2019
Multi-institutional validation of brain metastasis velocity, a recently defined predictor of outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery
McTyre ER, Soike MH, Farris M, Ayala-Peacock DN, Hepel JT, Page BR, Shen C, Kleinberg L, Contessa JN, Corso C, Chiang V, Henson-Masters A, Cramer CK, Ruiz J, Pasche B, Watabe K, D'Agostino R, Su J, Laxton AW, Tatter SB, Fiveash JB, Ahluwalia M, Kotecha R, Chao ST, Braunstein SE, Attia A, Chung C, Chan MD. Multi-institutional validation of brain metastasis velocity, a recently defined predictor of outcomes following stereotactic radiosurgery. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2019, 142: 168-174. PMID: 31526671, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.08.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastasis velocityDistant brain failureMedian overall survivalOverall survivalBrain metastasesPredictors of OSInitial brain metastasesNew brain metastasesWhole brain radiationKaplan-Meier methodHigh-risk groupPredictors of outcomeProportional hazards methodsMulti-institutional settingMulti-institutional validationMultivariate regression modelingInitial SRSBrain radiationSalvage modalityInitial treatmentBrain failureRecurrence rateValidation cohortBMV groupMelanoma histologyRADI-31. MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL VALIDATION OF BRAIN METASTASIS VELOCITY, A RECENTLY DEFINED PREDICTOR OF OUTCOMES FOLLOWING STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY
Chan M, McTyre E, Soike M, Ayala-Peacock D, Hepel J, Page B, Contessa J, Chiang V, Attia A, Braunstein S, Chung C, Ruiz J, Fiveash J, Chao S, Farris M. RADI-31. MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL VALIDATION OF BRAIN METASTASIS VELOCITY, A RECENTLY DEFINED PREDICTOR OF OUTCOMES FOLLOWING STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2019, 1: i28-i28. PMCID: PMC7213264, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdz014.123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasis velocityDistant brain failureMedian overall survivalOverall survivalPredictors of OSNew brain metastasesImproved overall survivalWhole brain radiationKaplan-Meier methodHigh-risk groupPredictors of outcomeProportional hazards methodsMulti-institutional settingMulti-institutional validationInitial salvageInitial SRSBrain metastasesBrain radiationSalvage modalityInitial treatmentRecurrence rateValidation cohortBrain failureBMV groupHazards methods
2018
Salvage Stereotactic Radiosurgery is Associated with Improved Overall Survival Compared to Whole Brain Radiation in the Setting of Progressive Brain Metastases
Soike M, McTyre E, Farris M, Ayala-Peacock D, Hepel J, Page B, Kleinberg L, Contessa J, Chiang V, Cramer C, Ruiz J, Pasche B, Tatter S, Fiveash J, Ahluwalia M, Chao S, Braunstein S, Attia A, Chan M. Salvage Stereotactic Radiosurgery is Associated with Improved Overall Survival Compared to Whole Brain Radiation in the Setting of Progressive Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2018, 102: s144. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.06.350.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Prognostic factors for survival after stereotactic radiosurgery vary with the number of cerebral metastases
DiLuna ML, King JT, Knisely JP, Chiang VL. Prognostic factors for survival after stereotactic radiosurgery vary with the number of cerebral metastases. Cancer 2006, 109: 135-145. PMID: 17133440, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubgroup of patientsStereotactic radiosurgeryBreast cancerGamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgeryNonsmall cell lung carcinomaCommon tumor histologyInitial stereotactic radiosurgeryWhole brain radiationConnecticut Tumor RegistryMultivariate survival analysisTotal tumor volumeCell lung carcinomaBrain metastasesCerebral metastasesMedian survivalMetastasis locationMedian agePrognostic factorsTumor RegistryTumor histologyIntracranial metastasesPatient populationEsophageal cancerIndependent associationLung carcinoma