2014
Local control after fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy for brain metastases
Rajakesari S, Arvold ND, Jimenez RB, Christianson LW, Horvath MC, Claus EB, Golby AJ, Johnson MD, Dunn IF, Lee EQ, Lin NU, Friesen S, Mannarino EG, Wagar M, Hacker FL, Weiss SE, Alexander BM. Local control after fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy for brain metastases. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2014, 120: 339-346. PMID: 25059451, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1556-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic radiation therapyBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryRadiation therapyLocal controlNon-small cell lung cancerCommon tumor histologyDose intensification strategiesLocal control rateMedian tumor diameterCell lung cancerAcute toxicityIntracranial progressionLocal progressionMedian survivalOverall survivalMedian timeTumor diameterTumor histologyCommon symptomsEloquent areasControl rateLung cancerMild headacheBreast cancer
2011
Family and personal medical history and risk of meningioma.
Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Schildkraut JM, Wiemels JL, Wrensch M. Family and personal medical history and risk of meningioma. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2011, 115: 1072-7. PMID: 21780859, PMCID: PMC3241000, DOI: 10.3171/2011.6.jns11129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree family historyPersonal medical historyMedical historyFamily historyMeningioma riskEpidemiology of meningiomaPrimary brain tumorsCase-control studyRisk of meningiomaUterine fibroid tumorsImmune conditionsThyroid cancerYoungest caseBreast cancerRole of hormonesBrain tumorsFibroid tumorsImmune systemControl individualsPatientsMeningiomasInfluence of geneticsStrong associationFurther studiesTumors
2005
Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Women Diagnosed With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
Claus EB, Petruzella S, Matloff E, Carter D. Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Women Diagnosed With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. JAMA 2005, 293: 964-969. PMID: 15728167, DOI: 10.1001/jama.293.8.964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast cancerBreast cancerDuctal carcinomaFamily historyDCIS casesOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsBreast carcinomaLarge population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyFirst-degree family historyBreast/ovarian cancer syndromeBRCA2 mutation prevalenceHigh-risk protocolRisk factor informationNoninvasive breast carcinomaPrevalence of BRCA1Case-control studyOvarian cancer syndromeFirst-degree relativesBRCA2 mutation testingDisease-associated mutationsDistribution of BRCA1Mutation prevalenceCancer syndromes
1991
Genetic analysis of breast cancer in the cancer and steroid hormone study.
Claus EB, Risch N, Thompson WD. Genetic analysis of breast cancer in the cancer and steroid hormone study. American Journal Of Human Genetics 1991, 48: 232-42. PMID: 1990835, PMCID: PMC1683001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative lifetime riskBreast cancerLifetime riskSteroid Hormone StudyCase-control studyAge-specific riskBreast cancer casesProportion of casesInterviews of casesCancer casesFamily historyWomen's ageHormone StudyYounger ageCancerDisease controlGreater riskFamilial riskAgeSusceptibility allelesRiskNoncarriersAutosomal dominant alleleGenetic modelsYears