Search Results - "Advances in radiation oncology"

Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 by Zaorsky, Nicholas G., Yu, James B., McBride, Sean M., Dess, Robert T., Jackson, William C., Mahal, Brandon A., Chen, Ronald, Choudhury, Ananya, Henry, Ann, Syndikus, Isabel, Mitin, Timur, Tree, Alison, Kishan, Amar U., Spratt, Daniel E.

“…During a global pandemic, the benefit of routine visits and treatment of patients with cancer must be weighed against the risks to patients, staff, and…”
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Ablative Five-Fraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer Using Online MR-Guided Adaptation by Hassanzadeh, Comron, Rudra, Soumon, Bommireddy, Ani, Hawkins, William G., Wang-Gillam, Andrea, Fields, Ryan C., Cai, Bin, Park, Justin, Green, Olga, Roach, Michael, Henke, Lauren, Kim, Hyun

“…Patients with inoperable pancreatic adenocarcinoma have limited options, with traditional chemoradiation providing modest clinical benefit and an otherwise…”
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Stereotactic MR-Guided Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy (SMART) for Ultracentral Thorax Malignancies: Results of a Phase 1 Trial by Henke, Lauren E., MD, MSCI, Olsen, Jeffrey R., MD, Contreras, Jessika A., MD, Curcuru, Austen, BS, DeWees, Todd A., PhD, Green, Olga L., PhD, Michalski, Jeff, MD, MBA, Mutic, Sasa, PhD, Roach, Michael C., MD, Bradley, Jeffrey D., MD, Parikh, Parag J., MD, Kashani, Rojano, PhD, Robinson, Clifford G., MD

“…Abstract Purpose Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is an effective treatment for oligometastatic or unresectable primary malignancies, although target…”
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A Multi-Institutional Experience of MR-Guided Liver Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy by Rosenberg, Stephen A., MD, Henke, Lauren E., MD, Shaverdian, Narek, MD, Mittauer, Kathryn, PhD, Wojcieszynski, Andrzej P., MD, Hullett, Craig R., MD, PhD, Kamrava, Mitchell, MD, Lamb, James, PhD, Cao, Minsong, Green, Olga L., PhD, Kashani, Rojano, PhD, Paliwal, Bhudatt, PhD, Bayouth, John, PhD, Harari, Paul M., MD, Olsen, Jeffrey R., MD, Lee, Percy, MD, Parikh, Parag J., MD, Bassetti, Michael, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Purpose Daily magnetic resonance (MR)–guided radiation has the potential to improve stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for tumors of the…”
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Field size effects on the risk and severity of treatment-induced lymphopenia in patients undergoing radiation therapy for solid tumors by Ellsworth, Susannah G., MD

“…Abstract Purpose Radiation-induced lymphopenia (RIL) is the result of direct toxicity to circulating lymphocytes as they traverse the irradiated field, occurs…”
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Breast Radiation Therapy Under COVID-19 Pandemic Resource Constraints—Approaches to Defer or Shorten Treatment From a Comprehensive Cancer Center in the United States by Braunstein, Lior Z., Gillespie, Erin F., Hong, Linda, Xu, Amy, Bakhoum, Samuel F., Cuaron, John, Mueller, Boris, McCormick, Beryl, Cahlon, Oren, Powell, Simon, Khan, Atif J.

“…Breast radiation therapy accounts for a significant proportion of patient volume in contemporary radiation oncology practice. In the setting of anticipated…”
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Role of the immunosuppressive microenvironment in immunotherapy by Tormoen, Garth W., MD, PhD, Crittenden, Marka R., MD, PhD, Gough, Michael J., PhD

“…Abstract Immunotherapy is reshaping cancer treatment paradigms; however, response rates to immune therapies are low and depend on the host's pre-existing…”
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Two-and-a-half-year clinical experience with the world's first magnetic resonance image guided radiation therapy system by Fischer-Valuck, Benjamin W., MD, Henke, Lauren, MD, Green, Olga, PhD, Kashani, Rojano, PhD, Acharya, Sahaja, MD, Bradley, Jeffrey D., MD, Robinson, Clifford G., MD, Thomas, Maria, MD, PhD, Zoberi, Imran, MD, Thorstad, Wade, MD, Gay, Hiram, MD, Huang, Jiayi, MD, Roach, Michael, MD, Rodriguez, Vivian, PhD, Santanam, Lakshmi, PhD, Li, Harold, PhD, Li, Hua, PhD, Contreras, Jessika, MD, Mazur, Thomas, PhD, Hallahan, Dennis, MD, Olsen, Jeffrey R., MD, Parikh, Parag, MD, Mutic, Sasa, PhD, Michalski, Jeff, MD, MBA

“…Abstract Purpose Magnetic resonance image guided radiation therapy (MR-IGRT) has been used at our institution since 2014. We report on more than 2 years of…”
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Radiation Oncology Clinics and Patients With Cancer in the United States by Rivera, Amanda, Ohri, Nitin, Thomas, Evan, Miller, Robert, Knoll, Miriam A.

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Running a Radiation Oncology Department at the Time of Coronavirus: An Italian Experience by Krengli, Marco, Ferrara, Eleonora, Mastroleo, Federico, Brambilla, Marco, Ricardi, Umberto

“…Starting from Wuhan, China, SARS-CoV-2 has been a catastrophic epidemic involving many countries worldwide. After China, Italy has been heavily affected, and…”
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A Comparison of Grade 4 Lymphopenia With Proton Versus Photon Radiation Therapy for Esophageal Cancer by Routman, David M., MD, Garant, Aurelie, MD, Lester, Scott C., MD, Day, Courtney N., BS, Harmsen, William S., BS, Sanheuza, Cristobal T., MD, Yoon, Harry H., MD, Neben-Wittich, Michelle A., MD, Martenson, James A., MD, Haddock, Michael G., MD, Hallemeier, Christopher L., MD, Merrell, Kenneth W., MD

“…Abstract Purpose Grade 4 lymphopenia (G4L) during radiation therapy (RT) is associated with higher rates of distant metastasis and decreased overall survival…”
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Evaluation of Mobile Health Applications to Track Patient-Reported Outcomes for Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review by Lu, Diana J., Girgis, Mina, David, John M., Chung, Eric M., Atkins, Katelyn M., Kamrava, Mitchell

“…In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a rapid growth in the use of telehealth/telemedicine that will likely be sustained in the postpandemic…”
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Role of Radiation Therapy in the Management of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: A Systematic Review by Gallitto, Matthew, BA, Lazarev, Stanislav, MD, Wasserman, Isaac, MPH, Stafford, James M., PhD, Wolden, Suzanne L., MD, Terezakis, Stephanie A., MD, Bindra, Ranjit S., MD, PhD, Bakst, Richard L., MD

“…AbstractPurposeDiffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is the most aggressive primary pediatric brain tumor, with <10% of children surviving 2 years. Radiation…”
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Spatially fractionated stereotactic body radiation therapy (Lattice) for large tumors by Duriseti, Sai, Kavanaugh, James, Goddu, Sreekrishna, Price, Alex, Knutson, Nels, Reynoso, Francisco, Michalski, Jeff, Mutic, Sasa, Robinson, Clifford, Spraker, Matthew B.

“…Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has demonstrated clinical benefits for patients with metastatic and/or unresectable cancer. Technical considerations…”
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The Pediatric Proton and Photon Therapy Comparison Cohort: Study Design for a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort to Investigate Subsequent Cancers After Pediatric Radiation Therapy by Berrington de González, Amy, Gibson, Todd M., Lee, Choonsik, Albert, Paul S., Griffin, Keith T., Kitahara, Cari Meinhold, Liu, Danping, Mille, Matthew M., Shin, Jungwook, Bajaj, Benjamin V.M., Flood, Tristin E., Gallotto, Sara L., Paganetti, Harald, Ahmed, Safia K., Eaton, Bree R., Indelicato, Daniel J., Milgrom, Sarah A., Palmer, Joshua D., Baliga, Sujith, Poppe, Matthew M., Tsang, Derek S., Wong, Kenneth, Yock, Torunn I.

“…The physical properties of protons lower doses to surrounding normal tissues compared with photons, potentially reducing acute and long-term adverse effects,…”
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A Patient-Level Data Meta-analysis of the Abscopal Effect by Hatten, Steven J., Lehrer, Eric J., Liao, Jenn, Sha, Congzhou M., Trifiletti, Daniel M., Siva, Shankar, McBride, Sean M., Palma, David, Holder, Sheldon L., Zaorsky, Nicholas G.

“…The abscopal effect is defined when a form of local therapy causes tumor regression of both the target lesion and any untreated tumors. Herein cases of the…”
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Lymphopenia and Radiation Dose to Circulating Lymphocytes With Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by So, Tsz Him, Chan, Sik Kwan, Chan, Wing Lok, Choi, Horace, Chiang, Chi Leung, Lee, Victor, Lam, Tai Chung, Wong, Ian, Law, Simon, Kwong, Dora, Ming (Spring) Kong, Feng, Jin, Jian Yue, Lam, Ka On

“…We hypothesized that radiation-induced lymphopenia could be predicted by the effective dose to the circulating immune cells (EDIC) in advanced esophageal…”
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MRI Radiomic Features Are Independently Associated With Overall Survival in Soft Tissue Sarcoma by Spraker, Matthew B., MD, PhD, Wootton, Landon S., PhD, Hippe, Daniel S., MS, Ball, Kevin C., MD, Peeken, Jan C., MD, Macomber, Meghan W., MD, Chapman, Tobias R., MD, Hoff, Michael N., PhD, Kim, Edward Y., MD, Pollack, Seth M., MD, Combs, Stephanie E., MD, Nyflot, Matthew J., PhD

“…Abstract Purpose Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) represent a heterogeneous group of diseases, and selection of individualized treatments remains a challenge. The…”
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Safety and Efficacy of Palbociclib and Radiation Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Initial Results of a Novel Combination by Chowdhary, Mudit, MD, Sen, Neilayan, MD, Chowdhary, Akansha, MD, Usha, Lydia, MD, Cobleigh, Melody A., MD, Wang, Dian, MD, PhD, Patel, Kirtesh R., MD, Barry, Parul N., MD, Rao, Ruta D., MD

“…AbstractPurposePalbociclib is a selective cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor approved for metastatic ER+/HER2- breast cancer. Preclinical evidence suggests…”
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Single-Isocenter Multitarget Stereotactic Radiosurgery is Safe and Effective in the Treatment of Multiple Brain Metastases by Palmer, Joshua D., MD, Sebastian, Nikhil T., MD, Chu, Jacquline, DiCostanzo, Dominic, MS, Bell, Erica H., PhD, Grecula, John, MD, Arnett, Andrea, MD PhD, Blakaj, Dukagjin M., MD PhD, McGregor, John, MD, Elder, James B., MD, Lu, Lanchun, PhD, Zoller, Wes, Addington, Mark, Lonser, Russell, MD, Chakravarti, Arnab, MD PhD, Brown, Paul D., MD, Raval, Raju, MD DPhil

“…AbstractBackgroundMultiple studies have shown favorable outcomes for stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) in the treatment of limited brain metastases. An obstacle…”
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