Shamash Shamash

Dr. Shamash Shamash


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 March 2022 in European Journal of Cancer
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CAConstantine Alifrangis
Constantine Alifrangis
ASAnand Sharma
Anand Sharma
SCShafi Chowdhury
Shafi Chowdhury
SDSarah Duncan
Sarah Duncan
Marina MilicMarina Milic
Marina Milic
SSShamash Shamash
Shamash Shamash

21 January 2021 in Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
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KNKenrick Ng
Kenrick Ng
PWPeter Wilson
Peter Wilson
KMKatherine Mutsvangwa
Katherine Mutsvangwa
LHLuke Hounsome
Luke Hounsome
SSShamash Shamash
Shamash Shamash

16 November 2025 in Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
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KNKenrick Ng
Kenrick Ng
GPGarima Priyadarshini
Garima Priyadarshini
APAaron Prendergast
Aaron Prendergast
CACharlotte Ackerman
Charlotte Ackerman
SASusanna Alexander
Susanna Alexander
SSShamash Shamash
Shamash Shamash

27 January 2026 in Cancers
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ESElzbieta Stankiewicz
Elzbieta Stankiewicz
SMSarah C. McCarley
Sarah C. McCarley
XMXueying Mao
Xueying Mao
SKSakunthala Kudahetti
Sakunthala Kudahetti
TOTim Oliver
Tim Oliver
Yong-jie LuYong-jie Lu
Yong-jie Lu
Background/Objectives: Although 90% of prostate cancer (PCa) metastasis occurs in the bone, there are limited studies and rarely available genome-wide profiles at individual sample level for genomic copy number changes in the literature. Methods: We performed Affymetrix SNP 6.0 high-density microarray analysis to generate the genome-wide copy number change profiles for six cases of PCa bone metastases. A common genomic loss was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in paraffin-embedded PCa bone metastasis samples together with primary PCa and benign prostate hyperplasia samples. We overexpressed the candidate miRNA in PCa cell lines and knocked down its target genes by siRNA transfection and investigated the effect on protein expression and cell viability, migration, and invasion abilities, respectively. Protein expression in PCa tissues was analyzed by immunohistochemical staining. Results: We provided high-resolution PCa bone metastasis profiles of six cases and identified potential bone metastasis-specific common genomic alterations, including a 1.6 mb region on 17q11.2, as well as those shared by non-bone metastatic PCa. The common 17q11.2 loss was confirmed by FISH in further 14/21 PCa bone metastasis samples but was only found in 9/151 primary PCa samples. The well-established tumor-suppressing miRNA located within this small genomic region, miR-193a-3p, was downregulated in both bone metastasis and primary PCa cases, leading to overexpression of cyclin D1 and uPA to promote cancer cell migration and invasion. Cyclin D1 was highly expressed in both localized PCa and bone metastasis samples, and the expression was significantly higher in the latter group (p = 0.013). Conclusions: We generated high-resolution copy number change profiles for bone metastasis samples. This led to the identification of a common, small genomic loss and downregulation of miR-193a-3p, which suppresses PCa bone metastasis through inhibition of its target proteins, providing new insight into bone metastasis development.