2023
SURG-32. EFFICACY OF LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY (LITT) FOR BIOPSY-PROVEN RADIATION NECROSIS IN RADIOGRAPHICALLY RECURRENT BRAIN METASTASES
Strowd R, Chan M, Tatter S, Chiang V, Fecci P, Prabhu S, Hadjipanayis C, Kirkpatrick J, Sun D, Sinicrope K, Mohammadi A, Sevak P, Abram S, Kim A, Leuthardt E, Chao S, Phillips J, Lacroix M, Williams B, Placantonakis D, Silverman J, Baumgartner J, Piccioni D, Laxton A. SURG-32. EFFICACY OF LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY (LITT) FOR BIOPSY-PROVEN RADIATION NECROSIS IN RADIOGRAPHICALLY RECURRENT BRAIN METASTASES. Neuro-Oncology 2023, 25: v269-v269. PMCID: PMC10640195, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noad179.1031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaser interstitial thermal therapyKarnofsky performance statusRadiation necrosisInterstitial thermal therapyBrain metastasesRadiographic progressionKaplan-MeierStereotactic radiosurgeryLocal controlMedian Karnofsky performance statusFuture radiographic progressionRadiotherapeutic treatment optionsResults Ninety patientsBrain metastasis patientsMulti-center registryRecurrent brain metastasesMedian hospitalization timeLesional progressionMultivariable FineNinety patientsSymptom controlCumulative incidenceMetastasis patientsPerformance statusSystemic therapy
2022
Real-time PACS-integrated longitudinal brain metastasis tracking tool provides comprehensive assessment of treatment response to radiosurgery
Petersen G, Bousabarah K, Verma T, von Reppert M, Jekel L, Gordem A, Jang B, Merkaj S, Fadel S, Owens R, Omuro A, Chiang V, Ikuta I, Lin M, Aboian MS. Real-time PACS-integrated longitudinal brain metastasis tracking tool provides comprehensive assessment of treatment response to radiosurgery. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2022, 4: vdac116. PMID: 36043121, PMCID: PMC9412827, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGamma KnifeTreatment responseBrain metastasis patientsFurther treatment planningNumber of lesionsMean followBrain metastasesMetastasis patientsMultiple lesionsDiagnostic followSingle patientStereotactic radiosurgeryPatientsLesionsIndividual lesionsPrevalenceAccurate surveillanceHeterogenous responseTreatment planningTreatmentFollowRadiosurgerySize assessmentComprehensive assessmentResponse
2020
Laser interstitial thermal therapy for treatment of cerebral radiation necrosis
Hong CS, Beckta JM, Kundishora AJ, Elsamadicy AA, Chiang VL. Laser interstitial thermal therapy for treatment of cerebral radiation necrosis. International Journal Of Hyperthermia 2020, 37: 68-76. PMID: 32672119, DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2020.1760362.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaser interstitial thermal therapyInterstitial thermal therapyRadiation necrosisRecurrent tumorsCerebral radiation necrosisPeri-operative morbidityBrain metastasis patientsFirst-line therapyAlternative surgical optionReal-time imaging guidanceOpen surgical resectionPersistence of symptomsTreatment of patientsDeep-seated lesionsTissue inflammatory responseAmenable lesionsChronic steroidsBrain metastasesMetastasis patientsSurgical resectionSymptomatic patientsMedical managementSurgical optionsSurgical historyIntracranial pathologyLaser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) vs. bevacizumab for radiation necrosis in previously irradiated brain metastases
Sujijantarat N, Hong CS, Owusu KA, Elsamadicy AA, Antonios JP, Koo AB, Baehring JM, Chiang VL. Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) vs. bevacizumab for radiation necrosis in previously irradiated brain metastases. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2020, 148: 641-649. PMID: 32602021, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03570-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaser interstitial thermal therapyLonger overall survivalRadiation necrosisInterstitial thermal therapyBrain metastasesOverall survivalMedian volume decreaseMedian volume increaseBrain metastasis patientsPre-treatment patient characteristicsRetrospective chart reviewResultsTwenty-five patientsPre-treatment factorsBevacizumab patientsChart reviewMetastasis patientsLocal recurrencePatient characteristicsTreatment optionsTreatment responseBevacizumabPatientsLesional volumeThermal therapyStatistical significance
2018
Quality of life outcomes for brain metastasis patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery: pre-procedural predictive factors from a prospective national registry.
Sheehan JP, Grills I, Chiang VL, Dong H, Berg A, Warnick RE, Kondziolka D, Kavanagh B. Quality of life outcomes for brain metastasis patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery: pre-procedural predictive factors from a prospective national registry. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2018, 131: 1848-1854. PMID: 30579284, DOI: 10.3171/2018.8.jns181599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeBrain metastasis patientsBrain metastasesStereotactic radiosurgeryMetastasis patientsEarly stereotactic radiosurgeryPre-procedural factorsProspective national registryPain/discomfortKarnofsky Performance Scale statusAnxiety/depressionMultivariate linear regression modelRadiological responseInitial presentationPatients' qualityMale sexPredictive factorsNational registryTreatment attributesMedical treatmentPatientsMetastasisSubscoresLife outcomesLife factors
2017
Comparing available criteria for measuring brain metastasis response to immunotherapy
Qian JM, Mahajan A, Yu JB, Tsiouris AJ, Goldberg SB, Kluger HM, Chiang VL. Comparing available criteria for measuring brain metastasis response to immunotherapy. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2017, 132: 479-485. PMID: 28275886, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-017-2398-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRECIST 1.1Brain lesionsBrain metastasesDurable responsesAdditional patientsNeuro-Oncology Working GroupBrain metastasis responseBrain metastasis patientsUntreated brain metastasesStandardized response criteriaBrain lesion sizeHigh-grade gliomasSimilar clinical trialsHigh-resolution MRIMetastasis patientsMetastasis responseOngoing trialsClinical trialsNovel therapiesResponse assessmentDiscordant casesLesion sizePatientsResponse rateLongest diameter