2019
Frequent Use of Local Therapy Underscores Need for Multidisciplinary Care in the Management of Patients With Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated With PD-1 Inhibitors
Qian JM, Yu JB, Mahajan A, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Chiang VLS. Frequent Use of Local Therapy Underscores Need for Multidisciplinary Care in the Management of Patients With Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated With PD-1 Inhibitors. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2019, 105: 1113-1118. PMID: 31479702, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.08.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasesLocal therapyNeurologic safetyMelanoma patientsProspective phase 2 trialProgressive brain metastasesSerial brain imagingMelanoma brain metastasesPD-1 inhibitorsPhase 2 trialRapid disease progressionManagement of patientsNeurologic symptomsMultidisciplinary careTrial enrollmentCystic changesClinical trialsDisease progressionPatientsLesion sizeMetastasisMultidisciplinary teamTumor growthTherapyClinical decision
2012
Tracking Metastatic Brain Tumors in Longitudinal Scans via Joint Image Registration and Labeling
Chitphakdithai N, Chiang VL, Duncan JS. Tracking Metastatic Brain Tumors in Longitudinal Scans via Joint Image Registration and Labeling. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2012, 7570: 124-136. PMID: 31187098, PMCID: PMC6559745, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33555-6_11.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