2020
Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for surgically resected, nonmetastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer
Saeed NA, Kelly JR, Deshpande HA, Bhatia AK, Burtness BA, Judson BL, Mehra S, Edwards HA, Yarbrough WG, Peter PR, Holt EH, Decker RH, Husain ZA, Park HS. Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for surgically resected, nonmetastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer. Head & Neck 2020, 42: 1031-1044. PMID: 32011055, DOI: 10.1002/hed.26086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChemotherapy, AdjuvantHumansRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesThyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticThyroid NeoplasmsConceptsAnaplastic thyroid cancerLonger OSAdjuvant EBRTThyroid cancerAdjuvant external beam radiotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseExternal beam radiotherapyConcurrent chemoradiationConcurrent chemotherapyImproved survivalMedian ageCancer DatabaseRetrospective analysisBeam radiotherapyEBRTChemotherapyPatientsCancerUVAChemoradiationResectionRadiotherapy
2019
Unique mutation patterns in anaplastic thyroid cancer identified by comprehensive genomic profiling
Khan SA, Ci B, Xie Y, Gerber DE, Beg MS, Sherman SI, Cabanillas ME, Busaidy NL, Burtness BA, Heilmann AM, Bailey M, Ross JS, Sher DJ, Ali SM. Unique mutation patterns in anaplastic thyroid cancer identified by comprehensive genomic profiling. Head & Neck 2019, 41: 1928-1934. PMID: 30758123, PMCID: PMC6542589, DOI: 10.1002/hed.25634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationPrevalenceThyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticThyroid NeoplasmsConceptsAnaplastic thyroid cancerComprehensive genomic profilingThyroid cancerGenomic alterationsGenomic profilingMedian patient ageAggressive thyroid cancerYears of agePotential therapeutic significanceUnique mutation patternsDifferent molecular pathwaysATC specimensPatient ageCommon genomic alterationsKRAS alterationsCancer-related genesBRAF V600ETherapeutic significanceCancerBRAFMolecular pathwaysPatientsMutation patternsNumber alterationsNRAS