2023
Differential Effect of Consolidative Thoracic Radiation Therapy in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Based on Sex
Jairam V, Soulos P, Madhav K, Gross C, Slotman B, Chiang A, Park H. Differential Effect of Consolidative Thoracic Radiation Therapy in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Based on Sex. Advances In Radiation Oncology 2023, 9: 101413. PMID: 38778819, PMCID: PMC11110031, DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2023.101413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtensive-stage small-cell lung cancerConsolidative thoracic radiotherapyProgression-free survivalSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerCREST trialThoracic radiotherapyLung cancerElectronic health record-derived databaseFirst-line systemic therapyStandard first-line treatmentCox proportional hazards regressionFirst-line treatmentNational practice patternsProportional hazards regressionSuperior OSInitial chemotherapyBaseline characteristicsSystemic therapyMale patientsFemale patientsPatient sexHazards regressionSurvival outcomesPractice patterns
2022
Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole Brain Radiation Therapy
Jairam V, Park HS, Yu JB, Bindra RS, Contessa JN, Jethwa KR. Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole Brain Radiation Therapy. Advances In Radiation Oncology 2022, 7: 100949. PMID: 35521071, PMCID: PMC9065721, DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2022.100949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-brain radiation therapyBrain radiation therapyRadiation oncologistsPractice patternsRadiation therapyHA-WBRTNeurocognitive declineCommon reasonHippocampal avoidance whole brain radiation therapyNational practice patternsDeleterious cognitive effectsRoutine clinical practiceNeurocognitive preservationBrain metastasesTreatment delayProvider characteristicsEffective treatmentCurrent evidencePearson χMemantineClinical practicePatientsPrior authorizationMajority of respondentsTherapyHypofractionated vs . standard radiotherapy for locally advanced limited-stage small cell lung cancer
Saeed NA, Jin L, Sasse AW, Amini A, Verma V, Lester-Coll NH, Chen PH, Decker RH, Park HS. Hypofractionated vs . standard radiotherapy for locally advanced limited-stage small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2022, 0: 0-0. PMID: 35280466, PMCID: PMC8902118, DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-1566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLimited stage small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerOverall survivalStandard radiotherapyLung cancerHypofractionated radiotherapyConcurrent chemotherapyComparable overall survivalMedian overall survivalMultivariable Cox regressionPrimary stage IINational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionLog-rank testChemotherapy timingCohort studyPatient characteristicsMultivariable analysisCox regressionWhole cohortCancer DatabasePractice patternsChemotherapy
2021
Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy
Jairam V, Park H, Yu J, Bindra R, Contessa J, Jethwa K. Practice Patterns Related to Mitigation of Neurocognitive Decline in Patients Receiving Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 111: e569. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.1536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-brain radiation therapyWhole brain radiotherapyRadiation oncologistsPractice patternsBrain radiotherapyWBRT patientsNeurocognitive declineRadiation therapyCommon reasonCurrent evidenceHippocampal-avoidance whole-brain radiotherapyN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonistConventional whole brain radiotherapyBrain radiation therapyNational practice patternsDeleterious cognitive effectsRoutine clinical practiceT-testMATERIAL/METHODSStudent's t-testMost radiation oncologistsIntracranial controlNeurocognitive preservationBrain metastasesMedication costs
2020
Use 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 patterns
2017
Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases: Changing Practice Patterns and Disparities in the United States.
Kann BH, Park HS, Johnson SB, Chiang VL, Yu JB. Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases: Changing Practice Patterns and Disparities in the United States. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2017, 15: 1494-1502. PMID: 29223987, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.7003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer Data BaseStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesPractice patternsBrain radiotherapyMetastatic diseaseMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerNon-SR patientsUpfront brain radiotherapyNational practice patternsProportion of patientsKaplan-Meier methodCell lung cancerProportion of facilitiesQuality of lifeChi-square testActuarial survivalIntracranial controlNeurocognitive toxicityNonprivate insuranceSRS useNCDB analysisDiagnosis yearMultivariable analysisStage I Lung SBRT Clinical Practice Patterns
Corso CD, Park HS, Moreno AC, Kim AW, Yu JB, Husain ZA, Decker RH. Stage I Lung SBRT Clinical Practice Patterns. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 40: 358-361. PMID: 25503436, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseStage I non-small cell lung cancer patientsUse of SBRTNon-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsStage I NSCLCMajority of patientsClinical practice patternsLung cancer patientsBody radiation therapyMedian BED10SBRT useDosing guidelinesRetrospective studyCancer patientsPrescription trendsCancer DatabasePractice patternsRadiation therapyPatientsDose prescriptionGyRegimensCommon prescription
2015
Practice Patterns of Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy Compared to Radiation Therapy Alone for Low Grade Gliomas
Yeboa D, Park H, Rutter C, Mancini B, Corso C, Lester-Coll N, Bindra R, Yu J. Practice Patterns of Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy Compared to Radiation Therapy Alone for Low Grade Gliomas. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 93: e73. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.730.Peer-Reviewed Original Research