2022
Prediction of Distant Metastases After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early Stage NSCLC: Development and External Validation of a Multi-Institutional Model
Gao S, Jin L, Meadows H, Shafman T, Gross C, Yu J, Aerts H, Miccio J, Stahl J, Mak R, Decker R, Kann B. Prediction of Distant Metastases After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early Stage NSCLC: Development and External Validation of a Multi-Institutional Model. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2022, 18: 339-349. PMID: 36396062, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyEarly-stage NSCLCBody radiation therapyDistant metastasisStage NSCLCRadiation therapyHigh-risk patient subgroupsExternal validationPatient-level riskMulti-institutional databaseTime-dependent areaGray regression modelsRandom survival forest modelDM riskSystemic therapyPatient subgroupsIndividualized riskNSCLCPatientsDM ratesDiscriminatory performanceRandom survival forestTherapyInternal validationGood calibration
2021
A reply to “Randomized controlled clinical trial is needed for toxicity of IMRT VS 3D-CRT in PORT for LA-NSCLC”
Jairam V, Soulos PR, Gross CP, Yu JB, Park HS, Decker RH. A reply to “Randomized controlled clinical trial is needed for toxicity of IMRT VS 3D-CRT in PORT for LA-NSCLC”. Lung Cancer 2021, 168: 84-85. PMID: 34933760, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansLung NeoplasmsRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedPost-operative radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: A comparison of radiation therapy techniques
Jairam V, Pasha S, Soulos PR, Gross CP, Yu JB, Park HS, Decker RH. Post-operative radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: A comparison of radiation therapy techniques. Lung Cancer 2021, 161: 171-179. PMID: 34607209, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2021.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMedicareRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, ConformalRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedUnited StatesConceptsPost-operative radiation therapyNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerRadiation therapyPropensity-score matchingLA-NSCLCCardiac toxicityLung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerClinical risk factorsProportion of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionPrior treatment historyPredictors of receiptUse of IMRTConformal radiation therapyLong-term toxicityChi-squared testRadiation therapy techniquesRadiotherapy treatment techniquesUpfront surgeryElderly patientsTreatment toxicityMean ageMedicare database
2020
Pembrolizumab for management of patients with NSCLC and brain metastases: long-term results and biomarker analysis from a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial
Goldberg SB, Schalper KA, Gettinger SN, Mahajan A, Herbst RS, Chiang AC, Lilenbaum R, Wilson FH, Omay SB, Yu JB, Jilaveanu L, Tran T, Pavlik K, Rowen E, Gerrish H, Komlo A, Gupta R, Wyatt H, Ribeiro M, Kluger Y, Zhou G, Wei W, Chiang VL, Kluger HM. Pembrolizumab for management of patients with NSCLC and brain metastases: long-term results and biomarker analysis from a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2020, 21: 655-663. PMID: 32251621, PMCID: PMC7380514, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(20)30111-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisConceptsBrain metastasis responseYale Cancer CenterPD-L1 expressionPhase 2 trialUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasesAdrenal insufficiencyAdverse eventsMetastasis responseCNS diseaseCancer CenterCohort 2Cohort 1Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusTreatment-related serious adverse eventsModified Response Evaluation CriteriaStage IV NSCLCTreatment-related deathsAcute kidney injuryPD-1 blockadeSerious adverse eventsSolid Tumors criteriaPhase 2 studyProportion of patientsResponse Evaluation Criteria