2017
Stereotactic radiosurgery of early melanoma brain metastases after initiation of anti-CTLA-4 treatment is associated with improved intracranial control
An Y, Jiang W, Kim BYS, Qian JM, Tang C, Fang P, Logan J, D'Souza NM, Haydu LE, Wang XA, Hess KR, Kluger H, Glitza IC, Mahajan A, Welsh JW, Lin SH, Yu JB, Davies MA, Hwu P, Sulman EP, Brown PD, Chiang VLS, Li J. Stereotactic radiosurgery of early melanoma brain metastases after initiation of anti-CTLA-4 treatment is associated with improved intracranial control. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2017, 125: 80-88. PMID: 28916225, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial disease controlNew brain metastasesIntracranial controlStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesOverall survivalDisease controlLymphocyte countMulti-institutional retrospective analysisYale-New Haven HospitalMD Anderson cohortMelanoma brain metastasesAbsolute lymphocyte countAntitumor immune responseImmune checkpoint blockadeMetastatic melanoma patientsComplete blood countTumor-specific antigensIndependent validation cohortMulti-institutional studyIpilimumab therapyMedian followLast doseCheckpoint blockadeIntracranial recurrence
2010
Radiosurgery alone for 5 or more brain metastases: expert opinion survey.
Knisely JP, Yamamoto M, Gross CP, Castrucci WA, Jokura H, Chiang VL. Radiosurgery alone for 5 or more brain metastases: expert opinion survey. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2010, 113 Suppl: 84-9. PMID: 21121790, DOI: 10.3171/2010.8.gks10999.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky Performance Scale scoreBrain metastasesPerformance Scale scoreStereotactic radiosurgeryClinical factorsScale scoreUse of SRSMore brain metastasesOligometastatic brain metastasesInternational Stereotactic Radiosurgery SocietySystemic disease controlFinal study sampleCharacteristics of physiciansMetastasis locationPatient characteristicsInitial treatmentPhysician characteristicsUnivariate analysisMedian numberClinician's approachMetastasisSRS outcomesSan FranciscoMultivariate analysisDisease control