2025
Outcomes of Reduced Elective Nodal Radiation Dose and Volume for Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal, and p16‐Negative Oropharyngeal Cancers
Zakeri K, Wren S, Shang T, Yu Y, Chen L, Shamseddine A, Safavi A, Kang J, Tsai C, Sherman E, Wong R, McBride S, Gelblum D, Riaz N, Lee N. Outcomes of Reduced Elective Nodal Radiation Dose and Volume for Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal, and p16‐Negative Oropharyngeal Cancers. Head & Neck 2025 PMID: 40515499, DOI: 10.1002/hed.28217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchP16-negative oropharyngeal cancerNodal recurrenceLocoregional recurrenceP16-negativeDistant recurrenceOropharyngeal cancerHead and neck cancer patientsRadiation doseDecrease treatment toxicityNeck cancer patientsPrimary outcome measureConcurrent chemoradiationRadiotherapy doseMedian followConsecutive patientsTreatment toxicityImprove quality of lifeConsecutive cohortCancer patientsRecurrenceQuality of lifeHypopharyngealDosePatientsOutcome measures
2024
Outcomes of Reduced Elective Nodal Radiation Dose for Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal and p16 Negative Oropharyngeal Cancers
Zakeri K, Shang T, Yu Y, Chen L, Shamseddine A, Kang J, Tsai C, Sherman E, Wong R, McBride S, Gelblum D, Riaz N, Lee N. Outcomes of Reduced Elective Nodal Radiation Dose for Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal and p16 Negative Oropharyngeal Cancers. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 120: e807. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.1772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchP16-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaNegative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomasOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaDistant recurrenceSquamous cell carcinomaNodal recurrenceRadiotherapy doseLocoregional recurrenceP16 statusCell carcinomaHypopharynx cancerP16-negative oropharyngeal cancerHead and neck cancer patientsRadiation doseElective nodal volumesP16-negative diseaseNode-positive diseaseDecrease treatment toxicityNeck cancer patientsPrimary outcome measureConcurrent cetuximabConcurrent chemotherapyLocoregional controlMedian followNodal disease
2023
Case report: Metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma presenting seven years after loco-regional disease resection of primary tumor with interval in-transit and nodal metastases
Rusheen J, Clune J, Ariyan S, Baumann R, Kluger H, Olino K, Weiss S. Case report: Metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma presenting seven years after loco-regional disease resection of primary tumor with interval in-transit and nodal metastases. Frontiers In Oncology 2023, 13: 1217816. PMID: 37476373, PMCID: PMC10354444, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1217816.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMerkel cell carcinomaDuration of surveillanceLate recurrenceCell carcinomaMetastatic Merkel cell carcinomaPrimary Merkel cell carcinomaMetastases 15 monthsSuch late recurrencesPredictors of recurrenceNodal recurrenceDefinitive therapyFirst recurrenceDisease resectionNodal metastasisPhysical examinationRare tumorPrimary diagnosisPrimary tumorRisk factorsHigh riskNational guidelinesRecurrenceOptimal durationPatientsCarcinoma
2021
Clinical outcomes, Kadish-INSICA staging and therapeutic targeting of somatostatin receptor 2 in olfactory neuroblastoma
Lechner M, Takahashi Y, Turri-Zanoni M, Liu J, Counsell N, Hermsen M, Kaur RP, Zhao T, Ramanathan M, Schartinger VH, Emanuel O, Helman S, Varghese J, Dudas J, Riechelmann H, Sprung S, Haybaeck J, Howard D, Engel NW, Stewart S, Brooks L, Pickles JC, Jacques TS, Fenton TR, Williams L, Vaz FM, O'Flynn P, Stimpson P, Wang S, Hannan SA, Unadkat S, Hughes J, Dwivedi R, Forde CT, Randhawa P, Gane S, Joseph J, Andrews PJ, Royle G, Franchi A, Maragliano R, Battocchio S, Bewicke-Copley H, Pipinikas C, Webster A, Thirlwell C, Ho D, Teschendorff A, Zhu T, Steele CD, Pillay N, Vanhaesebroeck B, Mohyeldin A, Fernandez-Miranda J, Park KW, Le QT, West RB, Saade R, Manes RP, Omay SB, Vining EM, Judson BL, Yarbrough WG, Sansovini M, Silvia N, Grassi I, Bongiovanni A, Capper D, Schüller U, Thavaraj S, Sandison A, Surda P, Hopkins C, Ferrari M, Mattavelli D, Rampinelli V, Facchetti F, Nicolai P, Bossi P, Henriquez OA, Magliocca K, Solares CA, Wise SK, Llorente JL, Patel ZM, Nayak JV, Hwang PH, Lacy PD, Woods R, O'Neill JP, Jay A, Carnell D, Forster MD, Ishii M, London NR, Bell DM, Gallia GL, Castelnuovo P, Severi S, Lund VJ, Hanna EY. Clinical outcomes, Kadish-INSICA staging and therapeutic targeting of somatostatin receptor 2 in olfactory neuroblastoma. European Journal Of Cancer 2021, 162: 221-236. PMID: 34980502, PMCID: PMC9554673, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.09.046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeptide radionuclide receptor therapyProphylactic neck irradiationDisease-free survivalOlfactory neuroblastomaSomatostatin receptor 2Stable diseaseAdjuvant radiotherapyNeck irradiationOverall survivalReceptor 2Potential efficacyPeptide receptor radionuclide therapyReceptor radionuclide therapyMultivariable survival analysisPertinent clinical dataClinical trial dataKey prognostic markersNodal recurrenceClinical outcomesClinicopathological characteristicsT stagePrognostic valueReceptor therapyDisease stageNeuroblastoma patientsDose and Volume De-Escalation for Elective Nodal Regions in Patients With Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPC) Undergoing Curative-Intent Concurrent Chemoradiation (CCRT)
Tsai C, McBride S, Riaz N, Kang J, Spielsinger D, Waldenberg T, Yu Y, Chen L, Zakeri K, Wong R, Dunn L, Sherman E, Lee N. Dose and Volume De-Escalation for Elective Nodal Regions in Patients With Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPC) Undergoing Curative-Intent Concurrent Chemoradiation (CCRT). International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 111: s142-s143. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConcurrent chemoradiationDe-escalation strategiesOropharyngeal cancerGross diseaseNodal recurrenceDisease recurrenceOPC patientsLevel IbHPV-positive OPC patientsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalElective nodal regionsFavorable locoregional controlFeeding tube dependenceHigh-dose cisplatinPositive oropharyngeal cancerPrimary concurrent chemoradiationRecurrence-free survivalNode-positive neckFeeding tube placementLong-term resultsNode-negative neckDe-escalation approachMATERIAL/METHODSHigh control ratesRadiation treatment plans
2020
Stage III uterine serous carcinoma: modern trends in multimodality treatment
Li JY, Young MR, Huang G, Litkouhi B, Santin A, Schwartz PE, Damast S. Stage III uterine serous carcinoma: modern trends in multimodality treatment. Journal Of Gynecologic Oncology 2020, 31: e53. PMID: 32266802, PMCID: PMC7286763, DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2020.31.e53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine serous carcinomaExternal beam RTVaginal brachytherapyOverall survivalHuman epidermal growth factor receptorModern treatment eraSentinel node samplingRegional nodal recurrenceKaplan-Meier estimatesLog-rank testCox proportional hazardsExternal beam radiotherapyEpidermal growth factor receptorERA treatmentGrowth factor receptorUSC patientsFree survivalNodal recurrenceTreatment eraMultimodality treatmentPatient characteristicsPerioperative periodRegional nodalSerous carcinomaNode sampling
2011
Using Nodal Ratios to Predict Risk of Regional Recurrences in Patients Treated with Breast Conservation Therapy with 4 or More Positive Lymph Nodes
Castrucci W, Lannin D, Haffty BG, Higgins SA, Moran MS. Using Nodal Ratios to Predict Risk of Regional Recurrences in Patients Treated with Breast Conservation Therapy with 4 or More Positive Lymph Nodes. International Scholarly Research Notices 2011, 2011: 874814. PMID: 22084784, PMCID: PMC3200302, DOI: 10.5402/2011/874814.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigher nodal ratioBreast conservation therapyNodal ratioLymph nodesRegional recurrenceConservation therapyRegional failureN2/N3 patientsPositive axillary lymph nodesPositive lymph nodesAxillary lymph nodesGroup of patientsIntensive systemic therapyN3 statusDistant failureN3 patientsNodal recurrenceSystemic therapyDose escalationEntire cohortRegional nodesBreast cancerInclusion criteriaPrognostic variablesHigh risk
2010
Increased Recurrences Using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in the Postoperative Setting
Turaka A, Li T, Sharma NK, Li L, Nicolaou N, Mehra R, Burtness B, Cohen RB, Lango MN, Horwitz EM, Ridge JA, Feigenberg SJ. Increased Recurrences Using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in the Postoperative Setting. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 33: 599-603. PMID: 21063195, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e3181c4c3cc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellCohort StudiesFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNeck DissectionNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPostoperative CarePostoperative PeriodPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisTreatment FailureConceptsPatterns of failurePostoperative therapyRadiation therapyLocal failureMarginal failureNeck cancerRegional failureRetrospective single-institution studyFox Chase Cancer CenterHigh-risk PTVLocoregional failure rateAddition of chemotherapySingle-institution studySquamous cell carcinomaIntensity-modulated radiation therapyPersistence of diseaseLow-risk PTVConcurrent cisplatinCurative intentDefinitive radiationDefinitive RTNodal recurrencePostoperative settingMedian ageNodal stage
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