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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Radiation Oncology

Publications

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  1. Zheng S, Liu Y, Troy Teo P, Wu Y, Zhang J, Abazeed ME, Hayes JP  A deep learning model for preoperative risk stratification of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma based on genomic predictors of liver metastasis.  Eur J Cancer  2025 Aug 26;226:115608. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2025.115608
  2. Karyadi DM, Bogdanova TI, Milder CM, Hartley SW, Lee OW, Dean M, Drozdovitch V, Cahoon EK, Masiuk S, Chepurny M  et al.  Distinctive molecular features of radiation-induced thyroid cancers.  Sci Adv  2025 Aug 22;11(34):eadw7680. pii:eadw7680
  3. Mady LJ, Baddour K, Owoc MS, Kudrick LD, Gentsch AT, Ebbott D, Skalla B, Amache M, Najjar W, Gupta S  et al.  Longitudinal Financial Toxicity and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer.  JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg  2025 Aug 01;151(8):750-760. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2025.1313
  4. Gordon AO, Rashidi A, Harris JP, Gharzai LA, Sadigh G  Prevalence of Health-Related Social Needs and Associated Missed Imaging Appointments Among Patients With Cancer.  J Am Coll Radiol  2025 Aug;22(8):861-868. doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2025.04.002
  5. Gharzai LA, Mady LJ, Armache M, Sun Z, Jagsi R, Cella D, Peipert JD, Sadigh G, Hass RW  Validation of a Single Item Measure for Financial Toxicity Screening in Patients With Breast Cancer.  JCO Oncol Pract  2025 Aug;21(8):1134-1141. doi:10.1200/OP-24-00753
  6. Kehwar TS, Das IJ  Dosimetric and Radiobiological Evaluation of Inhomogeneity-Corrected Dose Distribution in Prophylactic Radiotherapy for Heterotopic Ossification.  J Clin Med  2025 Jul 26;14(15). pii:5291
  7. Das IJ, Shumway J, Goodman CR, Chowdhary M, Sim AJ, Bates JE, Mohindra P, Su Z, Choi JI, Salama J  et al.  Adaptive Radiation Therapy: Workforce Implications.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys  2025 Jul 15;122(4):881-883. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.03.013
  8. Kim YS, Nabet BY, Cortez BN, Sun NY, Sebastian R, Redon CE, Ray A, Liu L, Ishola AA, Loew S  et al.  NOTCH1 reverses immune suppression in small cell lung cancer through reactivation of STING.  J Clin Invest  2025 Jul 08;. pii:e185423
  9. Das IJ, Khan AU, Yadav P  Small-field output factor dependence on the field size definition in MR-Linac.  Med Phys  2025 Jul;52(7):e17857. doi:10.1002/mp.17857
  10. Gharzai LA, Bromfield J, Kwan M, Larson A, Kingsbury JA, Akthar A, Agarwal G, Vermylen JH, Becker S, Scott K  et al.  Implementation Mapping to Identify Strategies to Increase Timely Postoperative Radiotherapy Initiation for Head/Neck Cancer.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg  2025 Jul;173(1):288-298. doi:10.1002/ohn.1268
  11. Armache M, Stemme R, Najjar W, Samaha NL, Hearn M, Lazieh S, Joseph E, Frazier K, Ball D, Russell JO  et al.  Financial Toxicity Across the Thyroid Cancer Care Continuum: A Systematic Review.  Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg  2025 Jul;173(1):1-16. doi:10.1002/ohn.1241
  12. Sarkar S, Teo PT, Abazeed ME  Deep learning for automated, motion-resolved tumor segmentation in radiotherapy.  NPJ Precis Oncol  2025 Jun 30;9(1):173. pii:173
  13. Park AC, Puchi C, Austell P, Lorch JH, Alexiev BA, Gharzai LA, Stepan KO  Primary cutaneous neuroendocrine tumour of the scalp with metastasis.  BMJ Case Rep  2025 Jun 27;18(6). pii:e263869
  14. Larson A, Ma Y, Sun Z, Kingsbury J, Stepan KO, Akthar A, Lorch J, Mittal BB, Yadav P, Mierzwa ML  et al.  Correction to: Survivorship therapy needs after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: surveying opportunities for growth (STRONG).  Support Care Cancer  2025 Jun 12;33(7):569. pii:569
  15. Naoum GE, Strauss JB  In Reply to Dutta and Gelover.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys  2025 Jun 01;122(2):521-523. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.02.047
  16. Seco J, Deasy JO, Das IJ  FLASH radiotherapy: Paradigm shift or a passing fad?  Med Phys  2025 Jun;52(6):3504-3508. doi:10.1002/mp.17807
  17. Talwar A, Asthana S, Silva-Nash J, Gharzai LA, Samant S, Patel U, Stepan K  Outcome Predictors of Hardware Complications in Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction.  Am J Clin Oncol  2025 Jun 01;48(6):319-324. doi:10.1097/COC.0000000000001180
  18. Matković J, Trajković J, Nenadović A, Woloschak GE, Paunesku T, Ilić AŽ  Computational image analysis of kidney tissue samples of beagle dogs irradiated with 60Co gamma-rays.  Appl Radiat Isot  2025 May 30;225:111952. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2025.111952
  19. Alongi F, Zheng D, Das IJ  MR-Linac is a better choice for adaptive therapy compared to cone-beam CT.  Med Phys  2025 May;52(5):2702-2706. doi:10.1002/mp.17706
  20. Larson A, Ma Y, Sun Z, Kingsbury J, Stepan KO, Akthar A, Lorch J, Mittal BB, Yadav P, Mierzwa ML  et al.  Survivorship therapy needs after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: surveying opportunities for growth (STRONG).  Support Care Cancer  2025 Apr 29;33(5):403. pii:403
  21. Lim SN, Liu Y, Jawahar A, Mittal BB, Thomas TO  Feasibility of celiac axis delineation and treatment on combined magnetic resonance imaging and linear accelerator systems.  Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol  2025 Apr;34:100768. pii:100768
  22. Wilding JA, Clifford JS, Heron DE, Jahraus CD, McKitrick J, Benitez CM, Thomas TO  General Consensus on Implementing an Episode-Based Payment Model: Results From the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) Payment Reform Survey.  Cureus  2025 Apr;17(4):e81557. pii:e81557
  23. Armache M, Larson A, Stemme R, Walsh-Bailey C, Scott K, Pearman T, Stepan KO, Mierzwa ML, Mady LJ, Gharzai LA  Novel Survivorship Paradigms in Head/Neck Cancer.  Semin Radiat Oncol  2025 Apr;35(2):285-300. doi:10.1016/j.semradonc.2025.02.003
  24. Gharzai LA, Liu YA, Sun Z, Mady LJ, Mohn M, Larson A, Kircher S, Yanez B, Carlos RC, Pottow J  et al.  Financial Toxicity Screening Preferences in Patients With Breast Cancer.  JCO Oncol Pract  2025 Apr;21(4):561-568. doi:10.1200/OP.24.00415
  25. Geller JI, Renfro LA, Grundy PE, Perlman EJ, Kalapurakal JA, Ehrlich PF, Biegel J, Huff V, Warwick AB, Paulino A  et al.  Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney and Soft Tissues: Results from National Wilms Tumor Study-5 and Children's Oncology Group Study AREN0321.  Pediatr Blood Cancer  2025 Mar;72(3):e31490. doi:10.1002/pbc.31490
  26. Gharzai LA, Bell S, Gupta DM, Carlos RC  Impact of Lung Biomarker Testing on Out-Of-Pocket Costs for Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.  Clin Lung Cancer  2025 Mar;26(2):e118-e125. doi:10.1016/j.cllc.2024.11.011
  27. Goreish MH, Gennaro N, Perronne L, Durak G, Borhani AA, Savas H, Kelahan L, Avery R, Subedi K, Agirlar Trabzonlu T  et al.  Paradoxical Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy in Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma: Increased Tumor Size on MRI Associated with Favorable Pathology.  Cancers (Basel)  2025 Feb 27;17(5). pii:830
  28. Sullivan JJ, Chandler JP, Lesniak MS, Tate MC, Sonabend AM, Kalapurakal JA, Horbinski CM, Lukas RV, Kumthekar PU, Sachdev S  Clinical outcomes for pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma patients.  Neurooncol Pract  2025 Feb;12(1):45-50. doi:10.1093/nop/npae074
  29. Duan R, Kwan M, Kordon A, Hu CJ, Vanjani N, Liu Y, Thomas TO, Gupta D, Patel J, Yadav P  et al.  Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment and Outcomes: A Single Institution Retrospective Analysis.  Thorac Cancer  2025 Feb;16(3):e70009. pii:e70009
  30. Sreetharan S, Puukila S, Lalonde C, Pirkkanen J, Woloschak GE, Paunesku T, Brooks AL, McNeill FE, Thome C, Boreham DR  et al.  Comparison of Acute and Protracted Gamma Irradiation Effects During Perinatal Development in Beagle Dogs.  Radiat Res  2025 Feb 01;203(2):73-82. doi:10.1667/RADE-24-00080.1
  31. Armstrong AE, Daw NC, Renfro LA, Geller JI, Kalapurakal JA, Khanna G, Paulino AC, Perlman EJ, Ehrlich PF, Gow KW  et al.  Treatment of focal anaplastic Wilms tumor: A report from the Children's Oncology Group AREN0321 and AREN03B2 studies.  Cancer  2025 Jan 15;131(2):e35713. doi:10.1002/cncr.35713
  32. Zheng S, Liu Y, Kinkopf PD, Yalamanchili A, Strauss JB, Donnelly ED  Whole exome sequencing of low risk endometrial cancer patients with isolated local recurrences.  Cancer Treat Res Commun  2025;43:100890. doi:10.1016/j.ctarc.2025.100890
  33. Kim SS, Cooke DT, Kidane B, Tapias LF, Lazar JF, Awori Hayanga JW, Patel JD, Neal JW, Abazeed ME, Willers H  et al.  The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Expert Consensus on the Multidisciplinary Management and Resectability of Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.  Ann Thorac Surg  2025 Jan;119(1):16-33. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.041
  34. Chrisman LP, Pang Y, Hooper MJ, Rajeev-Kumar G, Nguyen WQ, Green SJ, Seed PC, Liang H, Mittal BB, Hasan Y  et al.  Ionizing radiation improves skin bacterial dysbiosis in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.  Front Immunol  2024;15:1520214. pii:1520214
  35. Das IJ, Khan AU, Lim S, Yadav P, Donnelley E, Mittal BB  An investigation of high-Z material for bolus in electron beam therapy.  Biomed Phys Eng Express  2024 Dec 20;11(1). doi:10.1088/2057-1976/ad9c7c
  36. Yanez B, Perry LM, Peipert JD, Kuharic M, Taub C, Garcia SF, Diaz A, Buitrago D, Mai Q, Gharzai LA  et al.  Exploring the Relationship Among Financial Hardship, Anxiety, and Depression in Patients With Cancer: A Longitudinal Study.  JCO Oncol Pract  2024 Dec;20(12):1776-1783. doi:10.1200/OP.24.00025
  37. Jahraus CD, Wallner PE, Heron DE, Crook W, Finkelstein SE, Harris AA, Kestin L, Landau E, Rivera D, Thomas TO  et al.  ACROPath Oligometastases: The American College of Radiation Oncology Clinical Pathway.  Cureus  2024 Nov;16(11):e74098. pii:e74098
  38. Khan AU, Sengupta B, Das IJ  The role of volume averaging effects, beam hardening, and phantom scatter in dosimetry of grid therapy.  Phys Med Biol  2024 Nov 11;69(22). doi:10.1088/1361-6560/ad8c91
  39. Edwards DM, Gharzai LA, Wang W, Mayo C, Suresh K, Schipper M, Evans JR, Malloy K, Chinn SB, Prince M  et al.  Follow-up for human papillomavirus-related oropharynx cancer concentrated on unequal symptom change (FOCUS): Prospective patient-reported outcome collection.  Head Neck  2024 Nov;46(11):2687-2698. doi:10.1002/hed.27778
  40. McGee KP, Cao M, Das IJ, Yu V, Witte RJ, Kishan AU, Valle LF, Wiesinger F, De-Colle C, Cao Y  et al.  The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Radiation Therapy Treatment Simulation and Planning.  J Magn Reson Imaging  2024 Nov;60(5):1786-1805. doi:10.1002/jmri.29246
  41. Lim SN, Sohn JJ, Klawikowski SJ, Hayes JP, Donnelly E, Das IJ  Characterization of brass mesh bolus for electron beam therapy.  Biomed Phys Eng Express  2024 Oct 25;10(6). doi:10.1088/2057-1976/ad87f7
  42. Liu X, Ren Z, Tan C, Núñez-Santana FL, Kelly ME, Yan Y, Sun H, Abdala-Valencia H, Yang W, Wu Q  et al.  Inducible CCR2+ nonclassical monocytes mediate the regression of cancer metastasis.  J Clin Invest  2024 Oct 01;134(22). pii:e179527
  43. Goodman CR, Strauss JB  Balancing Act: Optimizing Dose and Volume.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys  2024 Oct 01;120(2):317-318. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.05.001
  44. Smith A, Dobinda K, Chen S, Zieba P, Paunesku T, Sun Z, Woloschak GE  X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy to Develop Elemental Classifiers and Investigate Elemental Signatures in BALB/c Mouse Intestine a Week after Exposure to 8 Gy of Gamma Rays.  Int J Mol Sci  2024 Sep 24;25(19). pii:10256
  45. Frank SJ, Das IJ, Simone CB, Davis BJ, Deville C, Liao Z, Lo SS, McGovern SL, Parikh RR, Reilly M  et al.  ACR-ARS Practice Parameter for the Performance of Proton Beam Therapy.  Int J Part Ther  2024 Sep;13:100021. pii:100021
  46. Rogacki KR, Teo PT, Gopalakrishnan M, Pachigolla SL, Lyons CE, Abazeed ME, Das I, Mittal BB, Gentile M  Clinical, Pathologic, and Dosimetric Predictors of Head and Neck Lymphedema Following Definitive or Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer.  Adv Radiat Oncol  2024 Sep;9(9):101545. pii:101545
  47. Samaha NL, Mady LJ, Armache M, Hearn M, Stemme R, Jagsi R, Gharzai LA  Screening for Financial Toxicity Among Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review.  J Am Coll Radiol  2024 Sep;21(9):1380-1397. doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2024.04.024
  48. Rasmussen D, Yalamanchili A, Tahara B, Niedzwiecki GA, McKitrick J, Thomas TO  The Physician Fee Schedule Was Not Built for High-Cost Supplies and Equipment.  Cureus  2024 Aug;16(8):e67931. pii:e67931
  49. Domenighetti C, Sugier PE, Ashok Kumar Sreelatha A, Schulte C, Grover S, Portugal B, Lee PC, May P, Bobbili D, Radivojkov Blagojevic M  et al.  Association of Body Mass Index and Parkinson Disease: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study.  Neurology  2024 Aug 13;103(3):e209620. pii:e209620
  50. Gharzai LA, Mierzwa ML, Stepan KO, Cella D, Peipert JD  Validity of a single-item indicator of treatment side effect bother in patients with head and neck cancer.  Support Care Cancer  2024 Aug 06;32(9):575. doi:10.1007/s00520-024-08775-x