2017
GBM radiosensitizers: dead in the water…or just the beginning?
Bindra RS, Chalmers AJ, Evans S, Dewhirst M. GBM radiosensitizers: dead in the water…or just the beginning? Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 134: 513-521. PMID: 28762004, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2427-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyDNA DamageGlioblastomaHumansHypoxiaNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsConceptsPre-clinical evidenceNovel therapeutic approachesGBMs recurDevelopment of radiosensitizersClinical trialsTherapeutic approachesDNA damage response inhibitorsLocal controlPrimary siteDNA repair inhibitorsPotent agentOxidative stressRadiosensitizerRepair inhibitorsRadiosensitizationInhibitorsRadiotherapyClinicHypoxiaTrials
2016
Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children
Kann BH, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Yeboa DN, Benitez V, Khan AJ, Bindra RS, Marks AM, Roberts KB. Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children. JAMA Oncology 2016, 2: 1574-1581. PMID: 27491009, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.2547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalMultivariable logistic regressionNational Cancer Data BaseLogistic regressionAdjuvant chemotherapy strategyLow facility volumeNational treatment patternsMultivariable Cox regressionLong-term morbidityYear of diagnosisDay of surgeryKaplan-Meier analysisNational database analysisPoor overall survivalLog-rank testYoung childrenAge 3Adjuvant chemotherapyRadiotherapy patternsRadiotherapy utilizationWorse survivalDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisTreatment patterns