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Intensity-modulated radiation therapy after hysterectomy: comparison with conventional treatment and sensitivity of the normal-tissue-sparing effect to margin sizeAnesa Ahamad
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62:1117-24. 2005....
Perioperative and postoperative complications of intracavitary radiation for FIGO stage I-III carcinoma of the cervixA Jhingran
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 46:1177-83. 2000..To evaluate perioperative and postoperative complications of low-dose-rate (LDR) intracavitary radiation therapy in patients with FIGO Stage I-III carcinoma of the uterine cervix...
Age as a predictor of outcome for women with DCIS treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation: The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center experienceAnuja Jhingran
Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54:804-9. 2002..To analyze the long-term outcome of breast conservation therapy in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in a single institution and to analyze the prognostic importance, if any, of young patient age...
Definitive radiotherapy for patients with isolated vaginal recurrence of endometrial carcinoma after hysterectomyAnuja Jhingran
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 56:1366-72. 2003..To determine the outcome of patients after radical radiotherapy (RT) for isolated vaginal recurrence of endometrial carcinoma and to determine the clinical and pathologic predictors of outcome...
Heterogeneity of stage IIIA endometrial carcinomas: implications for adjuvant therapyB M Slomovitz
Department of Oncology, Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Int J Gynecol Cancer 15:510-6. 2005..Future prospective clinical trials should consider subclassifying patients with stage IIIA disease to better evaluate the role of adjuvant therapy...
Time course and outcome of central recurrence after radiation therapy for carcinoma of the cervixP J Eifel
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Gynecol Cancer 16:1106-11. 2006..The relatively stable annual actuarial risk between 3 and 25 years and the better survival rate after late CDR suggest that most "recurrences" after 3 years are actually new neoplasms...
Radiation injury: imaging findings in the chest, abdomen and pelvis after therapeutic radiationR Iyer
Departments of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cancer Imaging 6:S131-9. 2006..The following will discuss imaging findings that may be seen during imaging surveillance in patients with malignancy affecting the chest, abdomen and pelvis...
New radiation techniques in gynecological cancerA Ahamad
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Int J Gynecol Cancer 14:569-79. 2004..Here, we elucidate and illustrate contemporary techniques in radiation oncology, with particular attention paid to the external beam radiotherapy used for adjuvant and primary definitive management of malignancies of the female pelvis...
Gene expression changes in cervical squamous cell carcinoma after initiation of chemoradiation and correlation with clinical outcomeAnn H Klopp
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71:226-36. 2008..In addition we aimed to identify a gene expression profile that was associated with clinical outcome...
Clinical investigation: regional nodal failure patterns in breast cancer patients treated with mastectomy without radiotherapyEric A Strom
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63:1508-13. 2005....
Quality of life and sexual functioning in cervical cancer survivorsMichael Frumovitz
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, 1155 Herman Pressler, CPB6 3244, Unit 1362, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 23:7428-36. 2005..To compare quality of life and sexual functioning in cervical cancer survivors treated with either radical hysterectomy and lymph node dissection or radiotherapy...
Uterine cancersBenjamin E Greer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, USA
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 4:438-62. 2006
Advanced cervical cancer treatment in Harris County: pilot evaluation of factors that prevent optimal therapyLois M Ramondetta
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital, Houston, TX 77230, USA
Gynecol Oncol 103:547-53. 2006..To document obstacles to completing outpatient treatment faced by indigent patients with cervical cancer and compare treatment costs...
Comparison of treatment tolerance and outcomes in patients with cervical cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in a prospective randomized trial or with standard treatmentMylin A Torres
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70:118-25. 2008..To compare the treatment and outcomes of cervical cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CT-RT) in a multi-institutional trial or as standard care...
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node detection in women with vaginal cancerMichael Frumovitz
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, CPB6 3244, Unit 1362, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Herman Pressler, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gynecol Oncol 108:478-81. 2008..To determine the patterns of lymphatic drainage from primary vaginal cancers utilizing lymphoscintigraphy and to determine if this clinical information would affect treatment planning...
Retroperitoneal lymph node resection in patients with cervical cancerIsrael Zighelboim
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Washington University School of Medicine and Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, St. Louis, MO, USA
Surg Oncol 15:79-83. 2006..002). CONCLUSIONS: The ability to completely resect suspected metastatic lymph nodes at the time of extraperitoneal lymph node dissection in patients with cervical cancer is associated with size and location of largest lymph node...
Eleven years: the long and winding roadLois M Ramondetta
Gynecol Oncol 107:166-8. 2007
Primary adenocarcinoma of the vagina not associated with diethylstilbestrol (DES) exposureSteven J Frank
Division of Radiation Oncology, Unit 97, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gynecol Oncol 105:470-4. 2007..The purpose of this study was to define the pathologic characteristics of verified NDAV and characterize the outcomes of patients who present with this rare malignancy...
Extended-field irradiation and intracavitary brachytherapy combined with cisplatin chemotherapy for cervical cancer with positive para-aortic or high common iliac lymph nodes: results of ARM 1 of RTOG 0116William Small
Department of Radiation Oncology, Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, 251 E Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68:1081-7. 2007..This manuscript reports the results of Part 1...
A three-dimensional computed tomography-assisted Monte Carlo evaluation of ovoid shielding on the dose to the bladder and rectum in intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancerKent A Gifford
Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63:615-21. 2005..To determine the effects of Fletcher Suit Delclos ovoid shielding on dose to the bladder and rectum during intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancer...
Radical hysterectomy in obese and morbidly obese women with cervical cancerMichael Frumovitz
Departments of Gynecologic Oncology and Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Obstet Gynecol 112:899-905. 2008....
A phase II trial of cisplatin, ifosfamide, and mesna in patients with advanced or recurrent uterine malignant mixed müllerian tumors with evaluation of potential molecular targetsLois M Ramondetta
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
Gynecol Oncol 90:529-36. 2003..The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of cisplatin, ifosfamide, and mesna in uterine malignant mixed müllerian tumor (MMMT) and to evaluate the expression of clinically relevant molecular markers...
Groin recurrence in patients with vulvar cancer with negative nodes on superficial inguinal lymphadenectomyMary E Gordinier
Program in Women's Oncology, Brown University/Women and Infants' Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
Gynecol Oncol 90:625-8. 2003..SIL as performed on the patients in this study did not eliminate all sites of nodal metastasis...
Uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex-cord tumor: report of a case mimicking cervical adenocarcinomaWareef Kabbani
Department of Pathalogy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Int J Gynecol Pathol 22:297-302. 2003....
Malignant mixed Müllerian tumors of the uterus: analysis of patterns of failure, prognostic factors, and treatment outcomeMichael Callister
Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 58:786-96. 2004..Future research should consider programs that integrate surgery, RT, and chemotherapy to maximize the probability of cure...
Chemotherapy-induced apoptosis and Bcl-2 levels correlate with breast cancer response to chemotherapyThomas A Buchholz
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer J 9:33-41. 2003..We investigated whether changes in tumor cell apoptosis and Bcl-2 expression immediately after chemotherapy correlated with response to breast cancer treatment...
Long-term outcome after breast-conservation treatment with radiation for mammographically detected ductal carcinoma in situ of the breastLawrence J Solin
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
Cancer 103:1137-46. 2005..The objective of the current study was to determine the long-term outcome after breast-conservation surgery followed by definitive breast irradiation for women with mammographically detected DCIS of the breast...
Feasibility of dose escalation using intensity-modulated radiotherapy in posthysterectomy cervical carcinomaWARREN D D'SOUZA
Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 61:1062-70. 2005..4 Gy and 54 Gy...
Correlation of smoking history and other patient characteristics with major complications of pelvic radiation therapy for cervical cancerPatricia J Eifel
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 20:3651-7. 2002..The purpose of this study was to identify patient-related factors that influence the risk of serious late complications of pelvic radiation therapy...
Comparison between CT-based volumetric calculations and ICRU reference-point estimates of radiation doses delivered to bladder and rectum during intracavitary radiotherapy for cervical cancerChristopher E Pelloski
Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62:131-7. 2005..In contrast, the dose to the ICRU bladder point does not appear to be a reasonable surrogate for the DBV2. Correlation with late complications are needed to define the role of three-dimensional dosimetry in treatment planning...
Definitive radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the vaginaSteven J Frank
Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62:138-47. 2005..Brachytherapy plays an important role in the treatment of many vaginal cancers but should be carefully selected and applied to obtain optimal coverage of the target volume...
The role of radiation therapy in preventing regional recurrences of invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the vulvaAngela Katz
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 57:409-18. 2003..CONCLUSION: RT alone or in combination with LND is highly effective in preventing INR in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva and is associated with a low risk of major late complications...
Consensus guidelines for delineation of clinical target volume for intensity-modulated pelvic radiotherapy in postoperative treatment of endometrial and cervical cancerWilliam Small
Department of Radiation Oncology, Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71:428-34. 2008..To develop an atlas of the clinical target volume (CTV) definitions for postoperative radiotherapy of endometrial and cervical cancer to be used for planning pelvic intensity-modulated radiotherapy...
Uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC): a single institution review of 129 casesBrian M Slomovitz
Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Gynecol Oncol 91:463-9. 2003..Among patients with noninvasive uterine disease, there was a high proportion with abdominal metastasis. Therefore, complete surgical staging of these patients is vital in determining their prognosis...
Potential advantages of intensity-modulated radiation therapy in gynecologic malignanciesAnuja Jhingran
Division of Radiation Oncology, Unit 1202. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Semin Radiat Oncol 16:144-51. 2006..Therefore, before complete acceptance of IMRT in the treatment of gynecologic malignancies, large multicenter trials are needed to help develop guidelines and standards...
Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix: outcome and patterns of recurrenceAkila N Viswanathan
Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Gynecol Oncol 93:27-33. 2004..Brain metastases were seen only in patients who also had lung metastases, suggesting that prophylactic cranial irradiation would be of little benefit...
Dosimetric evaluation of the Fletcher-Williamson ovoid for pulsed-dose-rate brachytherapy: a Monte Carlo studyMichael J Price
Department of Radiation Physics, Unit 1220, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1220 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Phys Med Biol 50:5075-87. 2005..A validated MC model is the first requirement to simulate common LDR clinical loadings (5-20 mgRaEq) and, thus, will aid in the transition from the current 137Cs Selectron LDR ICBT to PDR for treatment of gynecologic cancers...
Salvage treatment for local or local-regional recurrence after initial breast conservation treatment with radiation for ductal carcinoma in situLawrence J Solin
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Eur J Cancer 41:1715-23. 2005..Close follow-up after initial breast conservation treatment with radiation is warranted for the early detection of potentially salvageable local and local-regional recurrences...
