2024
Late Cardiac Toxic Effects Associated With Treatment Protocols for Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children
Lo A, Liu A, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Castellino S, Kelly K, Hererra A, Friedberg J, Friedman D, Schwartz C, Pei Q, Kessel S, Bergeron-Gravel S, Dama H, Roberts K, Constine L, Hodgson D. Late Cardiac Toxic Effects Associated With Treatment Protocols for Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2351062. PMID: 38241048, PMCID: PMC10799264, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.51062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac toxic effectsMediastinal RTHodgkin lymphomaRadiation therapyCumulative incidenceCardiac diseaseDoxorubicin doseCohort studyClinical trialsMedian mean heart doseChildren's Oncology Group clinical trialStudy populationHigh-risk HLMean heart dosePlanned cumulative doseRadiation therapy useIncidence of cardiac diseaseCumulative doxorubicin doseRisks associated with treatmentNorth American trialsGroup clinical trialFollow-up guidelinesStandard treatment groupToxic effectsMaintained long term
2023
Importance of Central Imaging Review in a Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Trial Using Positron Emission Tomography Response Adapted Radiation Therapy
Hoppe B, McCarten K, Pei Q, Kessel S, Alazraki A, Mhlanga J, Lai H, Eutsler E, Hodgson D, Roberts K, Charpentier A, Keller F, Voss S, Wu Y, Cho S, Kelly K, Castellino S. Importance of Central Imaging Review in a Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma Trial Using Positron Emission Tomography Response Adapted Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 116: 1025-1030. PMID: 36868525, PMCID: PMC10363760, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral reviewDeauville scoreCentral imaging reviewRadiation therapyResponse assessmentHodgkin's lymphomaImaging reviewInstitutional reviewFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/High-risk Hodgkin lymphomaPositron emission tomography responseConcordance rateEmission tomography/Real-time central reviewCohen κ statisticAreas of diseaseSystemic therapyTreating institutionPediatric patientsLymphoma trialsTomography responseTomography/Treatment allocationClinical trialsPatients
2019
Results of a pilot/phase II study of gamma knife radiosurgery for brain metastases and implications for future prospective clinical trials
Yu J, Singh C, Bindra R, Contessa J, Husain Z, Hansen J, Park H, Roberts K, Bond J, Tien C, Guo F, Colaco R, Housri N, Magnuson W, Mahajan A, Omay S, Chiang V. Results of a pilot/phase II study of gamma knife radiosurgery for brain metastases and implications for future prospective clinical trials. Journal Of Radiation Oncology 2019, 8: 39-46. DOI: 10.1007/s13566-018-0370-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYale-New Haven HospitalPhase II studyBrain metastasesClinical trialsII studyKnife radiosurgeryLocal controlPre-defined primary endpointWhole-brain radiation treatmentFuture prospective clinical trialsEvaluable brain metastasesSymptomatic radiation necrosisMedian patient ageLocal control ratePhase 2 studyGood local controlProspective clinical trialsNumber of metastasesLarge clinical trialsProportional hazards regressionFuture clinical trialsGamma knife radiosurgeryImportant clinical variablesStandard clinical practiceNew Haven Hospital
2003
Brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis in general interventional practice A single institution's experience using four radiation devices
Singh HS, Roberts KB, Yue N, Nath R, Song GH, Azimi N, Pfau S. Brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis in general interventional practice A single institution's experience using four radiation devices. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2003, 4: 126-132. PMID: 14984712, DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(03)00183-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngioplasty, Balloon, CoronaryBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationBrachytherapyConnecticutCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery BypassCoronary RestenosisCoronary StenosisEquipment DesignFamily PracticeFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansMaleMiddle AgedRadiation DosageReoperationRetrospective StudiesStentsTreatment OutcomeConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsStent restenosisAverage treatment ageEffectiveness of brachytherapyAdverse cardiac eventsSingle institution experienceMinimal lumen diameterRandomized clinical trialsLesion-specific characteristicsSpectrum of patientsMACE rateHospital deathCardiac eventsRenal failureUnstable anginaClinical outcomesCoronary lesionsTreatment failureInstitution experienceFrequent presentationInterventional therapyClinical trialsGeneral populationInterventional practicePatients