2023
Feasibility and Toxicity of Full-Body Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Technique for High-Dose Total Body Irradiation
Keit E, Liveringhouse C, Figura N, Weygand J, Sandoval M, Garcia G, Peters J, Nieder M, Faramand R, Khimani F, Kim S, Robinson T, Johnstone P, Penagaricano J, Latifi K. Feasibility and Toxicity of Full-Body Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Technique for High-Dose Total Body Irradiation. Technology In Cancer Research & Treatment 2023, 22: 15330338231180779. PMID: 37287260, PMCID: PMC10272663, DOI: 10.1177/15330338231180779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-dose total body irradiationTotal body irradiationHelical tomotherapyBody irradiationDosimetric outcomesLower lung dosesMucosal sparing techniquesArc therapy (VMAT) techniqueMucosal sparingHead-first positionMyeloablative conditioningDaily fractionsLung dosesAcute leukemiaPrescription doseHT plansDose goalsFFS plansOAR sparingPatientsLow dosesArc therapyUnique protocolDosesVMAT plans
2022
Radiation therapy prior to CAR T-cell therapy in lymphoma: impact on patient outcomes
Figura N, Sim A, Jain M, Chavez J, Robinson T. Radiation therapy prior to CAR T-cell therapy in lymphoma: impact on patient outcomes. Expert Review Of Hematology 2022, 15: 1023-1030. PMID: 36369950, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2022.2147919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCAR T-cell therapyT-cell therapySalvage radiotherapyPatient outcomesAnti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapyChimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapyLarge B-cell lymphomaCurrent retrospective dataHigh tumor burdenClinical risk factorsAblative radiation dosesHypothesis-driven clinical trialsB-cell lymphomaMost patientsR DLBCLLocal recurrenceTumor burdenClinical evidenceRisk factorsTreatment paradigmClinical trialsTreatment outcomesRadiation therapyElevated riskPatients