Search Results - "Levin, William"
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Association Between Treatment at High-Volume Facilities and Improved Overall Survival in Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (15-03-2018)“…Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare malignancies that require complex multidisciplinary management. Therefore, facilities with high sarcoma case volume may…”
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Patterns of Failure, Low-Volume Relapse, and Subsequent Ablative Management in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Definitive Chemoradiation and Consolidation Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-04-2024)“…The objective of this study was to describe the patterns of failure, frequency of low-volume relapse (LVR), and candidacy for ablative therapy at time of…”
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Pneumonitis Rates Before and After Adoption of Immunotherapy Consolidation in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiation
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-04-2024)“…We hypothesized that after adoption of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) consolidation for patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC)…”
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Prospective study of proton‐beam radiation therapy for limited‐stage small cell lung cancer
Published in Cancer (01-11-2017)“…BACKGROUND Existing data supporting the use of proton‐beam therapy (PBT) for limited‐stage small cell lung cancer (LS‐SCLC) are limited to a single 6‐patient…”
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Efficacy and safety of stereotactic body radiation therapy for the treatment of pulmonary metastases from sarcoma: A potential alternative to resection
Published in Journal of surgical oncology (01-07-2016)“…Background/Objectives Oligometastatic sarcoma pulmonary metastases (PM) are typically treated with resection and/or chemotherapy. We hypothesize that…”
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Dose to Highly Functional Ventilation Zones Improves Prediction of Radiation Pneumonitis for Proton and Photon Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-05-2020)“…We hypothesized that the radiation dose in high-ventilation portions of the lung better predicts radiation pneumonitis (RP) outcome for patients treated with…”
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The effective radiation dose to immune cells predicts lymphopenia and inferior cancer control in locally advanced NSCLC
Published in Radiotherapy and oncology (01-01-2024)“…•Higher EDIC was associated with inferior PFS and OS in a large cohort of locally advanced NSCLC treated with or without consolidative immunotherapy.•EDIC was…”
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Outcomes of art therapy and coloring for professional and informal caregivers of patients in a radiation oncology unit: A mixed methods pilot study
Published in European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing Society (01-10-2019)“…Caring for cancer patients can be highly stressful for both family caregivers and oncology professionals. These high levels of stress can lead to poorer…”
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Phase 2 Trial of Consolidation Pembrolizumab After Proton Reirradiation for Thoracic Recurrences of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-05-2024)“…Reirradiation (reRT) with proton beam therapy (PBT) may offer a chance of cure while minimizing toxicity for patients with isolated intrathoracic recurrences…”
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A prospective study of proton reirradiation for recurrent and secondary soft tissue sarcoma
Published in Radiotherapy and oncology (01-08-2017)“…Proton reirradiation for sarcoma has not been previously described. We hypothesized that this strategy would provide favorable toxicity and survival outcomes…”
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Cardiac radiation dose is associated with inferior survival but not cardiac events in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the era of immune checkpoint inhibitor consolidation
Published in Radiotherapy and oncology (01-01-2024)“…•Cohort included 335 LA-NSCLC patients treated with CRT in the era of immunotherapy consolidation, modern RT techniques, and stricter cardiac dose…”
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Acute hospitalizations after proton therapy versus intensity‐modulated radiotherapy for locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer in the durvalumab era
Published in Cancer (01-06-2024)“…Introduction It was hypothesized that use of proton beam therapy (PBT) in patients with locally advanced non–small cell lung cancer treated with concurrent…”
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Multi‐institutional analysis of stereotactic body radiotherapy for sarcoma pulmonary metastases: High rates of local control with favorable toxicity
Published in Journal of surgical oncology (01-10-2020)“…Background/Objectives Oligometastatic sarcoma pulmonary metastases (PM's) are traditionally treated with resection and/or chemotherapy. We hypothesize that…”
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Prospective study of proton beam radiation therapy for adjuvant and definitive treatment of thymoma and thymic carcinoma: Early response and toxicity assessment
Published in Radiotherapy and oncology (01-03-2016)“…Abstract Background and purpose Radiation is an important modality in treatment of thymic tumors. However, toxicity may reduce its overall benefit. We…”
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Circulating Tumor Cell Assessment in Presumed Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Pilot Study
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-11-2018)“…In patients treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for presumed early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), detection and monitoring of…”
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Early Tumor and Nodal Response in Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Predict for Oncologic Outcomes in Patients Treated with Concurrent Proton Therapy and Chemotherapy
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-02-2020)“…There are no established imaging biomarkers that predict response during chemoradiation for patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma. At…”
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Multiblock Discriminant Analysis of Integrative 18F-FDG-PET/CT Radiomics for Predicting Circulating Tumor Cells in Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Published in International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics (01-08-2021)“…The main objective of the present study was to integrate 18F-FDG-PET/CT radiomics with multiblock discriminant analysis for predicting circulating tumor cells…”
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Patterns of Failure in Metastatic NSCLC Treated With First Line Pembrolizumab and Use of Local Therapy in Patients With Oligoprogression
Published in Clinical lung cancer (01-01-2024)“…The patterns of failure (POF) for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) treated with immunotherapy are not well established. We conducted a…”
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