2019
Surveillance imaging for patients with head and neck cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy: A partially observed Markov decision process model
Ng S, Ajayi T, Schaefer A, Pollard C, Bahig H, Garden A, Rosenthal D, Gunn G, Frank S, Phan J, Morrison W, Johnson J, Mohamed A, Sturgis E, Fuller C. Surveillance imaging for patients with head and neck cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy: A partially observed Markov decision process model. Cancer 2019, 126: 749-756. PMID: 31725906, PMCID: PMC8439665, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32597.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUsefulness of surveillance imaging in patients with head and neck cancer who are treated with definitive radiotherapy
Ng S, Pollard C, Berends J, Ayoub Z, Kamal M, Garden A, Bahig H, Cantor S, Schaefer A, Ajayi T, Gunn G, Frank S, Skinner H, Phan J, Morrison W, Ferrarotto R, Johnson J, Mohamed A, Lai S, Hessel A, Sturgis E, Weber R, Fuller C, Rosenthal D. Usefulness of surveillance imaging in patients with head and neck cancer who are treated with definitive radiotherapy. Cancer 2019, 125: 1823-1829. PMID: 30748005, PMCID: PMC7234834, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease recurrenceAsymptomatic patientsOverall survivalClinical findingsNeck cancerAdverse clinical findingsLocoregional disease recurrenceMedian imaging followUsefulness of surveillanceDisease-free intervalMedian overall survivalDistant disease recurrenceGroup of patientsEfficacy of surveillanceTreatment of HNCEligible patientsSalvage therapySalvageable recurrenceDefinitive radiotherapyMedian timeSuspicious findingsPatientsRecurrenceRadiotherapyEarly detection
2018
Three-dimensional imaging assessment of anatomic invasion and volumetric considerations for chemo/radiotherapy-based laryngeal preservation in T3 larynx cancer
Kamal M, Ng S, Eraj S, Rock C, Pham B, Messer J, Garden A, Morrison W, Phan J, Frank S, El-Naggar A, Johnson J, Ginsberg L, Ferrarotto R, Lewin J, Hutcheson K, Cardenas C, Zafereo M, Lai S, Hessel A, Weber R, Gunn G, Fuller C, Mohamed A, Rosenthal D. Three-dimensional imaging assessment of anatomic invasion and volumetric considerations for chemo/radiotherapy-based laryngeal preservation in T3 larynx cancer. Oral Oncology 2018, 79: 1-8. PMID: 29598944, PMCID: PMC5880303, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.01.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor volumeOverall survivalLocal controlSurvival outcomesLimited invasionExtent of invasionLarynx cancerPrimary gross tumor volumeGood performance statusPoor local controlT3 laryngeal carcinomaImproved overall survivalLaryngeal carcinoma patientsMedian tumor volumeOverall survival rateIndependent prognostic factorPretreatment contrast-enhanced computed tomography imagesPrimary tumor invasionContrast-enhanced computed tomography imagesSoft tissue involvementLaryngeal preservation strategiesGross tumor volumeDefinitive radiotherapyExtent of involvementLaryngeal preservation