2022
Stereotactic radiosurgery and local control of brain metastases from triple-negative breast cancer.
Kowalchuk R, Niranjan A, Hess J, Antonios J, Zhang M, Braunstein S, Ross R, Pikis S, Deibert C, Lee C, Yang H, Langlois A, Mathieu D, Peker S, Samanci Y, Rusthoven C, Chiang V, Wei Z, Lunsford L, Trifiletti D, Sheehan J. Stereotactic radiosurgery and local control of brain metastases from triple-negative breast cancer. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2022, 138: 1608-1614. PMID: 36433878, DOI: 10.3171/2022.10.jns221900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerLocal tumor progressionStereotactic radiosurgeryBreast cancerOverall survivalMetastatic lesionsPerformance statusLocal controlTriple-negative breast cancer metastasisMedian Karnofsky performance statusTumor progressionWhole-brain radiation therapyFavorable performance statusMedian margin dosePrior stereotactic radiosurgerySymptomatic radiation necrosisKarnofsky performance statusIntracranial metastatic diseaseRetrospective chart reviewLocal tumor controlBreast cancer metastasisIntracranial metastatic lesionsMargin doseMultiinstitutional cohortBrain metastasesFactors associated with progression and mortality among patients undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial metastasis: results from a national real-world registry.
Alvi MA, Asher AL, Michalopoulos GD, Grills IS, Warnick RE, McInerney J, Chiang VL, Attia A, Timmerman R, Chang E, Kavanagh BD, Andrews DW, Walter K, Bydon M, Sheehan JP. Factors associated with progression and mortality among patients undergoing stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial metastasis: results from a national real-world registry. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2022, 137: 985-998. PMID: 35171833, DOI: 10.3171/2021.10.jns211410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisAdministration of immunotherapyProportional hazards analysisStereotactic radiosurgeryIntracranial metastatic lesionsMetastatic lesionsOverall progressionLesion responseInitial stereotactic radiosurgeryMultifraction stereotactic radiosurgeryProgressive intracranial diseaseNeuro-Oncology criteriaOutcomes of patientsReal-world registryResponse Evaluation CriteriaGood local controlIntracranial metastatic diseaseKaplan-Meier analysisCommon primary tumorHazard of progressionLarger lesion sizeSingle-fraction treatmentLesion regressionMedian survival
2013
Stereotactic laser induced thermotherapy (LITT): a novel treatment for brain lesions regrowing after radiosurgery
Torres-Reveron J, Tomasiewicz HC, Shetty A, Amankulor NM, Chiang VL. Stereotactic laser induced thermotherapy (LITT): a novel treatment for brain lesions regrowing after radiosurgery. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2013, 113: 495-503. PMID: 23677747, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-013-1142-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBrain NeoplasmsFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHyperthermia, InducedImaging, Three-DimensionalLaser TherapyMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasmsPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRadiation InjuriesRadiosurgerySurvival RateConceptsNeurological symptomsBrain metastasesTreatment optionsStereotactic radiosurgeryWhole-brain radiation therapyGamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgeryBrain radiation therapyInitial favorable responseProgressive neurological symptomsAdverse radiation effectsNovel treatment optionsCases steroidsOngoing steroidsSymptom controlPatient comorbiditiesSurgical resectionSymptomatic reliefMetastatic lesionsRecurrent edemaRadiation necrosisBiopsy resultsDisease burdenMinimal morbidityBrain lesionsThermocoagulation procedures
2011
A Comprehensive Review of MR Imaging Changes following Radiosurgery to 500 Brain Metastases
Patel TR, McHugh BJ, Bi WL, Minja FJ, Knisely JP, Chiang VL. A Comprehensive Review of MR Imaging Changes following Radiosurgery to 500 Brain Metastases. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2011, 32: 1885-1892. PMID: 21920854, PMCID: PMC7966021, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasesMedian survivalMetastatic lesionsLesion sizeMost metastatic lesionsMR imaging changesPercent of lesionsInitial treatment volumeSystemic cancer therapyInitial lesion sizeIntracranial metastatic lesionsGK-SRSLesional responsePatient demographicsRadiographic responseInitial treatmentImaging changesMale sexTumor sizeLesion volumeStereotactic radiosurgeryTreatment dosePatientsLesionsRadiosurgery