Publications by authors named "John A Vargo"

88Publications

Do air gaps with image-guided vaginal cuff brachytherapy impact failure rates in patients with high-intermediate risk FIGO Stage I endometrial cancer?

Authors:
Adam H Richman Ankur K Patel Joshua L Rodríguez-López Andrew Keller John A Vargo Hayeon Kim Paniti Sukumvanich Jessica L Berger Michelle M Boisen Robert Edwards Sarah E Taylor Madeleine B Courtney-Brooks Alexander Olawaiye Brian C Orr Jamie L Lesnock Sushil Beriwal

Brachytherapy 2020 Dec 29. Epub 2020 Dec 29.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address:

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December 2020

Dose-response model for severe late laryngeal toxicity after stereotactic body radiation therapy for previously-irradiated head and neck cancer.

Authors:
Diane C Ling John A Vargo Rachel J Grimm Brian J Gebhardt David A Clump Robert L Ferris James P Ohr Dwight E Heron

J Radiosurg SBRT 2020 ;7(2):89-94

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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January 2020

Treatment selection and survival outcomes in Early-Stage peripheral T-Cell lymphomas: does anaplastic lymphoma kinase mutation impact the benefit of consolidative radiotherapy?

Authors:
Joshua L Rodríguez-López Ankur K Patel Goundappa K Balasubramani Scott M Glaser Sushil Beriwal John A Vargo

Leuk Lymphoma 2020 Nov 30:1-11. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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November 2020

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Biological Signature DCISionRT Use for DCIS Treatment.

Authors:
Hayeon Kim John A Vargo Kenneth J Smith Sushil Beriwal

Clin Breast Cancer 2020 Oct 24. Epub 2020 Oct 24.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.

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October 2020

Dose-escalated intensity modulated radiation therapy in patients with locally-advanced vulvar cancer - does it increase response rate?

Authors:
Adam H Richman John A Vargo Diane C Ling Paniti Sukumvanich Jessica L Berger Michelle M Boisen Robert Edwards Sarah E Taylor Madeleine B Courtney-Brooks Alexander Olawaiye Brian C Orr Sushil Beriwal

Gynecol Oncol 2020 Dec 24;159(3):657-662. Epub 2020 Sep 24.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. Electronic address:

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December 2020

External beam radiation and brachytherapy boost at different facilities is associated with increased treatment delays in cervical cancer.

Authors:
Richard Li Elizabeth Germino Zachary D Horne John A Vargo Yi-Jen Chen Scott Glaser

Int J Gynecol Cancer 2020 Oct 14;30(10):1505-1512. Epub 2020 Sep 14.

Radiation Oncology, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, California, USA

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October 2020

Breast, Prostate, and Rectal Cancer: Should 5-5-5 Be a New Standard of Care?

Authors:
Diane C Ling John A Vargo Sushil Beriwal

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020 Oct;108(2):390-393

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania. Electronic address:

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October 2020

Evaluation of First-line Radiosurgery vs Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer Brain Metastases: The FIRE-SCLC Cohort Study.

Authors:
Chad G Rusthoven Masaaki Yamamoto Denise Bernhardt Derek E Smith Dexiang Gao Toru Serizawa Shoji Yomo Hitoshi Aiyama Yoshinori Higuchi Takashi Shuto Atsuya Akabane Yasunori Sato Ajay Niranjan Andrew M Faramand L Dade Lunsford James McInerney Leonard C Tuanquin Brad E Zacharia Veronica Chiang Charu Singh James B Yu Steve Braunstein David Mathieu Charles J Touchette Cheng-Chia Lee Huai-Che Yang Ayal A Aizer Daniel N Cagney Michael D Chan Douglas Kondziolka Kenneth Bernstein Joshua S Silverman Inga S Grills Zaid A Siddiqui Justin C Yuan Jason P Sheehan Diogo Cordeiro Kename Nosaki Takahashi Seto Christopher P Deibert Vivek Verma Samuel Day Lia M Halasz Ronald E Warnick Daniel M Trifiletti Joshua D Palmer Albert Attia Benjamin Li Christopher P Cifarelli Paul D Brown John A Vargo Stephanie E Combs Kerstin A Kessel Stefan Rieken Samir Patel Matthias Guckenberger Nicolaus Andratschke Brian D Kavanagh Tyler P Robin

JAMA Oncol 2020 Jul;6(7):1028-1037

University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Aurora.

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July 2020

Consolidation radiotherapy following positron emission tomography complete response in early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma: a meta-analysis.

Authors:
Parvez Memet Shaikh Fiori Alite Novella Pugliese Marco Picardi John A Vargo

Leuk Lymphoma 2020 07 12;61(7):1610-1617. Epub 2020 Feb 12.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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July 2020

Declining brachytherapy utilization for cervical cancer patients - Have we reversed the trend?

Authors:
Michael D Schad Ankur K Patel Scott M Glaser Goundappa K Balasubramani Timothy N Showalter Sushil Beriwal John A Vargo

Gynecol Oncol 2020 03 8;156(3):583-590. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. Electronic address:

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March 2020

Resident experience in brachytherapy: An analysis of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education case logs for intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy from 2007 to 2018.

Authors:
Ashwin Shinde Richard Li Arya Amini Neha Vapiwala Peter Orio John A Vargo Catheryn Yashar Yi-Jen Chen Sushil Beriwal Scott Glaser

Brachytherapy 2020 Nov - Dec;19(6):718-724. Epub 2019 Dec 12.

Department of Radiation Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA. Electronic address:

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December 2019

What to Do With Deauville 3 Interim Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Response in a Young Woman With Classic Unfavorable Hodgkin's Lymphoma: To Irradiate or Not to Irradiate?

Authors:
Mark K Farrugia John A Vargo

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020 01;106(1):13-14

Department of Radiation Oncology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Electronic address:

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January 2020

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Upfront SBRT for Oligometastatic Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Based on Mutational Status.

Authors:
Hayeon Kim John A Vargo Diane C Ling Sushil Beriwal Kenneth J Smith

Am J Clin Oncol 2019 11;42(11):837-844

Clinical and Translational Science and Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.

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November 2019

Dose-response modeling the risk of carotid bleeding events after stereotactic body radiation therapy for previously irradiated head and neck cancer.

Authors:
Diane C Ling John A Vargo Brian J Gebhardt Rachel J Grimm David A Clump Robert L Ferris James P Ohr Dwight E Heron

J Radiosurg SBRT 2019 ;6(2):83-89

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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January 2019

Role of Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study of the International Radiosurgery Research Foundation (IRRF).

Authors:
Christopher P Cifarelli John A Vargo Wei Fang Roman Liscak Khumar Guseynova Ronald E Warnick Cheng-Chia Lee Huai-Che Yang Hamid Borghei-Razavi Tonmoy Maiti Zaid A Siddiqui Justin C Yuan Inga S Grills David Mathieu Charles J Touchette Diogo Cordeiro Veronica Chiang Judith Hess Christopher J Tien Andrew Faramand Hideyuki Kano Gene H Barnett Jason P Sheehan L Dade Lunsford

Neurosurgery 2020 09;87(4):664-671

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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September 2020

A Proposed Grading Scale for Predicting Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas.

Authors:
Nasser Mohammed Yi-Chieh Hung Ching-Jen Chen Zhiyuan Xu David Schlesinger Hideyuki Kano Veronica Chiang Judith Hess John Lee David Mathieu Anthony M Kaufmann Inga S Grills Christopher P Cifarelli John A Vargo Tomas Chytka Ladislava Janouskova Caleb E Feliciano Rafael Rodriguez Mercado L Dade Lunsford Jason P Sheehan

Neurosurgery 2020 08;87(2):247-255

Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.

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August 2020

Clinical Outcomes Following Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Stage I Medically Inoperable Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: A Multi-Institutional Analysis From the RSSearch Patient Registry.

Authors:
Raj Singh Hayden Ansinelli Dana Sharma Jan Jenkins Joanne Davis John A Vargo Sanjeev Sharma

Am J Clin Oncol 2019 07;42(7):602-606

Department of Radiation Oncology, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

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July 2019

Salvage Curative-Intent Reirradiation Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Isolated Pelvic and/or Paraortic Recurrences of Gynecologic Malignancies.

Authors:
Diane C Ling John A Vargo Steven A Burton Dwight E Heron Sushil Beriwal

Pract Radiat Oncol 2019 Nov 28;9(6):418-425. Epub 2019 May 28.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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November 2019

A competing risk nomogram to predict severe late toxicity after modern re-irradiation for squamous carcinoma of the head and neck.

Authors:
Matthew C Ward Nancy Y Lee Jimmy J Caudell Alexander Zajichek Musaddiq J Awan Shlomo A Koyfman Neal E Dunlap Sara J Zakem Comron Hassanzadeh Samuel Marcrom Drexell H Boggs Derek Isrow John A Vargo Dwight E Heron Farzan Siddiqui James A Bonner Jonathan J Beitler Min Yao Andy M Trotti Nadeem Riaz

Oral Oncol 2019 03 8;90:80-86. Epub 2019 Feb 8.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States.

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March 2019

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy Followed by Extrafascial Hysterectomy in Locally Advanced Type II Endometrial Cancer Clinically Extending to Cervix.

Authors:
Uzoma K Iheagwara John A Vargo Katherine S Chen Danielle R Burton Sarah E Taylor Jessica L Berger Michelle M Boisen John T Comerci Brian C Orr Paniti Sukumvanich Alexander B Olawaiye Joseph L Kelley Robert P Edwards Madeleine B Courtney-Brooks Sushil Beriwal

Pract Radiat Oncol 2019 Jul - Aug;9(4):248-256. Epub 2019 Feb 22.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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December 2019

A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Analysis of Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Older versus Younger Patients with Dural Arteriovenous Fistula: An International Multicenter Study.

Authors:
Nasser Mohammed Yi-Chieh Hung Zhiyuan Xu Robert M Starke Hideyuki Kano John Lee David Mathieu Anthony M Kaufmann Inga S Grills Christopher P Cifarelli John A Vargo Tomas Chytka Ladislava Janouskova Caleb E Feliciano Rafael Rodriguez Mercado L Dade Lunsford Jason P Sheehan

World Neurosurg 2019 05 18;125:e1114-e1124. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Virginia, USA. Electronic address:

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May 2019

Tumor Cavity Recurrence after Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Surgically Resected Brain Metastases: Implication of Deviations from Contouring Guidelines.

Authors:
David M McDermott Joshua D Hack Christoper P Cifarelli John A Vargo

Stereotact Funct Neurosurg 2019 14;97(1):24-30. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Department of Radiation Oncology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA,

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February 2020

The Lack of Consensus of International Contouring Guidelines for the Dorsal Border of the Chest Wall Clinical Target Volume: What is the Impact on Organs at Risk and Relationships to Patterns of Recurrence in the Modern Era?

Authors:
Phillip M Pifer Robert P Bice Geraldine M Jacobson Kristin Lupinacci Sushil Beriwal Hannah W Hazard John A Vargo

Adv Radiat Oncol 2019 Jan-Mar;4(1):35-42. Epub 2018 Sep 27.

Department of Radiation Oncology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.

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September 2018

Evaluation of stereotactic radiosurgery for cerebral dural arteriovenous fistulas in a multicenter international consortium.

Authors:
Robert M Starke David J McCarthy Ching-Jen Chen Hideyuki Kano Brendan McShane John Lee David Mathieu Lucas T Vasas Anthony M Kaufmann Wei Gang Wang Inga S Grills Mohana Rao Patibandla Christopher P Cifarelli Gabriella Paisan John A Vargo Tomas Chytka Ladislava Janouskova Caleb E Feliciano Rafael Rodriguez-Mercado Daniel A Tonetti L Dade Lunsford Jason P Sheehan

J Neurosurg 2019 01;132(1):114-121

2Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.

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January 2019

Outcomes after definitive re-irradiation with 3D brachytherapy with or without external beam radiation therapy for vaginal recurrence of endometrial cancer.

Authors:
Diane C Ling John A Vargo Scott M Glaser Hayeon Kim Sushil Beriwal

Gynecol Oncol 2019 03 29;152(3):581-586. Epub 2018 Dec 29.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America. Electronic address:

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March 2019

Patterns of Relapse After Salvage Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Should Sites of Relapse Relative to Initially Involved Sites Be Used to Guide Indications for Peri-Transplant Radiation Therapy.

Authors:
Joshua C Farris Alex Ritter Michael D Craig Nilay Shah Lauren Veltri Abraham S Kanate Kelly Ross John A Vargo

Pract Radiat Oncol 2019 May 21;9(3):e290-e297. Epub 2018 Dec 21.

Department of Radiation Oncology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia. Electronic address:

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May 2019

Salvage Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Locally Recurrent Previously Irradiated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: An Analysis from the RSSearch® Registry.

Authors:
Hayden Ansinelli Raj Singh Dana L Sharma Jan Jenkins Joanne Davis John A Vargo Sanjeev Sharma

Cureus 2018 Aug 31;10(8):e3237. Epub 2018 Aug 31.

Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Mary's Medical Center, Huntington, USA.

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August 2018

Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations Using a Four-Dimensional Dynamic Volume Computed Tomography Angiography Planning System as an Alternative to Traditional Catheter Angiogram.

Authors:
Christopher P Cifarelli John A Vargo Todd Tenenholz Joshua D Hack Grenaville Guthrie Jeffrey S Carpenter

Cureus 2018 Jun 11;10(6):e2788. Epub 2018 Jun 11.

Radiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine/Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown , USA.

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June 2018

Feasibility of dose escalation using intraoperative radiotherapy following resection of large brain metastases compared to post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery.

Authors:
John A Vargo Kristie M Sparks Rahul Singh Geraldine M Jacobson Joshua D Hack Christopher P Cifarelli

J Neurooncol 2018 Nov 9;140(2):413-420. Epub 2018 Aug 9.

Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.

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November 2018

Image-based multichannel vaginal cylinder brachytherapy for the definitive treatment of gynecologic malignancies in the vagina.

Authors:
Brian J Gebhardt John A Vargo Hayeon Kim Christopher J Houser Scott M Glaser Paniti Sukumvanich Alexander B Olawaiye Joseph L Kelley Robert P Edwards John T Comerci Madeleine Courtney-Brooks Sushil Beriwal

Gynecol Oncol 2018 08;150(2):293-299

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address:

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August 2018

Stereotactic body radiation therapy for benign spine tumors: is dose de-escalation appropriate?

Authors:
Ronny Kalash Scott M Glaser John C Flickinger Steven Burton Dwight E Heron Peter C Gerszten Johnathan A Engh Nduka M Amankulor John A Vargo

J Neurosurg Spine 2018 08 25;29(2):220-225. Epub 2018 May 25.

Departments of1Radiation Oncology and.

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August 2018

Long-Term Outcomes After Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Spine Metastases: Radiation Dose-Response for Late Toxicity.

Authors:
Diane C Ling John C Flickinger Steven A Burton Dwight E Heron Annette E Quinn Ghassan K Bejjani Johnathan A Engh Peter C Gerszten Nduka M Amankulor John A Vargo

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018 07 6;101(3):602-609. Epub 2018 Mar 6.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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July 2018

Utilizing clinical pathways and web-based conferences to improve quality of care in a large integrated network using breast cancer radiation therapy as the model.

Authors:
Katherine S Chen Scott M Glaser Allison E Garda John A Vargo M Saiful Huq Dwight E Heron Sushil Beriwal

Radiat Oncol 2018 Mar 16;13(1):44. Epub 2018 Mar 16.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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March 2018

Cost-effectiveness analysis of salvage therapies in locoregional previously irradiated head and neck cancer.

Authors:
HaYeon Kim John A Vargo Sushil Beriwal David A Clump James P Ohr Robert L Ferris Dwight E Heron M Saiful Huq Kenneth J Smith

Head Neck 2018 08 14;40(8):1743-1751. Epub 2018 Mar 14.

Clinical and Translational Science and Center for Research on Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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August 2018

Exceptional Eight-year Response to Stereotactic Radiosurgery Monotherapy for Multiple Brain Metastases.

Authors:
Ronny Kalash Phillip M Pifer Sushil Beriwal Scott M Glaser John A Vargo Dwight E Heron

Cureus 2017 Dec 29;9(12):e2001. Epub 2017 Dec 29.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, UPMC.

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December 2017

Efficacy of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Patients with Multiple Metastases: Importance of Volume Rather Than Number of Lesions.

Authors:
Basem A Dahshan Malcolm D Mattes Sanjay Bhatia Mary Susan Palek Christopher P Cifarelli Joshua D Hack John A Vargo

Cureus 2017 Dec 19;9(12):e1966. Epub 2017 Dec 19.

Department of Radiation Oncology, West Virginia University School of Medicine.

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December 2017

Head and Neck Tumor Control Probability: Radiation Dose-Volume Effects in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Locally Recurrent Previously-Irradiated Head and Neck Cancer: Report of the AAPM Working Group.

Authors:
John A Vargo Vitali Moiseenko Jimm Grimm Jimmy Caudell David A Clump Ellen Yorke Jinyu Xue Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy Eduardo G Moros Panayiotis Mavroidis Sheena Jain Issam El Naqa Lawrence B Marks Dwight E Heron

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018 Jan 31. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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January 2018

Volume, Dose, and Fractionation Considerations for IMRT-based Reirradiation in Head and Neck Cancer: A Multi-institution Analysis.

Authors:
Jimmy J Caudell Matthew C Ward Nadeem Riaz Sara J Zakem Musaddiq J Awan Neal E Dunlap Derek Isrow Comron Hassanzadeh John A Vargo Dwight E Heron Samuel Marcrom Drexell H Boggs Chandana A Reddy Joshua Dault James A Bonner Kristin A Higgins Jonathan J Beitler Shlomo A Koyfman Mitchell Machtay Min Yao Andy M Trotti Farzan Siddiqui Nancy Y Lee

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018 03 1;100(3):606-617. Epub 2017 Dec 1.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.

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March 2018

Carotid Dosimetry and the Risk of Carotid Blowout Syndrome After Reirradiation With Head and Neck Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.

Authors:
Brian J Gebhardt John A Vargo Diane Ling Brianna Jones Mary Mohney David A Clump James P Ohr Robert L Ferris Dwight E Heron

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018 05 5;101(1):195-200. Epub 2017 Dec 5.

Department of Radiation Oncology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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May 2018

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for locally-advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer-patterns of care and overall survival.

Authors:
Michael J Dohopolski Scott M Glaser John A Vargo Goundappa K Balasubramani Sushil Beriwal

J Gastrointest Oncol 2017 Oct;8(5):766-777

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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October 2017

Long-Term Survivorship Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery Alone for Brain Metastases: Risk of Intracranial Failure and Implications for Surveillance and Counseling.

Authors:
Emile Gogineni John A Vargo Scott M Glaser John C Flickinger Steven A Burton Johnathan A Engh Nduka M Amankulor Sushil Beriwal Anette E Quinn Cihat Ozhasoglu Dwight E Heron

Neurosurgery 2018 08;83(2):203-209

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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August 2018

A Multi-institutional Comparison of SBRT and IMRT for Definitive Reirradiation of Recurrent or Second Primary Head and Neck Cancer.

Authors:
John A Vargo Matthew C Ward Jimmy J Caudell Nadeem Riaz Neal E Dunlap Derek Isrow Sara J Zakem Joshua Dault Musaddiq J Awan Kristin A Higgins Comron Hassanadeh Jonathan J Beitler Chandana A Reddy Samuel Marcrom Drexell H Boggs James A Bonner Min Yao Mitchell Machtay Farzan Siddiqui Andy M Trotti Nancy Y Lee Shlomo A Koyfman Robert L Ferris Dwight E Heron

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018 03 24;100(3):595-605. Epub 2017 Apr 24.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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March 2018

A margin distance analysis of the impact of adjuvant chemoradiation on survival after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Authors:
Lee M Ocuin Jennifer L Miller-Ocuin Mazen S Zenati John A Vargo Aatur D Singhi Steven A Burton Nathan Bahary Melissa E Hogg Herbert J Zeh Amer H Zureikat

J Gastrointest Oncol 2017 Aug;8(4):696-704

Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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August 2017

Refining Patient Selection for Reirradiation of Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma in the IMRT Era: A Multi-institution Cohort Study by the MIRI Collaborative.

Authors:
Matthew C Ward Nadeem Riaz Jimmy J Caudell Neal E Dunlap Derek Isrow Sara J Zakem Joshua Dault Musaddiq J Awan John A Vargo Dwight E Heron Kristin A Higgins Jonathan J Beitler Samuel Marcrom Drexell H Boggs Comron Hassanzadeh Chandana A Reddy James A Bonner Min Yao Mitchell Machtay Farzan Siddiqui Andy M Trotti Nancy Y Lee Shlomo A Koyfman

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2018 03 17;100(3):586-594. Epub 2017 Jun 17.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

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March 2018

Treatment of Early-Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma: Are We Just Shifting Morbidities?

Authors:
John A Vargo Diane C Ling Sushil Beriwal

J Clin Oncol 2017 08 6;35(24):2849-2850. Epub 2017 Jul 6.

John A. Vargo, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA; and West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; and Diane C. Ling and Sushil Beriwal, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA.

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August 2017

In reply to Chang et al.: Contouring guidelines for post-mastectomy radiotherapy a cry for international consensus.

Authors:
John A Vargo Sushil Beriwal

Radiother Oncol 2017 06 17;123(3):483-484. Epub 2017 May 17.

Unversity of Pittsburgh, Department of Radiation Oncology, USA.

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June 2017

RE: Adjuvant Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Survival Analyses of 6908 Cases From the National Cancer Data Base.

Authors:
John A Vargo Erica R Ghareeb Goundappa K Balasubramani Sushil Beriwal

J Natl Cancer Inst 2017 10;109(10)

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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October 2017

The impact of the omission or inadequate dosing of radiotherapy in extranodal natural killer T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, in the United States.

Authors:
John A Vargo Arisha Patel Scott M Glaser Goundappa K Balasubramani Rafic J Farah Stanley M Marks Sushil Beriwal

Cancer 2017 Aug 5;123(16):3176-3185. Epub 2017 Apr 5.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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August 2017

Survey of current practices from the International Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Consortium (ISBRTC) for head and neck cancers.

Authors:
Irene Karam Min Yao Dwight E Heron Ian Poon Shlomo A Koyfman Sue S Yom Farzan Siddiqui Eric Lartigau Mustafa Cengiz Hideya Yamazaki Wendy Hara Jack Phan John A Vargo Victor Lee Robert L Foote K William Harter Nancy Y Lee Arjun Sahgal Simon S Lo

Future Oncol 2017 Mar 15;13(7):603-613. Epub 2016 Nov 15.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.

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March 2017

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer.

Authors:
Diane C Ling John A Vargo Dwight E Heron

Cancer J 2016 Jul-Aug;22(4):302-6

From the Departments of *Radiation Oncology and †Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh PA.

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August 2017

Risk of Severe Toxicity According to Site of Recurrence in Patients Treated With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer.

Authors:
Diane C Ling John A Vargo Robert L Ferris James Ohr David A Clump Wai-Ying Wendy Yau Umamaheswar Duvvuri Seungwon Kim Jonas T Johnson Julie E Bauman Barton F Branstetter Dwight E Heron

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016 07;95(3):973-980

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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July 2016

Locoregional Recurrent or Second Primary Head and Neck Cancer: Management Strategies and Challenges.

Authors:
Stuart J Wong Dwight E Heron Kerstin Stenson Diane C Ling John A Vargo

Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2016 ;35:e284-92

From the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA; Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

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January 2017

Confirmation of proposed human papillomavirus risk-adapted staging according to AJCC/UICC TNM criteria for positive oropharyngeal carcinomas.

Authors:
Zachary D Horne Scott M Glaser John A Vargo Robert L Ferris Goundappa K Balasubramani David A Clump Dwight E Heron Sushil Beriwal

Cancer 2016 07 25;122(13):2021-30. Epub 2016 Apr 25.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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July 2016

Underutilization of Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Less Common Cutaneous Malignancies in the United States.

Authors:
Erica R Ghareeb Brittany O Dulmage John A Vargo Goundappa K Balasubramani Sushil Beriwal

Dermatol Surg 2016 May;42(5):653-62

*Department of Medicine, Section of Dermatology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia; †University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; ‡Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; §Department of Epidemiology, Epidemiology Data Center, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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May 2016

Reply to A.J. Olszewski et al.

Authors:
John A Vargo Sushil Beriwal

J Clin Oncol 2016 Apr 16;34(12):1427-8. Epub 2016 Feb 16.

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA

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April 2016

Underutilization of radiation therapy in early-stage marginal zone lymphoma negatively impacts overall survival.

Authors:
Diane C Ling John A Vargo Goundappa K Balasubramani Sushil Beriwal

Pract Radiat Oncol 2016 Jul-Aug;6(4):e97-e105. Epub 2015 Dec 3.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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March 2017

Surveillance and Radiation Therapy for Stage I Seminoma--Have We Learned From the Evidence?

Authors:
Scott M Glaser John A Vargo Goundappa K Balasubramani Sushil Beriwal

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016 Jan 26;94(1):75-84. Epub 2015 Sep 26.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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January 2016

Editorial: Clinical Application of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT): Cranium to Prostate.

Authors:
John A Vargo Dwight E Heron

Front Oncol 2015 7;5:266. Epub 2015 Dec 7.

Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute , Pittsburgh, PA , USA.

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December 2015

Complete Pathologic Response Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy for Locally Advanced Endometrial Carcinoma.

Authors:
Zachary Horne John A Vargo John T Comerci Sushil Beriwal

Cureus 2015 Dec 15;7(12):e407. Epub 2015 Dec 15.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, USA.

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December 2015

Management Trends and Outcomes for Stage I to II Mantle Cell Lymphoma Using the National Cancer Data Base: Ascertaining the Ideal Treatment Paradigm.

Authors:
Beant S Gill John A Vargo Sarah S Pai Goundappa K Balasubramani Sushil Beriwal

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015 Nov 21;93(3):668-76. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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November 2015

RTOG Chest Wall Contouring Guidelines for Post-Mastectomy Radiation Therapy: Is It Evidence-Based?

Authors:
John A Vargo Sushil Beriwal

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015 Oct;93(2):266-7

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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October 2015

Treatment Selection and Survival Outcomes in Early-Stage Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Do We Still Need Consolidative Radiotherapy?

Authors:
John A Vargo Beant S Gill Goundappa K Balasubramani Sushil Beriwal

J Clin Oncol 2015 Nov 10;33(32):3710-7. Epub 2015 Aug 10.

John A. Vargo, Beant S. Gill, and Sushil Beriwal, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute; and Goundappa K. Balasubramani, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA.

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November 2015

What is the optimal management of early-stage low-grade follicular lymphoma in the modern era?

Authors:
John A Vargo Beant S Gill Goundappa K Balasubramani Sushil Beriwal

Cancer 2015 Sep 4;121(18):3325-34. Epub 2015 Jun 4.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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September 2015

In reply to Xie et al.

Authors:
John A Vargo Sushil Beriwal

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015 Jun;92(2):475-6

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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June 2015

A prospective phase 2 trial of reirradiation with stereotactic body radiation therapy plus cetuximab in patients with previously irradiated recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Authors:
John A Vargo Robert L Ferris James Ohr David A Clump Kara S Davis Umamaheswar Duvvuri Seungwon Kim Jonas T Johnson Julie E Bauman Michael K Gibson Barton F Branstetter Dwight E Heron

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015 Mar 30;91(3):480-8. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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March 2015

Postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery to the resection cavity for large brain metastases: clinical outcomes, predictors of intracranial failure, and implications for optimal patient selection.

Authors:
Diane C Ling John A Vargo Rodney E Wegner John C Flickinger Steven A Burton Johnathan Engh Nduka Amankulor Annette E Quinn Cihat Ozhasoglu Dwight E Heron

Neurosurgery 2015 Feb;76(2):150-6; discussion 156-7; quiz 157

*Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, and ‡Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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February 2015

Primary and Radiation-induced Breast Angiosarcoma: Clinicopathologic Predictors of Outcomes and the Impact of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy.

Authors:
Erica R Ghareeb Rohit Bhargava John A Vargo Anca V Florea Sushil Beriwal

Am J Clin Oncol 2016 10;39(5):463-7

Departments of *Radiation Oncology †Pathology, Magee Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA ‡Department of Pathology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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October 2016

Image-based brachytherapy for cervical cancer.

Authors:
John A Vargo Sushil Beriwal

World J Clin Oncol 2014 Dec;5(5):921-30

John A Vargo, Sushil Beriwal, Department of Radiation Oncology, Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States.

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December 2014

4π noncoplanar stereotactic body radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer: potential to improve tumor control and late toxicity.

Authors:
Jean-Claude M Rwigema Dan Nguyen Dwight E Heron Allen M Chen Percy Lee Pin-Chieh Wang John A Vargo Daniel A Low M Saiful Huq Stephen Tenn Michael L Steinberg Patrick Kupelian Ke Sheng

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015 Feb 5;91(2):401-9. Epub 2014 Dec 5.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address:

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February 2015

No association between left-breast radiation therapy or breast arterial calcification and long-term cardiac events in patients with breast cancer.

Authors:
Ozlem Soran John A Vargo Ahmet Veysel Polat Atilla Soran Jules Sumkin Sushil Beriwal

J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2014 Dec;23(12):1005-11

1 Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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December 2014

Image-based multichannel vaginal cylinder brachytherapy for vaginal cancer.

Authors:
John A Vargo Hayeon Kim Christopher J Houser Paniti Sukumvanich Alexander B Olawaiye Joseph L Kelley Robert P Edwards John T Comerci Marilyn Huang Madeleine Courtney-Brooks Sushil Beriwal

Brachytherapy 2015 Jan-Feb;14(1):9-15. Epub 2014 Nov 12.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address:

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June 2015

Extended field intensity modulated radiation therapy with concomitant boost for lymph node-positive cervical cancer: analysis of regional control and recurrence patterns in the positron emission tomography/computed tomography era.

Authors:
John A Vargo Hayeon Kim Serah Choi Paniti Sukumvanich Alexander B Olawaiye Joseph L Kelley Robert P Edwards John T Comerci Sushil Beriwal

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014 Dec 8;90(5):1091-8. Epub 2014 Oct 8.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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December 2014

Definitive salvage for vaginal recurrence of endometrial cancer: the impact of modern intensity-modulated-radiotherapy with image-based HDR brachytherapy and the interplay of the PORTEC 1 risk stratification.

Authors:
John A Vargo Hayeon Kim Christopher J Houser Hebist Berhane Paniti Sukumvanich Alexander B Olawaiye Joseph L Kelley Robert P Edwards John T Comerci Marilyn Huang Madeleine Courtney-Brooks Sushil Beriwal

Radiother Oncol 2014 Oct 18;113(1):126-31. Epub 2014 Sep 18.

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Department of Radiation Oncology, United States. Electronic address:

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October 2014

Neoadjuvant radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy followed by extrafascial hysterectomy for locally advanced endometrial cancer clinically extending to the cervix or parametria.

Authors:
John A Vargo Michelle M Boisen John T Comerci Hayeon Kim Christopher J Houser Paniti Sukumvanich Alexander B Olawaiye Joseph L Kelley Robert P Edwards Marilyn Huang Madeleine Courtney-Brooks Sushil Beriwal

Gynecol Oncol 2014 Nov 9;135(2):190-5. Epub 2014 Sep 9.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Electronic address:

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November 2014

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for recurrent oropharyngeal cancer - influence of HPV status and smoking history.

Authors:
Kara S Davis John A Vargo Robert L Ferris Steven A Burton James P Ohr David A Clump Dwight E Heron

Oral Oncol 2014 Nov 28;50(11):1104-8. Epub 2014 Aug 28.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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November 2014

Stereotactic body radiotherapy as primary treatment for elderly patients with medically inoperable head and neck cancer.

Authors:
John A Vargo Robert L Ferris David A Clump Dwight E Heron

Front Oncol 2014 11;4:214. Epub 2014 Aug 11.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute , Pittsburgh, PA , USA ; Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute , Pittsburgh, PA , USA.

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August 2014

Pretreatment SUVmax predicts progression-free survival in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy.

Authors:
Zachary D Horne David A Clump John A Vargo Samir Shah Sushil Beriwal Steven A Burton Annette E Quinn Matthew J Schuchert Rodney J Landreneau Neil A Christie James D Luketich Dwight E Heron

Radiat Oncol 2014 Jan 30;9:41. Epub 2014 Jan 30.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, 5230 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15232, USA.

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January 2014

Extended (5-year) outcomes of accelerated partial breast irradiation using MammoSite balloon brachytherapy: patterns of failure, patient selection, and dosimetric correlates for late toxicity.

Authors:
John A Vargo Vivek Verma Hayeon Kim Ronny Kalash Dwight E Heron Ronald Johnson Sushil Beriwal

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014 Feb 21;88(2):285-91. Epub 2013 Nov 21.

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Electronic address:

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February 2014

Adjuvant stereotactic body radiotherapy±cetuximab following salvage surgery in previously irradiated head and neck cancer.

Authors:
John A Vargo Gregory J Kubicek Robert L Ferris Umamaheswar Duvvuri Jonas T Johnson James Ohr David A Clump Steven Burton Dwight E Heron

Laryngoscope 2014 Jul 22;124(7):1579-84. Epub 2014 Apr 22.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

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July 2014

Examining tumor control and toxicity after stereotactic body radiotherapy in locally recurrent previously irradiated head and neck cancers: implications of treatment duration and tumor volume.

Authors:
John A Vargo Dwight E Heron Robert L Ferris Jean-Claude M Rwigema Ronny Kalash Rodeny E Wegner James Ohr Steven Burton

Head Neck 2014 Sep 13;36(9):1349-55. Epub 2014 Jan 13.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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September 2014

In regard to Chakravarti et al.

Authors:
John A Vargo John C Flickinger Sushil Beriwal

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013 Jul;86(3):398-9

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July 2013

In regard to Comet et al.

Authors:
John A Vargo Jean-Claude Rwigema Dwight E Heron

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013 Apr;85(5):1155-6

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April 2013

Prospective evaluation of patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes following SBRT ± cetuximab for locally-recurrent, previously-irradiated head and neck cancer.

Authors:
John A Vargo Dwight E Heron Robert L Ferris Jean-Claude M Rwigema Rodney E Wegner Ronny Kalash James Ohr Greg J Kubicek Steven Burton

Radiother Oncol 2012 Jul 5;104(1):91-5. Epub 2012 Jun 5.

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA.

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July 2012

Re-irradiation strategies for head-and-neck cancers: implications for stereotactic body radiotherapy: in regard to Chen et al (Int J Radiant Oncol Biol Phys 2011;81:1211-1219).

Authors:
John A Vargo Dwight E Heron Robert L Ferris Jean-Claude M Rwigema Rodney E Wegner

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012 Jul;83(3):769-70

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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July 2012

Stereotactic body radiation therapy for locally recurrent, previously irradiated nonsquamous cell cancers of the head and neck.

Authors:
John A Vargo Rodney E Wegner Dwight E Heron Robert L Ferris Jean-Claude M Rwigema Annette Quinn Patricia Gigliotti James Ohr Greg J Kubicek Steven Burton

Head Neck 2012 Aug 11;34(8):1153-61. Epub 2011 Nov 11.

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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August 2012

Early clinical outcomes for 3 radiation techniques for brain metastases: focal versus whole-brain.

Authors:
John A Vargo Brian A Plants Dimitris N Mihailidis Jack Mallah Matthew Plants Christine A Welch Grant M Clark Lloyd J Farinash Prem Raja Michael B Harmon Lewis A Whaley

Pract Radiat Oncol 2011 Oct-Dec;1(4):261-70. Epub 2011 May 20.

West Virginia University School of Medicine, Charleston, West Virginia; Charleston Radiation Therapy Consultants (CRTC), PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia.

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March 2014

Molecular class as a predictor of locoregional and distant recurrence in the neoadjuvant setting for breast cancer.

Authors:
John A Vargo Sushil Beriwal Gretchen M Ahrendt Atilla Soran Ronald R Johnson Kandace McGuire Rohit Bhargava

Oncology 2011 26;80(5-6):341-9. Epub 2011 Jul 26.

Department of Radiation Oncology, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

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October 2011

Fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of meningiomas.

Authors:
Carley Bria Rodney E Wegner David A Clump John A Vargo Arlan H Mintz Dwight E Heron Steven A Burton

J Cancer Res Ther 2011 Jan-Mar;7(1):52-7

Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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September 2011