Clair Beard

Summary

Affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Effects of complementary therapies on clinical outcomes in patients being treated with radiation therapy for prostate cancer
    Clair Beard
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Brigham and Women s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Cancer 117:96-102. 2011
  2. ncbi Defining the rectal dose constraint for permanent radioactive seed implantation of the prostate
    Michele Albert
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Urol Oncol 26:147-52. 2008
  3. ncbi A prospective evaluation of rectal bleeding after dose-escalated three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy using an intrarectal balloon for prostate gland localization and immobilization
    Anthony V D'Amico
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Urology 67:780-4. 2006
  4. ncbi Acute gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and dermatological toxicity during dose-escalated 3D-conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) using an intrarectal balloon for prostate gland localization and immobilization
    Rosemonde Woel
    Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62:392-6. 2005
  5. ncbi Perineural invasion associated with increased cancer-specific mortality after external beam radiation therapy for men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer
    Clair Beard
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66:403-7. 2006
  6. ncbi Pretreatment predictors of posttreatment PSA doubling times for patients undergoing three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for clinically localized prostate cancer
    Clair Beard
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Urology 66:1020-3. 2005
  7. ncbi Acute urinary retention after magnetic resonance image-guided prostate brachytherapy with and without neoadjuvant external beam radiotherapy
    Daniel M Landis
    Joint Center for Radiation Therapy Residency Training Program, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Urology 65:750-4. 2005
  8. ncbi Patient-reported acute gastrointestinal toxicity in men receiving 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for prostate cancer with or without neoadjuvant androgen suppression therapy
    Henry K Tsai
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Urol Oncol 23:230-7. 2005
  9. ncbi Impact of the percentage of positive prostate cores on prostate cancer-specific mortality for patients with low or favorable intermediate-risk disease
    Anthony V D'Amico
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    J Clin Oncol 22:3726-32. 2004
  10. ncbi Phase II study of low dose and high dose conjugated estrogen for androgen independent prostate cancer
    Mark Pomerantz
    Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Urol 177:2146-50. 2007

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Effects of complementary therapies on clinical outcomes in patients being treated with radiation therapy for prostate cancer
    Clair Beard
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Brigham and Women s Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Cancer 117:96-102. 2011
    ....
  2. ncbi Defining the rectal dose constraint for permanent radioactive seed implantation of the prostate
    Michele Albert
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Urol Oncol 26:147-52. 2008
    ..This study was performed to define the rectal dose constraint that would predict late rectal bleeding requiring argon plasma coagulation (APC) following prostate brachy mono-therapy...
  3. ncbi A prospective evaluation of rectal bleeding after dose-escalated three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy using an intrarectal balloon for prostate gland localization and immobilization
    Anthony V D'Amico
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Urology 67:780-4. 2006
    ....
  4. ncbi Acute gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and dermatological toxicity during dose-escalated 3D-conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) using an intrarectal balloon for prostate gland localization and immobilization
    Rosemonde Woel
    Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62:392-6. 2005
    ..A modified intrarectal balloon (Medrad) was used for prostate gland localization and immobilization...
  5. ncbi Perineural invasion associated with increased cancer-specific mortality after external beam radiation therapy for men with low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer
    Clair Beard
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66:403-7. 2006
    ..To identify an association between perineural invasion (PNI) and cancer-specific survival in patients with prostate cancer after standard-dose external beam radiation therapy (RT)...
  6. ncbi Pretreatment predictors of posttreatment PSA doubling times for patients undergoing three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy for clinically localized prostate cancer
    Clair Beard
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Urology 66:1020-3. 2005
    ..Pretreatment risk groups predict for posttreatment biochemical failure (BF) after conformal radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer and posttreatment PSADTs can predict for prostate cancer-related deaths...
  7. ncbi Acute urinary retention after magnetic resonance image-guided prostate brachytherapy with and without neoadjuvant external beam radiotherapy
    Daniel M Landis
    Joint Center for Radiation Therapy Residency Training Program, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Urology 65:750-4. 2005
    ..To evaluate the risk of acute urinary retention (AUR) and sequelae after urethra-sparing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided prostate brachytherapy...
  8. ncbi Patient-reported acute gastrointestinal toxicity in men receiving 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy for prostate cancer with or without neoadjuvant androgen suppression therapy
    Henry K Tsai
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Urol Oncol 23:230-7. 2005
    ..To investigate the impact of 2 months of neoadjuvant and 2 months of concurrent hormonal therapy on the acute gastrointestinal (GI) toxicities associated with 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) for prostate adenocarcinoma...
  9. ncbi Impact of the percentage of positive prostate cores on prostate cancer-specific mortality for patients with low or favorable intermediate-risk disease
    Anthony V D'Amico
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    J Clin Oncol 22:3726-32. 2004
    ..We investigated whether pretreatment factors predicted time to prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) after conventional-dose and conformal radiation therapy (CRT)...
  10. ncbi Phase II study of low dose and high dose conjugated estrogen for androgen independent prostate cancer
    Mark Pomerantz
    Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    J Urol 177:2146-50. 2007
    ..We tested 2 doses of the conjugated estrogen Premarin(R) in patients with androgen independent prostate cancer to determine the efficacy and safety of this widely available medication...
  11. ncbi Comparing PSA outcome after radical prostatectomy or magnetic resonance imaging-guided partial prostatic irradiation in select patients with clinically localized adenocarcinoma of the prostate
    Clare M Tempany
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Urology 62:1063-7. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Despite only partial prostatic irradiation using intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging-guided brachytherapy, similar 5-year estimates of PSA control were found for both brachytherapy and RP-managed patients...
  12. ncbi Treatment of a radiation-induced rectal ulcer with hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a man with prostate cancer
    Mari Nakabayashi
    Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Urol Oncol 24:503-8. 2006
    ..Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be considered a treatment option after failure of standard treatments in patients with severe radiation proctopathy...
  13. ncbi Impact on rectal dose from the use of a prostate immobilization and rectal localization device for patients receiving dose escalated 3D conformal radiation therapy
    Mona V Sanghani
    Department of Radiation Oncology, The Brigham and Women s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
    Urol Oncol 22:165-8. 2004
    ....
  14. ncbi Late genitourinary and gastrointestinal toxicity after magnetic resonance image-guided prostate brachytherapy with or without neoadjuvant external beam radiation therapy
    Michele Albert
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, L 2 Level, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Cancer 98:949-54. 2003
    ..This study was designed to estimate the rates of late genitourinary (GU) and rectal toxicity after magnetic resonance image (MRI)-guided prostate brachytherapy exclusively or in conjunction with external beam radiation therapy (EBRT)...
  15. ncbi Testicular cancer survivorship: research strategies and recommendations
    Lois B Travis
    Department of Radiation Oncology, James P Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 102:1114-30. 2010
    ..Just as testicular cancer once served as the paradigm of a curable malignancy, comprehensive follow-up studies of testicular cancer survivors can pioneer new methodologies in survivorship research for all adult-onset cancer...
  16. ncbi Phase III study of ibuprofen versus placebo for radiation-induced genitourinary side effects
    C Norman Coleman
    Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54:191-4. 2002
    ..This study examined whether the inflammatory response within the prostate during radiotherapy would respond to the standard dose of ibuprofen as assessed by a symptom score...