2016
Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children
Kann BH, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Yeboa DN, Benitez V, Khan AJ, Bindra RS, Marks AM, Roberts KB. Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children. JAMA Oncology 2016, 2: 1574-1581. PMID: 27491009, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.2547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalMultivariable logistic regressionNational Cancer Data BaseLogistic regressionAdjuvant chemotherapy strategyLow facility volumeNational treatment patternsMultivariable Cox regressionLong-term morbidityYear of diagnosisDay of surgeryKaplan-Meier analysisNational database analysisPoor overall survivalLog-rank testYoung childrenAge 3Adjuvant chemotherapyRadiotherapy patternsRadiotherapy utilizationWorse survivalDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisTreatment patterns
2014
Delayed Cerebral Vasculopathy Following Cranial Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Tumors
Wang C, Roberts KB, Bindra RS, Chiang VL, Yu JB. Delayed Cerebral Vasculopathy Following Cranial Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Tumors. Pediatric Neurology 2014, 50: 549-556. PMID: 24739378, DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain NeoplasmsCerebral HemorrhageCerebrovascular DisordersChildHumansMoyamoya DiseaseRadiotherapyConceptsMedian interval periodIntracerebral hemorrhageMoyamoya syndromeInterval periodCranial radiation therapyRadiation doseIntracerebral hemorrhage casesMoyamoya casesCerebral vasculopathyCerebrovascular injuryMedian agePatient agePediatric patientsDoses of radiationDisease presentationPediatric tumorsRadiation therapyHemorrhage casesHemorrhagePatientsCerebrovasculopathySignificant associationMoyamoyaSyndromeTime of radiation