2023
PO38 Clinical Outcomes Following Brachytherapy for Endometrial Cancer Patients with Narrow Vaginal Anatomy
Adefres B, Tien C, Damast S. PO38 Clinical Outcomes Following Brachytherapy for Endometrial Cancer Patients with Narrow Vaginal Anatomy. Brachytherapy 2023, 22: s84-s85. DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2023.06.139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaginal cuff brachytherapyVaginal recurrenceEndometrial cancerEC patientsVaginal surfaceClinical outcomesVaginal anatomyGrade 2Single-channel vaginal cylinderStage IVb endometrial cancerAdjuvant vaginal cuff brachytherapyConsecutive EC patientsEndometrial cancer patientsExcellent local controlKaplan-Meier methodExternal beam radiotherapyInsertional painBaseline painVaginal stenosisCTCAE v4.0Patient demographicsStage IIIAUrinary toxicityMedian ageMedian BMI
2015
High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma
Damast S, Higgins SA, Ratner E, De Leon MC, Mani S, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin A, Rutherford T, Schwartz PE. High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma. Journal Of Contemporary Brachytherapy 2015, 7: 35-40. PMID: 25829935, PMCID: PMC4371058, DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2015.48539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrence-free survivalUterine serous carcinomaComprehensive surgical stagingOverall survivalSurgical stagingSerous carcinomaPara-aortic lymph node dissectionFIGO 2009 stage ICarboplatin-paclitaxel chemotherapyInstitutional chart reviewIsolated vaginal recurrencesSimultaneous lung metastasisLymph node dissectionPelvic control rateKaplan-Meier methodRate vaginal brachytherapyCases of recurrenceMedian followNode dissectionPeritoneal cytologyVaginal brachytherapyVaginal recurrenceTotal hysterectomyChart reviewBrachytherapy dose