John N Nikitas, MD

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Selected Publications

• Nikitas J, Jamshidian P, Tree AC, Hall E, Dearnaley D, Michalski JM, Lee WR, Nguyen PL, Sandler HM, Catton CN, Lukka HR, Supiot S, Crehange G, Latorzeff I, Roy S, Malone S, Horwitz E, Wong JK, Arcangeli S, Sanguineti G, Romero T, Sun Y, Steinberg ML, Valle LF, Neylon J, Weidhaas JB, Spratt DE, Telesca D, Kishan AU : Correlation of Biochemical Recurrence With Adverse Late Toxic Events Following Prostate Radiation Therapy (COBALT Study): An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of 7 Randomized Trials Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 125(4) : 1140-1148, Jul 2026
• Nikitas J, Holzgreve A, Juarez J, Kimura K, Lira S, Alam H, Contreras M, Theus L, Nguyen AT, Ells Z, Zhu S, Grogan T, Elashoff DA, Unterrainer LM, Dahlbom M, Allen-Auerbach M, Czernin J, Calais J : Phase 2 Prospective Trial of Retreatment with [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 Molecular Radiotherapy for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer-RE-LuPSMA J Nucl Med 67(5) : 674-680, May 2026
• Nikitas J, Vapiwala N : Redefining Salvage Therapy for Localized Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer-In More Ways Than One JAMA Oncol 12(4) : 373-374, Apr 2026
• Nikitas J, Smith CP, Armstrong WR, Murthy V, Grogan T, Clark K, Moore J, Roberts M, Farolfi A, Reiter RE, Rettig MB, Shen J, Valle LF, Nickols NG, Steinberg ML, Czernin J, Kishan AU, Calais J : Five-Year Outcomes After Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen PET/CT-Guided Salvage Radiotherapy Following Radical Prostatectomy J Natl Compr Canc Netw 24(2) : 11-18, Feb 2026
• Kishan AU, Juarez Casillas JE, Sargos P, Kalbasi TR, Chabaud S, Brihoum M, Sachdeva A, Nikitas JN, Ma TM, Karasik D, Ballas LK, Lock D, Valle L, Taparra K, Reiter RE, Saigal C, Chamie K, Donin N, Chin AI, Rettig M, Nickols NG, Sun Y, Spratt D, Lamb JM, Cao M, Pommier P, Steinberg ML : Stereotactic Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy (SCIMITAR): 4-Year Outcomes of a Phase 2 Clinical Trial Eur Urol 89(1) : 12-17, Jan 2026
• Holzgreve A, Delker A, Ells Z, Brosch-Lenz J, Unterrainer LM, Nikitas J, Zhu S, Contreras MM, Alam H, Nabong RM, Lira S, Vasilyev A, Chen L, Grogan T, Elashoff D, Meyer CA, Dahlbom M, Czernin J, Calais J : Randomized Phase 2 Trial of an Extended and Flexible Dosing Schedule of 177Lu-PSMA Molecular Radiotherapy in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (FLEX-MRT): Study Protocol J Nucl Med 66(10) October 2025
• Juarez Casillas JE, Nikitas J, Rettig MB, Reiter RE, Lee A, Steinberg ML, Valle L, Kalbasi TR, Calais J, Czernin J, Eala MA, Tsai S, Kane N, Solanki AA, Sexton R, Duriseti S, Berenji GR, Aronson WJ, Garraway IP, Chang MG, Kwon R, Lee SP, Nickols NG, Kishan AU : Pooled Analysis of the SOLAR and SATURN Clinical Trials Comparing Progression of Synchronous Versus Metachronous Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen-defined Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer Following Systemic and Tumor-directed Therapy Eur Urol Oncol 8(4) : 893-898, Aug 2025
• Nikitas J, Ballas LK, Romero T, Lynch C, Ma TM, Valle LF, Sachdeva A, Chong N, Basehart V, Franco A, Reiter R, Saigal C, Chamie K, Litwin MS, Donin NM, Rettig M, Nickols NG, Cao M, Liauw SL, Steinberg ML, Kishan AU : Patient-Reported Outcomes With Stereotactic Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial JAMA Oncol 11(7) : 726-734, Jul 2025
• Nikitas J, Jamshidian P, Tree AC, Hall E, Dearnaley D, Michalski JM, Lee WR, Nguyen PL, Sandler HM, Catton CN, Lukka HR, Incrocci L, Heemsbergen W, Pos FJ, Roy S, Malone S, Horwitz E, Wong JK, Arcangeli S, Sanguineti G, Romero T, Sun Y, Steinberg ML, Valle LF, Weidhaas JB, Spratt D, Telesca D, Kishan AU : The interplay between acute and late toxicity among patients receiving prostate radiotherapy: an individual patient data meta-analysis of six randomised trials Lancet Oncol 26(3) : 378-386, Mar 2025
• Ong WL, Romero T, Roy S, Nikitas J, Joseph D, Zapatero A, Malone S, Morgan SC, Steinberg ML, Valle LF, Zaorsky NG, Martin Ma T, Rettig MB, Nickols N, Jiang T, Reiter RE, Eleswarapu SV, Maldonado X, Sun Y, Nguyen PL, Millar JL, Martin JM, Spratt DE, Kishan AU; MARCAP Consortium Investigators : Testosterone Recovery Following Androgen Suppression and Prostate Radiotherapy (TRANSPORT): A Pooled Analysis of Five Randomized Trials from the Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials in Cancer of the Prostate (MARCAP) Consortium Eur Urol 87(1) : 49-57, Jan 2025