Search Results - "Smee, Robert"

The use of alternate vertebral levels to L3 in computed tomography scans for skeletal muscle mass evaluation and sarcopenia assessment in patients with cancer: a systematic review by Vangelov, Belinda, Bauer, Judy, Kotevski, Damian, Smee, Robert I.

“…Body composition measurement using diagnostic computed tomography (CT) scans has emerged as a method to assess sarcopenia (low muscle mass) in oncology…”
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Sarcopenic obesity in patients with head and neck cancer is predictive of critical weight loss during radiotherapy by Vangelov, Belinda, Smee, Robert I., Bauer, Judith

“…The impact of computed tomography-defined sarcopenia on outcomes in head and neck cancer has been well described. Sarcopenic obesity (SO) (depleted muscle mass…”
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The Impact of Critical Weight Loss and Reactive Feeding Tubes on Cancer-Specific Survival in Head and Neck Cancer by Vangelov, Belinda, Kotevski, Damian P., Smee, Robert I.

“…Critical weight loss (CWL) continues to be a major issue in head and neck cancer (HNC) and many patients require tube feeding. We investigated the use of…”
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The incidence of squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue is rising in young non-smoking women: An international multi-institutional analysis by Satgunaseelan, Laveniya, Allanson, Benjamin M., Asher, Rebecca, Reddy, Rithvik, Low, Hubert T.H., Veness, Michael, Gopal Iyer, N., Smee, Robert I., Palme, Carsten E., Gupta, Ruta, Clark, Jonathan R.

“…•Oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is increasing in incidence.•This increase has been seen those under 45 years in the Northern Hemisphere.•OSCC is…”
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Empirical comparison of routinely collected electronic health record data for head and neck cancer‐specific survival in machine‐learnt prognostic models by Kotevski, Damian P., Smee, Robert I., Vajdic, Claire M., Field, Matthew

“…Background Knowledge of the prognostic factors and performance of machine learning predictive models for 2‐year cancer‐specific survival (CSS) is limited in…”
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for late radiation tissue injury by Bennett, Michael H, Feldmeier, John, Hampson, Neil B, Smee, Robert, Milross, Christopher

“…Cancer is a significant global health problem. Radiotherapy is a treatment for many cancers and about 50% of people having radiotherapy will be long-term…”
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Treatment of late sequelae after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer by Strojan, Primož, Hutcheson, Katherine A., Eisbruch, Avraham, Beitler, Jonathan J., Langendijk, Johannes A., Lee, Anne W.M., Corry, June, Mendenhall, William M., Smee, Robert, Rinaldo, Alessandra, Ferlito, Alfio

“…Radiotherapy (RT) is used to treat approximately 80% of patients with cancer of the head and neck. Despite enormous advances in RT planning and delivery, a…”
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Inter-hospital variation in data collection, radiotherapy treatment, and survival in patients with head and neck cancer: A multisite study by Kotevski, Damian P., Vajdic, Claire M., Field, Matthew, Smee, Robert I.

“…•Hospital variation in data collection, radiotherapy dose, and survival was detected.•OIS data collection practices varied; completion of 11 fields ranged from…”
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for late radiation tissue injury by Bennett, Michael H, Feldmeier, John, Hampson, Neil, Smee, Robert, Milross, Christopher

“…Cancer is a significant global health problem. Radiotherapy is a treatment for many cancers and about 50% of patients having radiotherapy with be long-term…”
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Critical Weight Loss in Patients With Oropharynx Cancer During Radiotherapy (± Chemotherapy) by Vangelov, Belinda, Venchiarutti, Rebecca L., Smee, Robert I.

“…Critical weight loss (CWL) defined as ≥5% in one month, is common in patients with oropharynx cancer and identification of patients at risk is challenging. We…”
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Clinical predictors for reactive tube feeding in patients with advanced oropharynx cancer receiving radiotherapy ± chemotherapy by Vangelov, Belinda, Smee, Robert I.

“…Enteral feeding is often required for nutrition support in head and neck cancer patients when oral intake is inadequate. When to initiate the insertion of a…”
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The Utility of Oncology Information Systems for Prognostic Modelling in Head and Neck Cancer by Kotevski, Damian P., Smee, Robert I., Field, Matthew, Broadley, Kathryn, Vajdic, Claire M.

“…Cancer centres rely on electronic information in oncology information systems (OIS) to guide patient care. We investigated the completeness and accuracy of…”
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Evaluation of an automated Presidio anonymisation model for unstructured radiation oncology electronic medical records in an Australian setting by Kotevski, Damian P., Smee, Robert I., Field, Matthew, Nemes, Yvonne N., Broadley, Kathryn, Vajdic, Claire M.

“…•Electronic radiation oncology records in an Australian setting were anonymised.•13 personally identifiable entities were anonymised using Microsoft…”
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Implementing flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallow screening within annual cancer surveillance appointments to monitor for late‐stage radiation‐induced dysphagia: A feasibility study by Stradling, Emma J., Barnhart, Molly K., Robinson, Rachelle A., Mogg, Penny J., Ward, Elizabeth C., Smee, Robert I.

“…Background Late‐stage progressive decline of swallowing function after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC) is often difficult to monitor. This study…”
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The impact of HPV status on weight loss and feeding tube use in oropharyngeal carcinoma by Vangelov, Belinda, Kotevski, Damian P., Williams, Janet R., Smee, Robert I.

“…•Most patients with oropharynx cancer had critical weight loss during treatment.•HPV-positive patients had significantly higher mean percentage weight…”
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Cumulative cisplatin dose in concurrent chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer: A systematic review by Strojan, Primož, Vermorken, Jan B., Beitler, Jonathan J., Saba, Nabil F., Haigentz Jr, Missak, Bossi, Paolo, Worden, Francis P., Langendijk, Johannes A., Eisbruch, Avraham, Mendenhall, William M., Lee, Anne W. M., Harrison, Louis B., Bradford, Carol R., Smee, Robert, Silver, Carl E., Rinaldo, Alessandra, Ferlito, Alfio

“…Background The optimal cumulative dose and timing of cisplatin administration in various concurrent chemoradiotherapy protocols for nonmetastatic head and neck…”
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Treatment toxicities and their impact on oral intake following non-surgical management for head and neck cancer: a 3-year longitudinal study by Barnhart, Molly K., Robinson, Rachelle A., Simms, Virginia A., Ward, Elizabeth C., Cartmill, Bena, Chandler, Sophie J., Smee, Robert I.

“…Purpose Patients who receive (chemo)radiotherapy [(C)RT] for head and neck cancer (HNC) experience multiple treatment effects. However, the presence and…”
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Geographical heterogeneity in the American Joint committee on Cancer oral cancer staging and prognostic implications by Subramaniam, Narayana, Clark, Jonathan Robert, Goldstein, David, de Almeida, John, Abdalaty, Ali Hosni Ali, Balasubramanian, Deepak, Thankappan, Krishnakumar, Iyer, Subramania, Batstone, Martin, Iyer, N. Gopal, Smee, Robert I, Chandrasekhar, Naveen Hedne, Pillai, Vijay, Shetty, Vivek, Rangappa, Vidyabhushan, Veness, Michael, Low, Tsu-Hui Hubert

“…•AJCC 8 increased complexity of staging with no improvement in predictive value.•Geographical variations in DOI & ENE resulted in different rates of stage…”
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Outcomes of patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to the axilla: a multicentre cohort study by Yang, Phillip F., Veness, Michael J., Cooper, Edward A., Fox, Richard, Smee, Robert I., Lehane, Christopher, Crowe, Philip J., Howle, Julie R., Thompson, Stephen R.

“…Background Metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to the axilla is uncommon, with limited data to guide management. We sought to assess the outcomes of…”
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Survival outcomes for stage‐matched endoscopic and open resection of olfactory neuroblastoma by Harvey, Richard J., Nalavenkata, Sunny, Sacks, Raymond, Adappa, Nithin D., Palmer, James N., Purkey, Michael T., Schlosser, Rodney J., Snyderman, Carl, Wang, Eric W., Woodworth, Bradford A., Smee, Robert, Havas, Tom, Gallagher, Richard

“…Background Advanced‐stage olfactory neuroblastoma requires multimodal therapy for optimal outcomes. Debate exists over endoscopic endonasal surgery in this…”
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