2021
Adverse radiation effects in volume-staged radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations: a multiinstitutional study.
Seymour ZA, Chan JW, McDermott MW, Grills I, Ye H, Kano H, Lehocky CA, Jacobs RC, Lunsford LD, Chytka T, Liščák R, Lee CC, Yang HC, Ding D, Sheehan JP, Feliciano CE, Rodriguez-Mercado R, Chiang VL, Hess JA, Sommaruga S, McShane B, Lee JYK, Vasas LT, Kaufmann AM, Sneed PK. Adverse radiation effects in volume-staged radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations: a multiinstitutional study. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2021, 136: 503-511. PMID: 34450589, DOI: 10.3171/2020.12.jns201866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse radiation effectsLarge arteriovenous malformationsArteriovenous malformationsVS-SRSLobe involvementSymptomatic adverse radiation effectsVolume-staged stereotactic radiosurgeryMedian margin doseOptimal treatment paradigmAVM nidus volumeTemporal lobe involvementVolume-staged radiosurgeryParietal lobe involvementMultiinstitutional cohortRadiosurgical centersMargin doseMedian ageRetrospective reviewEntire nidusMaximal linear dimensionMultiinstitutional studyNidus volumeTreatment paradigmStereotactic radiosurgeryPatientsImpact of tissue heterogeneity correction on Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery of acoustic neuromas.
Peters GW, Tien CJ, Chiang V, Yu J, Hansen JE, Aneja S. Impact of tissue heterogeneity correction on Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery of acoustic neuromas. Journal Of Radiosurgery And SBRT 2021, 7: 207-212. PMID: 33898084, PMCID: PMC8055239.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Multi-institutional retrospective review of stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastasis in patients with small cell lung cancer without prior brain-directed radiotherapy.
Miccio JA, Barsky A, Gao S, Verma V, Noticewala SS, Jairam V, Johnson SB, Yu JB, Hansen JE, Aneja S, An Y, Decker RH, Bulent Omay S, Li J, Kurtz GA, Alonso-Basanta M, Lee JYK, Chiang VL, Park HS. Multi-institutional retrospective review of stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastasis in patients with small cell lung cancer without prior brain-directed radiotherapy. Journal Of Radiosurgery And SBRT 2020, 7: 19-27. PMID: 32802575, PMCID: PMC7406345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole brain radiotherapyBrain metastasesOverall survivalNeurologic deathSmall-cell lung cancer (SCLC) brain metastasesCell lung cancer brain metastasesLung cancer brain metastasesSalvage whole brain radiotherapyMulti-institutional retrospective reviewSmall cell lung cancerMost SCLC patientsSCLC brain metastasesTime of SRSMedian overall survivalCancer brain metastasesCell lung cancerIntracranial progressionSCLC patientsUpfront radiosurgeryBrain radiationBrain radiotherapySelect patientsRetrospective reviewLung cancerStereotactic radiosurgery
2019
Dose response and architecture in volume staged radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations: A multi-institutional study
Seymour ZA, Chan JW, Sneed PK, Kano H, Lehocky CA, Jacobs RC, Ye H, Chytka T, Liscak R, Lee CC, Yang HC, Ding D, Sheehan J, Feliciano CE, Rodriguez-Mercado R, Chiang VL, Hess JA, Sommaruga S, McShane B, Lee J, Vasas LT, Kaufmann AM, Grills I, McDermott MW. Dose response and architecture in volume staged radiosurgery for large arteriovenous malformations: A multi-institutional study. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2019, 144: 180-188. PMID: 31835173, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.09.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge arteriovenous malformationsArteriovenous malformationsVS-SRSMargin doseObliteration rateVolume-staged stereotactic radiosurgeryMedian margin doseHigh-risk lesionsOptimal treatment paradigmAVM nidus volumeMulti-institutional studyImproved ratesCompact nidusEvaluable patientsMedian followRadiosurgical centersOverall survivalUpfront treatmentComplete responseMedian ageRetrospective reviewCure rateRare lesionsPrior embolizationTreatment paradigm
2011
Implications of Identifying Additional Cerebral Metastases during Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
Patel TR, Ozturk AK, Knisely JP, Chiang VL. Implications of Identifying Additional Cerebral Metastases during Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. International Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2011, 2012: 748284. PMID: 22312543, PMCID: PMC3265271, DOI: 10.1155/2012/748284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingNumber of metastasesAdditional metastasesGamma knife radiosurgeryGK-SRSCerebral metastasesAdditional lesionsKnife radiosurgeryProgressive systemic diseaseTreatment magnetic resonance imagingKaplan-Meier analysisImportant prognostic informationMedian survivalRetrospective reviewIntracranial metastasesSystemic diseasePrognostic informationMetastasisPatientsResonance imagingLesionsRadiosurgeryMonthsDaysDisease