2024
204 Laster Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Primary and Recurrent Meningioma: A Prospective and Retrospective Multi-institutional Study
Pugazenthi S, Leidig W, Chiang V, Rodriguez A, Prabhu S, Haskell-Mendoza A, Fecci P, Placantonakis D, Abram S, Lega B, Kim A. 204 Laster Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Primary and Recurrent Meningioma: A Prospective and Retrospective Multi-institutional Study. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 53-54. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser interstitial thermal therapyInterstitial thermal therapyRecurrent meningiomasTreatment optionsTreated with laser interstitial thermal therapyFollow-upResistant to standard therapyRetrospective multi-institutional studyArmamentarium of treatment optionsCentral nervous system tumorsProgression-free survivalGrade 2 meningiomasSeries of patientsPost-procedural complicationsProspective multicenter registryNervous system tumorsMulti-institutional studyThermal therapyRecurrent tumorsOverall survivalStandard therapyMulticenter registryAblation coverageMeningioma treatmentAdult patients
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
2017
Stereotactic radiosurgery of early melanoma brain metastases after initiation of anti-CTLA-4 treatment is associated with improved intracranial control
An Y, Jiang W, Kim BYS, Qian JM, Tang C, Fang P, Logan J, D'Souza NM, Haydu LE, Wang XA, Hess KR, Kluger H, Glitza IC, Mahajan A, Welsh JW, Lin SH, Yu JB, Davies MA, Hwu P, Sulman EP, Brown PD, Chiang VLS, Li J. Stereotactic radiosurgery of early melanoma brain metastases after initiation of anti-CTLA-4 treatment is associated with improved intracranial control. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2017, 125: 80-88. PMID: 28916225, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial disease controlNew brain metastasesIntracranial controlStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesOverall survivalDisease controlLymphocyte countMulti-institutional retrospective analysisYale-New Haven HospitalMD Anderson cohortMelanoma brain metastasesAbsolute lymphocyte countAntitumor immune responseImmune checkpoint blockadeMetastatic melanoma patientsComplete blood countTumor-specific antigensIndependent validation cohortMulti-institutional studyIpilimumab therapyMedian followLast doseCheckpoint blockadeIntracranial recurrence
2015
Extended Survival and Prognostic Factors for Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis
Johung KL, Yeh N, Desai NB, Williams TM, Lautenschlaeger T, Arvold ND, Ning MS, Attia A, Lovly CM, Goldberg S, Beal K, Yu JB, Kavanagh BD, Chiang VL, Camidge DR, Contessa JN. Extended Survival and Prognostic Factors for Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 123-129. PMID: 26438117, PMCID: PMC5070549, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.0138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCarbazolesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCranial IrradiationCrizotinibDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene RearrangementHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKarnofsky Performance StatusLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm StagingPiperidinesPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrazolesPyridinesPyrimidinesRadiosurgeryReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSmokingSulfonesConceptsIntracranial progression-free survivalBrain metastasesProgression-free survivalPrognostic factorsLung cancerMedian intracranial progression-free survivalNon-small cell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitor therapyProgressive brain metastasesRefinement of prognosisKarnofsky performance scorePercent of patientsClinical prognostic factorsPopulation of patientsSingle brain metastasisCell lung cancerKinase inhibitor therapyCox proportional hazardsMulti-institutional studyMedian OSExtracranial metastasesImproved survivalInhibitor therapyInitial treatmentMultivariable analysis