2016
Demonstration 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
2013
A Clinical Model for Identifying Radiosensitive Tumor Genotypes in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Johung KL, Yao X, Li F, Yu JB, Gettinger SN, Goldberg S, Decker RH, Hess JA, Chiang VL, Contessa JN. A Clinical Model for Identifying Radiosensitive Tumor Genotypes in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2013, 19: 5523-5532. PMID: 23897899, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-0836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungErbB ReceptorsFemaleGenotypeHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationProtein Kinase InhibitorsRadiation ToleranceReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRecurrenceTranslocation, GeneticTumor BurdenConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerEML4-ALK translocationGamma knife treatmentLocal controlTumor genotypeLung cancerEGFR mutationsCox proportional hazards modelDistant brain controlDistant brain recurrenceGamma knife radiotherapyEGFR kinase domain mutationsSuperior local controlField local controlKRAS mutation statusProportional hazards modelKinase domain mutationsEGF receptorMetastasis sizeBrain recurrenceBrain metastasesField recurrenceClinical outcomesIndependent predictors