2023
Use of stereotactic radiosurgery in treatment of brain metastases from pediatric extracranial solid tumors
Xu S, Campbell A, Chiang V, Bindra R, Vasquez J, Pashankar F. Use of stereotactic radiosurgery in treatment of brain metastases from pediatric extracranial solid tumors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2023, 70: e30303. PMID: 36975152, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30303.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A Proposed Grading Scale for Predicting Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
Mohammed N, Hung YC, Chen CJ, Xu Z, Schlesinger D, Kano H, Chiang V, Hess J, Lee J, Mathieu D, Kaufmann AM, Grills IS, Cifarelli CP, Vargo JA, Chytka T, Janouskova L, Feliciano CE, Mercado RR, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP. A Proposed Grading Scale for Predicting Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas. Neurosurgery 2019, 87: 247-255. PMID: 31584074, PMCID: PMC7528658, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyz401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDural arteriovenous fistulaCranial dural arteriovenous fistulasCortical venous refluxFavorable outcomeStereotactic radiosurgeryGrading systemIntracerebral hemorrhageArteriovenous fistulaScoring systemGrading scaleKaplan-Meier analysisPrior intracerebral hemorrhageClass II patientsLogistic regression analysisPractical grading systemDAVF obliterationVenous refluxII patientsClinical parametersSinus locationPredicting OutcomeSystematic reviewClass IIIPatientsROC analysis
2015
Gamma Knife radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannomas: a multicenter study.
Sheehan JP, Kano H, Xu Z, Chiang V, Mathieu D, Chao S, Akpinar B, Lee JY, Yu JB, Hess J, Wu HM, Chung WY, Pierce J, Missios S, Kondziolka D, Alonso-Basanta M, Barnett GH, Lunsford LD. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for facial nerve schwannomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 123: 387-94. PMID: 25955875, DOI: 10.3171/2014.11.jns141160.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFacial nerve schwannomaFacial nerve functionNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumHouse-Brackmann scoreStereotactic radiosurgeryNerve functionTumor controlNeurological preservationMargin doseMedian ageNerve schwannomaPreoperative facial nerve functionNormal facial nerve functionResidual/recurrent tumorActuarial tumor controlEffective salvage treatmentMean margin dosePermanent neurological symptomsTumor margin doseUpfront stereotactic radiosurgeryPatients' median ageMean tumor volumeTreatment of choiceGamma knife radiosurgeryRare intracranial tumorsGamma Knife radiosurgery for posterior fossa meningiomas: a multicenter study.
Sheehan JP, Starke RM, Kano H, Barnett GH, Mathieu D, Chiang V, Yu JB, Hess J, McBride HL, Honea N, Nakaji P, Lee JY, Rahmathulla G, Evanoff WA, Alonso-Basanta M, Lunsford LD. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for posterior fossa meningiomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2015, 122: 1479-89. PMID: 25859812, DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.jns14139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior fossa meningiomasTumor volumeStereotactic radiosurgeryTumor controlRadiation therapyNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumTumor progressionActuarial tumor controlMedian margin doseMedian patient agePrior radiation therapyMean tumor volumeGamma knife radiosurgerySmaller tumor volumeNeurological preservationMargin dosePrior resectionClinical stabilityNeurological declinePatient ageShunt placementRecurrent tumorsClinical entityMulticenter studyKnife radiosurgery
2014
Gamma Knife radiosurgery for sellar and parasellar meningiomas: a multicenter study.
Sheehan JP, Starke RM, Kano H, Kaufmann AM, Mathieu D, Zeiler FA, West M, Chao ST, Varma G, Chiang VL, Yu JB, McBride HL, Nakaji P, Youssef E, Honea N, Rush S, Kondziolka D, Lee JY, Bailey RL, Kunwar S, Petti P, Lunsford LD. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for sellar and parasellar meningiomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2014, 120: 1268-77. PMID: 24678777, DOI: 10.3171/2014.2.jns13139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma knife radiosurgeryPrior radiation therapyParasellar meningiomasSellar meningiomasKnife radiosurgeryRadiation therapyPrior surgeryMulticenter studyTumor controlTumor volumeActuarial progression-free survival ratesNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumTumor progressionProgression-free survival ratesCox multivariate regression analysisTumor margin doseNew neurological deficitsCranial nerve deficitsPrimary treatment modalityKaplan-Meier analysisCranial nerves VLarger tumor volumeConventional radiation therapyMonths of imagingMultivariate regression analysisDelayed Cerebral Vasculopathy Following Cranial Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Tumors
Wang C, Roberts KB, Bindra RS, Chiang VL, Yu JB. Delayed Cerebral Vasculopathy Following Cranial Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Tumors. Pediatric Neurology 2014, 50: 549-556. PMID: 24739378, DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian interval periodIntracerebral hemorrhageMoyamoya syndromeInterval periodCranial radiation therapyRadiation doseIntracerebral hemorrhage casesMoyamoya casesCerebral vasculopathyCerebrovascular injuryMedian agePatient agePediatric patientsDoses of radiationDisease presentationPediatric tumorsRadiation therapyHemorrhage casesHemorrhagePatientsCerebrovasculopathySignificant associationMoyamoyaSyndromeTime of radiation