Browsing by Author "Mahadevan, Anand"
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Dosimetric analysis of the alopecia preventing effect of hippocampus sparing whole brain radiation therapy
Mahadevan, Anand; Sampson, Carrie; LaRosa, Salvatore; Floyd, Scott R.; Wong, Eric T.; Uhlmann, Erik J.; Sengupta, Soma; Kasper, Ekkehard M. (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: Whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is widely used for the treatment of brain metastases. Cognitive decline and alopecia are recognized adverse effects of WBRT. Recently hippocampus sparing whole brain radiation ... -
Gefitinib and High-Dose Fractionated Radiotherapy for Carcinomatous Encephalitis from Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Wong, Eric T.; Wu, Julian K.; Mahadevan, Anand (Dove Medical Press, 2007)Carcinomatous encephalitis is a rapidly fatal form of metastasis caused by miliary spread of systemic cancer into the brain parenchyma. The diagnostic criteria and optimal treatment for this disease are not well defined. ... -
Hypofractionated Radiotherapy and Stereotactic Boost with Concurrent and Adjuvant Temozolamide for Glioblastoma in Good Performance Status Elderly Patients – Early Results of a Phase II Trial
Floyd, Scott Richard; Kasper, Ekkehard Matthias; Uhlmann, Erik J; Fonkem, Ekokobe; Wong, Eric T.; Mahadevan, Anand (Frontiers Media S.A., 2012)Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive primary brain neoplasm with dismal prognosis. Based on successful phase III trials, 60 Gy involved-field radiotherapy in 30 fractions over 6 weeks [Standard radiation therapy ... -
The role of whole brain radiation therapy in the management of melanoma brain metastases
Dyer, Michael A; Arvold, Nils D; Chen, Yu-Hui; Pinnell, Nancy E; Mitin, Timur; Lee, Eudocia Q; Hodi, F Stephen; Ibrahim, Nageatte; Weiss, Stephanie E; Kelly, Paul J; Floyd, Scott R; Mahadevan, Anand; Alexander, Brian M (BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Brain metastases are common in patients with melanoma, and optimal management is not well defined. As melanoma has traditionally been thought of as “radioresistant,” the role of whole brain radiation therapy ... -
The RSSearch™ Registry: patterns of care and outcomes research on patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy
Davis, Joanne N; Medbery III, Clinton; Sharma, Sanjeev; Danish, Adnan; Mahadevan, Anand (BioMed Central, 2013)Background: The RSSearch™ Registry is a multi-institutional, observational, ongoing registry established to standardize data collection from patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and/or stereotactic body ... -
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Intrahepatic and Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Mahadevan, Anand; Dagoglu, Nergiz; Mancias, Joseph; Raven, Kristin; Khwaja, Khalid; Tseng, Jennifer F; Ng, Kimmie; Enzinger, Peter; Miksad, Rebecca; Bullock, Andrea; Evenson, Amy (Ivyspring International Publisher, 2015)Background: Unresectable intrahepatic and hilar cholangiocarcinomas carry a dismal prognosis. Systemic chemotherapy and conventional external beam radiation and brachytherapy have been used with limited success. We explored ... -
Stereotactic body radiotherapy for centrally located early-stage non-small cell lung cancer or lung metastases from the RSSearch® patient registry
Davis, Joanne N.; Medbery, Clinton; Sharma, Sanjeev; Pablo, John; Kimsey, Frank; Perry, David; Muacevic, Alexander; Mahadevan, Anand (BioMed Central, 2015)Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate treatment patterns and outcomes of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for centrally located primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or lung metastases from the ... -
Stereotactic body radiotherapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer: clinical outcomes from a National Patient Registry
Davis, Joanne N.; Medbery, Clinton; Sharma, Sanjeev; Perry, David; Pablo, John; D’Ambrosio, David J.; McKellar, Heidi; Kimsey, Frank C.; Chomiak, Paul N.; Mahadevan, Anand (Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2015)Objectives: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is a definitive local treatment option for patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are not surgical candidates and patients who refuse surgery. The ... -
Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Renal Cancer Brain Metastasis: Prognostic Factors and the Role of Whole-Brain Radiation and Surgical Resection
Ippen, Franziska M.; Mahadevan, Anand; Wong, Eric T.; Uhlmann, Erik J.; Sengupta, Soma; Kasper, Ekkehard M. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015)Background:. Renal cell carcinoma is a frequent source of brain metastasis. We present our consecutive series of patients treated with Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and analyse prognostic factors and the interplay of ...