2022
Microwave Ablation versus Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Stage I Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Wu X, Uhlig J, Blasberg JD, Gettinger SN, Suh RD, Solomon SB, Kim HS. Microwave Ablation versus Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Stage I Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 33: 964-971.e2. PMID: 35490932, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Oligometastatic Disease and Local Therapies: A Medical Oncology Perspective.
Hafez N, Gettinger S. Oligometastatic Disease and Local Therapies: A Medical Oncology Perspective. The Cancer Journal 2020, 26: 144-148. PMID: 32205539, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive local therapySubset of patientsLocal therapyOligometastatic diseaseCancer patientsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsOligometastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) patientsCell lung cancer patientsLong-term disease remissionStereotactic body radiation therapyLimited nodal involvementMedical oncology perspectiveDefinitive local therapyColorectal cancer patientsSolid tumor patientsLung cancer patientsSolid tumor malignanciesBody radiation therapyDisease remissionOligometastatic statePrimary therapyNodal involvementOverall survivalSystemic therapyMetastatic sites
2017
Management of Brain Metastases in Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor–Naïve Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutant Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Analysis
Magnuson WJ, Lester-Coll NH, Wu AJ, Yang TJ, Lockney NA, Gerber NK, Beal K, Amini A, Patil T, Kavanagh BD, Camidge DR, Braunstein SE, Boreta LC, Balasubramanian SK, Ahluwalia MS, Rana NG, Attia A, Gettinger SN, Contessa JN, Yu JB, Chiang VL. Management of Brain Metastases in Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor–Naïve Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutant Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Multi-Institutional Analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2016.69.714. PMID: 28113019, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.69.7144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCombined Modality TherapyCranial IrradiationDisease-Free SurvivalErbB ReceptorsErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedProtein Kinase InhibitorsRadiosurgeryRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapySurvival RateConceptsWhole brain radiotherapyMulti-institutional analysisEGFR-mutant NSCLCBrain metastasesEGFR-TKIStereotactic radiosurgeryTyrosine kinase inhibitorsOverall survivalEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorIntracranial progressionLung cancerMutant non-small cell lung cancerEGFR-TKI resistance mutationNon-small cell lung cancerIntracranial progression-free survivalRetrospective multi-institutional analysisDeferral of radiotherapyEGFR-TKI useSimilar prognostic featuresUpfront EGFR-TKIProgression-free survivalFactor receptorInferior overall survivalCell lung cancer
2016
Possible Interaction of Anti–PD-1 Therapy with the Effects of Radiosurgery on Brain Metastases
Alomari AK, Cohen J, Vortmeyer AO, Chiang A, Gettinger S, Goldberg S, Kluger HM, Chiang VL. Possible Interaction of Anti–PD-1 Therapy with the Effects of Radiosurgery on Brain Metastases. Cancer Immunology Research 2016, 4: 481-487. PMID: 26994250, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-15-0238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesInitiation of immunotherapyPD-1 mAbImmune-modulating therapyModalities of treatmentRadiologic progressionSurgical resectionSystemic therapyDeath-1Radiologic findingsMetastatic malignancyReactive astrocytosisPathologic examinationTreatment regimensHistopathologic examinationWall infiltrationT lymphocytesPatientsTumor progressionMonoclonal antibodiesBiologic interactionsRadiation-induced changesImmunotherapyMalignancyImpact of Deferring Radiation Therapy in Patients With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Develop Brain Metastases
Magnuson WJ, Yeung JT, Guillod PD, Gettinger SN, Yu JB, Chiang VL. Impact of Deferring Radiation Therapy in Patients With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Develop Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2016, 95: 673-679. PMID: 27034176, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.01.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain radiation therapyUpfront EGFR-TKIIntracranial progression-free survivalUpfront radiation therapyProgression-free survivalBrain metastasesEGFR-TKI groupEGFR-TKIEGFR-mutant NSCLCOverall survivalRadiation therapyEpidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutant NonDisease-specific Graded Prognostic AssessmentUpfront EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR-TKI resistance mutationSmall cell lung cancerEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR-TKI useMedian overall survivalSimilar overall survivalUpfront RT groupInferior overall survivalCell lung cancerMutant lung adenocarcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor