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Adenocarcinoma of the right lung and the impact of high-dose IGRT

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Shehadeh NJ, Ensley JF, Kucuk O, Black C, Yoo GH, Jacobs J, Lin HS, Heilbrun LK, Smith D, Kim H.
Benefit of postoperative chemoradiotherapy for patients with unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Head Neck. 2006 Aug 24

Kwon KY, Kong DS, Lee JI, Nam DH, Park K, Kim JH.
Outcome of repeated radiosurgery for recurrent metastatic brain tumors. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2006 Aug 21;

Braga-Basaria M, Dobs AS, Muller DC, Carducci MA, John M, Egan J, Basaria S.
Metabolic syndrome in men with prostate cancer undergoing long-term androgen-deprivation therapy. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 20;24(24):3979-83.

Taghian AG, Jeong JH, Mamounas EP, Parda DS, Deutsch M, Costantino JP, Wolmark N.
Low locoregional recurrence rate among node-negative breast cancer patients with tumors 5 cm or larger treated by mastectomy, with or without adjuvant systemic therapy and without radiotherapy: results from five national surgical adjuvant breast and bowel project randomized clinical trials. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 20;24(24):3927-32.

Buckner JC, Ballman KV, Michalak JC, Burton GV, Cascino TL, Schomberg PJ, Hawkins RB, Scheithauer BW, Sandler HM, Marks RS, O'Fallon JR; North Central Cancer Treatment Group 93-72-52; Southwest Oncology Group 9503 Trials.
Phase III trial of carmustine and cisplatin compared with carmustine alone and standard radiation therapy or accelerated radiation therapy in patients with glioblastoma multiforme: North Central Cancer Treatment Group 93-72-52 and Southwest Oncology Group 9503 Trials. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 20;24(24):3871-9.

Spiro SG, James LE, Rudd RM, Trask CW, Tobias JS, Snee M, Gilligan D, Murray PA, Ruiz de Elvira MC, O'Donnell KM, Gower NH, Harper PG, Hackshaw AK; London Lung Cancer Group.
Early compared with late radiotherapy in combined modality treatment for limited disease small-cell lung cancer: a London Lung Cancer Group multicenter randomized clinical trial and meta-analysis. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 20;24(24):3823-30.

Fritz P, Kraus HJ, Muhlnickel W, Hammer U, Dolken W, Engel-Riedel W, Chemaissani A, Stoelben E.
Stereotactic, single-dose irradiation of stage I non-small cell lung cancer and lung metastases. Radiat Oncol. 2006 Aug 20;1(1):30

Fischer BM, Mortensen J, Langer SW, Loft A, Berthelsen AK, Daugaard G, Lassen U, Hansen HH.
PET/CT imaging in response evaluation of patients with small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer. 2006 Aug 16

Matloub Y, Lindemulder S, Gaynon PS, Sather H, La M, Broxson E, Yanofsky R, Hutchinson R, Heerema NA, Nachman J, Blake M, Wells LM, Sorrell AD, Masterson M, Kelleher JF, Stork LC; Children's Oncology Group.
Intrathecal triple therapy decreases central nervous system relapse but fails to improve event-free survival when compared with intrathecal methotrexate: results of the Children's Cancer Group (CCG) 1952 study for standard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, reported by the Children's Oncology Group. Blood. 2006 Aug 15;108(4):1165-73

Harris EE, Correa C, Hwang WT, Liao J, Litt HI, Ferrari VA, Solin LJ.
Late Cardiac Mortality and Morbidity in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients After Breast-Conservation Treatment. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 14

Yuile P, Dent O, Cook R, Biggs M, Little N.
Survival of glioblastoma patients related to presenting symptoms, brain site and treatment variables. J Clin Neurosci. 2006 Aug 12

Frowen JJ, Perry AR.
Swallowing outcomes after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: A systematic review. Head Neck. 2006 Aug 11

Chambers MS, Rosenthal DI, Weber RS.
Radiation-induced xerostomia. Head Neck. 2006 Aug 11

Korreman SS, Pedersen AN, Josipovic M, Aarup LR, Juhler-Nottrup T, Specht L, Nystrom H.
Cardiac and pulmonary complication probabilities for breast cancer patients after routine end-inspiration gated radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol. 2006 Aug 11

Chao ST, Barnett GH, Liu SW, Reuther AM, Toms SA, Vogelbaum MA, Videtic GM, Suh JH.
Five-year survivors of brain metastases: a single-institution report of 32 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Aug 10

Fransson P, Bergstrom P, Lofroth PO, Widmarkm D Ph D A.
Five-year prospective patient evaluation of bladder and bowel symptoms after dose-escalated radiotherapy for prostate cancer with the BEAMCATH((R)) technique. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Aug 10

Zeliadt SB, Potosky AL, Penson DF, Etzioni R.
Survival benefit associated with adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy combined with radiotherapy for high- and low-risk patients with nonmetastatic prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Aug 10;

Guo WY, Lee SM, Chang YC, Pan HC.
The Impact of Arteriovenous Malformation Radiosurgery on the Brain: From Morphology and Perfusion to Neurocognition. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2006 Aug 10;84(4):162-169

Voges J, Kocher M, Runge M, Poggenborg J, Lehrke R, Lenartz D, Maarouf M, Gouni-Berthold I, Krone W, Muller RP, Sturm V.
Linear accelerator radiosurgery for pituitary macroadenomas: a 7-Year Follow-Up Study. Cancer. 2006 Aug 7

Mori Y, Hayashi N, Iwase M, Yamada M, Takikawa Y, Uchiyama Y, Oda K, Kaii O.
Stereotactic Imaging for Radiosurgery: Localization Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron Emission Tomography Compared with Computed Tomography. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2006 Aug 4;84(4):142-146

Nguyen NP, Frank C, Moltz CC, Vos P, Smith HJ, Bhamidipati PV, Karlsson U, Nguyen PD, Alfieri A, Nguyen LM, Lemanski C, Chan W, Rose S, Sallah S.
Aspiration rate following chemoradiation for head and neck cancer: An underreported occurrence. Radiother Oncol. 2006 Aug 3

Vagefi MR, Larson DA, Horton JC.
Optic nerve sheath meningioma: visual improvement during radiation treatment. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Aug;142(2):343-4.

Landgren O, Axdorph U, Fears TR, Porwit-Macdonald A, Wedelin C, Bjorkholm M.
A population-based cohort study on early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma treated with radiotherapy alone: with special reference to older patients. Ann Oncol. 2006 Aug;17(8):1290-5.

McJury M, Dyker K, Nakielny R, Conway J, Robinson MH.
Optimizing localization accuracy in head and neck, and brain radiotherapy. Br J Radiol. 2006 Aug;79(944):672-80.

Eder HG, Feichtinger M, Pieper T, Kurschel S, Schroettner O.
Gamma knife radiosurgery for callosotomy in children with drug-resistant epilepsy. Childs Nerv Syst. 2006 Aug;22(8):1012-7

Lee SH, Kim TH, Kim DY, Cho KH, Kim JY, Park SY, Kim DH, Lim SB, Choi HS, Chang HJ.
The effect of belly board location in rectal cancer patients treated with preoperative radiotherapy. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 2006 Aug;18(6):441-6

Hempel JM, Hempel E, Wowra B, Schichor Ch, Muacevic A, Riederer A.
Functional outcome after gamma knife treatment in vestibular schwannoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Aug;263(8):714-8

Della Sala SW, Pellegrini M, Bernardi D, Franzoso F, Valentini M, Di Michele S, Centonze M, Mussari S.
Mammographic and ultrasonographic comparison between intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) and conventional external radiotherapy (RT) in limited-stage breast cancer, conservatively treated. Eur J Radiol. 2006 Aug;59(2):222-30

Vis AN, Schroder FH, van der Kwast TH.
The actual value of the surgical margin status as a predictor of disease progression in men with early prostate cancer. Eur Urol. 2006 Aug;50(2):258-65

Franzmann EJ, Lundy DS, Abitbol AA, Goodwin WJ.
Complete hypopharyngeal obstruction by mucosal adhesions: a complication of intensive chemoradiation for advanced head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2006 Aug;28(8):663-70.

Foote RL, Foote RT, Brown PD, Garces YI, Okuno SH, Strome SE.
Organ preservation for advanced laryngeal carcinoma. Head Neck. 2006 Aug;28(8):689-96.

McMillan AS, Pow EH, Kwong DL, Wong MC, Sham JS, Leung LH, Leung WK.
Preservation of quality of life after intensity-modulated radiotherapy for early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma: results of a prospective longitudinal study. Head Neck. 2006 Aug;28(8):712-22

Floyd SR, Buchholz TA, Haffty BG, Goldberg S, Niemierko A, Raad RA, Oswald MJ, Sullivan T, Strom EA, Powell SN, Katz A, Taghian AG.
Low local recurrence rate without postmastectomy radiation in node-negative breast cancer patients with tumors 5 CM and larger. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Aug 1

Laack NN, Ballman KV, Brown PB, O'Neill BP; North Central Cancer Treatment Group.
Whole-brain radiotherapy and high-dose methylprednisolone for elderly patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma: Results of North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) 96-73-51. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Aug 1;65(5):1429-39

Palazzi M, Tomatis S, Valli MC, Guzzetti R, Tonoli S, Bertoni F, Magrini SM, Meregalli S, Asnaghi D, Arienti V, Pradella R, Cafaro I.
Impact of radiotherapy technique on the outcome of early breast cancer treated with conservative surgery: A multicenter observational study on 1,176 patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Aug 1;65(5):1361-7.

Korreman SS, Pedersen AN, Aarup LR, Nottrup TJ, Specht L, Nystrom H.
Reduction of cardiac and pulmonary complication probabilities after breathing adapted radiotherapy for breast cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Aug 1;65(5):1375-80

Lee JJ, Bekele BN, Zhou X, Cantor SB, Komaki R, Lee JS.
Decision analysis for prophylactic cranial irradiation for patients with small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 1;24(22):3597-603.

Smalley SR, Benedetti JK, Williamson SK, Robertson JM, Estes NC, Maher T, Fisher B, Rich TA, Martenson JA, Kugler JW, Benson AB 3rd, Haller DG, Mayer RJ, Atkins JN, Cripps C, Pedersen J, Periman PO, Tanaka MS Jr, Leichman CG, Macdonald JS.
Phase III trial of fluorouracil-based chemotherapy regimens plus radiotherapy in postoperative adjuvant rectal cancer: GI INT 0144. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 1;24(22):3542-7.

American Society of Clinical Oncology; Pfister DG, Laurie SA, Weinstein GS, Mendenhall WM, Adelstein DJ, Ang KK, Clayman GL, Fisher SG, Forastiere AA, Harrison LB, Lefebvre JL, Leupold N, List MA, O'Malley BO, Patel S, Posner MR, Schwartz MA, Wolf GT.
American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline for the use of larynx-preservation strategies in the treatment of laryngeal cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Aug 1;24(22):3693-704

Lo SS, Abdulrahman R, Desrosiers PM, Fakiris AJ, Witt TC, Worth RM, Dittmer PH, Desrosiers CM, Frost S, Timmerman RD.
The role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the management of unresectable gross disease or gross residual disease after surgery in ependymoma. J Neurooncol. 2006 Aug;79(1):51-6.

Granfors T, Modig H, Damber JE, Tomic R.
Long-term followup of a randomized study of locally advanced prostate cancer treated with combined orchiectomy and external radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone. J Urol. 2006 Aug;176(2):544-7.

Selvaggi K, Abrahm J.
Metastatic spinal cord compression: the hidden danger. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2006 Aug;3(8):458-61; quiz following 461.

Pouratian N, Sheehan J, Jagannathan J, Laws ER Jr, Steiner L, Vance ML.
Gamma knife radiosurgery for medically and surgically refractory prolactinomas. Neurosurgery. 2006 Aug;59(2):255-66; discussion 255-66.

Adler JR Jr, Gibbs IC, Puataweepong P, Chang SD.
Visual field preservation after multisession cyberknife radiosurgery for perioptic lesions. Neurosurgery. 2006 Aug;59(2):244-54; discussion 244-54.

Battaglia A, Mastrodimos B, Cueva R.
Comparison of growth patterns of acoustic neuromas with and without radiosurgery. Otol Neurotol. 2006 Aug;27(5):705-12.

Anscher MS, Clough R, Robertson CN, Prosnitz LR, Dahm P, Walther P, Donatucci CF, Albala DM, Febbo P, George DJ, Sun L, Moul JW.
Timing and patterns of recurrences and deaths from prostate cancer following adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy for pathologic stage T3/4 adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2006 Aug 1

Caraffini B, De Stefani A, Vitali E, Magri E, Tonoli S, Frata P, Gatta R, Magrini SM.
Postoperative radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy for prostate carcinoma: the experience of the Brescia Radium Institute. Radiol Med (Torino). 2006 Aug;111(5):741-7.

Park CK, Jung HW, Kim JE, Paek SH, Kim DG.
The selection of the optimal therapeutic strategy for petroclival meningiomas. Surg Neurol. 2006 Aug;66(2):160-5.

Gorgulho A, De Salles AA, McArthur D, Agazaryan N, Medin P, Solberg T, Mattozo C, Ford J, Lee S, Selch MT.
Brainstem and trigeminal nerve changes after radiosurgery for trigeminal pain. Surg Neurol. 2006 Aug;66(2):127-35.

Romanelli R, Schaal DW, Adler JR.
Image-guided radiosurgical ablation of intra- and extra-cranial lesions. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Aug;5(4):421-8.

Henderson MA, Shirazi H, Lo SS, Mendonca MS, Fakiris AJ, Witt TC, Worth RM, Timmerman RD.
Stereotactic radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy in the treatment of uveal melanoma. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Aug;5(4):411-20.

Hurwitz MD, Schultz D, Richie JP, Wein AJ, Whittington R, Malkowicz SB, D'Amico AV.
Radical prostatectomy for high-grade prostate cancer. Urology. 2006 Aug;68(2):367-70.

Salonia A, Gallina A, Camerota TC, Picchio M, Freschi M, DaPozzo LF, Guazzoni G, Fazio F, Rigatti P, Montorsi F.
Bone metastases are infrequent in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer: analysis of their clinical and pathologic features. Urology. 2006 Aug;68(2):362-6.