2020
Prediction of post-radiotherapy locoregional progression in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using machine-learning analysis of baseline PET/CT radiomics
Haider SP, Sharaf K, Zeevi T, Baumeister P, Reichel C, Forghani R, Kann BH, Petukhova A, Judson BL, Prasad ML, Liu C, Burtness B, Mahajan A, Payabvash S. Prediction of post-radiotherapy locoregional progression in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using machine-learning analysis of baseline PET/CT radiomics. Translational Oncology 2020, 14: 100906. PMID: 33075658, PMCID: PMC7568193, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaLocoregional progressionSquamous cell carcinomaRisk stratificationCell carcinomaPrimary tumorBaseline PET/CT scansPET/CT scansBaseline PET/CTKaplan-Meier analysisPET/CT RadiomicsMetastatic cervical lymphPET/CTObjective imaging biomarkersLog-rank p-valueMedian C-indexCervical lymphCT radiomic featuresLocoregional failurePatient selectionTherapeutic challengeObjective biomarkersC-indexCT scanIndependent cohort
2018
Fatal cryptococcal meningitis in an AIDS patient complicated with immune reconstitution syndrome refractory to prolonged amphotericin B treatment
Bandaranayake TD, Ogbuagu OE, Mahajan A, Vortmeyer AO, Villanueva MS. Fatal cryptococcal meningitis in an AIDS patient complicated with immune reconstitution syndrome refractory to prolonged amphotericin B treatment. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2018, 29: 1250-1254. PMID: 29749873, DOI: 10.1177/0956462418773219.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsCentral nervous system diseaseNervous system diseasesCryptococcal meningitisSystem diseasesSevere central nervous system diseaseFatal cryptococcal meningitisLiposomal amphotericin BAmphotericin B treatmentImmune recoveryPatient refractoryAntiretroviral therapyTherapeutic challengeTreatment failureAIDS patientsCystic lesionsFatal casesTreatment approachesMeningitisAmphotericin BC. neoformansMultiple coursesCryptococcus neoformansPatientsB treatmentDisease