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View article: Palliative radiation oncology programs: improving value through high-quality and cost-effective care
Palliative radiation oncology programs: improving value through high-quality and cost-effective care Open
An estimated 40% of all radiation treatments are delivered with non-curative intent, and there is strong evidence that this cohort of patients benefits from the early integration of palliative care services. Palliative radiation oncology p…
View article: Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology: Report from the Eleventh Annual Meeting (2024)
Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology: Report from the Eleventh Annual Meeting (2024) Open
View article: OCTS-09 THE PROSPECTIVE PHASE II COG-SRS TRIAL: AN UPDATE ON COGNITIVE-SPARING STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR BRAIN METASTASES
OCTS-09 THE PROSPECTIVE PHASE II COG-SRS TRIAL: AN UPDATE ON COGNITIVE-SPARING STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR BRAIN METASTASES Open
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) plans that respect the neural correlates of cognition should result in better post-treatment cognitive outcomes compared to standard plans. The prospective phase II COG-SRS Trial is designed to test this hyp…
View article: Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology: report from the Tenth Annual Meeting (2023)
Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology: report from the Tenth Annual Meeting (2023) Open
View article: LMAP-17 FEASIBILITY OF COGNITIVE-SPARING STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR BRAIN METASTASES: INITIAL REPORT OF PHASE II COG-SRS TRIAL
LMAP-17 FEASIBILITY OF COGNITIVE-SPARING STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOR BRAIN METASTASES: INITIAL REPORT OF PHASE II COG-SRS TRIAL Open
Radiotherapy at high doses leads to white matter (WM) and hippocampal injury which can cause cognitive decline. We designed the first, to our knowledge, evidence-based cognitive-sparing brain SRS trial for patients with limited brain metas…
View article: Successful Noninvasive 12-Lead ECG Mapping-Guided Radiotherapy of Inaccessible Ventricular Tachycardia Substrate Due to Mechanical Valves
Successful Noninvasive 12-Lead ECG Mapping-Guided Radiotherapy of Inaccessible Ventricular Tachycardia Substrate Due to Mechanical Valves Open
In patients presenting with refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) and aortic and mitral mechanical prosthetic valves, traditional catheter ablation is challenging. We describe a case in which a novel noninvasive computational electrocard…
View article: Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology: Report from the Ninth Annual Meeting (2022)
Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology: Report from the Ninth Annual Meeting (2022) Open
The Society for Palliative Radiation Oncology (SPRO) is an international group of clinicians whose primary aim is to advance the field of palliative radiation oncology by promoting evidence-based palliative radiation therapy and excellence…
View article: Split course palliative radiotherapy for advanced lung cancer with 3D planning based analysis of outcome: a retrospective review
Split course palliative radiotherapy for advanced lung cancer with 3D planning based analysis of outcome: a retrospective review Open
There is currently significant practice pattern variability for palliative lung radiotherapy. Split course palliative radiation of 50-60 Gy in 18-25 fractions represents an option to consider for patients with advanced lung cancer who do n…
View article: Hypofractionated radiation therapy as palliative management for symptomatic and local control of advanced thoracic malignancies
Hypofractionated radiation therapy as palliative management for symptomatic and local control of advanced thoracic malignancies Open
Palliative SBRT has the advantage of higher biologic dose without protracted course for patients with limited prognosis. Patients showed significant symptom palliation and long-term local control. Palliative SBRT represents a reasonable tr…
View article: Computational ECG mapping and respiratory gating to optimize stereotactic ablative radiotherapy workflow for refractory ventricular tachycardia
Computational ECG mapping and respiratory gating to optimize stereotactic ablative radiotherapy workflow for refractory ventricular tachycardia Open
A workflow including computational ECG mapping and protocol-guided respiratory gating is feasible, is safe, and may improve the ease of SAbR planning. Studies to validate this workflow in larger populations are required.
View article: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy as Palliative Management for Incurable Lung Malignancies
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy as Palliative Management for Incurable Lung Malignancies Open
View article: Radiation Recall Pneumonitis After Treatment With Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy: A Case Series and Review of Literature
Radiation Recall Pneumonitis After Treatment With Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy: A Case Series and Review of Literature Open
Background Radiation recall pneumonitis (RRP) is a poorly understood clinical syndrome in which patients develop radiation pneumonitis triggered by a systemic agent, often years after the completion of radiation therapy. Immune checkpoint …
View article: Cost Savings Associated With Palliative Care Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer
Cost Savings Associated With Palliative Care Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Open
Background: There is inconsistent evidence that palliative care intervention decreases total healthcare expenditure at end-of-life for oncology patients. This inconsistent evidence may result from small sample sizes at single institution s…
View article: Survival of African American and non‐Hispanic white men with prostate cancer in an equal‐access health care system
Survival of African American and non‐Hispanic white men with prostate cancer in an equal‐access health care system Open
Background African American (AA) men in the general US population are more than twice as likely to die of prostate cancer (PC) compared with non‐Hispanic white (NHW) men. The authors hypothesized that receiving care through the Veterans Af…
View article: Racial Equity among African-American and Non-Hispanic White Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Racial Equity among African-American and Non-Hispanic White Men Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Open
View article: Automated Text Mining of Prostate Pathology Reports Extracted from an Electronic Medical System, using a Rule-Based Approach
Automated Text Mining of Prostate Pathology Reports Extracted from an Electronic Medical System, using a Rule-Based Approach Open
View article: Clinical Impact of Local Progression in Pancreatic Cancer
Clinical Impact of Local Progression in Pancreatic Cancer Open
Background: The high prevalence of distant metastatic disease among patients with pancreatic cancer often draws attention away from the local pancreatic tumor. This study aimed to define the complications and hospitalizations from l…
View article: Effect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer
Effect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer Open
Purpose: Palliative care’s role in oncology has expanded, but its effect on aggressiveness of care at the end of life has not been characterized at the population level. Methods: This matched retrospective cohort study examined the effect …
View article: Impact of Radiation on Pain in Veterans Affairs Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
Impact of Radiation on Pain in Veterans Affairs Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Open