[HTML][HTML] International consensus on radiotherapy in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

Z Zhu, J Ni, X Cai, S Su, H Zhuang, Z Yang… - Translational Lung …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, with non-
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting for most cases. While radiotherapy has …

Stereotactic radiosurgery and local control of brain metastases from triple-negative breast cancer

RO Kowalchuk, A Niranjan, J Hess, JP Antonios… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an effective treatment for intracranial
metastatic disease, but its role in triple-negative breast cancer requires further study. Herein …

A critical appraisal of the four systematic reviews and meta-analysis on stereotactic body radiation therapy versus external beam radiotherapy for painful bone …

HCY Wong, AW Chan, P Johnstone… - Annals of palliative …, 2023 - zora.uzh.ch
Radiotherapy is an important treatment modality for pain control in patients with bone
metastases. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), which allows delivering a much …

Development and validation of a recursive partitioning analysis–based pretreatment decision‐making tool identifying ideal candidates for spine stereotactic body …

RO Kowalchuk, TC Mullikin, M Florez, BS De… - Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background This study was aimed at develo** and validating a decision‐making tool
predictive of overall survival (OS) for patients receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy …

Cost effectiveness of treatment strategies for high risk prostate cancer

RO Kowalchuk, H Kim, WS Harmsen, EB Jeans… - Cancer, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with high‐risk prostate cancer (HRPC) have multiple accepted
treatment options. Because there is no overall survival benefit of one option over another …

Prognostic analysis of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) combined with 125I implantation on lumbosacral vertebral osteoblastic metastases

L Xu, X Huang, Y Lou, W **e, J He, Z Yang… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Objective Lumbosacral vertebral osteoblastic metastasis is treated with percutaneous
vertebroplasty (PVP) combined with 125I seed implantation and PVP alone. Compared to …

[HTML][HTML] Planning for the effect of the SC. 24 trial on spine stereotactic body radiation therapy utilization at a tertiary cancer center

AJ Arifin, S Young, GS Bauman, H Fakir… - Advances in Radiation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose The goal of this study was to assess the potential real-world effect of the recently
reported SC. 24 trial on spine stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) utilization. We …

Development and validation of a unifying pre-treatment decision tool for intracranial and extracranial metastasis-directed radiotherapy

R Kowalchuk, TC Mullikin, W Breen, HC Gits… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Though metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) has the potential to improve overall
survival (OS), appropriate patient selection remains challenging. We aimed to develop a …

Assessment of minimum target dose as a predictor of local failure after spine SBRT

RO Kowalchuk, TC Mullikin, GM Spears… - Radiotherapy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Metastasis-directed stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has demonstrated
robust clinical benefits in carefully selected patients, improving local control and even …

Validation of the prognostic index for spine metastasis (PRISM) for stratifying survival in patients treated with spinal stereotactic body radiation

MA Florez, B De, R Kowalchuk, C Tang… - Radiotherapy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Purpose The Prognostic Index for Spinal Metastasis (PRISM) is a scoring system
derived from prospective data from a single institution that stratifies patients undergoing …