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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Radiation Oncology

Publications

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  1. Koneru BN, Barron DA, Muecke R, Shaffer R, Thomas TO, Sonnhoff M, Blach RM, Steike DR, Deloch L, Singh PK  et al.  Periarticular Soft Tissue Disorders: Enthesopathies, Tendinopathies, and Bursitis-Pathophysiology and Radiotherapeutic Approaches.  Semin Radiat Oncol  2026 Jan;36:48-60. doi:10.1016/j.semradonc.2025.10.002
  2. Seo G, Kim D, Kim H, Das IJ, Kim S, Sohn JJ  HU variation with various positions in field of view (FOV) and bit-depth in CT simulation.  Biomed Phys Eng Express  2025 Dec 29;. doi:10.1088/2057-1976/ae318c
  3. Ho A, Sachdev S  Re: Markus Graefen, Fabian Falkenbach, Tobias Maurer, et al. Best Systemic Therapy With or Without Radical Prostatectomy in the Management of Men With Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer: The RAMPP Randomised Controlled Trial. Eur Urol. In press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2025.09.4144.  Eur Urol  2025 Dec 08;. pii:S0302-2838(25)04843-2
  4. Gharzai LA, Morris E, Schipper MJ, Kidwell KM, Nguyen-Tân PF, Rosenthal DI, Gillison ML, Jordan RC, Garden AS, Koyfman SA  et al.  Treatment Interruption and Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of 3 Randomized Clinical Trials.  JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg  2025 Dec 04;. pii:e254203
  5. Ahmed MM, Abazeed ME, Das IJ  Grid/Lattice radiotherapy: Innovation with evidence or innovation ahead of evidence?  Med Phys  2025 Dec;52(12):e70184. doi:10.1002/mp.70184
  6. Ho A, Horbinski C, Sachdev S  Thromboembolism in gliomas: an under-recognized danger.  J Neurooncol  2025 Dec;175(3):1465-1466. doi:10.1007/s11060-025-05204-9
  7. Andersen AD, Das IJ, DesRosiers C  Impact of dose prescription variation on local control for SBRT patients treated at a single academic institution.  Med Dosim  2025 Nov 27;. pii:S0958-3947(25)00064-0
  8. Carpio Gonzalez D, Glasco AD, Woloschak GE, Dewji SA  Reconstructing strontium-90 intake in beagles using neural networks: a data-driven assessment of historical inhalation records.  J Radiol Prot  2025 Nov 06;45(4). pii:041512
  9. Omuro A, DeAngelis LM, Polley MC, Correa D, Wefel JS, Bovi JA, Rosenblum M, Corn BW, Aneja S, Grommes C  et al.  Multicenter Randomized Phase II Study of R-MPV-A Chemoimmunotherapy With or Without Low-Dose Whole-Brain Radiotherapy for Newly-Diagnosed Primary CNS Lymphoma.  Neuro Oncol  2025 Nov 04;. pii:noaf221
  10. Yang HC, Chang A, Visa M, Yoon A, Abbott A, Ma Y, Abazeed ME, Hart EM, Allen BD, Pandolfino JE  et al.  Age-Based Screening for Lung Cancer Surveillance in the US.  JAMA Netw Open  2025 Nov 03;8(11):e2546222. pii:e2546222
  11. 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 Nov;225:111952. doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2025.111952
  12. Cahn BA, Zhang R, Sidwell AM, Adam CM, Tiv J, Murrar R, Koh J, Griffin T, Nadir U, Yi MD  et al.  Clinical practice guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma in Gorlin syndrome.  J Am Acad Dermatol  2025 Oct 25;. pii:S0190-9622(25)03071-3
  13. Das IJ, Weisman M, Bates JE, Choi JI, Mohindra P, Chowdhary M, Su Z, Salama J, Shumway J, Reshko L  et al.  The Medical Physicist Workforce Shortage:Putting the Cart in Front of the Horse.  Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys  2025 Oct 18;. pii:S0360-3016(25)06301-1
  14. Pasetsky JL, Heron DE, Wallner PE, Gracie JR, Jahraus CD, Thomas TO  Current Practices in, Reimbursement Opinions About, and Clinical Indications of Adaptive Radiation Therapy: Results From the American College of Radiation Oncology Survey.  Cureus  2025 Oct;17(10):e93927. pii:e93927
  15. Sher DJ, Rosu-Bubulac M, Das IJ  Cone beam CT will replace CT-simulation in near future for radiotherapy planning.  Med Phys  2025 Oct;52(10):e70044. doi:10.1002/mp.70044
  16. Wainwright D, Lukas R, Zhai L, Lauing K, Kim M, Koch T, Penco-Campillo M, Bommi P, Dixit K, Kumthekar P  et al.  Newly diagnosed glioblastoma IDHwt patients treated with radiation, nivolumab, and BMS-986205.  Res Sq  2025 Sep 25;. pii:rs.3.rs-7567487
  17. Pour-Rashidi A, Zandpazandi S, Perronne L, Hill VB, Krumpelman C, Subedi K, Kelahan L, Borhani AA, Savas H, Avery R  et al.  Intracranial Metastases from Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: A Systematic Review and Case Illustration.  J Clin Med  2025 Sep 20;14(18). pii:6631
  18. 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 Sep 16;135(18). pii:e185423
  19. Yang Y, Wadhwani N, Aoi Y, Govind S, Sachdev S, Shilatifard A, Brat D, Stupp R, DeCuypere M  Pediatric H3 K27-altered diffuse midline gliomas may consist of two clinically relevant subsets based on patient age and molecular genetic profile.  Neurooncol Adv  2025;7(1):vdaf200. pii:vdaf200
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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