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Influence of modern imaging techniques on management of locally and oligometastatic recurrent prostate cancer with Stereotactic Radiotherapy
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2024-06-17)Evaluation of the role of novel imaging techniques in the utilisation of stereotactic radiotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer. The current evidence surrounding the diagnosis, management, and areas of clinical need ... -
Investigating the temporal dynamics of T cells following cancer immunotherapy
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2024-05-30)The blockade of immune checkpoints PD1 and CTLA4 have become a standard treatment for the treatment of melanoma. However, mechanistic understanding of how the immunotherapy works remains to be achieved. It is largely unknown ... -
Advancing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided adaptive radiotherapy techniques for prostate cancer
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2024-04-11)Advances in radiotherapy technology have increased precision of treatment delivery, improved cure rates and decreased side effects. The advent of MR-Linacs, which are hybrids of an MRI scanner and linear accelerator, holds ... -
Developing and validating a simple urethra surrogate model to facilitate dosimetric analysis to predict genitourinary toxicity.
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2024-05-01)PURPOSE: The urethra is a critical structure in prostate radiotherapy planning; however, it is impossible to visualise on CT. We developed a surrogate urethra model (SUM) for CT-only planning workflow and tested its geometric ... -
A step and shoot intensity modulated technique for total body irradiation.
(Elsevier BV, 2019-06-01)INTRODUCTION: Total body irradiation (TBI) is a part of the conditioning regimen for bone marrow transplant.At the Royal Marsden (Sutton, UK) and Rigshospitalet (Copenhagen, Denmark), we introduced a step and shoot IMRT ... -
A rapid review of evidence and recommendations from the SIOPE radiation oncology working group to help mitigate for reduced paediatric radiotherapy capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic or other crises.
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2020-07-01)OBJECTIVE: To derive evidence-based recommendations for the optimal utilisation of resources during unexpected shortage of radiotherapy capacity. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We have undertaken a rapid review of published ... -
Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma with regional nodal involvement: Results of a combined analysis from two cooperative groups.
(WILEY, 2021-03-01)BACKGROUND: Treatment of children and adolescents with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (ARMS) and regional nodal involvement (N1) have been approached differently by North American and European cooperative groups. In order to ... -
Novel therapeutic approaches for pediatric diencephalic tumors: improving functional outcomes.
(FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2023-10-10)Pediatric diencephalic tumors represent a histopathologically and molecularly diverse group of neoplasms arising in the central part of the brain and involving eloquent structures, including the hypothalamic-pituitary axis ... -
Quantitative diffusion-weighted MRI response assessment in rhabdomyosarcoma: an international retrospective study on behalf of the European paediatric Soft tissue sarcoma Study Group Imaging Committee.
(SPRINGER, 2023-11-01)OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) as a predictive imaging marker after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with rhabdomyosarcoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We ... -
The need for consensus on delineation and dose constraints of dentofacial structures in paediatric radiotherapy: Outcomes of a SIOP Europe survey.
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2023-11-01)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Children receiving radiotherapy for head-and-neck tumours often experience severe dentofacial side effects. Despite this, recommendations for contouring and dose constraints to dentofacial structures ... -
Brachytherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma: Survey of international clinical practice and development of guidelines.
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2024-04-07)BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to address the lack of published data on the use of brachytherapy in pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma by describing current practice as starting point to develop consensus ... -
Abiraterone acetate plus prednisolone with or without enzalutamide for patients with metastatic prostate cancer starting androgen deprivation therapy: final results from two randomised phase 3 trials of the STAMPEDE platform protocol.
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2023-05-01)BACKGROUND: Abiraterone acetate plus prednisolone (herein referred to as abiraterone) or enzalutamide added at the start of androgen deprivation therapy improves outcomes for patients with metastatic prostate cancer. Here, ... -
Evaluating atezolizumab in patients with urinary tract squamous cell carcinoma (AURORA): study protocol for a single arm, open-label, multicentre, phase II clinical trial.
(BMC, 2023-09-19)BACKGROUND: Bladder and urinary tract cancers account for approximately 21,000 new diagnoses and 5,000 deaths annually in the UK. Approximately 90% are transitional cell carcinomas where advanced disease is treated with ... -
Outcomes of relapsed clinical stage I versus de novo metastatic testicular cancer patients: an analysis of the IGCCCG Update database.
(SPRINGERNATURE, 2023-11-23)BACKGROUND: Active surveillance after orchiectomy is the preferred management in clinical stage I (CSI) germ-cell tumours (GCT) associated with a 15 to 30% relapse rate. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In the IGCCCG Update database, ... -
Development of Real-Time Motion-Including Dose Reconstruction on a Unity MR-Linac system
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2024-03-12)The first part of my thesis is concerned with estimating the motion of organs and other critical anatomical structures during radiotherapy treatments. I use 2D cine images acquired during MR-Linac treatments and compare ... -
Acceleration-Based Kalman Tracking for Super-Resolution Ultrasound Imaging In Vivo
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Independent component analysis (ICA) applied to dynamic oxygen-enhanced MRI (OE-MRI) for robust functional lung imaging at 3 T.
(WILEY, 2024-03-01)PURPOSE: Dynamic lung oxygen-enhanced MRI (OE-MRI) is challenging due to the presence of confounding signals and poor signal-to-noise ratio, particularly at 3 T. We have created a robust pipeline utilizing independent ... -
Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: efficacy and toxicity
(Institute of Cancer Research (University Of London), 2024-02-05)Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is increasingly being used as a treatment for brain metastases. Four research topics in the management of brain metastases in clinical practice have been chosen, with the unifying theme of ... -
EFOMP policy statement NO. 19: Dosimetry in nuclear medicine therapy - Molecular radiotherapy.
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2023-12-01)The European Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (BSS Directive) includes optimisation of treatment with radiotherapeutic procedures based on patient dosimetry and verification of the absorbed doses delivered. The present ...