2018
Incidence of radiographically occult nodal metastases in HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma: Implications for reducing elective nodal coverage
Loganadane G, Kelly JR, Lee NC, Kann BH, Mahajan A, Hansen JE, Belkacémi Y, Yarbrough W, Husain ZA. Incidence of radiographically occult nodal metastases in HPV+ oropharyngeal carcinoma: Implications for reducing elective nodal coverage. Practical Radiation Oncology 2018, 8: 397-403. PMID: 29730282, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2018.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy Planning, Computer-AssistedRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesConceptsRadiation field designPreoperative imagingPathologic involvementN stageOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaElective nodal coverageLevel II diseasePercent of patientsPositive lymph nodesOccult nodal metastasisClinical N stageRadiation therapy doseRecords of patientsNodal levelPathologic N stageSquamous cell carcinomaHuman papilloma virusTreatment deescalationNeoadjuvant therapyNodal diseaseNeck dissectionNodal involvementOropharyngeal carcinomaProspective trialSystemic agents
2016
Pembrolizumab for patients with melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer and untreated brain metastases: early analysis of a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial
Goldberg SB, Gettinger SN, Mahajan A, Chiang AC, Herbst RS, Sznol M, Tsiouris AJ, Cohen J, Vortmeyer A, Jilaveanu L, Yu J, Hegde U, Speaker S, Madura M, Ralabate A, Rivera A, Rowen E, Gerrish H, Yao X, Chiang V, Kluger HM. Pembrolizumab for patients with melanoma or non-small-cell lung cancer and untreated brain metastases: early analysis of a non-randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2016, 17: 976-983. PMID: 27267608, PMCID: PMC5526047, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(16)30053-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgressive brain metastasesUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasis responseYale Cancer CenterBrain metastasesPhase 2 trialCell lung cancerAdverse eventsMetastasis responseCancer CenterLung cancerMelanoma cohortGrade 3 colitisGrade 3 fatigueGrade 3 pneumonitisPD-1 axisAcute kidney injuryNeurological adverse eventsPD-1 inhibitorsAcceptable safety profilePD-L1 expressionSystemic immunotherapyKidney injuryPrimary endpointNSCLC cohort
2010
4D Parathyroid CT as the Initial Localization Study for Patients with De Novo Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Starker LF, Mahajan A, Björklund P, Sze G, Udelsman R, Carling T. 4D Parathyroid CT as the Initial Localization Study for Patients with De Novo Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2010, 18: 1723-1728. PMID: 21184187, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1507-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary hyperparathyroidismMultiglandular diseaseParathyroid tumorsIntraoperative parathyroid hormone measurementParathyroid hormone measurementDe novo patientsMajority of patientsPreferred imaging modalityFour-dimensional computed tomographyIntact PTHInvasive parathyroidectomyConsecutive patientsNovo patientsPathologic findingsParathyroid lesionsComputed tomographyHormone measurementsPatientsCorrect quadrantBiochemical measurementsLocalization studiesTumorsS-CaImaging modalitiesHyperparathyroidism