2021
Outcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients With Brain Metastases
Uezono H, Nam D, Kluger HM, Sznol M, Hurwitz M, Yu JB, Chiang VL. Outcomes of Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Immunotherapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients With Brain Metastases. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 44: 495-501. PMID: 34432667, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsRCC brain metastasesBrain metastasesRenal cell carcinomaStereotactic radiosurgeryOverall survivalUse of ICIsCentral nervous system toxicityRenal cell carcinoma patientsImpact of immunotherapyLocal control outcomesMedian overall survivalCell carcinoma patientsKaplan-Meier curvesNervous system toxicityBetter median OSLog-rank testMann-Whitney U testMargin doseMedian OSNonimmunotherapy groupSRS doseCheckpoint inhibitorsImmunotherapy groupCarcinoma patients
2012
Radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases in the ipilimumab era and the possibility of longer survival.
Knisely JP, Yu JB, Flanigan J, Sznol M, Kluger HM, Chiang VL. Radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases in the ipilimumab era and the possibility of longer survival. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2012, 117: 227-33. PMID: 22702482, PMCID: PMC6098938, DOI: 10.3171/2012.5.jns111929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyCompassionate Use TrialsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansIpilimumabMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRadiosurgeryRetreatmentRetrospective StudiesConceptsMelanoma brain metastasesBrain metastasesPerformance statusMedian survivalDiagnosis-Specific Graded Prognostic Assessment (DS-GPA) scoreInstitutional review board-approved chart reviewSurvival rateGraded Prognostic Assessment scoreBrain metastasis diagnosisPrognostic assessment scoreSurvival of patientsNumber of metastasesDS-GPA scoreRadiation therapy usePrimary disease locationBrain oligometastasesIpilimumab groupIpilimumab useSalvage WBRTChart reviewOverall survivalPatient ageSystemic therapyTherapy useClinical variables