2015
Extended Survival and Prognostic Factors for Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis
Johung KL, Yeh N, Desai NB, Williams TM, Lautenschlaeger T, Arvold ND, Ning MS, Attia A, Lovly CM, Goldberg S, Beal K, Yu JB, Kavanagh BD, Chiang VL, Camidge DR, Contessa JN. Extended Survival and Prognostic Factors for Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 123-129. PMID: 26438117, PMCID: PMC5070549, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.0138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCarbazolesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCranial IrradiationCrizotinibDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene RearrangementHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKarnofsky Performance StatusLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm StagingPiperidinesPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrazolesPyridinesPyrimidinesRadiosurgeryReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSmokingSulfonesConceptsIntracranial progression-free survivalBrain metastasesProgression-free survivalPrognostic factorsLung cancerMedian intracranial progression-free survivalNon-small cell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitor therapyProgressive brain metastasesRefinement of prognosisKarnofsky performance scorePercent of patientsClinical prognostic factorsPopulation of patientsSingle brain metastasisCell lung cancerKinase inhibitor therapyCox proportional hazardsMulti-institutional studyMedian OSExtracranial metastasesImproved survivalInhibitor therapyInitial treatmentMultivariable analysis
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