Jie Deng *

Email: jiedeng@mednet.ucla.edu

Research Interests:

cancer, microbiome, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, immunology,

Publications:

Nourmohammadi N, Kashani C, Oughourlian T, Nikitas J, Deng J, Lee A, Oh S, Bradley J, Guckenberger M, Siva S, Palma D, Yom SS, Senan S, Moghanaki D. Inconsistent definitions of local control for stereotactic body radiation therapy for early-stage lung cancer - A systematic review. Radiother Oncol. 2026 Jul 10; 222:111695. view on PubMed

Deng J, Pal A, Testa S, Xu JW, Tran LM, Graham DS, Hargil A, Subramanian A, Campbell KM, Limsuwannarot S, Chumpitaz Lavalle Á, Chin SC, Kremer S, Tariveranmoshabad M, Ewongwo A, Silvia SKNR, Ogana H, Nemat-Gorgani N, Dubinett SM, Jaycox JR, Felix C, Schaue D, Nelson SD, Levine B, Motamedi K, Ghazikhanian V, Chmielowski B, Reddy V, Singh AS, Trnkova ZJ, Good Z, Quintero M, Crompton JG, Bernthal N, Eilber FC, Moding EJ, Kalbasi A. Neoadjuvant BO-112 and Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy with or without Nivolumab in Soft-Tissue Sarcoma: Preclinical and Phase I Results. Cancer Discov. 2026 Jul 01; 16(7):1280-1303. view on PubMed

Moghanaki D, Videtic G, Singh AK, Siva S, Gage DL, Lee A, Deng J, Xiang M. Fifteen-Year National Trends in Single-Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Utilization for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. JCO Oncol Pract. 2025 Dec 09; OP2500826. view on PubMed

Nikitas J, Kendal JK, Savjani RR, Jackson N, Peterson N, Deng J, Hernandez J, Chong N, Singh AS, Chmielowski B, Federman NC, Crompton JG, Kadera BE, Wessel LE, Christ AB, Nelson SD, Dry SM, Weidhaas JB, Steinberg ML, Bernthal NM, Eilber FC, Kalbasi A, Reddy VK. Five-Day Preoperative Radiation Therapy for Patients With High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Dec 01; 8(12):e2550195. view on PubMed

Sakowitz S, Tupper HI, Benjamin LN, Oh S, He T, Ronaghi R, Channick CL, Rosenberg BJ, Salehi-Rad R, Smith MI, Bando JM, Young TJ, Barjaktarvic I, Velez Velez MA, Gower A, Cummings AL, Goldman J, Lisberg AE, Garon EB, Yanagawa J, Cameron EA, Burt BM, Revels SL, Toste P, Lee JM, Lee A, Deng J, Lee H, Benharash P, Moghanaki D. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Utilization Trends for Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Chest. 2026 Apr; 169(4):1142-1147. view on PubMed

Ghafarian M, Cao M, Kirby KM, Schneider CW, Deng J, Mellon EA, Kishan AU, Maziero D, Wu TC. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequences and Technologies in Adaptive Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2025 Jul 15; 122(4):805-817. view on PubMed

Morris ZS, Demaria S, Monjazeb AM, Formenti SC, Weichselbaum RR, Welsh J, Enderling H, Schoenfeld JD, Brody JD, McGee HM, Mondini M, Kent MS, Young KH, Galluzzi L, Karam SD, Theelen WSME, Chang JY, Huynh MA, Daib A, Pitroda S, Chung C, Serre R, Grassberger C, Deng J, Sodji QH, Nguyen AT, Patel RB, Krebs S, Kalbasi A, Kerr C, Vanpouille-Box C, Vick L, Aguilera TA, Ong IM, Herrera F, Menon H, Smart D, Ahmed J, Gartrell RD, Roland CL, Fekrmandi F, Chakraborty B, Bent EH, Berg TJ, Hutson A, Khleif S, Sikora AG, Fong L. Proceedings of the National Cancer Institute Workshop on combining immunotherapy with radiotherapy: challenges and opportunities for clinical translation. Lancet Oncol. 2025 Mar; 26(3):e152-e170. view on PubMed

Nikitas J, Yanagawa J, Sacks S, Hui EK, Lee A, Deng J, Abtin F, Suh R, Lee JM, Toste P, Burt BM, Revels SL, Cameron RB, Moghanaki D. Pathophysiology and Management of Chest Wall Pain after Surgical and Non-Surgical Local Therapies for Lung Cancer. JTO Clin Res Rep. 2024 Jul; 5(7):100690. view on PubMed

Wu TC, Deng J, Chu FI, Sadeghi S, Finn R, Agopian VG, Lee P, Raldow AC. Single center experience using stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) on orthotopic liver transplant protocol for unresectable cholangiocarcinoma. HPB (Oxford). 2024 03; 26(3):444-450. view on PubMed

Roy S, Romero T, Michalski JM, Feng FY, Efstathiou JA, Lawton CAF, Bolla M, Maingon P, de Reijke T, Joseph D, Ong WL, Sydes MR, Dearnaley DP, Tree AC, Carrier N, Nabid A, Souhami L, Incrocci L, Heemsbergen WD, Pos FJ, Zapatero A, Guerrero A, Alvarez A, San-Segundo CG, Maldonado X, Reiter RE, Rettig MB, Nickols NG, Steinberg ML, Valle LF, Ma TM, Farrell MJ, Neilsen BK, Juarez JE, Deng J, Vangala S, Avril N, Jia AY, Zaorsky NG, Sun Y, Spratt D, Kishan AU, Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials in Cancer of the Prostate (MARCAP) Consortium Investigators. Biochemical Recurrence Surrogacy for Clinical Outcomes After Radiotherapy for Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate. J Clin Oncol. 2023 11 10; 41(32):5005-5014. view on PubMed

Sonni I, Dal Pra A, O'Connell DP, Ells Z, Benz M, Nguyen K, Yoon SM, Deng J, Smith C, Grogan T, Nickols NG, Cao M, Kishan AU, Calais J. 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT-Based Atlas for Prostate Bed Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy: Clinical Implications for Salvage Radiation Therapy Contouring Guidelines. J Nucl Med. 2023 06; 64(6):902-909. view on PubMed

Schaafsma E, Croteau W, ElTanbouly M, Nowak EC, Smits NC, Deng J, Sarde A, Webber CA, Rabadi D, Cheng C, Noelle R, Lines JL. VISTA Targeting of T-cell Quiescence and Myeloid Suppression Overcomes Adaptive Resistance. Cancer Immunol Res. 2023 01 03; 11(1):38-55. view on PubMed

Savjani RR, Lauria M, Bose S, Deng J, Yuan Y, Andrearczyk V. Automated Tumor Segmentation in Radiotherapy. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2022 10; 32(4):319-329. view on PubMed

Savjani RR, Salamon N, Deng J, Ma M, Tenn S, Agazaryan N, Hegde J, Kaprealian T. A Framework for Sharing Radiation Dose Distribution Maps in the Electronic Medical Record for Improving Multidisciplinary Patient Management. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2021 03; 3(2):e200075. view on PubMed

Ma TM, Gafita A, Shabsovich D, Juarez J, Grogan TR, Thin P, Armstrong W, Sonni I, Nguyen K, Lok V, Reiter RE, Rettig MB, Steinberg ML, Kupelian PA, Yang DD, Muralidhar V, Chu C, Feng F, Savjani R, Deng J, Parikh NR, Nickols NG, Elashoff D, Czernin J, Calais J, Kishan AU. Identifying the Best Candidates for Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography as the Primary Staging Approach Among Men with High-risk Prostate Cancer and Negative Conventional Imaging. Eur Urol Oncol. 2022 02; 5(1):100-103. view on PubMed

Chin R, Hayase J, Hu P, Cao M, Deng J, Ajijola O, Do D, Vaseghi M, Buch E, Khakpour H, Fujimura O, Krokhaleva Y, Macias C, Sorg J, Gima J, Pavez G, Boyle NG, Steinberg M, Shivkumar K, Bradfield JS. Non-invasive stereotactic body radiation therapy for refractory ventricular arrhythmias: an institutional experience. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2021 Sep; 61(3):535-543. view on PubMed

Broughton TWK, ElTanbouly MA, Schaafsma E, Deng J, Sarde A, Croteau W, Li J, Nowak EC, Mabaera R, Smits NC, Kuta A, Noelle RJ, Lines JL. Defining the Signature of VISTA on Myeloid Cell Chemokine Responsiveness. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:2641. view on PubMed

Deng J, Savjani RR, Lee P. Online Search Behavior for Cancer Immunotherapy Resources and Readability Analysis: An Opportunity to Aid in Medical Decision-making. Cureus. 2019 Oct 07; 11(10):e5857. view on PubMed

Deng J, Li J, Sarde A, Lines JL, Lee YC, Qian DC, Pechenick DA, Manivanh R, Le Mercier I, Lowrey CH, Varn FS, Cheng C, Leib DA, Noelle RJ, Mabaera R. Hypoxia-Induced VISTA Promotes the Suppressive Function of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment. Cancer Immunol Res. 2019 07; 7(7):1079-1090. view on PubMed

Celaj S, Deng J, Murphy BL, Kundu RV. Analysis of population inquiry on practices for ultraviolet radiation protection. Dermatol Online J. 2017 10 15; 23(10). view on PubMed

Nowak EC, Lines JL, Varn FS, Deng J, Sarde A, Mabaera R, Kuta A, Le Mercier I, Cheng C, Noelle RJ. Immunoregulatory functions of VISTA. Immunol Rev. 2017 03; 276(1):66-79. view on PubMed

Deng J, Le Mercier I, Kuta A, Noelle RJ. A New VISTA on combination therapy for negative checkpoint regulator blockade. J Immunother Cancer. 2016; 4:86. view on PubMed

Siedlecki AN, Tsui E, Deng J, Miller DM. Long-Term Retention of an Intraorbital Metallic Foreign Body Adjacent to the Optic Nerve. Case Rep Ophthalmol Med. 2016; 2016:3918592. view on PubMed

Tsui E, Deng J, Siedlecki AN, Zegans ME. Bacterial corneal ulcer associated with common variable immune deficiency. J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect. 2016 Dec; 6(1):28. view on PubMed

Tsui E, Siedlecki AN, Deng J, Pollard MC, Cha S, Pepin SM, Salcone EM. Implementation of a vision-screening program in rural northeastern United States. Clin Ophthalmol. 2015; 9:1883-7. view on PubMed

Deng J, Tsui E, Chapman CB. Blurred Vision. Leukemia relapse. JAMA Oncol. 2015 Oct; 1(7):979-80. view on PubMed

Celaj S, Gleeson MW, Deng J, O'Toole GA, Hampton TH, Toft MF, Morrison HG, Sogin ML, Putra J, Suriawinata AA, Gorham JD. The microbiota regulates susceptibility to Fas-mediated acute hepatic injury. Lab Invest. 2014 Sep; 94(9):938-49. view on PubMed

Olkhanud PB, Baatar D, Bodogai M, Hakim F, Gress R, Anderson RL, Deng J, Xu M, Briest S, Biragyn A. Breast cancer lung metastasis requires expression of chemokine receptor CCR4 and regulatory T cells. Cancer Res. 2009 Jul 15; 69(14):5996-6004. view on PubMed