A5103185389- Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Brain Metastases and Treatment
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
- Meningioma and schwannoma management
- Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
- Effects of Radiation Exposure
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Lung Cancer Research Studies
- Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Radiation Dose and Imaging
- Ocular Oncology and Treatments
- Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Uterine Myomas and Treatments
- Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Mentoring and Academic Development
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
2018-2024
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2018-2022
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
2018-2022
Johnson University
2020-2022
Atlantic Health System
2022
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
2020-2021
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
2020-2021
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
2020
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2020
Boston University
2020
Background: Cladribine is a synthetic deoxyadenosine analogue in development as an oral multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy. Objective: To report detail the safety findings from 96-week, phase III, double-blind CLARITY study, which evaluated treatment with cladribine tablets relapsing–remitting MS. Methods: A total of 1,326 patients were randomized 1 : to two short-course regimens (3.5 or 5.25 mg/kg cumulative dose over 96 weeks) placebo. Safety assessments included monitoring for adverse events...
OBJECTIVE The Leksell Gamma Knife Icon (GK Icon) radiosurgery system can utilize cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) to evaluate motion error. This study compares the accuracy of frame-based and frameless mask-based fixation using system. METHODS A retrospective cohort was conducted patients who had undergone with GK between June December 2017. Patients were immobilized in either a stereotactic head frame or noninvasive thermoplastic mask infrared (IR) camera monitoring. Setup error defined...
The authors sought to compare the dosimetric quality of hypofractionated stereotactic radiosurgery in treating sizeable brain tumors across following treatment platforms: GammaKnife (GK) Icon, CyberKnife (CK) G4, volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) on Varian TrueBeam STx, double scattering proton (DSPT) Mevion S250, and intensity (IMPT) ProBeam.
Many cancer centers engage in multidisciplinary tumor board meetings to determine the optimal approach complex care. With onset of COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions changed format these from in-person virtual. The aim this study was if change a virtual meeting had an impact on attendance and cases presented.Tumor records were analyzed obtain case presentation information at National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Center. Twelve-month data compared with 12-month assess for...
<h3>Purpose</h3> The purpose of this study is to evaluate usage patterns and outcomes women who underwent open hysterectomy (OH) versus robotic assisted-hysterectomy (RAH) for the treatment endometrial cancer. <h3>Methods</h3> Women with nonmetastatic adenocarcinoma diagnosed between 2010 2012, either an OH or RAH, were selected from National Cancer Database. <i>χ<sup>2</sup></i>, Fisher exact, Mann-Whitney <i>U</i> tests used where appropriate compare groups. Multivariable logistic...
Strong mentorship has been shown to improve mentee productivity, clinical skills, medical knowledge, and career preparation. We conducted a survey evaluate resident satisfaction with within their radiation oncology residency programs.
Because of the rarity esophageal melanoma, optimal management this disease is limited. The pooled dataset in National Cancer Database (NCDB) was used to identify prognostic factors and treatment outcomes. Patients who were diagnosed with melanoma between 2004 2011 identified. stratified as either localized (T1-4N0M0), regional (T1-4N+M0), or metastatic (M1). primary endpoint study overall survival (OS) which analyzed using Kaplan–Meier method multivariate Cox regression, performed potential...
Purpose To analyze the utilization and fractionation of extreme hypofractionation via stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in treatment prostate cancer. Materials Methods Data was analyzed on men diagnosed with localized cancer between 2004–2012 treated definitive-intent radiation therapy, as captured National Cancer Database. This database is a hospital-based registry that collects an estimated 70% all malignancies United States. Results There were 299,186 patients identified, which 4,962...
Purpose Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and melanoma have been considered 'radioresistant' due to the fact that they do not respond conventionally fractionated radiation therapy. Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) provides high-dose a defined target volume limited number of studies suggested potential effectiveness SRS in radioresistant histologies. We sought determine for treatment patients with brain metastases. Materials Methods performed retrospective review our institutional database identify...
AMA Safdieh J, Wong A, Weiner Schwartz D, Schreiber D. Utilization of prostate brachytherapy for low risk cancer: Is the decline overstated?. Journal Contemporary Brachytherapy. 2016;8(4):289-293. doi:10.5114/jcb.2016.61942. APA Safdieh, J., Wong, A., Weiner, Schwartz, D., & Schreiber, (2016). Brachytherapy, 8(4), 289-293. https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2016.61942 Chicago Joseph, Andrew Joseph P. David and Schreiber. 2016. "Utilization overstated?". Brachytherapy 8 (4): Harvard pp.289-293. MLA...
Purpose To study the long-term outcomes and tolerance in our patients who received dose escalated radiotherapy early salvage post-prostatectomy setting. Materials Methods The medical records of 54 consecutive underwent radical prostatectomy subsequently followed by radiation therapy (SRT) to prostate bed between 2003-2010 were analyzed. Patients included required have a pre-radiation specific antigen level (PSA) 2 ng/mL or less. median SRT was 70.2 Gy. Biochemical failure after defined as...
Preclinical and clinical studies have suggested that aspirin (ASA) may exhibit antineoplastic activity. Particularly in prostate cancer, several reports ASA plays a role improved outcomes. Therefore, we studied the of uniquely African American population, which is known to harbor more aggressive biologically different disease compared general population.We identified 289 men with cancer who were treated definitive radiation therapy dose ≥7560 cGy. The median follow-up was 76 months....
The literature documents inadequate palliative medicine training in undergraduate and graduate medical education. As the population lives longer, many people will experience multiple chronic illnesses associated symptom burden. All physicians involved clinical care of patients need to be equipped with knowledge, attitudes, skills necessary provide care, yet most do not feel adequately prepared. We designed a curriculum meaningful care-ethics (PCE) prepare senior students for future practice...
Prior studies have suggested that men with prostate cancer and psychiatric disorders (+Psy) worse outcomes compared those without (-Psy), particularly due to delayed diagnosis or reduced access definitive treatment. In the current study, toxicity of who were primarily diagnosed through prostate-specific antigen screening underwent treatment external beam radiation was investigated. The charts 469 from 2003 2010 reviewed. presence +Psy based on a Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental...