2000
Interim results of a randomized trial of mitomycin C as an adjunct to radical radiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced squamous‐cell carcinoma of the cervix
Roberts K, Urdaneta N, Vera R, Vera A, Gutierrez E, Aguilar Y, Ott S, Medina I, Sempere P, Rockwell S, Sartorelli A, Fischer D, Fischer J. Interim results of a randomized trial of mitomycin C as an adjunct to radical radiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced squamous‐cell carcinoma of the cervix. International Journal Of Cancer 2000, 90: 206-223. PMID: 10993961, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20000820)90:4<206::aid-ijc4>3.0.co;2-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaDisease-free survivalMitomycin CSurvival rateRadical radiotherapyCervix cancerActuarial disease-free survival rateLocal recurrence-free survival rateActuarial disease-free survivalAdvanced squamous cell carcinomaOpen phase III trialDisease-free survival ratesRecurrence-free survival ratesDistant recurrence-free survivalAcute radiation reactionsIII-IVA patientsIntravenous mitomycin CMild hematologic toxicityNon-hematologic toxicitiesTreatment-related deathsActuarial survival rateAdvanced stage diseasePhase III trialsMitomycin C groupRecurrence-free survival
1999
Long‐term complications with prostate implants: Iodine‐125 vs. palladium‐103
Peschel R, Chen Z, Roberts K, Nath R. Long‐term complications with prostate implants: Iodine‐125 vs. palladium‐103. International Journal Of Cancer 1999, 7: 278-288. PMID: 10580897, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6823(1999)7:5<278::aid-roi3>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActuarial AnalysisBrachytherapyCell DeathFollow-Up StudiesForecastingHumansIodine RadioisotopesLongitudinal StudiesMaleModels, BiologicalNeoplasm StagingPalladiumProbabilityProstatic NeoplasmsRadioisotopesRadiopharmaceuticalsRadiotherapy DosageRelative Biological EffectivenessRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsLong-term complicationsMinimum tumor dosesComplication ratePd-103Lower overall complication ratePalladium-103Long-term complication rateIodine-125Overall complication rateHigh complication rateProstate cancer patientsProstate implantsActuarial probabilityGrade IIILog10 cell killCancer patientsVs. 6Tumor dosesClinical practiceCell killProstate cancer brachytherapyEffective doseNormal tissuesPatientsTissue beds
1996
Second solid tumors in patients with Hodgkin's disease cured after radiation or chemotherapy plus adjuvant low-dose radiation.
Salloum E, Doria R, Schubert W, Zelterman D, Holford T, Roberts K, Farber L, Kiehl R, Cardinale J, Cooper D. Second solid tumors in patients with Hodgkin's disease cured after radiation or chemotherapy plus adjuvant low-dose radiation. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1996, 14: 2435-43. PMID: 8823321, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1996.14.9.2435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall relative riskHodgkin's diseaseRT groupRelative riskSolid tumorsCMT groupRadiation therapyLung cancerBreast cancerEarly-stage Hodgkin's diseaseFull-dose radiation therapyInvolved-field radiationSecond solid tumorsConnecticut Tumor RegistryEarly-stage diseaseLong-term survivorsDifferent therapeutic approachesCases of lungLow-dose radiationSignificant increaseActuarial incidenceMedian followSalvage chemotherapyAdvanced diseaseDurable remissions