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| James D BrierleySummaryAffiliation: University of Toronto Country: Canada Publications
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Clinical management and outcome of papillary and follicular (differentiated) thyroid cancer presenting with distant metastasis at diagnosisElliot Sampson
Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Cancer 110:1451-6. 2007..Differentiated thyroid cancer has a good prognosis and only rarely presents with distant metastasis at diagnosis. The clinical outcome of this presentation was assessed with respect to survival and factors that may determine prognosis...
The role of external beam radiation and targeted therapy in thyroid cancerJames Brierley
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Semin Radiat Oncol 22:254-62. 2012....
Squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus treated with radiation and 5-fluorouracil, with and without mitomycin CJ Brierley
Princess Margaret Hospital Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 13:157-63. 2001..The treatment was well tolerated. Further studies are required to determine the most effective combination of radiation and chemotherapy or other radiation sensitizers for squamous cell carcinoma of the oesophagus...
External beam radiation therapy for thyroid cancerJames D Brierley
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 37:497-509, xi. 2008..The use of XRT for the palliation of symptomatic disease and recent advances in the technology of radiation delivery also will be discussed...
Rectal motion in patients receiving preoperative radiotherapy for carcinoma of the rectumJames D Brierley
Department of Radiation Medicine, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 80:97-102. 2011..To assess the movement of rectum, mesorectum, and rectal primary during a course of preoperative chemoradiotherapy...
The "y" symbol: an important classification tool for neoadjuvant cancer treatmentJames D Brierley
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cancer 106:2526-7. 2006
Prognostic factors and the effect of treatment with radioactive iodine and external beam radiation on patients with differentiated thyroid cancer seen at a single institution over 40 yearsJ Brierley
Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 63:418-27. 2005..To assess the prognostic factors and the role of radioactive iodine (RAI) and external beam radiotherapy (RT) in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer...
Update on external beam radiation therapy in thyroid cancerJames D Brierley
Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:2289-95. 2011..The important advances in the delivery of EBRT using intensity-modulated radiation and image-guided radiation that result in more accurate and potentially more effective radiation therapy with less toxicity are also discussed...
Outcome and toxicity of postoperative short course adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy following resection of adenocarcinoma of the rectumJames D Brierley
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Princess Margaret Hospital Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto Ontario, Canada
Acta Oncol 43:567-70. 2004..In view of the changes in surgical and pathological techniques in the last decade, further studies are required to determine the merits or otherwise of postoperative Short Course Adjuvant Radiation...
Accuracy of recorded tumor, node, and metastasis stage in a comprehensive cancer centerJames D Brierley
Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Clin Oncol 20:413-9. 2002..An audit was performed to determine the accuracy of recorded stage and to act as a baseline before the implementation of an education program...
Decision aid on radioactive iodine treatment for early stage papillary thyroid cancer--a randomized controlled trialAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trials 11:81. 2010..This decision is often difficult because of conflicting reports of RAI treatment benefit and medical evidence uncertainty due to the lack of long-term randomized controlled trials...
Basis for physician recommendations for adjuvant radioiodine therapy in early-stage thyroid carcinoma: principal findings of the Canadian-American thyroid cancer surveyAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Endocr Pract 14:175-84. 2008....
An updated systematic review and commentary examining the effectiveness of radioactive iodine remnant ablation in well-differentiated thyroid cancerAnna M Sawka
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 37:457-80, x. 2008..The incremental benefit of RRA in low risk patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer after total or near-total thyroidectomy who are receiving thyroid hormone suppressive therapy remains unclear...
A usability study of a computerized decision aid to help patients with, early stage papillary thyroid carcinoma in, decision-making on adjuvant radioactive iodine treatmentAnna M Sawka
Department of Medicine, University Health Network Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Patient Educ Couns 84:e24-7. 2011..This decision is complicated by uncertainty of the medical evidence relating to potential treatment benefits...
A systematic review examining the effects of therapeutic radioactive iodine on ovarian function and future pregnancy in female thyroid cancer survivorsAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 69:479-90. 2008..For women with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), the effect of radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy on gonadal and reproductive function is an important consideration...
The impact of thyroid cancer and post-surgical radioactive iodine treatment on the lives of thyroid cancer survivors: a qualitative studyAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PLoS ONE 4:e4191. 2009..Participants provided recommendations for healthcare providers on counseling future patients on adjuvant RAI treatment...
Randomized controlled trial of a computerized decision aid on adjuvant radioactive iodine treatment for patients with early-stage papillary thyroid cancerAnna M Sawka
University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St, 12 EN 212, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2C4
J Clin Oncol 30:2906-11. 2012..The DA describes the rationale, possible risks and benefits, and the medical evidence uncertainty relating to the choice...
A systematic review of the gonadal effects of therapeutic radioactive iodine in male thyroid cancer survivorsAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 68:610-7. 2008..For patients with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC), the gonadal effects of radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy is an important consideration...
Regional differences in opinions on adjuvant radioactive iodine treatment of thyroid carcinoma within Canada and the United StatesAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology and Department of Medicine, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thyroid 17:1235-42. 2007..To identify regional differences in recommendations for radioactive iodine remnant ablation (RRA) in early stage well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) within Canada and the United States...
Second primary malignancy risk after radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysisAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology and Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thyroid 19:451-7. 2009..Our objective was to determine if the risk of SPMs is increased in individuals with thyroid cancer treated with radioactive iodine (RAI), compared to those not treated with RAI...
Dietary iodine restriction in preparation for radioactive iodine treatment or scanning in well-differentiated thyroid cancer: a systematic reviewAnna M Sawka
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Thyroid 20:1129-38. 2010....
Changing physician practice: an evaluation of knowledge transfer strategies to enhance physician documentation of cancer stageSara Lankshear
Stage Capture Project, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
Healthc Q 13:84-92. 2010..Evaluation results reveal an increase in the provincial cancer stage data from 30 to 68%. The information presented here will be of interest to organizations implementing practice changes requiring physician engagement...
The consistency of panelists' appropriateness ratings: do experts produce clinically logical scores for rectal cancer treatment?David C Hodgson
Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave, Toronto, Ont, Canada M5G 2M9
Health Policy 71:57-65. 2005..To quantify the clinical consistency of expert panelists' ratings of appropriateness of pre-operative and post-operative chemotherapy plus radiation for rectal cancer...
Malignant teratoma of the thyroid: aggressive chemoradiation therapy is required after surgeryRichard W Tsang
Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Thyroid 13:401-4. 2003..This case and the modern experience of combined modality therapy in extragonadal germ cell tumors of the thyroid and other sites illustrate that these tumors should be managed aggressively in order to achieve best results...
Outcomes of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma following initial therapyJacqueline Jonklaas
Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Thyroid 16:1229-42. 2006..We were unable to show any impact, positive or negative, of specific therapies in stage I patients...
Second primary malignancy risk in thyroid cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysisShoba Subramanian
Endocrinology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA
Thyroid 17:1277-88. 2007..To determine the risk of second primary malignancies (SPMs) in thyroid cancer survivors...
