2024
BSLM-10 MOLECULAR AND HISTOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NSCLC PROGRESSION TO LEPTOMENINGEAL METASTASIS WITH COMORBID INTRAPARENCHYMAL DISEASE
Kandigian S, Chande S, Dolezal D, Tang T, Wang D, Arnal-Estapé A, Cheok S, McGuone D, Liu Y, Goldberg S, Blondin N, Chiang V, Nguyen D. BSLM-10 MOLECULAR AND HISTOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NSCLC PROGRESSION TO LEPTOMENINGEAL METASTASIS WITH COMORBID INTRAPARENCHYMAL DISEASE. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2024, 6: i7-i7. PMCID: PMC11296776, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdae090.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerLeptomeningeal diseaseCentral nervous systemLeptomeningeal metastasesParenchymal metastasesCerebrospinal fluidTumor cellsTyrosine kinase inhibitor treatmentCell lung cancerKinase inhibitor treatmentCerebrospinal fluid of patientsCell linesCerebral lateral ventriclesIntra-arterial injectionTGF-b signalingIn vivo passageIntraparenchymal diseaseMechanisms of progressionTumor microenvironmentMultiplex immunofluorescenceAggressive treatmentLeptomeningeal infiltrationPerivascular invasionIntraparenchymal metastasesMurine modelPatterns of brain metastases response to immunotherapy with pembrolizumab
Mahajan A, Goldberg S, Weiss S, Tran T, Singh K, Joshi K, Aboian M, Kluger H, Chiang V. Patterns of brain metastases response to immunotherapy with pembrolizumab. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2024, 169: 555-561. PMID: 38963658, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-024-04754-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerBrain metastasesComplete resolutionLung cancerMedian time to CNS progressionLesion progressionNon-small cell lung cancer patientsModified RECIST criteriaPD-1 inhibitorsTrial of pembrolizumabEffective systemic treatmentResponse to immunotherapyPhase II trialCell lung cancerMethodsThis retrospective studyLocal treatment decisionsPurposeCentral nervous systemCNS progressionRECIST criteriaPD-1Local therapySystemic treatmentMRI evaluationResponse assessmentRetrospective study154 Elucidating the Immune Landscape of Radiation Necrosis Through Single Cell Analysis of Recurrent Brain Lesions in Patients After Stereotactic Radio Surgery
Robert S, Kiziltug E, Lu B, Arnal-Estape A, Nguyen D, Chiang V. 154 Elucidating the Immune Landscape of Radiation Necrosis Through Single Cell Analysis of Recurrent Brain Lesions in Patients After Stereotactic Radio Surgery. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 35-36. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation necrosisFluorescence-activated cell sortingInterferon-stimulated genesStereotactic radiosurgeryNatural killerMyeloid cellsImmune cellsRadiosurgical treatment of brain metastasesTreatment of brain metastasesCD4+ T cellsExpression of immune cellsMorbid side effectsTreatment of RNSubpopulations of myeloid cellsStereotactic radio surgeryMetastatic brain tumorsInvasive brain biopsyCellular immune profilesInflammatory immune responseCSF of patientsRN patientsBrain metastasesCD8+Immunotherapy optionsMetastatic tumors204 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 patientsExecutive summary of the American Radium Society appropriate use criteria for brain metastases in epidermal growth factor receptor mutated-mutated and ALK-fusion non-small cell lung cancer
Nagpal S, Milano M, Chiang V, Soltys S, Brackett A, Halasz L, Garg A, Sahgal A, Ahluwalia M, Tom M, Palmer J, Knisely J, Chao S, Gephart M, Wang T, Lo S, Chang E. Executive summary of the American Radium Society appropriate use criteria for brain metastases in epidermal growth factor receptor mutated-mutated and ALK-fusion non-small cell lung cancer. Neuro-Oncology 2024, 26: 1195-1212. PMID: 38459978, PMCID: PMC11226873, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noae041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitorsCell lung cancerCentral nervous systemAmerican Radium SocietyALK-fusionBrain metastasesAmerican Radium Society Appropriate Use CriteriaLung cancerSequence of tyrosine kinase inhibitorsALK tyrosine kinase inhibitorsTreatment of brain metastasesEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitorsWhole-brain RTEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorAppropriate Use CriteriaBrain RTEGFR-mutantRadiotherapyTreatment optionsFactor receptorKinase inhibitorsNervous systemLiterature searchLaser interstitial thermal therapy for new and recurrent meningioma: a prospective and retrospective case series.
Chiang V, Pugazenthi S, Leidig W, Rodriguez A, Prabhu S, Haskell-Mendoza A, Fecci P, Placantonakis D, Abram S, Lega B, Kim A. Laser interstitial thermal therapy for new and recurrent meningioma: a prospective and retrospective case series. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 141: 642-652. PMID: 38457795, DOI: 10.3171/2023.12.jns231542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser interstitial thermal therapyInterstitial thermal therapyRecurrent meningiomasComplication rateTreatment optionsFollow-upCohort studyResistant to standard therapyBrain tumorsProgression-free survivalOutcome dataOverall survival rateRetrospective case seriesProspective multicenter registryPatients to dateThermal therapyStandard therapyMulticenter registryAblation coverageCase seriesTumor typesAdult patientsMedian lengthMeningiomasDisease progression
2023
SURG-32. EFFICACY OF LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY (LITT) FOR BIOPSY-PROVEN RADIATION NECROSIS IN RADIOGRAPHICALLY RECURRENT BRAIN METASTASES
Strowd R, Chan M, Tatter S, Chiang V, Fecci P, Prabhu S, Hadjipanayis C, Kirkpatrick J, Sun D, Sinicrope K, Mohammadi A, Sevak P, Abram S, Kim A, Leuthardt E, Chao S, Phillips J, Lacroix M, Williams B, Placantonakis D, Silverman J, Baumgartner J, Piccioni D, Laxton A. SURG-32. EFFICACY OF LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY (LITT) FOR BIOPSY-PROVEN RADIATION NECROSIS IN RADIOGRAPHICALLY RECURRENT BRAIN METASTASES. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: v269-v269. PMCID: PMC10640195, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad179.1031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser interstitial thermal therapyKarnofsky performance statusRadiation necrosisInterstitial thermal therapyBrain metastasesRadiographic progressionKaplan-MeierStereotactic radiosurgeryLocal controlMedian Karnofsky performance statusFuture radiographic progressionRadiotherapeutic treatment optionsResults Ninety patientsBrain metastasis patientsMulti-center registryRecurrent brain metastasesMedian hospitalization timeLesional progressionMultivariable FineNinety patientsSymptom controlCumulative incidenceMetastasis patientsPerformance statusSystemic therapySelected-Lesion Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treatment of Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases: A Single Institution Retrospective Study
Mange A, Singh C, Theriault B, Hansen J, An Y, Aneja S, Chiang V. Selected-Lesion Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Treatment of Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases: A Single Institution Retrospective Study. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 117: e135. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple brain metastasesBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryMedian KPSCommon indicationTumor characteristicsClinical trialsSRS treatmentSingle-institution retrospective studySubsequent-line treatmentMethods Clinical dataPatient selection criteriaTreatment of patientsSubset of lesionsNumber of lesionsDiagnosis of melanomaCNS progressionCNS radiationPrior WBRTOverall survivalPalliative treatmentPatient characteristicsProgressive diseaseImmunotherapy trialsSurvival groupSelected-Lesion SRS as a Novel Strategy in Treatment of Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases
Singh C, Theriault B, An Y, Yu J, Knisely J, Shepard M, Wegner R, Warnick R, Peker S, Samanci Y, Trifiletti D, Lee C, Yang H, Bernstein K, Kondziolka D, Tripathi M, Mathieu D, Mantziaris G, Pikis S, Sheehan J, Chiang V. Selected-Lesion SRS as a Novel Strategy in Treatment of Patients with Multiple Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 117: e150-e151. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-brain radiation therapyTreatment of patientsSystemic diseaseBrain metastasesLesion locationIntracranial lesionsPrior whole-brain radiation therapyMultiple brain metastasesBrain radiation therapyUntreated brain metastasesBrain metastasis treatmentCurrent practice patternsSigns/symptomsPresence of symptomsMATERIAL/METHODSImmunotherapy optionsSystemic therapyUntreated lesionsMedical oncologyPerilesional edemaDrug optionsClinical trialsPractice patternsClinical indicationsMetastasis treatmentPACS-Integrated Tools for Peritumoral Edema Volumetrics Provide Additional Information to RANO-BM-Based Assessment of Lung Cancer Brain Metastases after Stereotactic Radiotherapy: A Pilot Study
Kaur M, Petersen G, Jekel L, von Reppert M, Varghese S, de Oliveira Santo I, Avesta A, Aneja S, Omuro A, Chiang V, Aboian M. PACS-Integrated Tools for Peritumoral Edema Volumetrics Provide Additional Information to RANO-BM-Based Assessment of Lung Cancer Brain Metastases after Stereotactic Radiotherapy: A Pilot Study. Cancers 2023, 15: 4822. PMID: 37835516, PMCID: PMC10571649, DOI: 10.3390/cancers15194822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-SRTStereotactic radiotherapyLung cancer brain metastasesCancer brain metastasesPost-contrast T1-weighted imagesSignificant clinical symptomsContrast-enhancing tumorT1-weighted imagesCritical additional informationEdema changesBrain metastasesClinical symptomsCare treatmentHyperintense volumeEdema assessmentLesion changesLesion sizeEdemaDifferent timepointsPilot studyRadiotherapyLesionsVolumetric changesAdditional informationMETSSelected-Lesion Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SL-SRS) as a Novel Strategy in the Treatment of Patients With Multiple Brain Metastases
Theriault B, Singh C, Yu J, Knisely J, Shepard M, Wegner R, Warnick R, Peker S, Samanci Y, Trifiletti D, Lee C, Yang H, Bernstein K, Kondziolka D, Tripathi M, Mathieu D, Mantziaris G, Pikis S, Sheehan J, Chiang V. Selected-Lesion Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SL-SRS) as a Novel Strategy in the Treatment of Patients With Multiple Brain Metastases. Cureus 2023, 15: e45457. PMID: 37859877, PMCID: PMC10583225, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole brain radiotherapyInternational Radiosurgery Research FoundationPrior whole brain radiotherapyBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryCommon reasonAsymptomatic brain metastasesNon-eloquent locationsSystemic treatment optionsMultiple brain metastasesPoor functional statusTreatment of patientsCentral nervous systemAttributable symptomsExtracranial diseaseSystemic therapyUntreated lesionsMedical oncologySystemic diseaseFunctional statusTreatment optionsClinical trialsSingle lesionLesion locationIntracranial lesionsJS09.5.A18F-FLUCICLOVINE PET FOR DETECTION OF RECURRENT BRAIN METASTASES AFTER RADIATION THERAPY: IMAGE INTERPRETATION CRITERIA RESULTS FROM PURSUE, A PROSPECTIVE PHASE 2 TRIAL
Kotecha R, Chiang V, Tom M, Nabavizadeh A, Zan E, Peddi S, Sulman E, Siegel B, Huang J, Brem S, Ware M, Kesari S, Parent E, Pope W, Holmes R, Chau A, Teoh E, Chao S, Aboian M. JS09.5.A18F-FLUCICLOVINE PET FOR DETECTION OF RECURRENT BRAIN METASTASES AFTER RADIATION THERAPY: IMAGE INTERPRETATION CRITERIA RESULTS FROM PURSUE, A PROSPECTIVE PHASE 2 TRIAL. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: ii12-ii13. PMCID: PMC10489492, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad137.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent brain metastasesImage interpretation criteriaBrain metastasesRadiation therapyLesion uptakeDiagnostic performancePredictive valueProspective phase 2 trialSolid tumor brain metastasesTumor brain metastasesPhase 2 trialInterpretation criteriaNegative predictive valueLow background uptakePositive predictive valueExcellent diagnostic performanceBM recurrencePost-MRIPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsRadiation necrosisReference lesionsUnnecessary surgeryHistopathological analysisInitial cohortNEIM-05 PURSUE: RESULTS FROM A PROSPECTIVE, PHASE 2B TRIAL TO DEFINE IMAGE INTERPRETATION CRITERIA FOR18F-FLUCICLOVINE-PET FOR DETECTION OF RECURRENT BRAIN METASTASES AFTER RADIATION THERAPY
Kotecha R, Chiang V, Tom M, Nabavizadeh A, Zan E, Peddi S, Sulman E, Siegel B, Huang J, Brem S, Ware M, Kesari S, Parent E, Pope W, Holmes R, Chau A, Teoh E, Chao S, Aboian M. NEIM-05 PURSUE: RESULTS FROM A PROSPECTIVE, PHASE 2B TRIAL TO DEFINE IMAGE INTERPRETATION CRITERIA FOR18F-FLUCICLOVINE-PET FOR DETECTION OF RECURRENT BRAIN METASTASES AFTER RADIATION THERAPY. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: iii15-iii15. PMCID: PMC10402431, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad070.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBSBM-18 SINGLE-CELL PROFILING TUMOR-INFILTRATING IMMUNE CELLS REVEALS CXCL13+ FOLLICULAR HELPER-LIKE CD4+ T CELLS IN HUMAN BRAIN TUMORS
Lu B, Lucca L, DiStasio M, Liu Y, Pham G, Buitrago-Pocasangre N, Arnal-Estape A, Moliterno J, Chiang V, Omuro A, Hafler D. BSBM-18 SINGLE-CELL PROFILING TUMOR-INFILTRATING IMMUNE CELLS REVEALS CXCL13+ FOLLICULAR HELPER-LIKE CD4+ T CELLS IN HUMAN BRAIN TUMORS. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2023, 5: iii4-iii4. PMCID: PMC10402449, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdad070.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cell populationsT cell functionT cellsHigh-grade gliomasBrain metastasesHuman brain tumorsImmune cellsBrain tumorsNon-small cell lung cancer brain metastasesB cellsAnti-PD-1 therapy responseCell lung cancer brain metastasesLung cancer brain metastasesProductive antitumor immune responsesFollicular helper T cellsT-cell receptor sequencingTumor-infiltrating T cellsAntitumor T-cell functionCancer brain metastasesCo-inhibitory receptorsAntitumor immune responseCell receptor sequencingLonger overall survivalCell functionTertiary lymphoid structuresEvaluating the diagnostic performance of 18F-fluciclovine for detection of recurrent brain metastases after radiation therapy: Results from a prospective phase 2 trial.
Kotecha R, Chiang V, Tom M, Nabavizadeh A, Zan E, Peddi S, Sulman E, Siegel B, Huang J, Brem S, Ware M, Kesari S, Parent E, Pope W, Holmes R, Chau A, Teoh E, Chao S, Aboian M. Evaluating the diagnostic performance of 18F-fluciclovine for detection of recurrent brain metastases after radiation therapy: Results from a prospective phase 2 trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 2001-2001. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrent brain metastasesImage interpretation criteriaF-fluciclovine PETF-fluciclovine uptakeBrain metastasesF-fluciclovineRadiation therapyDiagnostic performanceHistopathological analysisSUV maxFirst prospective multicenter trialProspective phase 2 trialSolid tumor brain metastasesTumor brain metastasesPhase 2 trialProspective multicenter trialIndependent blinded readersFluciclovine uptakePost-MRIPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsMulticenter trialRadiation necrosisRecurrent tumorsFuture trialsImaging metabolism of deuterated glucose in patients with primary brain tumors
Corbin Z, Liu Y, Fulbright R, Thaw-Poon S, Baehring J, Blondin N, Kim P, Omuro A, Chiang V, Moliterno J, Omay S, Piepmeier J, Rothman D, de Graaf R, De Feyter H. Imaging metabolism of deuterated glucose in patients with primary brain tumors. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2023 DOI: 10.58530/2023/0142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPeritumoral edema measurements provide additional information to RANO-BM based assessment of lung cancer brain metastases after Gamma Knife therapy (P10-13.002)
Kaur M, Cassinelli G, von Reppert M, Jekel L, Varghese S, Dixe I, Omuro A, Chiang V, Aboian M. Peritumoral edema measurements provide additional information to RANO-BM based assessment of lung cancer brain metastases after Gamma Knife therapy (P10-13.002). Neurology 2023, 100 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000203091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLenvatinib or anti-VEGF in combination with anti-PD-1 differentially augments anti-tumor activity in melanoma
Tran T, Caulfield J, Zhang L, Schoenfeld D, Djureinovic D, Chiang V, Oria V, Weiss S, Olino K, Jilaveanu L, Kluger H. Lenvatinib or anti-VEGF in combination with anti-PD-1 differentially augments anti-tumor activity in melanoma. JCI Insight 2023, 8: e157347. PMID: 36821392, PMCID: PMC10132152, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.157347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor microenvironmentAnti-VEGFCytokine/chemokine signalingCytokine/chemokine profilingBlood-brain barrier modelBlood vesselsLeukocyte transmigrationTumor-associated blood vesselsTumor-associated macrophagesIntratumoral blood vesselsAnti-angiogenesis effectAnti-tumor activityExtracranial diseasePlasmacytoid DCsImmune checkpointsPD-1Melanoma murine modelImmune infiltrationBBB modelChemokine profilingEndothelial stabilizationMurine modelLenvatinibCombined targetingMelanoma model465 Defining the Immune Profile of Radiation Necrosis Through Single-cell Analysis of Intracranial Lesions
Robert S, Lu B, Arnal-Estape A, Nguyen D, Chiang V. 465 Defining the Immune Profile of Radiation Necrosis Through Single-cell Analysis of Intracranial Lesions. Neurosurgery 2023, 69: 97-98. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002375_465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation necrosisFluorescence-activated cell sortingImmune profileNatural killer (NK) cellsIncidence of radiation necrosisManagement of brain metastasesMetastatic brain tumor patientsMorbid side effectsTreatment of RNRecurrent metastatic diseaseExpression of Foxp3Cytotoxic T cellsInvasive brain biopsyCellular immune profilesInterleukin-7 receptorBrain tumor patientsBrain metastasesMetastatic diseaseMetastatic tumorsImmune landscapeIntraoperative samplesPatient survivalT cellsBrain biopsyIntracranial lesionsUse of stereotactic radiosurgery in treatment of brain metastases from pediatric extracranial solid tumors
Xu S, Campbell A, Chiang V, Bindra R, Vasquez J, Pashankar F. Use of stereotactic radiosurgery in treatment of brain metastases from pediatric extracranial solid tumors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2023, 70: e30303. PMID: 36975152, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30303.Peer-Reviewed Original Research