2016
Food as medicine: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of home delivered, medically tailored meals (HDMTM) on quality of life (QoL) in metastatic lung and non-colorectal GI cancer patients.
Ishaq O, Mailhot Vega R, Zullig L, Wassung A, Walters D, Berland N, Du K, Ahn J, Leichman C, Jill Cohen D, Gu P, Chachoua A, Leichman L, Pearl K, Schiff P. Food as medicine: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of home delivered, medically tailored meals (HDMTM) on quality of life (QoL) in metastatic lung and non-colorectal GI cancer patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 155-155. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.26_suppl.155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGI cancer patientsCancer patientsMetastatic lungHealthcare utilizationNutritional interventionFinancial toxicityFACT-G questionnaireTrial of homeAdvanced-stage cancerMetastatic cancer patientsLower healthcare costsQuality of lifeKnowledge of nutritionEligible patientsMalnutrition incidenceLonger hospitalMalnourished patientsPrimary endpointPS 0Oral alimentationPatient's symptomsQOL improvementShorter survivalFirst RCTGI cancers
2010
Extrapleural pneumonectomy, photodynamic therapy and intensity modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Du KL, Both S, Friedberg JS, Rengan R, Hahn SM, Cengel KA. Extrapleural pneumonectomy, photodynamic therapy and intensity modulated radiation therapy for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Cancer Biology & Therapy 2010, 10: 425-429. PMID: 20699634, DOI: 10.4161/cbt.10.5.12616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant pleural mesotheliomaPlanning treatment volumeExtrapleural pneumonectomyPleural mesotheliomaRadiation therapyImproved local controlMedian radiation doseFuture prospective analysesTreatment of mesotheliomaNew treatment modalitiesIntraoperative photodynamic therapyQuality of lifePhotodynamic therapyIntraoperative adjuvantMultimodality therapyRadiation pneumonitisRespiratory failureSurgical debulkingContralateral lungMPM patientsDoses of radiationMechanical ventilationMultimodality approachLung toxicityTreatment modalities