2021
Proton radiotherapy for recurrent or metastatic sarcoma with palliative quad shot
Lee A, Kang J, Bernstein H, Marqueen K, Neal B, Kelly C, Dickson M, Tsai C, Tap W, Singer S, Alektiar K, Lee N. Proton radiotherapy for recurrent or metastatic sarcoma with palliative quad shot. Cancer Medicine 2021, 10: 4221-4227. PMID: 34085781, PMCID: PMC8267151, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal progression-free survivalMetastatic sarcomaSystemic therapyQUAD ShotOverall survivalUnivariate analysisPalliative responseMedian local progression-free survivalGrade 3 acute toxicityFurther systemic therapyProgression-free survivalConcurrent systemic therapyProton therapyCommon histologyMedian followProton RTTreatment optionsRadiation therapyPatientsLocal controlSarcomaTherapyRegimenProton radiotherapyAcute toxicity
2020
Beyond reirradiation: Efficacy and safety of three or more courses of radiation for head and neck malignancies
Xu AJ, Luo L, Leeman JE, Romesser PB, Spielsinger D, Sabol C, Waldenberg T, Brinkman T, Riaz N, McBride S, Kang J, Lee N, Tsai CJ. Beyond reirradiation: Efficacy and safety of three or more courses of radiation for head and neck malignancies. Clinical And Translational Radiation Oncology 2020, 23: 30-34. PMID: 32382663, PMCID: PMC7200775, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2020.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCourse of radiationMedian local recurrence-free survivalNeck regionLocal recurrence-free survivalGrade 5 toxicityMedian overall survivalRecurrence-free survivalSingle-institution databaseFree survivalOverall survivalSelect patientsSystemic therapyNeck malignanciesRecurrent headSignificant morbiditySubsequent therapyNeck cancerMulti-disciplinary teamGrade 3Institution's databasePatientsLocal controlReirradiationTreatment planMultiple coursesOutcomes and toxicities of definitive radiotherapy and reirradiation using 3‐dimensional conformal or intensity‐modulated (pencil beam) proton therapy for patients with nasal cavity and paranasal sinus malignancies
Fan M, Kang JJ, Lee A, Fan D, Wang H, Kitpanit S, Fox P, Sine K, Mah D, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Dunn LA, Sherman EJ, Michel L, Singh B, Ganly I, Wong RJ, Boyle JO, Cohen MA, Lee NY. Outcomes and toxicities of definitive radiotherapy and reirradiation using 3‐dimensional conformal or intensity‐modulated (pencil beam) proton therapy for patients with nasal cavity and paranasal sinus malignancies. Cancer 2020, 126: 1905-1916. PMID: 32097507, PMCID: PMC7304541, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrade 3 toxicityRadiation-naive patientsIntensity-modulated proton therapyLate grade 3 toxicityParanasal sinus cancerLocal controlNasal cavitySinus cancerAcute grade 3 toxicityGray relative biological effectivenessProton therapyMore grade 1Paranasal sinus malignanciesRemarkable local controlDisease-free survivalInferior local controlOverall survival rateDefinitive radiotherapyConsecutive patientsSinus malignanciesMedian dosesHigher complicationsDistant controlTherapeutic ratioPatients
2018
Whole Versus Partial Bladder Radiation
Kang J, Steinberg M, Kupelian P, Alexander S, King C. Whole Versus Partial Bladder Radiation. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 41: 107-114. PMID: 26535994, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Transitional CellCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOrgan Sparing TreatmentsPrognosisRadiation Dose HypofractionationRadiation InjuriesRadiotherapy, Image-GuidedRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsOverall survivalLymph nodesWhole bladderLocal controlMuscle-invasive bladder cancerMuscle-invasive recurrenceMulti-institutional cohortSimultaneous integrated boostIntensity-modulated radiation therapyDefinitive chemoradiationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsBladder treatmentLocal recurrenceUrothelial cancerMean ageBladder cancerIntegrated boostInstitutional experienceRetrospective analysisBladder wallBoost volumeRadiation therapySimilar survivalTherapeutic ratio