizadeh N, Jahangiri Y, Rahmani R, Tomozawa Y, Geeratikun Y, Chen Y, Hung A, Degnin C, Farsad K.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2021 Sep;217(3):691-698. doi: 10.2214/AJR.20.24117.
Geographic Disparities in Referral Rates and Oncologic Outcomes of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Population-Based Study. Sutton TL, Walker BS, Nabavizadeh N, Grossberg A, Thomas CR Jr, Lopez CD, Kardosh A, Chen EY, Sheppard BC, Mayo SC.Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Aug 27:1-8. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10650-6.
Early Versus Late Recurrence in Rectal Cancer: Does Timing Matter? Affi Koprowski M, Sutton TL, Nabavizadeh N, Thomas C Jr, Chen E, Kardosh A, Lopez C, Mayo SC, Lu K, Herzig D, Tsikitis VL.J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 Aug 5. doi: 10.1007/s11605-021-05100-3.
miR-324-3p and miR-508-5p expression levels could serve as potential diagnostic and multidrug-resistant biomarkers in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Zamani A, Fattahi Dolatabadi N, Houshmand M, Nabavizadeh N.Leuk Res. 2021 Jun 12;109:106643. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2021.106643.
Degree of biliary tract violation during treatment of gallbladder adenocarcinoma is independently associated with development of peritoneal carcinomatosis. Sutton TL, Walker BS, Radu S, Dewey EN, Enestvedt CK, Maynard E, Orloff SL, Nabavizadeh N, Sheppard BC, Lopez CD, Billingsley KG, Mayo SC. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Jun 11. doi: 10.1002/jso.26569.
Application of ASCO Value Framework to Treatment Advances in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Chen EY, Cook M, Deig C, Arastu A, Prasad V, Nabavizadeh N, Lopez CD, Kardosh A. JCO Oncology Practice, 2021, 17(4), pp. e461–e468.
The Feasibility of Patient-Specific Circulating Tumor DNA Monitoring throughout Multi-Modality Therapy for Locally Advanced Esophageal and Rectal Cancer: A Potential Biomarker for Early Detection of Subclinical Disease. Boniface C, Deig C, Halsey C, Kelley T, Heskett MB, Thomas CR Jr, Spellman PT, Nabavizadeh N.Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Jan 5;11(1):73. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11010073
Increasing Medical Student Engagement Through Virtual Rotations in Radiation Oncology. Kahn JM, Fields EC, Pollom E, Wairiri L, Vapiwala N, Nabavizadeh N, Thomas CR, Jimenez RB, Chandra RA. Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2021, 6(1), 100538.
2020
Thermal Ablation Versus Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Following Transarterial Chemoembolization for Inoperable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Propensity Score Weighted Analysis. Nabavizadeh N, Jahangiri Y, Rahmani R, Tomozawa Y, Geeratikun Y, Chen Y, Hung A, Degnin C, Farsad K. American Journal of Roentgenology. doi.org/10.2214/AJR.20.24117
Flushing, Vomiting, and Abdominal Pain Following Abdominal Ultrasonography. Rahmani R, Raess PW, Nabavizadeh N. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Jul 30. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0787.
ACR-ASTRO Practice Parameter for Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT). Luh JY, Albuquerque KV, Cheng C, Ermoian RP, Nabavizadeh N, Parsai H, Roeske RC, Weiss SE, Wynn RB, Yu Y, Rosenthal SA, Hartford A. Am J Clin Oncol. 2020;43(7):459-468. doi:10.1097/COC.0000000000000697
Correction to: Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for BCLC Stage C Hepatocellular Carcinoma Comparing Child-Pugh A Versus B7 Patients: Are the Outcomes Equivalent? Zu Q, Schenning RC, Jahangiri Y, Tomozawa Y, Kolbeck KJ, Kaufman JA, Al-Hakim R, Naugler WE, Nabavizadeh N, Kardosh A, Billingsley KG, Mayo SC, Orloff SL, Enestvedt CK, Maynard E, Ahn J, Lhewa D, Farsad K.Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2020 Sep;43(9):1425-1426. doi: 10.1007/s00270-020-02554-x.
Multidisciplinary standards of care and recent progress in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 19]. Grossberg AJ, Chu LC, Deig CR, Fishman EK, Hwang WL, Marks DL, Mehta A, Nabavizadeh N, Simeone DM, Weekes CD, Thomas CR. CA Cancer J Clin. 2020;10.3322/caac.21626. doi:10.3322/caac.21626
ACR–ASTRO Practice Parameter for Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT). Luh JY, Albuquerque KV, Cheng C, Ermoian RP, Nabavizadeh, Parsai H, Roeske, JC, Weiss SE, Wynn RB, Yu Y, Rosenthal SA, Hartford A. American Journal of Clinical Oncology: 22 May 2020. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000697
Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for BCLC Stage C Hepatocellular Carcinoma Comparing Child-Pugh A Versus B7 Patients: Are the Outcomes Equivalent? Zu Q, Schenning RC, Jahangiri Y, Tomozawa Y, Kolbeck KJ, Kaufman JA, Al-Hakim R, Naugler WE, Nabavizadeh N, Kardosh A, Billingsley KG, Mayo SC, Orloff SL, Enestvedt KK, Maynard E, Ahn J, Lhewa D, Farsad K. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2020 Mar 5. doi: 10.1007/s00270-020-02434-4
Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Russia: a Survey-Based Analysis of Current Practice and the Impact of an Educational Workshop on Clinical Expertise. Mitin T, Degnin C, Chen Y, Shirvani S, Gillespie E, Hoffe S, Latifi K, Nabavizadeh N, Dengina N, Chernich M, Usychkin S, Kharitonova E, Egorova Y, Pankratov A, Tsimafeyeu I, Thomas CR Jr, Tjulandin S, Likhacheva A. J Cancer Educ. 2020 Feb;35(1):105-111. doi: 10.1007/s13187-018-1447-0.
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound to Detect Early Microvascular Changes in Skeletal Muscle after High-Dose Radiation Treatment. Nabavizadeh N, Qi Y, Kaempf A, Chen Y, Tanyi JA, Lindner JR, Wu MD. Radiat Res. 2020 Feb;193(2):155-160. doi: 10.1667/RR15471.1
2019
Evolving Treatment Options and Future Directions for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer. Chen EY, Kardosh A, Nabavizadeh N, Lopez CD. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2019 Dec;18(4):231-237. doi: 10.1016/j.clcc.2019.06.005.
Stop hedging your bets: reasons for non-adherence to a tri-modality regimen in the treatment of esophageal cancer in a multidisciplinary setting. Rahmani R, Koffler D, Haisley KR, Hunter JG, Poliakoff C, Thomas CR Jr, Holland JM, Dolan JP, Nabavizadeh N. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2019 Jun;10(3):387-390. doi: 10.21037/jgo.2019.01.24.
Low-Dose Radiation Therapy is an Effective Treatment for Refractory Postoperative Chylous Ascites: A Case Report. Brown S, Abana CO, Hammad H, Brown A, Mhlanga J, Binder C, Nabavizadeh N, Thomas C Jr, Mitin T, Gilbert EW. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 May;9(3):153-157. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2018.12.001.
Use of the g-index for assessment of citation-based scholarly activity of United States radiation oncology residents and subsequent choice of academic versus private practice career. McClelland Iii S, Mitin T, Nabavizadeh N, Fuller CD, Thomas CR Jr, Jaboin JJ. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother. 2019 May-Jun;24(3):294-297. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2019.03.005.
Prophylactic Aortic Stent Prevents Massive Hemorrhage and Hematemesis After Definitive Esophageal Chemoradiation in a Patient With Pretreatment Aortic Involvement. Murphy B, Azarbal A, Schenning RC, Bensch K, Sukumar M, Stelzer K, Nabavizadeh N. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 Sep - Oct;9(5):e447-e451. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.05.008.