2024
Prognostic Effect of Mismatch Repair Status in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Radiation: A Multi-institutional Analysis
Hathout L, Sherwani Z, Alegun J, Ohri N, Fields E, Shah S, Beriwal S, Horne Z, Kidd E, Leung E, Song J, Taunk N, Chino J, Huang C, Russo A, Dyer M, Li J, Albuquerque K, Damast S. Prognostic Effect of Mismatch Repair Status in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Radiation: A Multi-institutional Analysis. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 119: 1158-1165. PMID: 38253292, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.01.203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrence-free survivalEndometrioid endometrial adenocarcinomaMismatch repair statusAdjuvant radiation therapyOverall survivalRadiation therapyVaginal brachytherapyMismatch repair deficiencyAssociated with worse recurrence-free survivalMulti-institutional retrospective cohort studyTreated with adjuvant radiation therapyAssociated with recurrence-free survivalMultivariate analysisExternal beam radiation therapyRecurrence-free survival ratesMismatch repair deficiency statusBeam radiation therapyGrades 1 to 2Kaplan-Meier methodOutcomes of patientsMulti-institutional analysisRetrospective cohort studyCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards modelAdjuvant radiation
2023
Prognostic Impact of Mismatch Repair Deficiency on Stage I-II Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer Treated with Adjuvant Radiation Therapy: A Multi-Institutional Analysis
Sherwani Z, Alegun J, Russo A, Damast S, Albuquerque K, Nwachukwu C, Dyer M, Fields E, Beriwal S, Horne Z, Vergalasova I, Ohri N, Taunk N, Chino J, Kidd E, Leung E, Song J, Hathout L. Prognostic Impact of Mismatch Repair Deficiency on Stage I-II Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer Treated with Adjuvant Radiation Therapy: A Multi-Institutional Analysis. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 117: s8. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndometrioid endometrial cancerEarly-stage endometrioid endometrial cancerExternal beam radiation therapyAdjuvant radiation therapyLymphovascular space invasionOverall survivalGrade 3Radiation therapyStage IMultivariate analysisWorse RFSWorse OSEndometrial cancerUnivariate analysisMulti-institutional retrospective cohort studyFIGO 2009 stage IRecurrence-free survival ratesCox proportional hazards modelPost-surgical stagingRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier methodDeep myometrial invasionFIGO grade 1Proportional hazards modelBeam radiation therapy
2021
Radiation Recall Dermatitis After Capecitabine in a Patient With Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Laird J, Leventhal J, Kanowitz J, Damast S. Radiation Recall Dermatitis After Capecitabine in a Patient With Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology 2021, 11: 448-452. PMID: 34157449, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2021.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Multi-Institutional Analysis of Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation Sequence in Women With Stage IIIC Endometrial Cancer
Hathout L, Wang Y, Wang Q, Vergalasova I, Elshaikh MA, Dimitrova I, Damast S, Li JY, Fields EC, Beriwal S, Keller A, Kidd EA, Usoz M, Jolly S, Jaworski E, Leung EW, Donovan E, Taunk NK, Chino J, Natesan D, Russo AL, Lea JS, Albuquerque KV, Lee LJ. A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Radiation Sequence in Women With Stage IIIC Endometrial Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 110: 1423-1431. PMID: 33677053, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.02.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IIIC endometrial carcinomaOverall survivalEndometrial carcinomaRadiation therapyAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyPALN recurrenceSystemic chemotherapyRFS ratesMulti-institutional retrospective cohort studyStage IIIC endometrial cancerRecurrence-free survival ratesLymph node recurrenceSequential radiation therapyAdjuvant radiation therapyRetrospective cohort studyGrade 3 tumorsAdjuvant treatment regimensKaplan-Meier methodVaginal cuff brachytherapyHigh rateSequence of treatmentChemotherapy concurrentNodal radiationNode recurrence
2009
Locoregional Outcomes of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Standard Fractionation Radiation and Daily Skin Bolus in the Taxane Era
Damast S, Ho AY, Montgomery L, Fornier MN, Ishill N, Elkin E, Beal K, McCormick B. Locoregional Outcomes of Inflammatory Breast Cancer Patients Treated With Standard Fractionation Radiation and Daily Skin Bolus in the Taxane Era. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2009, 77: 1105-1112. PMID: 19879068, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineCarboplatinCyclophosphamideDeoxycytidineDisease-Free SurvivalDose Fractionation, RadiationDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleEpirubicinFemaleFluorouracilHumansMastectomy, Modified RadicalMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelRadiodermatitisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalStandard fractionation radiationCombined-modality therapyInflammatory breast cancer patientsMetastasis-free survivalBreast cancer patientsLocoregional controlRadiation therapyLocoregional outcomeSkin bolusCancer patientsChest wallAdjuvant radiation therapyExcellent locoregional controlMajority of patientsSignificant therapeutic challengeScar boostTaxane eraIBC patientsRadical mastectomyRegional lymphaticsTherapeutic challengeDaily fractionsStandard fractionationPrescribed treatment