2013
Stereotactic body radiotherapy: a new paradigm in the management of spinal metastases
Husain ZA, Thibault I, Letourneau D, Ma L, Keller H, Suh J, Chiang V, Chang EL, Rampersaud RK, Perry J, Larson DA, Sahgal A. Stereotactic body radiotherapy: a new paradigm in the management of spinal metastases. CNS Oncology 2013, 2: 259-270. PMID: 25054466, PMCID: PMC6166530, DOI: 10.2217/cns.13.11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansRadiosurgeryRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSpinal NeoplasmsConceptsSpine stereotactic body radiotherapyStereotactic body radiotherapyBody radiotherapySpinal metastasesMajor serious adverse eventsRole of surgerySerious adverse eventsConventional palliative radiotherapyPain controlPalliative radiotherapyAdverse eventsClinical outcomesConventional radiotherapyRadiotherapyEffective dosesMetastasisPatientsSurgeryTumorsDosesAdvances in therapy for melanoma brain metastases
Flanigan JC, Jilaveanu LB, Chiang VL, Kluger HM. Advances in therapy for melanoma brain metastases. Clinics In Dermatology 2013, 31: 264-281. PMID: 23608446, DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2012.08.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyHumansMelanomaPrognosisRadiosurgeryRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexSkin NeoplasmsTreatment Outcome
2011
Stereotactic radiosurgery with or without whole-brain radiotherapy for brain metastases: an update
Park HS, Chiang VL, Knisely JP, Raldow AC, Yu JB. Stereotactic radiosurgery with or without whole-brain radiotherapy for brain metastases: an update. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2011, 11: 1731-1738. PMID: 22050022, DOI: 10.1586/era.11.165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain NeoplasmsClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicCombined Modality TherapyHumansRadiosurgeryRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicConceptsWhole-brain radiation therapyStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesAddition of SRSUse of SRSMD Anderson Cancer CenterWhole brain radiotherapyLocal tumor controlStandard of careAnderson Cancer CenterNormal brain tissueNonrandomized evidenceLimited metastasesOligometastatic diseaseCancer CenterTumor controlRelative sparingRadiation therapyBrain tissueMetastasisSingle fractionNormal tissuesPatientsRadiosurgeryTrials