Search Results - "Leeper, Heather E"

Glioblastoma survival in the United States improved after Food and Drug Administration approval of bevacizumab: A population‐based analysis by Johnson, Derek R., Leeper, Heather E., Uhm, Joon H.

“…BACKGROUND Bevacizumab received US Food and Drug Administration approval for use in recurrent glioblastoma based on promising radiographic response data, but…”
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Heterogeneous clinicopathological findings and patient-reported outcomes in adults with MN1 -altered CNS tumors: A case report and systematic literature review by Frederico, Stephen C, Vera, Elizabeth, Abdullaev, Zied, Acquaye, Alvina, Aldape, Kenneth, Boris, Lisa, Briceno, Nicole, Choi, Anna, Christ, Alexa, Cooper, Diane, Grajkowska, Ewa, Kunst, Tricia, Leeper, Heather E, Levine, Jason, Lollo, Nicole, Pratt, Drew, Quezado, Martha, Shah, Ritu, Wall, Kathleen, Gilbert, Mark R, Armstrong, Terri S, Penas-Prado, Marta

“…The uncommon -altered primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors were recently added to the World Health Organization 2021 classification under the name…”
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Palliative care in neuro-oncology: The elephant in the room by Leeper, Heather E

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Survivorship and Caregiver Issues in Neuro-oncology by Leeper, Heather E.

“…Opinion statement As cancer care has evolved so has the awareness of the issues cancer patients, their caregivers and families face during and after treatment,…”
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IDH mutation, 1p19q codeletion and ATRX loss in WHO grade II gliomas by Leeper, Heather E, Caron, Alissa A, Decker, Paul A, Jenkins, Robert B, Lachance, Daniel H, Giannini, Caterina

“…Epigenetic, genetic, and molecular studies have identified several diagnostic and prognostic markers in diffuse gliomas. Their importance for evaluating WHO…”
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Palliative care and end-of-life care in adults with malignant brain tumors by Koekkoek, Johan A F, van der Meer, Pim B, Pace, Andrea, Hertler, Caroline, Harrison, Rebecca, Leeper, Heather E, Forst, Deborah A, Jalali, Rakesh, Oliver, Kathy, Philip, Jennifer, Taphoorn, Martin J B, Dirven, Linda, Walbert, Tobias

“…Abstract Background This systematic review provides updated insights, from the published literature in the past 5 years, based on the 2017 European Association…”
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Advanced care planning: less form in favor of more substance by Leeper, Heather E, Pace, Andrea

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Palliative care services in neuro-oncology: Mind the gap by Koekkoek, Johan A F, Leeper, Heather E

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Association of Employment Status With Symptom Burden and Health-Related Quality of Life in People Living With Primary CNS Tumors by Leeper, Heather E., Vera, Elizabeth, Christ, Alexa, Acquaye, Alvina, Briceno, Nicole, Choi, Anna, Grajkowska, Ewa, Jammula, Varna, Levine, Jason, Lindsley, Matthew, Reyes, Jennifer, Roche, Kayla N., Rogers, James L., Timmer, Michael, Boris, Lisa, Burton, Eric, Lollo, Nicole, Panzer, Marissa, Penas-Prado, Marta, Pillai, Valentina, Polskin, Lily, Theeler, Brett J., Wu, Jing, Gilbert, Mark R., Armstrong, Terri S.

“…Financial toxicity significantly affects many patients, especially cancer survivors. We evaluated the association of unemployment as a major contributor to…”
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Corrigendum to: Palliative care and end-of-life care in adults with malignant brain tumors by Koekkoek, Johan A F, van der Meer, Pim B, Pace, Andrea, Hertler, Caroline, Harrison, Rebecca, Leeper, Heather E, Forst, Deborah A, Jalali, Rakesh, Oliver, Kathy, Philip, Jennifer, Taphoorn, Martin J B, Dirven, Linda, Walbert, Tobias

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Feasibility of a virtual reality intervention targeting distress and anxiety symptoms in patients with primary brain tumors: Interim analysis of a phase 2 clinical trial by King, Amanda L., Roche, Kayla N., Leeper, Heather E., Vera, Elizabeth, Mendoza, Tito, Mentges, Kelly, Acquaye-Mallory, Alvina A., Adegbesan, Kendra A., Boris, Lisa, Burton, Eric, Choi, Anna, Grajkowska, Ewa, Kunst, Tricia, Levine, Jason, Lollo, Nicole, Miller, Hope, Panzer, Marissa, Penas-Prado, Marta, Pillai, Valentina, Polskin, Lily, Reyes, Jennifer, Sahebjam, Solmaz, Stockdill, Macy L., Theeler, Brett J., Wu, Jing, Gilbert, Mark R., Armstrong, Terri S.

“…Purpose Cancer patients experience distress and anxiety when undergoing imaging studies to monitor disease status, yet these symptoms are not always…”
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The Role of Survivorship Care for Patients with Glioma by Brown, Casey B., Leeper, Heather E.

“…To discuss the role of survivorship care and survivorship care plans, including a recently developed neuro-oncology–specific plan care…”
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Quality of Life and Cognitive Function Evaluations and Interventions for Patients with Brain Metastases in the Radiation Oncology Clinic by Matsui, Jennifer K, Perlow, Haley K, Baiyee, Cyril, Ritter, Alex R, Mishra, Mark V, Bovi, Joseph A, Gondi, Vinai, Brown, Paul D, Loughan, Ashlee R, Leeper, Heather E, Dawson, Erica, Palmer, Joshua D

“…Brain metastases (BMs) account for a disproportionately high percentage of cancer morbidity and mortality. Historically, studies have focused on improving…”
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The Alliance AMBUSH Trial: Rationale and Design by Mahajan, Anita, Shih, Helen, Penas-Prado, Marta, Ligon, Keith, Aldape, Kenneth, Hu, Leland S, Loughan, Ashlee R, Basso, Michael R, Leeper, Heather E, Nahed, Brian V, Stott, Shannon L, Geyer, Susan, Giannini, Caterina, Galanis, Evanthia

“…Unlike medulloblastoma (MB) in children, robust prospective trials have not taken place for older patients due to the low incidence of MB in adults and…”
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Differential Expression of 2',3'-Cyclic-Nucleotide 3'-Phosphodiesterase and Neural Lineage Markers Correlate with Glioblastoma Xenograft Infiltration and Patient Survival by ZORNIAK, Michael, CLARK, Paul A, LEEPER, Heather E, TIPPING, Matthew D, FRANCIS, David M, KOZAK, Kevin R, SHAHRIAR SALAMAT, M, KUO, John S

“…Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a poorly treated human brain cancer with few established clinically useful molecular prognostic markers. We characterized…”
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Exploring the prevalence and burden of sleep disturbance in primary brain tumor patients by King, Amanda L, Shuboni-Mulligan, Dorela D, Vera, Elizabeth, Crandon, Sonja, Acquaye, Alvina A, Boris, Lisa, Burton, Eric, Choi, Anna, Christ, Alexa, Grajkowska, Ewa, Jammula, Varna, Leeper, Heather E, Lollo, Nicole, Penas-Prado, Marta, Reyes, Jennifer, Theeler, Brett, Wall, Kathleen, Wu, Jing, Gilbert, Mark R, Armstrong, Terri S

“…Sleep disturbance (SD) is common in patients with cancer and has been associated with worse clinical outcomes. This cross-sectional study explored the…”
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The COVID-19 pandemic experience for patients with central nervous system tumors: Differences in patient-reported outcomes and practice recommendations by King, Amanda L, Roche, Kayla N, Vera, Elizabeth, Pillai, Valentina, Polskin, Lily, Acquaye-Mallory, Alvina A, Boris, Lisa, Burton, Eric, Choi, Anna, Grajkowska, Ewa, Leeper, Heather E, Panzer, Marissa, Penas-Prado, Marta, Reyes, Jennifer, Sahebjam, Solmaz, Theeler, Brett J, Wu, Jing, Gilbert, Mark R, Armstrong, Terri S

“…Abstract Background This study explored differences in patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for patients with central nervous system (CNS) tumors during COVID,…”
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Discovery of clinical and demographic determinants of symptom burden in primary brain tumor patients using network analysis and unsupervised clustering by Bergsneider, Brandon H, Vera, Elizabeth, Gal, Ophir, Christ, Alexa, King, Amanda L, Acquaye, Alvina, Choi, Anna, Leeper, Heather E, Mendoza, Tito, Boris, Lisa, Burton, Eric, Lollo, Nicole, Panzer, Marissa, Penas-Prado, Marta, Pillai, Tina, Polskin, Lily, Wu, Jing, Gilbert, Mark R, Armstrong, Terri S, Celiku, Orieta

“…Abstract Background Precision health approaches to managing symptom burden in primary brain tumor (PBT) patients are imperative to improving patient outcomes…”
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Relationship between RANO-PRO Working Group standardised priority constructs and disease progression among malignant glioma patients: a retrospective cohort study by Vera, Elizabeth, Christ, Alexa, Grajkowska, Ewa, Briceno, Nicole, Choi, Anna, Crandon, Sonja K., Wall, Kathleen, Lindsley, Matthew, Leeper, Heather E., Levine, Jason, Reyes, Jennifer, Acquaye, Alvina A., King, Amanda L., Jammula, Varna, Roche, Kayla, Rogers, James L., Timmer, Michael, Boris, Lisa, Lollo, Nicole, Panzer, Marissa, Polskin, Lily, Pillai, Tina, Burton, Eric, Penas-Prado, Marta, Theeler, Brett, Wu, Jing, Gilbert, Mark R., Armstrong, Terri S., Mendoza, Tito R.

“…Recognising the importance of clinical outcomes assessments (COAs), the Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology-Patient Reported Outcome (RANO-PRO) Working Group…”
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The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in neuro-oncology: A pilot study of feasibility and utility in telehealth and in-person clinical assessments by Jammula, Varna, Rogers, James L, Vera, Elizabeth, Christ, Alexa, Leeper, Heather E, Acquaye, Alvina, Briceno, Nicole, Choi, Anna, Grajkowska, Ewa, Levine, Jason E, Lindsley, Matthew, Reyes, Jennifer, Roche, Kayla N, Timmer, Michael, Boris, Lisa, Burton, Eric, Lollo, Nicole, Panzer, Marissa, Smith-Cohn, Matthew A, Penas-Prado, Marta, Pillai, Valentina, Theeler, Brett J, Wu, Jing, Gilbert, Mark R, Armstrong, Terri S

“…Abstract Background Cognitive impairments are a common burden for patients with primary CNS tumors. Neuropsychological assessment batteries can be too lengthy,…”
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