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Kathleen Torkko

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-Pathology

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    R01DK084991     (TORKKO, KATHLEEN C.)Apr 1, 2010 - Mar 31, 2013
    NIH
    Analysis of MTOPS Tissue Study Data
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Ihle CL, Straign DM, Canari JA, Torkko KC, Zolman KL, Smith EE, Owens P. Unique macrophage phenotypes activated by BMP signaling in breast cancer bone metastases. JCI Insight. 2024 Jan 09; 9(1). PMID: 38193534.
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    2. Kolva E, Karam SD, Carr AL, Roberts S, Torkko K, Lanning R, Cox-Martin E. Guided imagery for treatment (GIFT): protocol of a pilot trial of guided imagery versus treatment as usual to address radiotherapy-related distress in head and neck cancer. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2022 Sep 05; 8(1):199. PMID: 36064748.
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    3. Jillson LK, Rider LC, Rodrigues LU, Romero L, Karimpour-Fard A, Nieto C, Gillette C, Torkko K, Danis E, Smith EE, Nolley R, Peehl DM, Lucia MS, Costello JC, Cramer SD. MAP3K7 Loss Drives Enhanced Androgen Signaling and Independently Confers Risk of Recurrence in Prostate Cancer with Joint Loss of CHD1. Mol Cancer Res. 2021 07; 19(7):1123-1136. PMID: 33846123.
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    4. Williams MM, Spoelstra NS, Arnesen S, O'Neill KI, Christenson JL, Reese J, Torkko KC, Goodspeed A, Rosas E, Hanamura T, Sams SB, Li Z, Oesterreich S, Riggins RB, Jacobsen BM, Elias A, Gertz J, Richer JK. Steroid Hormone Receptor and Infiltrating Immune Cell Status Reveals Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of ESR1-Mutant Breast Cancer. Cancer Res. 2021 02 01; 81(3):732-746. PMID: 33184106.
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    5. Torkko K, Till C, Tangen CM, Goodman PJ, Song X, Schenk JM, Lucia MS, Peters U, van Bokhoven A, Thompson IM, Neuhouser ML. Vitamin D Pathway and Other Related Polymorphisms and Risk of Prostate Cancer: Results from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2020 06; 13(6):521-530. PMID: 32102946.
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    6. Panigrahi GK, Praharaj PP, Kittaka H, Mridha AR, Black OM, Singh R, Mercer R, van Bokhoven A, Torkko KC, Agarwal C, Agarwal R, Abd Elmageed ZY, Yadav H, Mishra SK, Deep G. Exosome proteomic analyses identify inflammatory phenotype and novel biomarkers in African American prostate cancer patients. Cancer Med. 2019 03; 8(3):1110-1123. PMID: 30623593.
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    7. Kessler ER, Su LJ, Gao D, Torkko KC, Wacker M, Anduha M, Chronister N, Maroni P, Crawford ED, Flaig TW, Glode LM, Lam ET. Phase II Trial of Acai Juice Product in Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer. Integr Cancer Ther. 2018 12; 17(4):1103-1108. PMID: 30289005.
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    8. Greene LI, Bruno TC, Christenson JL, D'Alessandro A, Culp-Hill R, Torkko K, Borges VF, Slansky JE, Richer JK. A Role for Tryptophan-2,3-dioxygenase in CD8 T-cell Suppression and Evidence of Tryptophan Catabolism in Breast Cancer Patient Plasma. Mol Cancer Res. 2019 01; 17(1):131-139. PMID: 30143553.
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    9. Nicholson AG, Torkko K, Viola P, Duhig E, Geisinger K, Borczuk AC, Hiroshima K, Tsao MS, Warth A, Lantuejoul S, Russell PA, Thunnissen E, Marchevsky A, Mino-Kenudson M, Beasley MB, Botling J, Dacic S, Yatabe Y, Noguchi M, Travis WD, Kerr K, Hirsch FR, Chirieac LR, Wistuba II, Moreira A, Chung JH, Chou TY, Bubendorf L, Chen G, Pelosi G, Poleri C, Detterbeck FC, Franklin WA. Interobserver Variation among Pathologists and Refinement of Criteria in Distinguishing Separate Primary Tumors from Intrapulmonary Metastases in Lung. J Thorac Oncol. 2018 02; 13(2):205-217. PMID: 29127023.
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    10. Richmond AM, Blake EA, Torkko K, Smith EE, Spillman MA, Post MD. Fascin Is Associated With Aggressive Behavior and Poor Outcome in Uterine Carcinosarcoma. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2017 11; 27(9):1895-1903. PMID: 28704324.
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    11. Gordon MA, D'Amato NC, Gu H, Babbs B, Wulfkuhle J, Petricoin EF, Gallagher I, Dong T, Torkko K, Liu B, Elias A, Richer JK. Synergy between Androgen Receptor Antagonism and Inhibition of mTOR and HER2 in Breast Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther. 2017 07; 16(7):1389-1400. PMID: 28468774.
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    12. Miles FL, Goodman PJ, Tangen C, Torkko KC, Schenk JM, Song X, Pollak M, Thompson IM, Neuhouser ML. Interactions of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis and Vitamin D in Prostate Cancer Risk in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. Nutrients. 2017 Apr 12; 9(4). PMID: 28417914.
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    13. D'Amato NC, Gordon MA, Babbs B, Spoelstra NS, Carson Butterfield KT, Torkko KC, Phan VT, Barton VN, Rogers TJ, Sartorius CA, Elias A, Gertz J, Jacobsen BM, Richer JK. Cooperative Dynamics of AR and ER Activity in Breast Cancer. Mol Cancer Res. 2016 11; 14(11):1054-1067. PMID: 27565181.
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    14. Gari HH, Gearheart CM, Fosmire S, DeGala GD, Fan Z, Torkko KC, Edgerton SM, Lucia MS, Ray R, Thor AD, Porter CC, Lambert JR. Genome-wide functional genetic screen with the anticancer agent AMPI-109 identifies PRL-3 as an oncogenic driver in triple-negative breast cancers. Oncotarget. 2016 Mar 29; 7(13):15757-71. PMID: 26909599.
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    15. Torkko KC, Wilson RS, Smith EE, Kusek JW, van Bokhoven A, Lucia MS. Prostate Biopsy Markers of Inflammation are Associated with Risk of Clinical Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Findings from the MTOPS Study. J Urol. 2015 Aug; 194(2):454-61. PMID: 25828974.
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    16. Overholser S, Nielsen M, Torkko K, Cwilka D, Weaver B, Shi X, Leach RJ, Hernandez J, Huang T, Thompson IM, Thompson IM. Active Surveillance is an Appropriate Management Strategy for a Proportion of Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer by Prostate Specific Antigen Testing. J Urol. 2015 Sep; 194(3):680-4. PMID: 25636657.
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    17. Lambert JR, Whitson RJ, Iczkowski KA, La Rosa FG, Smith ML, Wilson RS, Smith EE, Torkko KC, Gari HH, Lucia MS. Reduced expression of GDF-15 is associated with atrophic inflammatory lesions of the prostate. Prostate. 2015 Feb 15; 75(3):255-65. PMID: 25327758.
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    18. Schenk JM, Till CA, Tangen CM, Goodman PJ, Song X, Torkko KC, Kristal AR, Peters U, Neuhouser ML. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and risk of prostate cancer: results from the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Aug; 23(8):1484-93. PMID: 25085836.
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    19. Cochrane DR, Bernales S, Jacobsen BM, Cittelly DM, Howe EN, D'Amato NC, Spoelstra NS, Edgerton SM, Jean A, Guerrero J, G?mez F, Medicherla S, Alfaro IE, McCullagh E, Jedlicka P, Torkko KC, Thor AD, Elias AD, Protter AA, Richer JK. Role of the androgen receptor in breast cancer and preclinical analysis of enzalutamide. Breast Cancer Res. 2014 Jan 22; 16(1):R7. PMID: 24451109.
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    20. Iczkowski KA, Torkko KC, Wilson RS, Lucia MS, Bostwick DG. Prostatic atrophy: its spatial proximity to carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia based on annotation of digital slides. Hum Pathol. 2014 Jan; 45(1):54-8. PMID: 24157066.
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    21. Werahera PN, Crawford ED, La Rosa FG, Torkko KC, Schulte B, Sullivan HT, van Bokhoven A, Lucia MS, Kim FJ. Anterior tumors of the prostate: diagnosis and significance. Can J Urol. 2013 Oct; 20(5):6897-906. PMID: 24128826.
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    22. Parekh DJ, Weinberg JM, Ercole B, Torkko KC, Hilton W, Bennett M, Devarajan P, Venkatachalam MA. Tolerance of the human kidney to isolated controlled ischemia. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Feb; 24(3):506-17. PMID: 23411786.
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    23. Singh M, Mugler K, Hailoo DW, Burke S, Nemesure B, Torkko K, Shroyer KR. Differential expression of transferrin receptor (TfR) in a spectrum of normal to malignant breast tissues: implications for in situ and invasive carcinoma. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2011 Oct; 19(5):417-23. PMID: 21297444.
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    24. Iczkowski KA, Torkko KC, Kotnis GR, Wilson RS, Huang W, Wheeler TM, Abeyta AM, Lucia MS. Pseudolumen size and perimeter in prostate cancer: correlation with patient outcome. Prostate Cancer. 2011; 2011:693853. PMID: 22110997.
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    25. Iczkowski KA, Torkko KC, Kotnis GR, Wilson RS, Huang W, Wheeler TM, Abeyta AM, La Rosa FG, Cook S, Werahera PN, Lucia MS. Digital quantification of five high-grade prostate cancer patterns, including the cribriform pattern, and their association with adverse outcome. Am J Clin Pathol. 2011 Jul; 136(1):98-107. PMID: 21685037.
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    26. Samarawardana P, Dehn DL, Singh M, Franquemont D, Thompson C, Gaido L, Torkko KC, Homer P, Burke S, Titmus MA, Nayi V, Shroyer KR. p16(INK4a) is superior to high-risk human papillomavirus testing in cervical cytology for the prediction of underlying high-grade dysplasia. Cancer Cytopathol. 2010 Jun 25; 118(3):146-56. PMID: 20544710.
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    27. Yee EU, Zaino RJ, Torkko KC, Shroyer KR. B7-H4 expression in Brenner tumours, a descriptive and comparative study. Histopathology. 2010 Apr; 56(5):652-4. PMID: 20459576.
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    28. Naresh A, Thor AD, Edgerton SM, Torkko KC, Kumar R, Jones FE. The HER4/4ICD estrogen receptor coactivator and BH3-only protein is an effector of tamoxifen-induced apoptosis. Cancer Res. 2008 Aug 01; 68(15):6387-95. PMID: 18676864.
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    29. Singh M, Spoelstra NS, Jean A, Howe E, Torkko KC, Clark HR, Darling DS, Shroyer KR, Horwitz KB, Broaddus RR, Richer JK. ZEB1 expression in type I vs type II endometrial cancers: a marker of aggressive disease. Mod Pathol. 2008 Jul; 21(7):912-23. PMID: 18487993.
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    30. Torkko KC, van Bokhoven A, Mai P, Beuten J, Balic I, Byers TE, Hokanson JE, Norris JM, Bar?n AE, Lucia MS, Thompson IM, Leach RJ. VDR and SRD5A2 polymorphisms combine to increase risk for prostate cancer in both non-Hispanic White and Hispanic White men. Clin Cancer Res. 2008 May 15; 14(10):3223-9. PMID: 18483391.
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    31. Awadallah NS, Shroyer KR, Langer DA, Torkko KC, Chen YK, Bentz JS, Papkoff J, Liu W, Nash SR, Shah RJ. Detection of B7-H4 and p53 in pancreatic cancer: potential role as a cytological diagnostic adjunct. Pancreas. 2008 Mar; 36(2):200-6. PMID: 18376314.
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    32. Iczkowski KA, Hossain D, Torkko KC, Qian J, Lucia MS, Wheeler TM, Rewcastle JC, Bostwick DG. Preoperative prediction of unifocal, unilateral, margin-negative, and small volume prostate cancer. Urology. 2008 Jun; 71(6):1166-71. PMID: 18279927.
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    33. Mugler KC, Singh M, Tringler B, Torkko KC, Liu W, Papkoff J, Shroyer KR. B7-h4 expression in a range of breast pathology: correlation with tumor T-cell infiltration. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2007 Dec; 15(4):363-70. PMID: 18091377.
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    34. Iczkowski KA, Butler SL, Shanks JH, Hossain D, Schall A, Meiers I, Zhou M, Torkko KC, Kim SJ, MacLennan GT. Trials of new germ cell immunohistochemical stains in 93 extragonadal and metastatic germ cell tumors. Hum Pathol. 2008 Feb; 39(2):275-81. PMID: 18045648.
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    35. Shook SJ, Beuten J, Torkko KC, Johnson-Pais TL, Troyer DA, Thompson IM, Leach RJ. Association of RNASEL variants with prostate cancer risk in Hispanic Caucasians and African Americans. Clin Cancer Res. 2007 Oct 01; 13(19):5959-64. PMID: 17908993.
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    36. Leslie KK, Walter SA, Torkko K, Stephens JK, Thompson C, Singh M. Effect of tamoxifen on endometrial histology, hormone receptors, and cervical cytology: a prospective study with follow-up. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2007 Sep; 15(3):284-93. PMID: 17721273.
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    37. Miyatake T, Tringler B, Liu W, Liu SH, Papkoff J, Enomoto T, Torkko KC, Dehn DL, Swisher A, Shroyer KR. B7-H4 (DD-O110) is overexpressed in high risk uterine endometrioid adenocarcinomas and inversely correlated with tumor T-cell infiltration. Gynecol Oncol. 2007 Jul; 106(1):119-27. PMID: 17509674.
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    38. Dehn D, Torkko KC, Shroyer KR. Human papillomavirus testing and molecular markers of cervical dysplasia and carcinoma. Cancer. 2007 Feb 25; 111(1):1-14. PMID: 17219448.
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    39. Balmer NN, Richer JK, Spoelstra NS, Torkko KC, Lyle PL, Singh M. Steroid receptor coactivator AIB1 in endometrial carcinoma, hyperplasia and normal endometrium: Correlation with clinicopathologic parameters and biomarkers. Mod Pathol. 2006 Dec; 19(12):1593-605. PMID: 16980945.
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    40. Hern?ndez J, Balic I, Johnson-Pais TL, Higgins BA, Torkko KC, Thompson IM, Leach RJ. Association between an estrogen receptor alpha gene polymorphism and the risk of prostate cancer in black men. J Urol. 2006 Feb; 175(2):523-7. PMID: 16406987.
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    41. Crawford ED, Wilson SS, Torkko KC, Hirano D, Stewart JS, Brammell C, Wilson RS, Kawata N, Sullivan H, Lucia MS, Werahera PN. Clinical staging of prostate cancer: a computer-simulated study of transperineal prostate biopsy. BJU Int. 2005 Nov; 96(7):999-1004. PMID: 16225516.
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    42. Tringler B, Liu W, Corral L, Torkko KC, Enomoto T, Davidson S, Lucia MS, Heinz DE, Papkoff J, Shroyer KR. B7-H4 overexpression in ovarian tumors. Gynecol Oncol. 2006 Jan; 100(1):44-52. PMID: 16256178.
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    43. Tringler B, Zhuo S, Pilkington G, Torkko KC, Singh M, Lucia MS, Heinz DE, Papkoff J, Shroyer KR. B7-h4 is highly expressed in ductal and lobular breast cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2005 Mar 01; 11(5):1842-8. PMID: 15756008.
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    44. Werahera PN, Miller GJ, Torkko K, Crawford ED, Stewart JS, Deantoni EP, Miller HL, Lucia MS. Biomorphometric analysis of human prostatic carcinoma by using three-dimensional computer models. Hum Pathol. 2004 Jul; 35(7):798-807. PMID: 15257542.
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    45. Lucia MS, Torkko KC. Inflammation as a target for prostate cancer chemoprevention: pathological and laboratory rationale. J Urol. 2004 Feb; 171(2 Pt 2):S30-4; discussion S35. PMID: 14713750.
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    46. Kawata N, Miller GJ, Crawford ED, Torkko KC, Stewart JS, Lucia MS, Miller HL, Hirano D, Werahera PN. Laterally directed biopsies detect more clinically threatening prostate cancer: computer simulated results. Prostate. 2003 Oct 01; 57(2):118-28. PMID: 12949935.
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    47. Torkko KC, Gershman K, Crane LA, Hamman R, Bar?n A. Testing for Chlamydia and sexual history taking in adolescent females: results from a statewide survey of Colorado primary care providers. Pediatrics. 2000 Sep; 106(3):E32. PMID: 10969116.
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    48. Luff AR, Torkko K. Long-term persistence of enlarged motor units in partially denervated hindlimb muscles of cats. J Neurophysiol. 1990 Oct; 64(4):1261-9. PMID: 2258746.
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    49. Luff AR, Hatcher DD, Torkko K. Enlarged motor units resulting from partial denervation of cat hindlimb muscles. J Neurophysiol. 1988 May; 59(5):1377-94. PMID: 3385465.
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