Tharakeswara K. Bathala

Tharakeswara K. Bathala is a Senior Professor and Associate Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research focuses on urology, prostate cancer, and cancer imaging, with specific interests in brachytherapy, radiation oncology, and the radiologic assessment of treatment response. His latest work includes leading the phase II EXTEND trial, which investigates metastasis-directed therapy combined with androgen deprivation therapy for oligometastatic prostate cancer, and exploring immunotherapy combinations for rare genitourinary malignancies, such as nivolumab plus ipilimumab in renal medullary carcinoma. He has also contributed to single-cell transcriptomic analyses of tumor and immune dynamics in SMARCB1-deficient cancers. His publications appear in high-impact journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, European Urology, and Nature Communications.