2020
Survival in Patients With Brain Metastases: Summary Report on the Updated Diagnosis-Specific Graded Prognostic Assessment and Definition of the Eligibility Quotient.
Sperduto PW, Mesko S, Li J, Cagney D, Aizer A, Lin NU, Nesbit E, Kruser TJ, Chan J, Braunstein S, Lee J, Kirkpatrick JP, Breen W, Brown PD, Shi D, Shih HA, Soliman H, Sahgal A, Shanley R, Sperduto WA, Lou E, Everett A, Boggs DH, Masucci L, Roberge D, Remick J, Plichta K, Buatti JM, Jain S, Gaspar LE, Wu CC, Wang TJC, Bryant J, Chuong M, An Y, Chiang V, Nakano T, Aoyama H, Mehta MP. Survival in Patients With Brain Metastases: Summary Report on the Updated Diagnosis-Specific Graded Prognostic Assessment and Definition of the Eligibility Quotient. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 3773-3784. PMID: 32931399, PMCID: PMC7655019, DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGraded Prognostic AssessmentDiagnosis-Specific Graded Prognostic AssessmentBrain metastasesPrognostic factorsClinical trialsPrognostic assessmentLarge contemporary cohortSignificant prognostic factorsEnrollment of patientsNew prognostic factorsMulti-institutional databaseMedian survivalMultivariable analysisContemporary cohortWorse prognosisCell lungIndividualize treatmentTreatment choicePoor survivalRenal cancerPatientsPromising treatmentExpansion of eligibilityMetastasisPrimary site
2019
Survival and prognostic factors in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and brain metastases: have we made progress?
Sperduto PW, Fang P, Li J, Breen W, Brown PD, Cagney D, Aizer A, Yu J, Chiang V, Jain S, Gaspar LE, Myrehaug S, Sahgal A, Braunstein S, Sneed P, Cameron B, Attia A, Molitoris J, Wu CC, Wang TJC, Lockney N, Beal K, Parkhurst J, Buatti JM, Shanley R, Lou E, Tandberg DD, Kirkpatrick JP, Shi D, Shih HA, Chuong M, Saito H, Aoyama H, Masucci L, Roberge D, Mehta MP. Survival and prognostic factors in patients with gastrointestinal cancers and brain metastases: have we made progress? Translational Research 2019, 208: 63-72. PMID: 30885538, PMCID: PMC6527460, DOI: 10.1016/j.trsl.2019.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGI cancer patientsBrain metastasesGraded Prognostic AssessmentCancer patientsPrognostic factorsNew brain metastasesLarge contemporary cohortPrognosis of patientsLog-rank testMedian survival estimatesContemporary cohortPrognostic indexClinical parametersGastrointestinal cancerPrimary diagnosisPrognostic assessmentRetrospective IRBPatientsFirst treatmentDemographic dataSurvival estimatesCurrent cohortCohortTreatmentPrognosis
2018
Estimating survival for renal cell carcinoma patients with brain metastases: an update of the Renal Graded Prognostic Assessment tool
Sperduto PW, Deegan BJ, Li J, Jethwa KR, Brown PD, Lockney N, Beal K, Rana NG, Attia A, Tseng CL, Sahgal A, Shanley R, Sperduto WA, Lou E, Zahra A, Buatti JM, Yu JB, Chiang V, Molitoris JK, Masucci L, Roberge D, Shi DD, Shih HA, Olson A, Kirkpatrick JP, Braunstein S, Sneed P, Mehta MP. Estimating survival for renal cell carcinoma patients with brain metastases: an update of the Renal Graded Prognostic Assessment tool. Neuro-Oncology 2018, 20: 1652-1660. PMID: 30418657, PMCID: PMC6231200, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noy099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrognostic assessment toolsBrain metastasesRenal cell carcinomaMedian survivalPrognostic factorsAdditional significant prognostic factorsRenal cell carcinoma patientsRetrospective institutional review boardNew brain metastasesKarnofsky performance statusOverall median survivalCell carcinoma patientsSignificant prognostic factorsFuture clinical trialsClinical decision makingInstitutional review boardAssessment toolPerformance statusCommon complicationExtracranial metastasesHazard ratioCarcinoma patientsContemporary cohortRCC patientsWorse prognosisEffect of Targeted Therapies on Prognostic Factors, Patterns of Care, and Survival in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma and Brain Metastases
Sperduto PW, Deegan BJ, Li J, Jethwa KR, Brown PD, Lockney N, Beal K, Rana NG, Attia A, Tseng CL, Sahgal A, Shanley R, Sperduto WA, Lou E, Zahra A, Buatti JM, Yu JB, Chiang V, Molitoris JK, Masucci L, Roberge D, Shi DD, Shih HA, Olson A, Kirkpatrick JP, Braunstein S, Sneed P, Mehta MP. Effect of Targeted Therapies on Prognostic Factors, Patterns of Care, and Survival in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma and Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2018, 101: 845-853. PMID: 29976497, PMCID: PMC6925530, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.04.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Renal CellCause of DeathCranial IrradiationCytokinesFemaleHemoglobinsHumansImmunotherapyKarnofsky Performance StatusKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisRadiosurgeryRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultConceptsPatterns of careNew brain metastasesBrain metastasesLarge contemporary cohortPrognostic factorsMedian survivalContemporary cohortRCC patientsDiagnosis of BMWhole-brain radiation therapyRenal cell carcinoma patientsRetrospective institutional review boardBrain metastasis therapySystemic treatment optionsAdditional prognostic factorsCell carcinoma patientsRenal cell carcinomaInstitutional review boardNonneurologic causesCarcinoma patientsImproved survivalNeurologic causesMultivariable analysisClinical parametersPresent cohort
2017
Prediction of new brain metastases after radiosurgery: validation and analysis of performance of a multi-institutional nomogram
Ayala-Peacock DN, Attia A, Braunstein SE, Ahluwalia MS, Hepel J, Chung C, Contessa J, McTyre E, Peiffer AM, Lucas JT, Isom S, Pajewski NM, Kotecha R, Stavas MJ, Page BR, Kleinberg L, Shen C, Taylor RB, Onyeuku NE, Hyde AT, Gorovets D, Chao ST, Corso C, Ruiz J, Watabe K, Tatter SB, Zadeh G, Chiang VLS, Fiveash JB, Chan MD. Prediction of new brain metastases after radiosurgery: validation and analysis of performance of a multi-institutional nomogram. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 135: 403-411. PMID: 28828698, PMCID: PMC5667906, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2588-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant brain failureWhole brain radiotherapyNew brain metastasesBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryRisk of DBFEarly whole brain radiotherapyPrognostic modelUpfront whole brain radiotherapyMulti-institutional nomogramNumber of metastasesHigh-risk thresholdSRS monotherapyMargin doseBrain radiotherapyBrain failureContemporary cohortPrognostic indexMelanoma histologyRelative riskAcademic centersMetastasisPatientsValidation datasetAbsolute number