2023
Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy with or without induction chemotherapy for operable locally-advanced esophageal cancer
Peters G, Talcott W, Peters N, Dhanasopan A, Lacy J, Cecchini M, Kortmansky J, Stein S, Lattanzi S, Park H, Boffa D, Johung K, Jethwa K. Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy with or without induction chemotherapy for operable locally-advanced esophageal cancer. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2023, 14: 1181-1192. PMID: 37435226, PMCID: PMC10331751, DOI: 10.21037/jgo-22-1005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalMedian progression-free survivalOverall survivalIC-CRTInduction chemotherapySingle-institution retrospective cohort studyPre-operative chemoradiotherapyAdvanced esophageal cancerAdvanced esophageal carcinomaPathologic complete responseRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier methodSubset of patientsProportional hazards regressionCycles of inductionAdenocarcinoma histologyCRT cohortCohort studyComplete responsePathologic responseTreatment cohortsDistant metastasisHazards regressionEsophageal cancerEsophageal carcinoma
2022
Multiagent Chemotherapy Followed by Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Conventional Radiotherapy for Resected Pancreas Cancer
Mokhtech M, Miccio JA, Johung K, Cecchini M, Stein S, Narang AK, Herman JM, Kunstman J, Haddock MG, Anker CJ, Jabbour S, Hallemeier CL, Jethwa KR. Multiagent Chemotherapy Followed by Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Versus Conventional Radiotherapy for Resected Pancreas Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 45: 450-457. PMID: 36318696, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000947.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaMultiagent chemotherapyPathologic complete responseStereotactic body radiotherapyOverall survivalComplete responseNonmetastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaNeoadjuvant multiagent chemotherapyMedian overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseMargin-negative resectionTreatment of choiceDose/fractionSimilar ratesRegional lymphatic diseaseGy/5 fxNeoadjuvant radiotherapyCox analysisSurgical candidacyProspective evaluationPathologic outcomesBody radiotherapyPancreas cancerCancer DatabaseDuctal adenocarcinoma