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Long-term toxic effects of proton radiotherapy for paediatric medulloblastoma: a phase 2 single-arm study by Yock, Torunn I, Dr, Yeap, Beow Y, ScD, Ebb, David H, MD, Weyman, Elizabeth, BS, Eaton, Bree R, MD, Sherry, Nicole A, MD, Jones, Robin M, MD, MacDonald, Shannon M, MD, Pulsifer, Margaret B, PhD, Lavally, Beverly, RN, Abrams, Annah N, MD, Huang, Mary S, MD, Marcus, Karen J, MD, Tarbell, Nancy J, Prof

“…Summary Background Compared with traditional photon radiotherapy, proton radiotherapy irradiates less normal tissue and might improve health outcomes…”
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Clinical Outcomes and Late Endocrine, Neurocognitive, and Visual Profiles of Proton Radiation for Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas by Greenberger, Benjamin A., AB, Pulsifer, Margaret B., PhD, Ebb, David H., MD, MacDonald, Shannon M., MD, Jones, Robin M., MD, Butler, William E., MD, Huang, Mary S., MD, Marcus, Karen J., MD, Oberg, Jennifer A., ED, Tarbell, Nancy J., MD, Yock, Torunn I., MD

“…Purpose/Objective(s) Primary low-grade gliomas are common brain tumors of childhood, many of which require radiation therapy (RT) as definitive treatment…”
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Incidence of Second Malignancies Among Patients Treated With Proton Versus Photon Radiation by Chung, Christine S., MD, MPH, Yock, Torunn I., MD, MCh, Nelson, Kerrie, PhD, Xu, Yang, MS, Keating, Nancy L., MD, MPH, Tarbell, Nancy J., MD

“…Purpose Proton radiation, when compared with photon radiation, allows delivery of increased radiation dose to the tumor while decreasing dose to adjacent…”
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High-Risk Medulloblastoma: A Pediatric Oncology Group Randomized Trial of Chemotherapy Before or After Radiation Therapy (POG 9031) by TARBELL, Nancy J, FRIEDMAN, Henry, POLKINGHORN, William R, YOCK, Torunn, TIANNI ZHOU, ZHENGJIA CHEN, BURGER, Peter, BARNES, Patrick, KUN, Larry

“…To compare event-free survival (EFS) in children with high-risk medulloblastoma randomly assigned to receive either chemotherapy before radiation or…”
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The “Gender Gap” in Authorship of Academic Medical Literature — A 35-Year Perspective by Jagsi, Reshma, Guancial, Elizabeth A, Worobey, Cynthia Cooper, Henault, Lori E, Chang, Yuchiao, Starr, Rebecca, Tarbell, Nancy J, Hylek, Elaine M

“…In this study of research published in six prominent medical journals, the proportion of female first authors increased from 6 percent in 1970 to 29 percent in…”
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Early Cognitive Outcomes Following Proton Radiation in Pediatric Patients With Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors by Pulsifer, Margaret B., PhD, Sethi, Roshan V., MD, Kuhlthau, Karen A., PhD, MacDonald, Shannon M., MD, Tarbell, Nancy J., MD, Yock, Torunn I., MD

“…Purpose To report, from a longitudinal study, cognitive outcome in pediatric patients treated with proton radiation therapy (PRT) for central nervous system…”
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Clinical Outcomes Among Children With Standard-Risk Medulloblastoma Treated With Proton and Photon Radiation Therapy: A Comparison of Disease Control and Overall Survival by Eaton, Bree R., MD, Esiashvili, Natia, MD, Kim, Sungjin, MS, Weyman, Elizabeth A., B.A, Thornton, Lauren T., B.S, Mazewski, Claire, MD, MacDonald, Tobey, MD, Ebb, David, MD, MacDonald, Shannon M., MD, Tarbell, Nancy J., MD, Yock, Torunn I., MD

“…Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare long-term disease control and overall survival between children treated with proton and photon radiation…”
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Preliminary results of a phase II trial of proton radiotherapy for pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma by Ladra, Matthew M, Szymonifka, Jackie D, Mahajan, Anita, Friedmann, Alison M, Yong Yeap, Beow, Goebel, Claire P, MacDonald, Shannon M, Grosshans, David R, Rodriguez-Galindo, Carlos, Marcus, Karen J, Tarbell, Nancy J, Yock, Torunn I

“…This prospective phase II study was designed to assess disease control and to describe acute and late adverse effects of treatment with proton radiotherapy in…”
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Comparative evaluation of local control strategies in localized Ewing sarcoma of bone: A report from the Children's Oncology Group by DuBois, Steven G., Krailo, Mark D., Gebhardt, Mark C., Donaldson, Sarah S., Marcus, Karen J., Dormans, John, Shamberger, Robert C., Sailer, Scott, Nicholas, Richard W., Healey, John H., Tarbell, Nancy J., Randall, R. Lor, Devidas, Meenakshi, Meyer, James S., Granowetter, Linda, Womer, Richard B., Bernstein, Mark, Marina, Neyssa, Grier, Holcombe E.

“…BACKGROUND Patients with Ewing sarcoma require local primary tumor control with surgery, radiation, or both. The optimal choice of local control for overall…”
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Incidence of CNS Injury for a Cohort of 111 Patients Treated With Proton Therapy for Medulloblastoma: LET and RBE Associations for Areas of Injury by Giantsoudi, Drosoula, PhD, Sethi, Roshan V., MD, Yeap, Beow Y., ScD, Eaton, Bree R., MD, Ebb, David H., MD, Caruso, Paul A., MD, Rapalino, Otto, MD, Chen, Yen-Lin E., MD, Adams, Judith A., BSc, Yock, Torunn I., MD, MCh, Tarbell, Nancy J., MD, Paganetti, Harald, PhD, MacDonald, Shannon M., MD

“…Background Central nervous system (CNS) injury is a rare complication of radiation therapy for pediatric brain tumors, but its incidence with proton radiation…”
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Patterns of Failure After Proton Therapy in Medulloblastoma; Linear Energy Transfer Distributions and Relative Biological Effectiveness Associations for Relapses by Sethi, Roshan V., BS, Giantsoudi, Drosoula, PhD, Raiford, Michael, MD, Malhi, Imran, BS, Niemierko, Andrzej, PhD, Rapalino, Otto, MD, Caruso, Paul, MD, Yock, Torunn I., MD, Tarbell, Nancy J., MD, Paganetti, Harald, MD, MacDonald, Shannon M., MD

“…Purpose The pattern of failure in medulloblastoma patients treated with proton radiation therapy is unknown. For this increasingly used modality, it is…”
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A dosimetric comparison of proton and intensity modulated radiation therapy in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma patients enrolled on a prospective phase II proton study by Ladra, Matthew M, Edgington, Samantha K, Mahajan, Anita, Grosshans, David, Szymonifka, Jackie, Khan, Fazal, Moteabbed, Maryam, Friedmann, Alison M, MacDonald, Shannon M, Tarbell, Nancy J, Yock, Torunn I

“…Abstract Background Pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is highly curable, however, cure may come with significant radiation related toxicity in developing…”
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Delayed Diagnosis in Children with Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors by Sethi, Roshan V., BS, Marino, Rose, MD, Niemierko, Andrzej, PhD, Tarbell, Nancy J., MD, Yock, Torunn I., MD, MacDonald, Shannon M., MD

“…Objective To review symptoms and provider history in a large cohort of patients with germ cell tumors (GCTs) to highlight the variety of manifestations and…”
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Proton Radiotherapy for Childhood Ependymoma: Initial Clinical Outcomes and Dose Comparisons by MacDonald, Shannon M., M.D, Safai, Sairos, Ph.D, Trofimov, Alexei, Ph.D, Wolfgang, John, Ph.D, Fullerton, Barbara, Ph.D, Yeap, Beow Y., Sc.D, Bortfeld, Thomas, Ph.D, Tarbell, Nancy J., M.D, Yock, Torunn, M.D

“…Purpose To report preliminary clinical outcomes for pediatric patients treated with proton beam radiation for intracranial ependymoma and compare the dose…”
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Quality of life outcomes in proton and photon treated pediatric brain tumor survivors by Yock, Torunn I, Bhat, Sundeep, Szymonifka, Jackie, Yeap, Beow Y, Delahaye, Jennifer, Donaldson, Sarah S, MacDonald, Shannon M, Pulsifer, Margaret B, Hill, Kristen S, DeLaney, Thomas F, Ebb, David, Huang, Mary, Tarbell, Nancy J, Fisher, Paul Graham, Kuhlthau, Karen A

“…Abstract Background Radiotherapy can impair Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in survivors of childhood brain tumors, but proton radiotherapy (PRT) may…”
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Use of proton therapy for re-irradiation in pediatric intracranial ependymoma by Eaton, Bree R, Chowdhry, Varun, Weaver, Kenneth, Liu, Li, Ebb, David, MacDonald, Shannon M, Tarbell, Nancy J, Yock, Torunn I

“…Abstract Background and purpose To report disease control, survival and treatment-associated toxicity with the use of proton therapy (PRT) for re-irradiation…”
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Proton Radiotherapy for Pediatric Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors: Early Clinical Outcomes by MacDonald, Shannon M., M.D, Trofimov, Alexei, Ph.D, Safai, Sairos, Ph.D, Adams, Judith, C.M.D, Fullerton, Barbara, Ph.D, Ebb, David, M.D, Tarbell, Nancy J., M.D, Yock, Torunn I., M.D

“…Purpose To report early clinical outcomes for children with central nervous system (CNS) germ cell tumors treated with protons; to compare dose distributions…”
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Secondary Malignancy Risk Following Proton Radiation Therapy by Eaton, Bree R, MacDonald, Shannon M, Yock, Torunn I, Tarbell, Nancy J

“…Radiation-induced secondary malignancies are a significant, yet uncommon cause of morbidity and mortality among cancer survivors. Secondary malignancy risk is…”
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Proton Radiotherapy for Parameningeal Rhabdomyosarcoma: Clinical Outcomes and Late Effects by Childs, Stephanie K., M.D, Kozak, Kevin R., M.D., Ph.D, Friedmann, Alison M., M.D., M.Sc, Yeap, Beow Y., Sc.D, Adams, Judith, C.M.D, MacDonald, Shannon M., M.D, Liebsch, Norbert J., M.D., Ph.D, Tarbell, Nancy J., M.D, Yock, Torunn I., M.D., M.C.H

“…Purpose To report the clinical outcome and late side effect profile of proton radiotherapy in the treatment of children with parameningeal rhabdomyosarcoma…”
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Proton Radiotherapy for Pediatric Bladder/Prostate Rhabdomyosarcoma: Clinical Outcomes and Dosimetry Compared to Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy by Cotter, Shane E., M.D., Ph.D, Herrup, David A., Ph.D, Friedmann, Alison, M.D, Macdonald, Shannon M., Ph.D, Pieretti, Raphael V., M.D, Robinson, Gregoire, B.S, Adams, Judith, C.M.D, Tarbell, Nancy J., M.D, Yock, Torunn I., M.D

“…Purpose In this study, we report the clinical outcomes of 7 children with bladder/prostate rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) treated with proton radiation and compare…”
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