2018
Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: two patients, one targeted therapy, different outcomes
Cecchini M, Walther Z, Sklar JL, Bindra RS, Petrylak DP, Eder JP, Goldberg SB. Yale Cancer Center Precision Medicine Tumor Board: two patients, one targeted therapy, different outcomes. The Lancet Oncology 2018, 19: 23-24. PMID: 29304353, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30916-6.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2017
Angiotensin receptor blockade: a novel approach for symptomatic radiation necrosis after stereotactic radiosurgery
Chowdhary M, Okwan-Duodu D, Switchenko JM, Press RH, Jhaveri J, Buchwald ZS, Zhong J, Chapman BV, Bindra RS, Contessa JN, Park HS, Yu JB, Decker RH, Olson JJ, Oyesiku NM, Abrams RA, Shu HG, Curran WJ, Crocker IR, Patel KR. Angiotensin receptor blockade: a novel approach for symptomatic radiation necrosis after stereotactic radiosurgery. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 136: 289-298. PMID: 29124649, PMCID: PMC5784434, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2652-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic radiation necrosisOverall survivalStereotactic radiosurgeryIntracranial efficacyRadiation necrosisKaplan-Meier methodLate radiation toxicitySignificant predictive factorsArteriovenous malformation patientsCumulative incidence modelsIntracranial outcomesBaseline characteristicsBlockade therapyBrain metastasesProspective trialABT groupConsecutive patientsMedian ageMeier methodPreclinical evidencePredictive factorsAVM cohortsRadiation toxicityPrognostic analysisMultivariate analysis
2016
Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children
Kann BH, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Yeboa DN, Benitez V, Khan AJ, Bindra RS, Marks AM, Roberts KB. Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children. JAMA Oncology 2016, 2: 1574-1581. PMID: 27491009, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.2547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalMultivariable logistic regressionNational Cancer Data BaseLogistic regressionAdjuvant chemotherapy strategyLow facility volumeNational treatment patternsMultivariable Cox regressionLong-term morbidityYear of diagnosisDay of surgeryKaplan-Meier analysisNational database analysisPoor overall survivalLog-rank testYoung childrenAge 3Adjuvant chemotherapyRadiotherapy patternsRadiotherapy utilizationWorse survivalDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsPEGylated squalenoyl-gemcitabine nanoparticles for the treatment of glioblastoma
Gaudin A, Song E, King AR, Saucier-Sawyer JK, Bindra R, Desmaële D, Couvreur P, Saltzman WM. PEGylated squalenoyl-gemcitabine nanoparticles for the treatment of glioblastoma. Biomaterials 2016, 105: 136-144. PMID: 27521616, PMCID: PMC5072177, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2016.07.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConvection-enhanced deliveryGlioblastoma multiformeChemotherapeutic drugsFirst-line treatmentExtracranial solid tumorTumor-bearing animalsSurvival of animalsBrain extracellular spaceLine treatmentTumor bedIntracranial tumorsOrthotopic modelTreatment resistanceSolid tumorsGBM treatmentTherapeutic efficacyNew treatmentsTumor tissueHealthy animalsGBM prognosisFree gemcitabineMR contrast agentsNucleoside analoguesDrugsGemcitabineSuccess and Failures of Combined Modalities in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Old Problems and New Directions
Corso CD, Bindra RS. Success and Failures of Combined Modalities in Glioblastoma Multiforme: Old Problems and New Directions. Seminars In Radiation Oncology 2016, 26: 281-298. PMID: 27619250, DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2016.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyGlioblastomaHumansImmunotherapyMedical OncologyRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsTreatment OutcomeConceptsCurrent standard treatmentGlioblastoma multiformeStandard treatmentTreatment of GBMDistant brain relapseAggressive intracranial tumorBrain relapseAggressive therapyModality therapySurgical resectionCombined modalityIntracranial tumorsModality approachOncology communityTherapyMultiformeTreatmentUnanswered questionsImmunotherapyResectionRelapseFailureTumors