2020
Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for surgically resected, nonmetastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer
Saeed NA, Kelly JR, Deshpande HA, Bhatia AK, Burtness BA, Judson BL, Mehra S, Edwards HA, Yarbrough WG, Peter PR, Holt EH, Decker RH, Husain ZA, Park HS. Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for surgically resected, nonmetastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer. Head & Neck 2020, 42: 1031-1044. PMID: 32011055, DOI: 10.1002/hed.26086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnaplastic thyroid cancerLonger OSAdjuvant EBRTThyroid cancerAdjuvant external beam radiotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseExternal beam radiotherapyConcurrent chemoradiationConcurrent chemotherapyImproved survivalMedian ageCancer DatabaseRetrospective analysisBeam radiotherapyEBRTChemotherapyPatientsCancerUVAChemoradiationResectionRadiotherapy
2010
Anaplastic thyroid cancer: Clinical outcomes with conformal radiotherapy
Bhatia A, Rao A, Ang K, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Evans DB, Clayman G, Sherman SI, Schwartz DL. Anaplastic thyroid cancer: Clinical outcomes with conformal radiotherapy. Head & Neck 2010, 32: 829-836. PMID: 19885924, DOI: 10.1002/hed.21257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyAnaplastic thyroid cancerOverall survivalThyroid cancerUse of IMRTEvidence of diseaseMedian radiation doseFull-dose irradiationSuperior survival outcomesKaplan-Meier estimatesCurative intentLocalized diseaseThirteen patientsConsecutive patientsSuch patientsClinical outcomesDistant metastasisSurvival outcomesHealthy patientsConformal radiotherapyPatientsRadiotherapyRadiation doseOutcomesDose irradiation