2022
Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole Brain Radiation Therapy
Jairam V, Park HS, Yu JB, Bindra RS, Contessa JN, Jethwa KR. Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole Brain Radiation Therapy. Advances In Radiation Oncology 2022, 7: 100949. PMID: 35521071, PMCID: PMC9065721, DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2022.100949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-brain radiation therapyBrain radiation therapyRadiation oncologistsPractice patternsRadiation therapyHA-WBRTNeurocognitive declineCommon reasonHippocampal avoidance whole brain radiation therapyNational practice patternsDeleterious cognitive effectsRoutine clinical practiceNeurocognitive preservationBrain metastasesTreatment delayProvider characteristicsEffective treatmentCurrent evidencePearson χMemantineClinical practicePatientsPrior authorizationMajority of respondentsTherapy
2021
Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy
Jairam V, Park H, Yu J, Bindra R, Contessa J, Jethwa K. Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 111: e569. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-brain radiation therapyWhole brain radiotherapyRadiation oncologistsPractice patternsBrain radiotherapyWBRT patientsNeurocognitive declineRadiation therapyCommon reasonCurrent evidenceHippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapyN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonistConventional whole brain radiotherapyBrain radiation therapyNational practice patternsDeleterious cognitive effectsRoutine clinical practiceT-testMATERIAL/METHODSStudent's t-testMost radiation oncologistsIntracranial controlNeurocognitive preservationBrain metastasesMedication costsOvercoming Barriers to Radiation Oncology Access in Low-Resource Settings in the United States
Mattes MD, Suneja G, Haffty BG, Takita C, Katz MS, Ohri N, Deville C, Siker ML, Park HS. Overcoming Barriers to Radiation Oncology Access in Low-Resource Settings in the United States. Advances In Radiation Oncology 2021, 6: 100802. PMID: 34693080, PMCID: PMC8515237, DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2021.100802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient populationVulnerable patient populationEquitable cancer careAmerican SocietyQuality Improvement ProgramRadiation Oncology CommitteeHypofractionation schedulesCancer careOncology CommitteeRadiation therapyRadiation oncologistsEducational sessionsResource settingsHealth equityCommunity practiceHospital leadership