Publications by authors named "Carol Felix"

Importance: Intrathoracic progression remains the predominant pattern of failure in patients treated with concurrent chemoradiation followed by a consolidation immune checkpoint inhibitor for locally advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Objective: To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and use of hypofractionated concurrent chemoradiation with an adaptive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) boost.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This was an early-phase, single-institution, radiation dose-escalation nonrandomized controlled trial with concurrent chemotherapy among patients with clinical stage II (inoperable/patient refusal of surgery) or III NSCLC (American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual, seventh edition).

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Objective: To assess the efficacy of Lu-PNT2002, a novel radiolabelled small molecule that binds with high affinity to prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), in combination with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to all sites of metastasis, vs SBRT alone, in men with oligorecurrent metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC).

Patients And Methods: The Lutetium-PSMA Neoadjuvant to Ablative Radiotherapy for Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer (LUNAR) trial is an open-label, randomized, stratified, two-arm, single-centre, Phase 2 trial to compare the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant Lu-PNT2002 plus SBRT vs SBRT alone in men with oligorecurrent mHSPC. Key eligibility criteria include one to five lesions identified on a PSMA positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scan centrally reviewed by a board-certified nuclear medicine physician.

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This study reports the initial results for the first 15 patients on a prospective phase II clinical trial exploring the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of the HyperArc technique for recurrent head and neck cancer treatment. Eligible patients were simulated and planned with both conventional VMAT and HyperArc techniques and the plan with superior dosimetry was selected for treatment. Dosimetry, delivery feasibility and safety, treatment-related toxicity, and patient-reported quality of life (QOL) were all evaluated.

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Purpose: To evaluate geometric variations of patients receiving stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) after radical prostatectomy and the dosimetric benefits of stereotactic MRI guided adaptive radiotherapy (SMART) to compensate for these variations.

Materials/methods: The CTV and OAR were contoured on 55 MRI setup scans of 11 patients treated with an MR-LINAC and enrolled in a phase II trial of post-prostatectomy SBRT. All patients followed institutional bladder and rectum preparation protocols and received five fractions of 6-6.

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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) neoadjuvant to radical prostatectomy (RP) in a phase 1 trial. The primary endpoint was treatment completion rate without severe acute surgical complications. Secondary endpoints included patient-reported quality of life and physician-reported toxicities.

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  • The study assessed the priorities and experiences of patients in a trial for reduced intensity treatment of HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer.
  • Out of 27 eligible patients, 89% participated, with a focus on factors like the desire to be cured and a lack of regret about their treatment decision.
  • Findings indicate high patient satisfaction regarding treatment outcomes, especially in long-term swallowing function, and support the need for new treatment standards in this area.
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Purpose: Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and heat-based ablation (HBA) are both potentially safe and effective treatments for primary and metastatic lung tumors. Both are suboptimal for centrally located tumors, with SBRT having a higher risk of significant toxicity and HBA having lower efficacy. This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of combination SBRT-HBA to determine whether combined treatment can result in superior outcomes to each treatment alone.

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This study examined the feasibility, efficacy (abscopal effect), and immune effects of TGFβ blockade during radiotherapy in metastatic breast cancer patients. Prospective randomized trial comparing two doses of TGFβ blocking antibody fresolimumab. Metastatic breast cancer patients with at least three distinct metastatic sites whose tumor had progressed after at least one line of therapy were randomized to receive 1 or 10 mg/kg of fresolimumab, every 3 weeks for five cycles, with focal radiotherapy to a metastatic site at week 1 (three doses of 7.

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  • The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a lower-intensity treatment for patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer in a phase 2 clinical trial.
  • It involved chemotherapy and radiation therapy with a focus on maintaining patients' body weight and quality of life throughout the treatment process.
  • The results showed that most patients maintained a healthy BMI, with few needing feeding tubes, suggesting that the de-escalated therapy may enhance functional outcomes post-treatment.
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Background: The current study represents a subset analysis of quality-of-life (QOL) outcomes among patients treated on a phase 2 trial of de-escalated chemoradiation for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated oropharyngeal cancer.

Methods: Eligibility included newly diagnosed, (American Joint Committee on Cancer, 7th edition) stage III or IV oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, p16 positivity, age ≥ 18 years, and a Zubrod performance status of 0 to 1. Treatment was induction paclitaxel at a dose of 175 mg/m and carboplatin at an area under the curve of 6 for 2 cycles followed by response-adapted, dose-reduced radiation of 54 Gy or 60 Gy with weekly concurrent paclitaxel at a dose of 30 mg/m .

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  • * A total of 45 patients were enrolled in a trial, receiving a combination of chemotherapy and reduced radiation doses based on their responses, with the primary goal being to achieve high progression-free survival rates over a two-year period.
  • * Results showed a promising 2-year progression-free survival rate of 92%, with manageable side effects, including 39% of patients experiencing grade 3 adverse events, highlighting the treatment's potential benefits for patient quality of life.
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