2023
Selected-Lesion SRS as a Novel Strategy in Treatment of Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases
Singh C, Theriault B, An Y, Yu J, Knisely J, Shepard M, Wegner R, Warnick R, Peker S, Samanci Y, Trifiletti D, Lee C, Yang H, Bernstein K, Kondziolka D, Tripathi M, Mathieu D, Mantziaris G, Pikis S, Sheehan J, Chiang V. Selected-Lesion SRS as a Novel Strategy in Treatment of Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 117: e150-e151. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-brain radiation therapyTreatment of patientsSystemic diseaseBrain metastasesLesion locationIntracranial lesionsPrior whole-brain radiation therapyMultiple brain metastasesBrain radiation therapyUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasis treatmentCurrent practice patternsSigns/symptomsPresence of symptomsMATERIAL/METHODSImmunotherapy optionsSystemic therapyUntreated lesionsMedical oncologyPerilesional edemaDrug optionsClinical trialsPractice patternsClinical indicationsMetastasis treatmentSelected-Lesion Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SL-SRS) as a Novel Strategy in the Treatment of Patients With Multiple Brain Metastases
Theriault B, Singh C, Yu J, Knisely J, Shepard M, Wegner R, Warnick R, Peker S, Samanci Y, Trifiletti D, Lee C, Yang H, Bernstein K, Kondziolka D, Tripathi M, Mathieu D, Mantziaris G, Pikis S, Sheehan J, Chiang V. Selected-Lesion Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SL-SRS) as a Novel Strategy in the Treatment of Patients With Multiple Brain Metastases. Cureus 2023, 15: e45457. PMID: 37859877, PMCID: PMC10583225, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole brain radiotherapyInternational Radiosurgery Research FoundationPrior whole brain radiotherapyBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryCommon reasonAsymptomatic brain metastasesNon-eloquent locationsSystemic treatment optionsMultiple brain metastasesPoor functional statusTreatment of patientsCentral nervous systemAttributable symptomsExtracranial diseaseSystemic therapyUntreated lesionsMedical oncologySystemic diseaseFunctional statusTreatment optionsClinical trialsSingle lesionLesion locationIntracranial lesions
2022
Prediction of Distant Metastases After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early Stage NSCLC: Development and External Validation of a Multi-Institutional Model
Gao S, Jin L, Meadows H, Shafman T, Gross C, Yu J, Aerts H, Miccio J, Stahl J, Mak R, Decker R, Kann B. Prediction of Distant Metastases After Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Early Stage NSCLC: Development and External Validation of a Multi-Institutional Model. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2022, 18: 339-349. PMID: 36396062, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyEarly-stage NSCLCBody radiation therapyDistant metastasisStage NSCLCRadiation therapyHigh-risk patient subgroupsExternal validationPatient-level riskMulti-institutional databaseTime-dependent areaGray regression modelsRandom survival forest modelDM riskSystemic therapyPatient subgroupsIndividualized riskNSCLCPatientsDM ratesDiscriminatory performanceRandom survival forestTherapyInternal validationGood calibration
2021
Optimal Timing of SBRT for Treatment of Oligometastatic Disease: A Single Institution Retrospective Analysis
Gao S, Yu J, Park H, Decker R. Optimal Timing of SBRT for Treatment of Oligometastatic Disease: A Single Institution Retrospective Analysis. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 111: e476-e477. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurative-intent stereotactic body radiation therapyStereotactic body radiation therapyUpfront systemic therapyKarnofsky performance scoreProgression-free survivalSystemic therapyOverall survivalOligometastatic diseaseSequential therapyWorse survivalOligometastatic settingConcurrent therapyImproved survivalHigher Karnofsky performance scoreSingle-institution retrospective analysisOptimal timingCox proportional hazards modelExtracranial metastatic lesionsImproved overall survivalPrimary tumor locationMajority of patientsConcurrent systemic therapyMultivariate Cox analysisBody radiation therapyProportional hazards model
2020
Utilization of next-generation sequencing and associated systemic therapy initiation in metastatic prostate cancer.
Yang D, Leapman M, Gross C, Yu J. Utilization of next-generation sequencing and associated systemic therapy initiation in metastatic prostate cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e19308-e19308. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e19308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic prostate cancerSystemic therapy initiationTherapy initiationNGS test resultsNGS testingSystemic therapyMetastatic diagnosisNGS testsProstate cancerCommon systemic therapySystemic therapy selectionRetrospective observational studyNext-generation sequencing testDe-identified databaseMPC patientsTherapy startClinical outcomesMedian timeTherapy changesTreatment choiceObservational studyTherapy selectionGenomic classifierPatientsTherapyUse of prophylactic cranial irradiation in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer receiving immunotherapy.
Yang D, Jairam V, Park H, Decker R, Chiang A, Gross C, Yu J. Use of prophylactic cranial irradiation in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer receiving immunotherapy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e19309-e19309. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e19309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtensive-stage small-cell lung cancerFirst-line chemoSmall cell lung cancerES-SCLC patientsCell lung cancerSurvival benefitIO patientsLung cancerStudy periodFirst-line atezolizumabInitial systemic therapyProphylactic cranial irradiationFirst-line chemotherapyRetrospective cohort analysisContemporary practice patternsDe-identified databaseUse of PCIEffectiveness of PCICHEMO patientsCranial irradiationIO therapyPCI useSystemic therapyMRI surveillancePractice patternsRTOG 3506 (STEEL): A study of salvage radiotherapy with or without enzalutamide in recurrent prostate cancer following surgery.
Posadas E, Gay H, Pugh S, Morgan T, Yu J, Lechpammer S, Feng F. RTOG 3506 (STEEL): A study of salvage radiotherapy with or without enzalutamide in recurrent prostate cancer following surgery. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: tps5601-tps5601. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.tps5601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAndrogen deprivation therapyProgression-free survivalHigh-risk featuresSalvage radiotherapyBiochemical recurrenceRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerSystemic therapyAndrogen receptorYears of androgen deprivation therapyOccurrence of biochemical failureStandard androgen deprivation therapyRandomized phase II studyIndividualization of radiotherapyNon-steroidal anti-androgenPersistently elevated PSADisease control rateRecurrent prostate cancerSeminal vesicle invasionPara-aortic nodesSuspicious lymph nodesPatient-reported toxicityRisk of progressionOne-sided alphaElevated PSADefining oligometastatic disease from a radiation oncology perspective: An ESTRO-ASTRO consensus document
Lievens Y, Guckenberger M, Gomez D, Hoyer M, Iyengar P, Kindts I, Méndez Romero A, Nevens D, Palma D, Park C, Ricardi U, Scorsetti M, Yu J, Woodward W. Defining oligometastatic disease from a radiation oncology perspective: An ESTRO-ASTRO consensus document. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2020, 148: 157-166. PMID: 32388150, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastasis-directed radiotherapyDefinition of oligometastatic diseaseOligometastatic diseaseMetastatic sitesAbsence of clinical dataMetachronous oligometastatic diseaseRadiation oncology perspectiveDisease-free intervalSingle-centre seriesContext of radiotherapyPatient inclusion criteriaProgression-freeMetastatic locationsCurative intentMetastatic lesionsOverall survivalPrimary tumorSystemic therapyOncological perspectiveQuality-of-lifeClinical dataRadiotherapyLocal controlConsensus documentInclusion criteria
2019
RADI-34. USE OF LOW-DOSE STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR ADVANCED BRAIN METASTASES
Yang D, Yu J, Chiang V. RADI-34. USE OF LOW-DOSE STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR ADVANCED BRAIN METASTASES. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2019, 1: i28-i28. PMCID: PMC7213353, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdz014.126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryOverall survivalDisease progressionTime to disease progressionBRAF V600E tumorsMutation-targeted therapiesMedian overall survivalMetastatic melanoma patientsTreat brain metastasesPoor performance statusTumor controlMelanoma patientsSystemic therapyAdvanced diseasePerformance statusRe-treatmentTesticular cancerComposite endpointMetastasisSystemic agentsStudy exitImmunotherapyPatients
2018
Systemic Therapy with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC): A Multi-institutional Analysis
Kann B, Miccio J, Stahl J, Verma V, Dosoretz A, Park H, Shafman T, Gross C, Yu J, Decker R. Systemic Therapy with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC): A Multi-institutional Analysis. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2018, 102: s10-s11. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.06.119.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Ceritinib enables stereotactic radiosurgery to a previously untreatable symptomatic brain metastasis in a patient with ALK rearranged non-small cell lung cancer
Qian J, Yu J, Gettinger S, Chiang V. Ceritinib enables stereotactic radiosurgery to a previously untreatable symptomatic brain metastasis in a patient with ALK rearranged non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Treatment And Research Communications 2016, 6: 17-19. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrc.2016.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerAnaplastic lymphoma kinaseWhole-brain radiation therapySymptomatic brain metastasesBrain radiation therapyCell lung cancerBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgerySystemic therapyLung cancerRadiation therapyActive small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitorLarge symptomatic brain metastasisNext-generation ALK inhibitorsSmall molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitorsYear old Caucasian femaleMolecule tyrosine kinase inhibitorsGeneration ALK inhibitorsALK inhibitor crizotinibOld Caucasian femaleKey driver mutationsTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLocal therapyInhibitor crizotinibALK inhibitors
2014
BM-10SYSTEMIC TREATMENT AND RADIATION NECROSIS FOLLOWING GKSRS IN THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN METASTASES
Colaco R, Martin P, Bond J, Bindra R, Contessa J, Kluger H, Yu J, Chiang V. BM-10SYSTEMIC TREATMENT AND RADIATION NECROSIS FOLLOWING GKSRS IN THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN METASTASES. Neuro-Oncology 2014, 16: v34-v34. PMCID: PMC4217910, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou240.10.Peer-Reviewed Original Research