2020
Gray Areas in the Gray Matter: IDH1/2 Mutations in Glioma.
van den Bent MJ, Mellinghoff IK, Bindra RS. Gray Areas in the Gray Matter: IDH1/2 Mutations in Glioma. American Society Of Clinical Oncology Educational Book 2020, 40: 1-8. PMID: 32186930, PMCID: PMC7673204, DOI: 10.1200/edbk_280967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaMutant IDH inhibitorsIDH inhibitorsMutant acute myeloid leukemiaPhase III trialsDistinct clinical characteristicsClinical characteristicsIII trialsCombination therapyPharmacologic blockadeClinical trialsMutant cancer cellsMyeloid leukemiaDiagnostic groupsGray matterCancer developmentMetabolic changesAntitumor activityCancer cellsGliomasHuman cancersClass inhibitorMutant gliomasTumorsIntracellular changes
2019
Targeting DNA repair in gliomas.
Beckta JM, Bindra RS, Chalmers AJ. Targeting DNA repair in gliomas. Current Opinion In Neurology 2019, 32: 878-885. PMID: 31592790, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000000760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal controlPoor local controlBlood-brain barrierTreatment of gliomaOverall survivalSystemic treatmentClinical outcomesDismal prognosisAggressive entityPreclinical dataPatient outcomesRadiation therapyGliomasOutcomesDNA repair targetsTreatmentRepair mechanismsRepair targetsNovel chemoCurrent understandingPatientsPrognosisDNA damage responseMalignancy
2017
Patterns of care and outcomes for use of concurrent chemoradiotherapy over radiotherapy alone for anaplastic gliomas
Yeboa DN, Rutter CE, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Corso CD, Mancini BR, Bindra RS, Contessa J, Yu JB. Patterns of care and outcomes for use of concurrent chemoradiotherapy over radiotherapy alone for anaplastic gliomas. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2017, 125: 258-265. PMID: 29054377, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of CCRTConcurrent chemoradiotherapyPatterns of careAnaplastic gliomasOverall survivalCox proportional hazards regression modelingProportional hazards regression modelingMultivariable logistic regression analysisConcurrent CRTNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier analysisLog-rank testLogistic regression analysisGrade III gliomasAdjusted hazardAdult patientsImproved survivalCancer DatabaseDesign cohortRadiotherapyPropensity scorePatientsGliomasChemoradiotherapyRegression modelingLocal DNA Repair Inhibition for Sustained Radiosensitization of High-Grade Gliomas
King AR, Corso CD, Chen EM, Song E, Bongiorni P, Chen Z, Sundaram RK, Bindra RS, Saltzman WM. Local DNA Repair Inhibition for Sustained Radiosensitization of High-Grade Gliomas. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2017, 16: 1456-1469. PMID: 28566437, PMCID: PMC5545124, DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-16-0788.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasPoor blood-brain barrier penetrationLocal disease progressionBlood-brain barrier penetrationEffect of radiotherapyIntrinsic pontine gliomaTreatment of glioblastomaMol Cancer TherCranial radiationDosing schedulesMultimodal treatmentIntracranial gliomasDisease progressionExtracranial tumorsPontine gliomaAggressive phenotypeRadiotherapy approachesGliomasMinimal toxicityRadiotherapyGlioblastomaBarrier penetrationTreatmentRadiosensitizerChemotherapyPediatric high-grade glioma: current molecular landscape and therapeutic approaches
Braunstein S, Raleigh D, Bindra R, Mueller S, Haas-Kogan D. Pediatric high-grade glioma: current molecular landscape and therapeutic approaches. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 134: 541-549. PMID: 28357536, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2393-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade gliomasPediatric populationLow-grade malignancyCurrent molecular landscapeGlial tumorsAnaplastic astrocytomaTherapeutic approachesAdult populationAdult counterpartsPrimary settingGliomasMolecular landscapeChildrenPopulationMalignancyAstrocytomasMolecular geneticsTumorsGlioblastoma