2022
Evaluation of Substantial Reduction in Elective Radiotherapy Dose and Field in Patients With Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Definitive Chemoradiotherapy
Tsai CJ, McBride SM, Riaz N, Kang JJ, Spielsinger DJ, Waldenberg T, Gelblum D, Yu Y, Chen LC, Zakeri K, Wong RJ, Dunn L, Pfister DG, Sherman EJ, Lee NY. Evaluation of Substantial Reduction in Elective Radiotherapy Dose and Field in Patients With Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Definitive Chemoradiotherapy. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 364-372. PMID: 35050342, PMCID: PMC8778604, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.6416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalProgression-free survivalMetastasis-free survivalOropharyngeal carcinomaConcurrent chemoradiotherapyDe-escalation strategiesRadiotherapy doseTotal doseSubclinical regionsLocoregional controlGross diseaseCohort studyOverall survivalClinical outcomesHuman Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal CarcinomaHigh-dose cisplatin therapyHPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinomaTarget volumeBilateral level IBGy of radiotherapyPrimary concurrent chemoradiotherapyRetrospective cohort studyFavorable clinical outcomeAmerican Joint CommitteeLong-term follow
2018
Whole Versus Partial Bladder Radiation
Kang J, Steinberg M, Kupelian P, Alexander S, King C. Whole Versus Partial Bladder Radiation. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 41: 107-114. PMID: 26535994, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Transitional CellCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOrgan Sparing TreatmentsPrognosisRadiation Dose HypofractionationRadiation InjuriesRadiotherapy, Image-GuidedRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsConceptsOverall survivalLymph nodesWhole bladderLocal controlMuscle-invasive bladder cancerMuscle-invasive recurrenceMulti-institutional cohortSimultaneous integrated boostIntensity-modulated radiation therapyDefinitive chemoradiationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsBladder treatmentLocal recurrenceUrothelial cancerMean ageBladder cancerIntegrated boostInstitutional experienceRetrospective analysisBladder wallBoost volumeRadiation therapySimilar survivalTherapeutic ratioWrong to be Right
Kang JJ, Reiter RE, Kummer N, DeKernion J, Steinberg ML, King CR. Wrong to be Right. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 41: 1-5. PMID: 26237192, PMCID: PMC6946377, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnalysis of VarianceCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProportional Hazards ModelsProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSalvage TherapySurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsSalvage radiation therapyRadical prostatectomyT stageCox multivariate analysisIntrinsic risk factorsIatrogenic failuresPostoperative PSASRT PSASalvage radiationBiochemical progressionIndependent predictorsLocal recurrencePreoperative PSARelapse rateBiochemical relapseKaplan-MeierBiochemical recurrenceSurgical approachRP patientsRisk factorsSurgical techniqueGleason gradeRadiation therapySurgical pathologyConsecutive rises