2018
Upfront Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Stereotactic Laser-Ablation in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Multicenter Review of Survival Outcomes Compared to a Matched Cohort of Biopsy-Only Patients.
Mohammadi AM, Sharma M, Beaumont TL, Juarez KO, Kemeny H, Dechant C, Seas A, Sarmey N, Lee BS, Jia X, Fecci PE, Baehring J, Moliterno J, Chiang VL, Ahluwalia MS, Kim AH, Barnett GH, Leuthardt EC. Upfront Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Stereotactic Laser-Ablation in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Multicenter Review of Survival Outcomes Compared to a Matched Cohort of Biopsy-Only Patients. Neurosurgery 2018, 85: 762-772. PMID: 30476325, PMCID: PMC7054708, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyy449.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalDisease-specific deathOverall survivalChemo/radiotherapyPrognostic groupsOnly cohortNGBM patientsSpecific deathTumor volumeBiopsy-only patientsMedian tumor volumeFavorable prognostic factorRadiation/chemotherapyEffective treatment modalityStereotactic laser ablationMagnetic resonance imagingLA cohortMatched CohortMulticenter reviewPrognostic factorsUpfront treatmentIndependent predictorsSurvival outcomesTreatment modalitiesTumor location
2015
Post-radiosurgical edema associated with parasagittal and parafalcine meningiomas: a multicenter study
Sheehan JP, Cohen-Inbar O, Ruangkanchanasetr R, Bulent Omay S, Hess J, Chiang V, Iorio-Morin C, Alonso-Basanta M, Mathieu D, Grills IS, Lee JY, Lee CC, Dade Lunsford L. Post-radiosurgical edema associated with parasagittal and parafalcine meningiomas: a multicenter study. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2015, 125: 317-324. PMID: 26329323, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-015-1911-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic radiosurgeryParafalcine meningiomaTumor controlTumor volumeInternational Gamma Knife Research FoundationPost-surgical residual tumorAdjuvant stereotactic radiosurgeryRetrospective multicenter reviewTumor volume controlUpfront stereotactic radiosurgeryVenous sinus compressionMedian marginal doseMedian tumor volumeSubset of patientsLong-term followPeri-tumoral edemaExtent of edemaVenous sinus invasionMedian followMarginal doseMulticenter reviewPrognostic factorsSinus compressionResidual tumorMulticenter study
2014
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas: A Multicenter Study
Ding D, Starke RM, Kano H, Nakaji P, Barnett GH, Mathieu D, Chiang V, Omay SB, Hess J, McBride HL, Honea N, Lee JY, Rahmathulla G, Evanoff WA, Alonso-Basanta M, Lunsford LD, Sheehan JP. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Cerebellopontine Angle Meningiomas: A Multicenter Study. Neurosurgery 2014, 75: 398-408. PMID: 24991710, DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000000480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma knife radiosurgeryCerebellopontine angle meningiomaNeurological deteriorationCPA meningiomasKnife radiosurgeryNorth American Gamma Knife ConsortiumSymptomatic adverse radiation effectsTumor progressionLower maximal dosePermanent neurological deteriorationCommon presenting symptomInitial surgical resectionMulticenter cohort studyOutcomes of patientsProgression-free survivalSignificant neurological morbidityMedian tumor volumeAdverse radiation effectsMultivariate regression analysisAdjuvant treatmentNeurological morbidityPresenting symptomCohort studyMost patientsSurgical resection