2019
Frequent Use of Local Therapy Underscores Need for Multidisciplinary Care in the Management of Patients With Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated With PD-1 Inhibitors
Qian JM, Yu JB, Mahajan A, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Chiang VLS. Frequent Use of Local Therapy Underscores Need for Multidisciplinary Care in the Management of Patients With Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated With PD-1 Inhibitors. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2019, 105: 1113-1118. PMID: 31479702, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.08.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasesLocal therapyNeurologic safetyMelanoma patientsProspective phase 2 trialProgressive brain metastasesSerial brain imagingMelanoma brain metastasesPD-1 inhibitorsPhase 2 trialRapid disease progressionManagement of patientsNeurologic symptomsMultidisciplinary careTrial enrollmentCystic changesClinical trialsDisease progressionPatientsLesion sizeMetastasisMultidisciplinary teamTumor growthTherapyClinical decision
2010
4D Parathyroid CT as the Initial Localization Study for Patients with De Novo Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Starker LF, Mahajan A, Björklund P, Sze G, Udelsman R, Carling T. 4D Parathyroid CT as the Initial Localization Study for Patients with De Novo Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2010, 18: 1723-1728. PMID: 21184187, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1507-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary hyperparathyroidismMultiglandular diseaseParathyroid tumorsIntraoperative parathyroid hormone measurementParathyroid hormone measurementDe novo patientsMajority of patientsPreferred imaging modalityFour-dimensional computed tomographyIntact PTHInvasive parathyroidectomyConsecutive patientsNovo patientsPathologic findingsParathyroid lesionsComputed tomographyHormone measurementsPatientsCorrect quadrantBiochemical measurementsLocalization studiesTumorsS-CaImaging modalitiesHyperparathyroidism