2022
Nanoparticle-based drug delivery for the treatment of traumatic brain injury
Mohammed F, Omay S, Sheth K, Zhou J. Nanoparticle-based drug delivery for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. Expert Opinion On Drug Delivery 2022, 20: 55-73. PMID: 36420918, PMCID: PMC9983310, DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2023.2152001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryBrain injurySecondary outcomesClinical trialsPathophysiology of TBIPhase III clinical trialsPhase II clinical trialClinical management strategiesSite of injuryOff-target toxicityPharmacological treatmentBrain penetrationLow off-target toxicityExperimental animalsInjuryChronic timescalesDosage thresholdDrug deliveryTrialsDrug targetingOutcomesTreatmentDeliveryPathophysiology
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
2012
Low-Grade Gliomas When and How to Treat
Omay SB, Piepmeier JM, Knisely JP. Low-Grade Gliomas When and How to Treat. Hematology/Oncology Clinics Of North America 2012, 26: 797-809. PMID: 22794284, DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2012.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical resectionLow-grade gliomasPatient-specific variablesSame imaging techniqueRadiotherapeutic managementUncommon tumorClinical trialsOperative techniqueHistopathologic characterizationGrade gliomasOptimal managementAdditional studiesGliomasResectionAdequate samplesImaging techniquesPatientsPrognosisManagementTumorsTrials