2022
Real-time PACS-integrated longitudinal brain metastasis tracking tool provides comprehensive assessment of treatment response to radiosurgery
Petersen G, Bousabarah K, Verma T, von Reppert M, Jekel L, Gordem A, Jang B, Merkaj S, Fadel S, Owens R, Omuro A, Chiang V, Ikuta I, Lin M, Aboian MS. Real-time PACS-integrated longitudinal brain metastasis tracking tool provides comprehensive assessment of treatment response to radiosurgery. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2022, 4: vdac116. PMID: 36043121, PMCID: PMC9412827, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGamma KnifeTreatment responseBrain metastasis patientsFurther treatment planningNumber of lesionsMean followBrain metastasesMetastasis patientsMultiple lesionsDiagnostic followSingle patientStereotactic radiosurgeryPatientsLesionsIndividual lesionsPrevalenceAccurate surveillanceHeterogenous responseTreatment planningTreatmentFollowRadiosurgerySize assessmentComprehensive assessmentResponse
2021
Management of Brain Metastases
Collier E, Chiang V, Goldberg S. Management of Brain Metastases. Current Cancer Research 2021, 115-137. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74028-3_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasesSystemic therapyLocal therapyAsymptomatic brain metastasesNew systemic therapiesSource of morbidityInclusion of patientsMalignant brain tumorsQuality of lifeNew cancer treatmentsSignificant morbidityWorse prognosisPatient survivalCNS diseaseLung cancerClinical trialsBrain tumorsMetastasisNSCLCTherapyCancer treatmentSmall molecule drugsFrequent originMorbidityTreatment
2019
Combining Radiosurgery and Systemic Therapies for Treatment of Brain Metastases
Chiang V, Cheok S. Combining Radiosurgery and Systemic Therapies for Treatment of Brain Metastases. 2019, 247-258. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23417-1_19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostoperative Management in the Neurocritical Care Unit
Grant R, Redmond A, Chiang V. Postoperative Management in the Neurocritical Care Unit. 2019, 299-313. DOI: 10.1017/9781107587908.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurosurgical patientsNeurocritical care providersCritical care conditionsNeurocritical care unitCritical care physiciansSurgical ICUIll patientsCare physiciansCare unitPostoperative managementICU settingCare conditionsCare providersPatientsPhysiciansThorough guideTreatmentSignificant numberDay managementICUManagementNeurologistsClear summaryNeurosurgeonsSurvival 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
Proceedings of the 2018 next-generation Gamma Knife research meeting.
Chiang VL, Chao ST, Tuleasca C, Foote MC, Lee CC, Mathieu D, Soliman H, Sahgal A. Proceedings of the 2018 next-generation Gamma Knife research meeting. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2018, 129: 5-9. PMID: 30544302, DOI: 10.3171/2018.7.gks181206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term Quality of Life in Survivors of Brain Metastases: A Roller Coaster of Perspective
Reddy NK, Brown FC, Fogarasi MC, Yu JB, Hess J, Chiang VS. Long-term Quality of Life in Survivors of Brain Metastases: A Roller Coaster of Perspective. Cureus 2018, 10: e2358. PMID: 29805927, PMCID: PMC5963947, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.2358.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
SURG-06. LASER ABLATION IN STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY (LAISE): A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LITT FOR BRAIN METASTASIS
Sloan A, Tatter S, Mohammadi A, Judy K, Prabhu S, Lovick D, Chamoun R, Chiang V, Leuthardt E. SURG-06. LASER ABLATION IN STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY (LAISE): A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF LITT FOR BRAIN METASTASIS. Neuro-Oncology 2017, 19: vi236-vi236. PMCID: PMC5693010, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nox168.963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasesBrain tumorsMedian ECOG performance statusMulti-institutional retrospective analysisECOG performance statusMetastatic brain tumorsMedian survivalPerformance statusMedian ageNeurological deathInoperable tumorsRetrospective databaseTumor locationFrequent primaryRetrospective analysisInvasive proceduresAlternative treatmentPatientsDischarge statusMetastasisGliomasPrevious treatmentLaser interstitial thermotherapyTumorsTreatment
2014
Systemic Treatment and Radiation Necrosis Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Brain Metastases
Colaco R, Martin P, Bond J, Bindra R, Contessa J, Kluger H, Yu J, Chiang V. Systemic Treatment and Radiation Necrosis Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the Treatment of Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 90: s310. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.1035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Non-rigid Registration of Longitudinal Brain Tumor Treatment MRI
Chitphakdithai N, Chiang VL, Duncan JS. Non-rigid Registration of Longitudinal Brain Tumor Treatment MRI. Annual International Conference Of The IEEE Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society (EMBC) 2011, 2011: 4893-4896. PMID: 22255435, PMCID: PMC3753806, DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2011.6091212.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Biochemical and clinical responses after treatment of a catecholamine‐secreting glomus jugulare tumor with gamma knife radiosurgery
Castrucci WA, Chiang VL, Hulinsky I, Knisely JP. Biochemical and clinical responses after treatment of a catecholamine‐secreting glomus jugulare tumor with gamma knife radiosurgery. Head & Neck 2010, 32: 1720-1727. PMID: 19787788, DOI: 10.1002/hed.21242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlomus jugulare tumorsGamma knife radiosurgeryJugulare tumorsKnife radiosurgeryFunctional capacitySingle-fraction gamma knife radiosurgeryTumor growthMinimal treatment-related morbidityPrimary radiation therapyTreatment-related morbiditySignificant symptomatic improvementLocal tumor growthCatecholamine blockadeHypertensive crisisSymptomatic improvementClinical responseCatecholamine levelsPharmacologic blockadeRadiation therapyDurable controlRadiosurgeryBlockadeTumorsTreatmentMorbidity