2021
Laser Ablation of Abnormal Neurological Tissue Using Robotic NeuroBlate System (LAANTERN): 12-Month Outcomes and Quality of Life After Brain Tumor Ablation
Kim A, Tatter S, Rao G, Prabhu S, Chen C, Fecci P, Chiang V, Smith K, Williams B, Mohammadi A, Judy K, Sloan A, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Baumgartner J, Hadjipanayis C, Leuthardt E. Laser Ablation of Abnormal Neurological Tissue Using Robotic NeuroBlate System (LAANTERN): 12-Month Outcomes and Quality of Life After Brain Tumor Ablation. Neurosurgery 2021, 89: s16-s16. PMCID: PMC8600280, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa071_s016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of Brain Metastases
Collier E, Chiang V, Goldberg S. Management of Brain Metastases. Current Cancer Research 2021, 115-137. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-74028-3_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain metastasesSystemic therapyLocal therapyAsymptomatic brain metastasesNew systemic therapiesSource of morbidityInclusion of patientsMalignant brain tumorsQuality of lifeNew cancer treatmentsSignificant morbidityWorse prognosisPatient survivalCNS diseaseLung cancerClinical trialsBrain tumorsMetastasisNSCLCTherapyCancer treatmentSmall molecule drugsFrequent originMorbidityTreatment
2020
Laser Ablation of Abnormal Neurological Tissue Using Robotic NeuroBlate System (LAANTERN): 12-Month Outcomes and Quality of Life After Brain Tumor Ablation
Kim AH, Tatter S, Rao G, Prabhu S, Chen C, Fecci P, Chiang V, Smith K, Williams BJ, Mohammadi AM, Judy K, Sloan A, Tovar-Spinoza Z, Baumgartner J, Hadjipanayis C, Leuthardt EC. Laser Ablation of Abnormal Neurological Tissue Using Robotic NeuroBlate System (LAANTERN): 12-Month Outcomes and Quality of Life After Brain Tumor Ablation. Neurosurgery 2020, 87: e338-e346. PMID: 32315434, PMCID: PMC7534487, DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyaa071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky performance scorePrimary tumorBaseline Karnofsky performance scoreCancer Therapy-BrainPostprocedure hospital stayReal-world registryPatient-reported QOLNeurological tissuesHigh-grade gliomasQuality of lifeReal-world outcomesBaseline comorbiditiesHospital stayAdverse eventsMost patientsOverall survivalMedian ageBrain tumor ablationRadiation necrosisPatient populationMetastatic cancerFunctional assessmentSurvival rateBaseline levelsQoL
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 factorsLaser ablation after stereotactic radiosurgery: a multicenter prospective study in patients with metastatic brain tumors and radiation necrosis.
Ahluwalia M, Barnett GH, Deng D, Tatter SB, Laxton AW, Mohammadi AM, Leuthardt E, Chamoun R, Judy K, Asher A, Essig M, Dietrich J, Chiang VL. Laser ablation after stereotactic radiosurgery: a multicenter prospective study in patients with metastatic brain tumors and radiation necrosis. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2018, 130: 804-811. PMID: 29726782, DOI: 10.3171/2017.11.jns171273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesAdultAgedBrain NeoplasmsFemaleHumansKarnofsky Performance StatusLaser TherapyMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNecrosisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative ComplicationsProgression-Free SurvivalProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRadiation InjuriesRadiosurgeryTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalQuality of lifeKarnofsky Performance ScaleMulticenter prospective studyKPS scoreRecurrent tumorsStereotactic radiosurgeryOverall survivalProspective studyRadiation necrosisNeuro-Oncology Brain Metastases criteriaLocal progression-free survivalMedian KPS scoreSteroid sparing effectMetastatic brain tumorsLength of stayPercent of subjectsDuration of survivalOverall event rateSignificant differencesMajority of casesMetastasis (TNM) criteriaOS advantageProgression patientsBrain metastases
2017
Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases: Changing Practice Patterns and Disparities in the United States.
Kann BH, Park HS, Johnson SB, Chiang VL, Yu JB. Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases: Changing Practice Patterns and Disparities in the United States. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2017, 15: 1494-1502. PMID: 29223987, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2017.7003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer Data BaseStereotactic radiosurgeryBrain metastasesPractice patternsBrain radiotherapyMetastatic diseaseMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerNon-SR patientsUpfront brain radiotherapyNational practice patternsProportion of patientsKaplan-Meier methodCell lung cancerProportion of facilitiesQuality of lifeChi-square testActuarial survivalIntracranial controlNeurocognitive toxicityNonprivate insuranceSRS useNCDB analysisDiagnosis yearMultivariable analysis
2016
BMET-24. LASER ABLATION AFTER STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY (LAASR) – RESULTS OF A MULTI-CENTERED PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Chiang V, Dietrich J, Tatter S, Mohammadi A, Leuthardt E, Chamoun R, Judy K, Barnett G, Ahluwalia M. BMET-24. LASER ABLATION AFTER STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY (LAASR) – RESULTS OF A MULTI-CENTERED PROSPECTIVE STUDY. Neuro-Oncology 2016, 18: vi31-vi31. DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now212.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKarnofsky performance statusProgression-free survivalProgressive brain metastasesOverall survivalRadiation necrosisBrain metastasesMedian Karnofsky performance statusMedian KPS scorePrimary tumor pathologyPrior stereotactic radiosurgeryStereotactic radiosurgery resultsQuality of lifeOutcomes of useRN patientsSteroid usageFree survivalHospital stayKPS scorePerformance statusRANO criteriaSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeFACT-BrRecurrent tumorsTM patients
2015
Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomy for intractable tremor: A systematic review of the literature
Campbell AM, Glover J, Chiang VL, Gerrard J, Yu JB. Gamma knife stereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomy for intractable tremor: A systematic review of the literature. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2015, 114: 296-301. PMID: 25690750, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic radiosurgical thalamotomyRadiosurgical thalamotomyIntractable tremorSystematic reviewUnilateral gamma knife thalamotomyOnly available treatment optionGamma knife thalamotomyAvailable treatment optionsSignificant psychological burdenQuality of lifeSurgical candidatesSevere complicationsSurgical treatmentMedical therapyTransient hemiparesisAdverse outcomesTreatment optionsPatient deathStereotactic radiosurgical techniquesMovement disordersLanguage of publicationStereotactic radiosurgeryTreatment efficacyPsychological burdenRadiosurgical techniques