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 response
2016
The Effect of Gene Alterations and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition on Survival and Cause of Death in Patients With Adenocarcinoma of the Lung and Brain Metastases
Sperduto PW, Yang TJ, Beal K, Pan H, Brown PD, Bangdiwala A, Shanley R, Yeh N, Gaspar LE, Braunstein S, Sneed P, Boyle J, Kirkpatrick JP, Mak KS, Shih HA, Engelman A, Roberge D, Arvold ND, Alexander B, Awad MM, Contessa J, Chiang V, Hardie J, Ma D, Lou E, Sperduto W, Mehta MP. The Effect of Gene Alterations and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibition on Survival and Cause of Death in Patients With Adenocarcinoma of the Lung and Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2016, 96: 406-413. PMID: 27598807, PMCID: PMC5575932, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsFemaleGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIncidenceLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePrevalenceProtein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateUnited StatesConceptsTyrosine kinase inhibitionBrain metastasesMedian survivalCause of deathGene alterationsDiagnosis of BMMulti-institutional retrospective databaseTKI-naïve patientsRisk of deathLonger median survivalKinase inhibitionALK gene alterationsTreatment patternsCancer mortalityLung cancerPrimary diagnosisRetrospective databaseCommon causeLung adenocarcinomaGroup overallPatientsFirst treatmentPrior trialsEGFRMonthsDemonstration of differential radiosensitivity based upon mutation profile in metastatic melanoma treated with stereotactic radiosurgery.
Rutter CE, Johung KL, Yao X, Lu AY, Jilaveanu LB, Yu JB, Contessa JN, Kluger HM, Chiang VLS, Bindra RS. Demonstration of differential radiosensitivity based upon mutation profile in metastatic melanoma treated with stereotactic radiosurgery. Journal Of Radiosurgery And SBRT 2016, 4: 97-106. PMID: 29296434, PMCID: PMC5658871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWild-type patientsC-kit mutationsLocal recurrenceMetastatic melanomaBrain metastasesType patientsN-RASCox proportional hazards modelMelanoma brain metastasesImproved local controlLocal recurrence rateProportional hazards modelN-RAS mutationsB-RafDifferential radiosensitivityDistant failureRecurrence rateImportant treatmentStereotactic radiosurgeryHazards modelPatientsLocal controlMultivariate analysisStandardized imagingRecurrence