2023
In Vivo Verification of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Biodosimetry Using Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy Treatment
Draeger E, Roberts K, Decker R, Bahar N, Wilson L, Contessa J, Husain Z, Williams B, Flood A, Swartz H, Carlson D. In Vivo Verification of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Biodosimetry Using Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy Treatment. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2023, 119: 292-301. PMID: 38072322, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy volunteersDose rangeTotal body irradiationTotal body irradiation treatmentSignificant correlationRadiation therapy patientsPatient ageBody irradiationImmediate triageTherapy patientsClinical conditionsParticipants' teethPatientsNeck patientsUnknown dosesDosePatient dataRadiotherapy treatmentRadiation doseTeethTreatmentVolunteersSubsequent fractionsLuminescent dosimetersRadiation responsePredictors of Outcome for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation with a Reduced Intensity Pentostatin/TBI Conditioning Regimen in T-Cell Lymphomas: A Single Center Experience
Hamouche R, Foss F, Mirza S, Di M, Isufi I, Bar N, Gowda L, Perreault S, Roberts K, Seropian S, Sethi T. Predictors of Outcome for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation with a Reduced Intensity Pentostatin/TBI Conditioning Regimen in T-Cell Lymphomas: A Single Center Experience. Blood 2023, 142: 2172. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-189414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT-cell lymphomaTotal body irradiationAggressive T-cell lymphomaReduced intensity conditioning regimenHematopoietic stem cell transplantationRefractory T-cell lymphomaNodal T-cell lymphomasIntensity conditioning regimenPotential curative optionStem cell transplantationConditioning regimenAdult patientsCurative optionRetrospective reviewBody irradiationCell transplantationSingle agentPatientsRegimenPentostatinAlloSCTTransplantationLymphomaPrognostic value of chest x‐ray‐ and CT‐defined large mediastinal adenopathy in high‐risk pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group Study AHOD0831
Lo A, Lee I, Pei Q, Wu Y, McCarten K, Hoppe B, Hodgson D, Roberts K, Milgrom S, Kessel S, Cole P, Kelly K, Cho S. Prognostic value of chest x‐ray‐ and CT‐defined large mediastinal adenopathy in high‐risk pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma: A report from the Children's Oncology Group Study AHOD0831. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2023, 70: e30452. PMID: 37243975, PMCID: PMC10546608, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelapse-free survivalLarge mediastinal adenopathySlow early responseInferior relapse-free survivalWorse relapse-free survivalMediastinal mass ratioPediatric Hodgkin lymphomaHodgkin's lymphomaMediastinal adenopathyPrognostic valueAdvanced-stage HL patientsChildren's Oncology Group studyChest X-rayHazard ratioHL patientsMedian agePoor prognosisChest radiographsMass volumeMass diameterPatientsML/Group studyCTEarly responseImportance 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
2020
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: executive summary of the American radium society appropriate use criteria
Ballas LK, Metzger ML, Milgrom SA, Advani R, Bakst RL, Dabaja BS, Flowers CR, Ha CS, Hoppe BS, Mansur DB, Pinnix CC, Plastaras JP, Roberts KB, Smith SM, Terezakis SA, Constine LS. Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: executive summary of the American radium society appropriate use criteria. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2020, 62: 1057-1065. PMID: 33274673, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2020.1852559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphomaHodgkin's lymphomaAmerican Radium Society Appropriate Use CriteriaLymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphomaAppropriate use criteriaMultidisciplinary expert panelPredominant Hodgkin lymphomaClassical Hodgkin lymphomaRare lymphomaClinical variantsAmerican Radium SocietyConsensus recommendationsGuideline developmentRadiation oncologistsLymphomaStrong recommendationsCompelling dataConsensus methodologyUse criteriaExpert panelExpert opinionExecutive summaryLiterature reviewGuidelinesPatients
2019
Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremity: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database
Miccio JA, Jairam V, Gao S, Augustyn A, Oladeru OT, Onderdonk BE, Chowdhary M, Han D, Khan S, Friedlaender G, Lindskog DM, Desphande HA, Osborn H, Roberts KB, Patel KR. Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremity: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Cureus 2019, 11: e6038. PMID: 31824805, PMCID: PMC6886621, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue sarcomasPathologic nodal evaluationNational Cancer DatabaseLymphovascular invasionNodal evaluationRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelExtremity STS patientsGrade 3 tumorsHigh-risk groupTrunk/extremitiesLogistic regression modelsNeoadjuvant therapyWorse survivalRetrospective reviewSTS patientsDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisEpithelioid histologyTissue sarcomasCancer DatabaseExclusion criteriaPatientsLNMMetastasisSTAGE I‐II NODULAR LYMPHOCYTE‐PREDOMINANT HODGKIN LYMPHOMA IN THE MODERN ERA: A MULTI‐INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE OF ADULT PATIENTS BY ILROG
Binkley M, Rauf M, Milgrom S, Pinnix C, Tsang R, Ng A, Roberts K, Gao S, Ricardi U, Levis M, Casulo C, Stolten M, Kelsey C, Brady J, Mikhaeel N, Hoppe B, Terezakis S, Kirova Y, Akhtar S, Maghfoor I, Koenig J, Jackson C, Song E, Segal S, Advani R, Natkunam Y, Constine L, Eich H, Wirth A, Hoppe R. STAGE I‐II NODULAR LYMPHOCYTE‐PREDOMINANT HODGKIN LYMPHOMA IN THE MODERN ERA: A MULTI‐INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE OF ADULT PATIENTS BY ILROG. Hematological Oncology 2019, 37: 145-146. DOI: 10.1002/hon.103_2629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNCCN Guidelines Insights: B-Cell Lymphomas, Version 3.2019.
Zelenetz AD, Gordon LI, Abramson JS, Advani RH, Bartlett NL, Caimi PF, Chang JE, Chavez JC, Christian B, Fayad LE, Glenn MJ, Habermann TM, Lee Harris N, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri F, Kaminski MS, Kelsey CR, Khan N, Krivacic S, LaCasce AS, Mehta A, Nademanee A, Rabinovitch R, Reddy N, Reid E, Roberts KB, Smith SD, Snyder ED, Swinnen LJ, Vose JM, Dwyer MA, Sundar H. NCCN Guidelines Insights: B-Cell Lymphomas, Version 3.2019. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2019, 17: 650-661. PMID: 31200358, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2019.0029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAftercareAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveLymphoma, FollicularLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMedical OncologyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPhosphoinositide-3 Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenSignal TransductionUnited StatesConceptsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaB-cell lymphomaRefractory follicular lymphomaFollicular lymphomaRefractory diffuse large B-cell lymphomaCAR T-cell therapyLarge B-cell lymphomaPoor clinical outcomeT-cell therapyNovel treatment optionsNCCN guidelinesClinical outcomesHodgkin's lymphomaTreatment optionsCommon subtypeHistologic transformationB cellsLymphomaTreatmentImportant updatesPatientsTherapySubtypesTFL
2018
441 Reduced Intensity Conditioning with Pentostatin and Low-Dose TBI in Patients with Relapsed Hematologic Malignancies
Isufi I, Seropian S, Cooper D, Roberts K, Wilson L, Girardi M, Perreault S, Foss F. 441 Reduced Intensity Conditioning with Pentostatin and Low-Dose TBI in Patients with Relapsed Hematologic Malignancies. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2018, 24: s307. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2017.12.353.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Annual Facility Treatment Volume and Patient Survival for Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome
Kann BH, Park HS, Yeboa DN, Aneja S, Girardi M, Foss FM, Roberts KB, Wilson LD. Annual Facility Treatment Volume and Patient Survival for Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2017, 17: 520-526.e2. PMID: 28655598, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2017.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMF/SSOverall survivalSézary syndromeHazard ratioImproved survivalMycosis fungoidesPatient survivalHighest quintileLowest quintileTreatment volumeImproved overall survivalMultivariable Cox regressionNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier methodAnnual patient volumeNational database analysisLog-rank testContinuous variablesMedian followMultivariable analysisCox regressionOS survivalCancer DatabasePatientsPatient volumeNCCN Guidelines Insights: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Version 1.2017.
Wierda W, Zelenetz A, Gordon L, Abramson J, Advani R, Andreadis C, Bartlett N, Byrd J, Caimi P, Fayad L, Fisher R, Glenn M, Habermann T, Harris N, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri F, Hoppe R, Horwitz S, Kaminski M, Kelsey C, Kim Y, Krivacic S, LaCasce A, Martin M, Nademanee A, Porcu P, Press O, Rabinovitch R, Reddy N, Reid E, Roberts K, Saad A, Snyder E, Sokol L, Swinnen L, Vose J, Yahalom J, Dwyer M, Sundar H. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Version 1.2017. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2017, 15: 293-311. PMID: 28275031, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.0030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall lymphocytic lymphomaChronic lymphocytic leukemiaTreatment of patientsNCCN Clinical Practice GuidelinesCD20 monoclonal antibodyNCCN Guidelines InsightsClinical practice guidelinesRelapsed/refractory CLL/SLLChemoimmunotherapy regimensLymphocytic lymphomaCritical signaling pathwaysLymphocytic leukemiaSmall molecule inhibitorsCLL/SLLBcl-2 familyBcl-2Monoclonal antibodiesMolecule inhibitorsSignaling pathwayPractice guidelinesPatientsNCCNTreatmentLymphomaRegimens
2015
Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Breast Cancer Occurrence Among Older Women With Breast Cancer
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber A, Gross CP. Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Breast Cancer Occurrence Among Older Women With Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 321-328. PMID: 26628465, PMCID: PMC4872032, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.9741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral breast cancerPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBreast cancerCBC eventsMRI useOlder womenPreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingOccult contralateral breast cancerResonance imagingStage IIEarly-stage breast cancerPreoperative MRI useBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast cancer occurrenceSEER-Medicare databaseImpact of detectionDetection rateCumulative incidenceCancer occurrenceStage ICancerPropensity scoreWomenPatientsSU‐C‐BRD‐05: Non‐Invasive in Vivo Biodosimetry in Radiotherapy Patients Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy
Bahar N, Roberts K, Stabile F, Mongillo N, Decker R, Wilson L, Husain Z, Contessa J, Williams B, Flood, Swartz H, Carlson D. SU‐C‐BRD‐05: Non‐Invasive in Vivo Biodosimetry in Radiotherapy Patients Using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) Spectroscopy. Medical Physics 2015, 42: 3192-3193. DOI: 10.1118/1.4923800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTotal body irradiationRadiotherapy patientsRadiation doseNeck radiotherapy patientsUpper central incisorsBiomedical Advanced ResearchBody irradiationFree radicalsFirst treatmentMedical interventionsEfficient triageCentral incisorsMedical countermeasuresPatientsDoseGyPreliminary dataHuman dataRetrospective biodosimetrySubsequent fractionsHuman ServicesInterventionLuminescent dosimetersMagnetic resonancePilot programThe Role of Patient Factors, Cancer Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in the Cost of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries with Breast Cancer
Xu X, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Saraf A, Roberts KB, Killelea BK, Wang SY, Long JB, Wang R, Ma X, Gross CP. The Role of Patient Factors, Cancer Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in the Cost of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries with Breast Cancer. Health Services Research 2015, 51: 167-186. PMID: 26119176, PMCID: PMC4722219, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer careHospital referral regionsCancer careMedicare expendituresBreast cancerRadiation therapyTreatment factorsMean Medicare expendituresEnd Results-MedicareSpecific treatment modalitiesContribution of patientCost of careHighest spending quintilePatient factorsTreatment patternsTumor characteristicsCancer characteristicsTreatment modalitiesReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesQuintilePatientsCancerCareTherapy
2014
Delayed Cerebral Vasculopathy Following Cranial Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Tumors
Wang C, Roberts KB, Bindra RS, Chiang VL, Yu JB. Delayed Cerebral Vasculopathy Following Cranial Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Tumors. Pediatric Neurology 2014, 50: 549-556. PMID: 24739378, DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2013.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian interval periodIntracerebral hemorrhageMoyamoya syndromeInterval periodCranial radiation therapyRadiation doseIntracerebral hemorrhage casesMoyamoya casesCerebral vasculopathyCerebrovascular injuryMedian agePatient agePediatric patientsDoses of radiationDisease presentationPediatric tumorsRadiation therapyHemorrhage casesHemorrhagePatientsCerebrovasculopathySignificant associationMoyamoyaSyndromeTime of radiation
2013
Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Management of Patients Receiving Radiotherapy to the Heart
Taylor B, Evans S, Roberts K. Evidence-Based Cardiovascular Management of Patients Receiving Radiotherapy to the Heart. 2013, 409-420. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4471-4441-0_28.ChaptersCardiovascular managementLong-term outcome studiesLate cardiovascular complicationsPrimary care physiciansEffect of radiotherapyRisks of radiotherapyCardiovascular complicationsCardiotoxic chemotherapyCare physiciansCardiovascular functionOutcome studiesCardiovascular teamRT planningRadiotherapyCardiovascular systemPatientsCancer therapyTherapy techniquesCell populationsAdverse changesChemotherapyHeartAdditive effectRiskTreatmentACR Appropriateness Criteria: Localized nodal indolent lymphoma.
Hoppe BS, Hodgson DC, Advani R, Dabaja BS, Flowers CR, Ha CS, Metzger ML, Plastaras JP, Roberts KB, Shapiro R, Terezakis SA, Winkfield KM, Younes A, Constine LS. ACR Appropriateness Criteria: Localized nodal indolent lymphoma. Oncology 2013, 27: 786-94. PMID: 24133827.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndolent lymphomaAppropriateness of imagingOutcomes of patientsMultidisciplinary expert panelRadiology Appropriateness CriteriaEvidence-based guidelinesSpecific clinical conditionsCurrent medical literatureAppropriate treatment decisionsPeer-reviewed journalsPrognostic factorsTreatment optionsAppropriateness CriteriaTreatment decisionsClinical conditionsAmerican CollegeGuideline developmentMedical literatureRadiation guidelinesConsensus methodologyLymphomaExpert panelRadiation dosePatientsRadiation techniquesVariation in Receipt of Radiation Therapy After Breast-conserving Surgery
Feinstein AJ, Soulos PR, Long JB, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Gross CP. Variation in Receipt of Radiation Therapy After Breast-conserving Surgery. Medical Care 2013, 51: 330-338. PMID: 23151590, PMCID: PMC3596448, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31827631b0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of RTShort life expectancyRadiation therapyBreast cancerLife expectancyPrimary surgeonStage I breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerRadiation oncologist densityAdjuvant radiation therapyI breast cancerReceipt of radiationBreast-conserving surgeryImpact of physiciansHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsLonger life expectancyLE patientsRetrospective cohortLE groupOlder womenPatientsTreatment ratesWomenCancer
2012
Proton Versus Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: Patterns of Care and Early Toxicity
Yu JB, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Cramer LD, Potosky AL, Roberts KB, Gross CP. Proton Versus Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: Patterns of Care and Early Toxicity. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2012, 105: 25-32. PMID: 23243199, PMCID: PMC3536640, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyProstate cancerMedicare beneficiariesGenitourinary toxicityEarly toxicityProton radiotherapyMultivariable logistic regressionPatterns of careMain outcome measuresType of radiotherapyMedicare reimbursementClinical benefitRetrospective studyPRT patientsOutcome measuresComprehensive cohortPRT useIMRT patientsPatientsSociodemographic characteristicsRadiotherapyCancerLogistic regressionMonthsSignificant differencesPatterns of subsequent malignancies after Hodgkin lymphoma in children and adults
Omer B, Kadan‐Lottick N, Roberts KB, Wang R, Demsky C, Kupfer GM, Cooper D, Seropian S, Ma X. Patterns of subsequent malignancies after Hodgkin lymphoma in children and adults. British Journal Of Haematology 2012, 158: 615-625. PMID: 22775513, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2012.09211.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond malignant neoplasmsStandardized incidence ratiosSolid second malignant neoplasmsExtended field radiotherapyRecent treatment optionsLow-dose radiationSMN riskSubsequent malignanciesModality therapyIncidence ratiosHodgkin's lymphomaTreatment optionsMalignant neoplasmsSubgroup analysisCMT groupLower incidenceHigh riskGeneral populationAlkylator chemotherapyPatientsDose radiationRiskRadiotherapyChildrenAdults