Publications: DR Prabhakar Rajan

( 2025 ) . An analytical framework for enhancing cancer care efficiency in North London hospitals . Healthcare Analytics vol. 8 , Article 100406 , 100406 - 100406 .

Aziz NA, Ng K, Alifrangis C, Tran B, Conduit C, Liow E, Ackerman C, Georgescu R et al. ( 2025 ) . Therapy de‐escalation for testicular cancer (THERATEST): A multi‐centre observational cohort feasibility study of de‐escalation therapies for good prognosis stage II germ cell tumours . BJUI Compass vol. 6 , ( 8 ) Article e70057 ,

( 2025 ) . Screening for prostate cancer . BMJ vol. 389 , r1031 - r1031 .

Leow JJ, Nagasubramanian S, Tandogdu Z, Sridhar A, Rajan P, Sooriakumaran P, Lamb BW ( 2025 ) . Retzius‐sparing robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy in renal transplant recipients . BJU International vol. 136 , ( 2 ) 218 - 221 .

Haider M, Leow JJ, Green JSA, Dhillon C, Wong AS, Zhou Y, Paparini S, Lamb BW et al. ( 2025 ) . Sociodemographic landscape of suspected prostate cancer referrals and diagnoses across North East London . BJUI Compass vol. 6 , ( 2 ) Article e495 ,

( 2025 ) . A Systematic Review of the Effects of Nerve Sparing during Radical Prostatectomy . Malta Medical Journal vol. 37 , ( 2 ) 19 - 28 .

Reynolds IS, McNamara DA ( 2024 ) . Colorectal Surgery . Hamilton Bailey's Emergency Surgery , CRC Press

Rather GA, Selvakumar P, Srinivas KS, Natarajan K, Kaushik A, Rajan P, Lee S-R, Sing WL et al. ( 2024 ) . Facile synthesis of elastin nanogels encapsulated decursin for castrated resistance prostate cancer therapy . Scientific Reports vol. 14 , ( 1 ) Article 15095 ,

Zhou Y, Lyratzopoulos G, Rajan P, Walter FM, Wu J ( 2024 ) . Understanding symptom contribution to sex inequality in bladder and renal cancer stage at diagnosis . BJUI Compass vol. 5 , ( 7 ) 805 - 812 .

AM SK, Rajan P, Alkhamees M, Holley M, Lakshmanan V-K ( 2024 ) . Prostate cancer theragnostics biomarkers: An update . Investigative and Clinical Urology vol. 65 , ( 6 ) 527 - 527 .

Al-Hammouri T, Almeida-Magana R, Lawrence R, Duffy T, White L, Burke E, Kudahetti S, Collins J et al. ( 2023 ) . Protocol for a prospective study evaluating circulating tumour cells status to predict radical prostatectomy treatment failure in localised prostate cancer patients (C-ProMeta-1) . BMC Cancer vol. 23 , ( 1 ) Article 581 ,

Winters DA, Mehmi A, Odedra A, Wilson L, Ancheta J, Buttleman S, Allchorne P, Rajan P et al. ( 2023 ) . Developing and centralising a nurse‐led local anaesthetic transperineal biopsy service during COVID . BJUI Compass vol. 4 , ( 6 ) 715 - 721 .

Wood GE, Chamberlain F, Tran B, Conduit C, Liow E, Nicol DL, Shamash J, Alifrangis C et al. ( 2023 ) . Treatment de-escalation for stage II seminoma . Nature Reviews Urology vol. 20 , ( 8 ) 502 - 512 .

Davies CR, Guo T, Burke E, Stankiewicz E, Xu L, Mao X, Scandura G, Rajan P et al. ( 2023 ) . The potential of using circulating tumour cells and their gene expression to predict docetaxel response in metastatic prostate cancer . Frontiers in Oncology vol. 12 , Article 1060864 ,

Atalar K, Rajan P ( 2022 ) . Understanding and managing the cardiovascular risks of androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer . Nature Reviews Urology vol. 20 , ( 1 ) 3 - 4 .

Del Giudice M, Foster JG, Peirone S, Rissone A, Caizzi L, Gaudino F, Parlato C, Anselmi F et al. ( 2022 ) . FOXA1 regulates alternative splicing in prostate cancer . Cell Reports vol. 40 , ( 13 ) Article 111404 , 111404 - 111404 .

Rajan P, Tharakan T, Chen R ( 2022 ) . Safety of androgen therapy in men with prostate cancer . Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism vol. 36 , ( 5 ) Article 101628 , 101628 - 101628 .

( 2022 ) . HNRNPA2B1 controls an unfolded protein response-related prognostic gene signature in prostate cancer .

Dinneen E, Shaw GL, Kealy R, Alexandris P, Finnegan K, Chu K, Haidar N, Santos‐Vidal S et al. ( 2022 ) . Feasibility of aspirin and/or vitamin D3 for men with prostate cancer on active surveillance with Prolaris® testing . BJUI Compass vol. 3 , ( 6 ) 458 - 465 .

Santiapillai J, Foster L, Allchorne P, Green JSA, Mohamud H, Almushatat A, Patki P, Nawaz H et al. ( 2022 ) . ADXBladder molecular urine testing to risk stratify and prioritise management of suspected and known bladder cancers during the COVID-19 pandemic . Journal of Clinical Urology vol. 17 , ( 5 ) 511 - 517 .

Alifrangis C, Nicol DL, Shamash J, Rajan P ( 2022 ) . Management of stage II seminoma: a contemporary UK perspective . Scottish Medical Journal vol. 67 , ( 3 ) 126 - 128 .

Winters D, Mehmi A, Odedra A, Buttleman S, Ancheta J, Allchorne P, Rajan P, Khan S et al. ( 2022 ) . 171 Developing & Centralising a Nurse-Led Local Anaesthetic (La) Transperineal (Tp) Biopsy Service During Covid: A Success Story . British Journal of Surgery vol. 109 , ( Supplement_1 ) Article znac039.102 ,

Kadhim H, Ang KM, Tan WS, Nathan A, Pavan N, Mazzon G, Al-Kadhi O, Di G et al. ( 2022 ) . Retzius-sparing technique independently predicts early recovery of urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy . Journal of Robotic Surgery vol. 16 , ( 6 ) 1419 - 1426 .

Sooriakumaran P, Wilson C, Rombach I, Hassanali N, Aning J, D. Lamb A, Cathcart P, Eden C et al. ( 2022 ) . Feasibility and safety of radical prostatectomy for oligo‐metastatic prostate cancer: the Testing Radical prostatectomy in men with prostate cancer and oligo‐Metastases to the bone (TRoMbone) trial . BJU International vol. 130 , ( 1 ) 43 - 53 .

Nathan A, Ng A, Mitra A, Sooriakumaran P, Davda R, Patel S, Fricker M, Kelly J et al. ( 2022 ) . Comparative Effectiveness Analyses of Salvage Prostatectomy and Salvage Radiotherapy Outcomes Following Focal or Whole-Gland Ablative Therapy (High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Cryotherapy or Electroporation) for Localised Prostate Cancer . Clinical Oncology vol. 34 , ( 1 ) e69 - e78 .

Cazzaniga W, Pearce A, Tanabalan C, Rajan P, Kinsella N, Reid A, Huddart R, Nicol D ( 2022 ) . Health-related quality of life and treatment-related side-effects in patients who have been in remission from testicular cancer for 12-24 months . EUROPEAN UROLOGY . vol. 81 , S850 - S850 .

Cazzaniga W, Pearce A, Tanabalan C, Rajan P, Kinsella N, Reid A, Huddart R, Nicol D ( 2022 ) . Medium to long term health-related quality of life and treatment-related side-effects in patients treated with a single dose of adjuvant carboplatin for high-risk seminoma results from a pilot study . EUROPEAN UROLOGY . vol. 81 , S849 - S849 .

Moghul M, McClelland S, Rajan P ( 2021 ) . Cellular and Immunobiology . Basic Urological Sciences , CRC Press

Nathan A, Hanna N, Rashid A, Patel S, Phuah Y, Flora K, Fricker M, Cleaveland P et al. ( 2021 ) . 141 New Guidelines to Reduce Unnecessary Blood Tests, Delayed Discharge and Costs Following Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy . British Journal of Surgery vol. 108 , ( Supplement_6 ) Article znab259.1070 ,

Nathan A, Fricker M, De Groote R, Arora A, Phuah Y, Flora K, Patel S, Kasivisvanathan V et al. ( 2021 ) . 283 Salvage Versus Primary Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Propensity-Matched Comparative Effectiveness Study from A High-Volume Tertiary Centre . British Journal of Surgery vol. 108 , ( Supplement_6 ) Article znab259.1075 ,

Fricker M, Nathan A, Hannah N, Rashid A, Patel S, Phuah Y, Flora K, Cleaveland P et al. ( 2021 ) . O50 New guidelines to reduce unnecessary blood tests, delayed discharge and costs following robot assisted radical prostatectomy . British Journal of Surgery . vol. 108 ,

Nathan A, Hanna N, Rashid A, Patel S, Phuah Y, Flora K, Fricker M, Cleaveland P et al. ( 2021 ) . New recommendations to reduce unnecessary blood tests after robot‐assisted radical prostatectomy . BJU International vol. 128 , ( 6 ) 681 - 684 .

Nathan A, Fricker M, De Groote R, Arora A, Phuah Y, Flora K, Patel S, Kasivisvanathan V et al. ( 2021 ) . Salvage Versus Primary Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Propensity-matched Comparative Effectiveness Study from a High-volume Tertiary Centre . European Urology Open Science vol. 27 , 43 - 52 .

De Laere B, Crippa A, Mortezavi A, Ghysel C, Rajan P, Eklund M, Wyatt A, Dirix L et al. ( 2021 ) . Increased Pathway Complexity Is a Prognostic Biomarker in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer . Cancers vol. 13 , ( 7 ) 1588 - 1588 .

Guo T, Wang Y, Jia J, Mao X, Stankiewicz E, Scandura G, Burke E, Xu L et al. ( 2021 ) . The Identification of Plasma Exosomal miR-423-3p as a Potential Predictive Biomarker for Prostate Cancer Castration-Resistance Development by Plasma Exosomal miRNA Sequencing . Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology vol. 8 , Article 602493 ,

Kasivisvanathan V, Lindsay J, Rakshani-Moghadam S, Elhamshary A, Kapriniotis K, Kazantzis G, Syed B, Hines J et al. ( 2020 ) . A cohort study of 30 day mortality after NON-EMERGENCY surgery in a COVID-19 cold site . International Journal of Surgery vol. 84 , 57 - 65 .

Sridhar AN, Sooriakumaran P, Rajan P, Shaw G, Briggs T, Kelly J, Dasgupta P, Desai M et al. ( 2020 ) . Corrigendum to “A standard operating technique to facilitate early return of urinary continence after robotic prostatectomy outcomes of a consensus meeting of experts with experience of over 30,000 cases” [Eur Urol Suppl 2017;16;e2301–2] . European Urology Open Science vol. 22 , 1 - 2 .

Sehmbi AS, Sridhar AN, Sahadevan K, Rai BP, Nwangwu P, Mohammed A, Freeman A, Mottrie A et al. ( 2020 ) . Early outcomes of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy following completion of a structured training curriculum: a single surgeon cohort study . Journal of Clinical Urology vol. 14 , ( 4 ) 246 - 254 .

Thompson JE, Sridhar AN, Shaw G, Rajan P, Mohammed A, Briggs TP, Nathan S, Kelly JD et al. ( 2020 ) . Peri-operative, functional and early oncologic outcomes of salvage robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy after high-intensity focused ultrasound partial ablation . BMC Urology vol. 20 , ( 1 ) Article 81 ,

Xu L, Mao X, Grey A, Scandura G, Guo T, Burke E, Marzec J, Abdu S et al. ( 2020 ) . Noninvasive Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Using Circulating Tumor Cells . Journal of Urology vol. 203 , ( 1 ) 73 - 82 .

Xu L, Mao X, Grey A, Scandura G, Guo T, Burke E, Marzec J, Abdu S et al. ( 2020 ) . Reply by Authors . Journal of Urology vol. 203 , ( 1 ) 81 - 82 .

Lauria A, Peirone S, Giudice MD, Priante F, Rajan P, Caselle M, Oliviero S, Cereda M ( 2019 ) . Identification of altered biological processes in heterogeneous RNA-sequencing data by discretization of expression profiles . Nucleic Acids Research vol. 48 , ( 4 ) 1730 - 1747 .

De Laere B, Crippa A, Ghysel C, Ost P, Rajan P, Eklund M, Dirix L, Grönberg H et al. ( 2019 ) . Elevated driver mutational burden or number of perturbed pathways and poor response to abiraterone or enzalutamide in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer . Annals of Oncology vol. 30 , v30 - v31 .

Guo T, Wang Y, Mao X, Xu L, Marzec J, Burke E, Scandura G, Stankiewicz E et al. ( 2019 ) . Abstract 2580: Investigation of plasma exosomal miRNA as a biomarker and its potential function in prostate cancer castration resistant development . Cancer Research . vol. 79 , 2580 - 2580 .

De Laere B, Rajan P, Grönberg H, Dirix L, Lindberg J ( 2019 ) . Androgen Receptor Burden and Poor Response to Abiraterone or Enzalutamide in <i>TP53</i> Wild-Type Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer . JAMA Oncology vol. 5 , ( 7 ) 1060 - 1060 .

Thompson JE, Sridhar AN, Tan WS, Freeman A, Haider A, Allen C, Moore CM, Orczyk C et al. ( 2019 ) . Pathological Findings and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Concordance at Salvage Radical Prostatectomy for Local Recurrence following Partial Ablation Using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound . Journal of Urology vol. 201 , ( 6 ) 1134 - 1143 .

Phukan C, Mclean A, Nambiar A, Mukherjee A, Somani B, Krishnamoorthy R, Sridhar A, Rajan P et al. ( 2019 ) . Retzius sparing robotic assisted radical prostatectomy vs. conventional robotic assisted radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis . World Journal of Urology vol. 38 , ( 5 ) 1123 - 1134 .

De Laere B, Oeyen S, Mayrhofer M, Whitington T, van Dam P-J, Van Oyen P, Ghysel C, Ampe J et al. ( 2019 ) . <i>TP53</i> Outperforms Other Androgen Receptor Biomarkers to Predict Abiraterone or Enzalutamide Outcome in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer . Clinical Cancer Research vol. 25 , ( 6 ) 1766 - 1773 .

Heavey S, Costa H, Pye H, Burt EC, Jenkinson S, Lewis G, Bosshard‐Carter L, Watson F et al. ( 2019 ) . PEOPLE: PatiEnt prOstate samPLes for rEsearch, a tissue collection pathway utilizing magnetic resonance imaging data to target tumor and benign tissue in fresh radical prostatectomy specimens . The Prostate vol. 79 , ( 7 ) 768 - 777 .

De Laere B, Crippa A, Ghysel C, Ost P, Rajan P, Eklund M, Dirix L, Gronberg H et al. ( 2019 ) . Elevated driver mutational burden or number of perturbed pathways and poor response to abiraterone or enzalutamide in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer . ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY . vol. 30 ,

( 2018 ) . Dysregulation of splicing-related proteins in prostate cancer is controlled by FOXA1 .

Mayrhofer M, De Laere B, Whitington T, Van Oyen P, Ghysel C, Ampe J, Ost P, Demey W et al. ( 2018 ) . Cell-free DNA profiling of metastatic prostate cancer reveals microsatellite instability, structural rearrangements and clonal hematopoiesis . Genome Medicine vol. 10 , ( 1 ) Article 85 ,

Munkley J, Maia TM, Ibarluzea N, Livermore KE, Vodak D, Ehrmann I, James K, Rajan P et al. ( 2018 ) . Androgen-dependent alternative mRNA isoform expression in prostate cancer cells . F1000Research vol. 7 , 1189 - 1189 .

Foxler DE, Bridge KS, Foster JG, Grevitt P, Curry S, Shah KM, Davidson KM, Nagano A et al. ( 2018 ) . A\n <scp>HIF</scp>\n –\n <scp>LIMD</scp>\n 1 negative feedback mechanism mitigates the pro‐tumorigenic effects of hypoxia . EMBO Molecular Medicine vol. 10 , ( 8 ) Article e8304 ,

Rajan P, Hagman A, Sooriakumaran P, Nyberg T, Wallerstedt A, Adding C, Akre O, Carlsson S et al. ( 2018 ) . Oncologic Outcomes After Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy: A Large European Single-centre Cohort with Median 10-Year Follow-up . European Urology Focus vol. 4 , ( 3 ) 351 - 359 .

Lamb BW, Rajan P ( 2018 ) . The practicing urologists’ guide to clinical research . Journal of Clinical Urology vol. 11 , ( 6 ) 395 - 397 .

Shaw G, Rajan P, Sooriakumaran P, Briggs T, Nathan S, Ramachandran N, Freeman A, Brew-Graves C et al. ( 2018 ) . The NeuroSAFE PROOF study (An RCT to evaluate the use of frozen section technology to improve oncological and functional outcomes in robotic radical prostatectomy) . European Journal of Surgical Oncology vol. 44 , S13 - S13 .

Guo T, Wang Y, Mao X, Xu L, Marzec J, Burke E, Shaw G, Hines J et al. ( 2018 ) . Investigation of exosomal miRNA as biomarker for prostate cancer castration resistance development . BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER . vol. 119 , 32 - 32 .

Rajan P, Sooriakumaran P, Nyberg T, Akre O, Carlsson S, Egevad L, Steineck G, Wiklund NP ( 2017 ) . Effect of Comorbidity on Prostate Cancer–Specific Mortality: A Prospective Observational Study . Journal of Clinical Oncology vol. 35 , ( 31 ) 3566 - 3574 .

Shaw G, Rajan P, Sooriakumaran P, Briggs T, Nathan S, Ramachandran N, Freeman A, Brew-Graves C et al. ( 2017 ) . The NeuroSAFE PROOF study (An RCT to evaluate the use of frozen section technology to improve oncological and functional outcomes in robotic radical prostatectomy) . European Journal of Surgical Oncology vol. 43 , ( 11 ) 2213 - 2213 .

Sridhar AN, Abozaid M, Rajan P, Sooriakumaran P, Shaw G, Nathan S, Kelly JD, Briggs TP ( 2017 ) . Surgical Techniques to Optimize Early Urinary Continence Recovery Post Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer . Current Urology Reports vol. 18 , ( 9 ) Article 71 ,

Munkley J, McClurg UL, Livermore KE, Ehrmann I, Knight B, Mccullagh P, Mcgrath J, Crundwell M et al. ( 2017 ) . The cancer-associated cell migration protein TSPAN1 is under control of androgens and its upregulation increases prostate cancer cell migration . Scientific Reports vol. 7 , ( 1 ) Article 5249 ,

Munkley J, Livermore K, Rajan P, Elliott DJ ( 2017 ) . RNA splicing and splicing regulator changes in prostate cancer pathology . Human Genetics vol. 136 , ( 9 ) 1143 - 1154 .

Barry L, Baxter G, Pitchamuthu H, Crooks JE, Rajan P, Ahmad I ( 2016 ) . Aggressive bladder leiomyosarcoma in a patient receiving tamoxifen therapy . Journal of Clinical Urology vol. 6 , ( 5 ) 327 - 329 .

Munkley J, Vodak D, Livermore KE, James K, Wilson BT, Knight B, Mccullagh P, Mcgrath J et al. ( 2016 ) . Glycosylation is an Androgen-Regulated Process Essential for Prostate Cancer Cell Viability . EBioMedicine vol. 8 , 103 - 116 .

Lamb BW, Rajan P ( 2016 ) . Clinical Research Toolkit for Urologists . Journal of Clinical Urology vol. 9 , ( 3 ) 141 - 141 .

Anastasiadis E, Rajan P, Winchester CL ( 2015 ) . Framing a research question: The first and most vital step in planning research . Journal of Clinical Urology vol. 8 , ( 6 ) 409 - 411 .

Munkley J, Oltean S, Vodák D, Wilson BT, Livermore KE, Zhou Y, Star E, Floros VI et al. ( 2015 ) . The androgen receptor controls expression of the cancer-associated sTn antigen and cell adhesion through induction of ST6GalNAc1 in prostate cancer . Oncotarget vol. 6 , ( 33 ) 34358 - 34374 .

Munkley J, Livermore KE, McClurg UL, Kalna G, Knight B, McCullagh P, McGrath J, Crundwell M et al. ( 2015 ) . The PI3K regulatory subunit gene PIK3R1 is under direct control of androgens and repressed in prostate cancer cells . Oncoscience vol. 2 , ( 9 ) 755 - 764 .

Stockley J, Markert E, Zhou Y, Robson CN, Elliott DJ, Lindberg J, Leung HY, Rajan P ( 2015 ) . The RNA-binding protein Sam68 regulates expression and transcription function of the androgen receptor splice variant AR-V7 . Scientific Reports vol. 5 , ( 1 ) Article 13426 ,

Rajan P, Frew JA, Wilson JM, Azzabi AST, McMenemin RM, Stockley J, Soomro NA, Durkan G et al. ( 2015 ) . Feasibility study of a randomized controlled trial comparing docetaxel chemotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy with sequential prostatic biopsies from patients with advanced non–castration-resistant prostate cancer . Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations vol. 33 , ( 8 ) 337.e1 - 337.e6 .

Cartwright R, Kirby AC, Tikkinen KAO, Mangera A, Thiagamoorthy G, Rajan P, Pesonen J, Ambrose C et al. ( 2015 ) . Systematic review and metaanalysis of genetic association studies of urinary symptoms and prolapse in women . American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology vol. 212 , ( 2 ) 199.e1 - 199.e24 .

Munkley J, Lafferty NP, Kalna G, Robson CN, Leung HY, Rajan P, Elliott DJ ( 2015 ) . Androgen-regulation of the protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPRR activates ERK1/2 signalling in prostate cancer cells . BMC Cancer vol. 15 , ( 1 ) Article 9 ,

Hendry J, Fraser S, White J, Rajan P, Hendry DS ( 2015 ) . Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for malignant phenotype Leydig cell tumours of the testis: a 10-year experience . SpringerPlus vol. 4 , ( 1 ) Article 20 ,

Rajan P, Stockley J, Sudbery IM, Fleming JT, Hedley A, Kalna G, Sims D, Ponting CP et al. ( 2014 ) . Identification of a candidate prognostic gene signature by transcriptome analysis of matched pre- and post-treatment prostatic biopsies from patients with advanced prostate cancer . BMC Cancer vol. 14 , ( 1 ) Article 977 ,

Rajan P, Leung HY ( 2014 ) . Experimental Urological Oncology: Cellular, Molecular, and Animal . Urological Oncology , Springer London

Cartwright R, Mangera A, Tikkinen KAO, Rajan P, Pesonen J, Kirby AC, Thiagamoorthy G, Ambrose C et al. ( 2014 ) . Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Candidate Gene Association Studies of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men . European Urology vol. 66 , ( 4 ) 752 - 768 .

Cartwright R, Mariappan P, Turner KJ, Stewart LH, Rajan P ( 2014 ) . Is there seasonal variation in symptom severity, uroflowmetry and frequency–volume chart parameters in men with lower urinary tract symptoms? . Scottish Medical Journal vol. 59 , ( 3 ) 162 - 166 .

Rajan P, Sudbery IM, Villasevil MEM, Mui E, Fleming J, Davis M, Ahmad I, Edwards J et al. ( 2014 ) . Next-generation Sequencing of Advanced Prostate Cancer Treated with Androgen-deprivation Therapy . European Urology vol. 66 , ( 1 ) 32 - 39 .

Stockley J, Villasevil MEM, Nixon C, Ahmad I, Leung HY, Rajan P ( 2014 ) . The RNA-binding protein hnRNPA2 regulates β-catenin protein expression and is overexpressed in prostate cancer . RNA Biology vol. 11 , ( 6 ) 755 - 765 .

Zafar N, Miller S, Leburn V, Qureshi KN, Rajan P ( 2014 ) . Unravelling the prostate-specific antigen controversy: a West of Scotland perspective . Scottish Medical Journal vol. 59 , ( 2 ) 126 - 129 .

Munkley J, Rajan P, Lafferty NP, Dalgliesh C, Jackson RM, Robson CN, Leung HY, Elliott DJ ( 2013 ) . A novel androgen-regulated isoform of the TSC2 tumour suppressor gene increases cell proliferation . Oncotarget vol. 5 , ( 1 ) 131 - 139 .

Barry L, Ahmad I, Pokrovska T, Rajan P ( 2012 ) . Current management options for the small renal mass in a solitary kidney . Scottish Medical Journal vol. 57 , ( 3 ) 157 - 162 .

Rajan P, Dalgliesh C, Carling PJ, Buist T, Zhang C, Grellscheid SN, Armstrong K, Stockley J et al. ( 2011 ) . Identification of Novel Androgen-Regulated Pathways and mRNA Isoforms through Genome-Wide Exon-Specific Profiling of the LNCaP Transcriptome . PLoS ONE vol. 6 , ( 12 ) e29088 - e29088 .

Rajan P, Menon A, Crofts TJ ( 2011 ) . Teaching Corner-“Lumps and Bumps”: A practical guide to minor surgery for the Core Surgical Trainee . Malawi Medical Journal vol. 23 , ( 2 )

Magill LJ, Rajan P, Zafar N, Seywright M, Hendry DS ( 2011 ) . Endocervicosis and Endosalpingiosis of the Urinary Bladder: A Case Report . British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology vol. 4 , ( 3 ) 128 - 130 .

Rajan P, Turner KJ, Mariappan P, Stewart LH ( 2010 ) . A One-Day Frequency-Volume Chart is Representative of a 3-Day Chart in the Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Suggestive of Bladder Outflow Obstruction . British Journal of Medical and Surgical Urology vol. 3 , ( 5 ) 194 - 197 .

Elliott DJ, Rajan P ( 2010 ) . The role of the RNA‐binding protein Sam68 in mammary tumourigenesis . The Journal of Pathology vol. 222 , ( 3 ) 223 - 226 .

Rajan P, Rajan VV ( 2009 ) . Giving evidence in the Scottish Criminal Courts: A guide for junior doctors . Internet Journal of Law Healthcare and Ethics vol. 6 , ( 1 )

Rajan P, Dalgliesh C, Bourgeois CF, Heiner M, Emami K, Clark EL, Bindereif A, Stevenin J et al. ( 2009 ) . Proteomic identification of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein L as a novel component of SLM/Sam68 Nuclear Bodies . BMC Cell Biology vol. 10 , ( 1 ) Article 82 ,

Rajan P, Turna B ( 2009 ) . New trends in minimally invasive urological surgery . International braz j urol vol. 35 , ( 5 ) 514 - 520 .

Rajan P, Elliott DJ, Robson CN, Leung HY ( 2009 ) . Alternative splicing and biological heterogeneity in prostate cancer . Nature Reviews Urology vol. 6 , ( 8 ) 454 - 460 .

Carling PJ, Elliott DJ, Robson CN, Leung HY, Rajan P ( 2009 ) . Targeting alternative splicing in prostate oncology . Discovery Medicine vol. 8 , ( 41 ) 74 - 80 .

Rajan P, Raza A, Pemberton RJ, Tolley DA ( 2009 ) . Testicular torsion following a skin graft for Fournier's gangrene . International Journal of Clinical Practice vol. 63 , ( 1 ) 176 - 177 .

Clark EL, Coulson A, Dalgliesh C, Rajan P, Nicol SM, Fleming S, Heer R, Gaughan L et al. ( 2008 ) . The RNA Helicase p68 Is a Novel Androgen Receptor Coactivator Involved in Splicing and Is Overexpressed in Prostate Cancer . Cancer Research vol. 68 , ( 19 ) 7938 - 7946 .

Rajan P, Gaughan L, Dalgliesh C, El-Sherif A, Robson CN, Leung HY, Elliott DJ ( 2008 ) . Regulation of gene expression by the RNA-binding protein Sam68 in cancer . Biochemical Society Transactions vol. 36 , ( 3 ) 505 - 507 .

Rajan P, Gaughan L, Dalgliesh C, El‐Sherif A, Robson CN, Leung HY, Elliott DJ ( 2008 ) . The RNA‐binding and adaptor protein Sam68 modulates signal‐dependent splicing and transcriptional activity of the androgen receptor . The Journal of Pathology vol. 215 , ( 1 ) 67 - 77 .

Rajan P, Leung HY ( 2008 ) . Animal Models in Genitourinary Malignancies . Urological Oncology , Springer London

Mariappan P, Turner KJ, Sothilingam S, Rajan P, Sundram M, Stewart LH ( 2007 ) . Nocturia, nocturia indices and variables from frequency‐volume charts are significantly different in Asian and Caucasian men with lower urinary tract symptoms: a prospective comparison study . BJU International vol. 100 , ( 2 ) 332 - 336 .

Rajan P, Alan McNeill S, Turner KJ ( 2006 ) . Is Frenuloplasty Worthwhile? A 12-Year Experience . The Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England vol. 88 , ( 6 ) 583 - 584 .

Menon A, Rajan P ( 2006 ) . The irreversible decline in anatomical confidence amongst surgical trainees: fact or fiction . Clinical Anatomy vol. 19 , ( 2 ) 180 - 181 .

Wilkinson AG, Rajan P, MacKinlay GA ( 2005 ) . Endoluminal balloon dilatation for pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction in children: an effective alternative to open pyeloplasty . Journal of Pediatric Urology vol. 1 , ( 4 ) 301 - 305 .

Rajan P, Menon A, Durani P ( 2005 ) . Research during surgical training: Why are we doing it? [1] . British Journal of Hospital Medicine vol. 66 , ( 8 )

Rajan P, Tolley DA ( 2005 ) . Artificial neural networks in urolithiasis . Current Opinion in Urology vol. 15 , ( 2 ) 133 - 137 .

Rajan P, Tolley DA ( 2005 ) . Does slower delivery of shock-wave lithotripsy improve treatment efficacy for urolithiasis? . Nature Clinical Practice Urology vol. 2 , ( 3 ) 132 - 133 .

Rice SA ( 2005 ) . Painful attraction: a magnetic penile injury . Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine vol. 98 , ( 3 ) 122 - 123 .

Rajan P, Din NA ( 2005 ) . Sub-specialization in general surgery – the end of the ‘general’ surgeon? . British Journal of Hospital Medicine vol. 66 , ( 3 ) 185 - 185 .