Publications by authors named "G C BROADWATER"

Background: Although serum circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is routine, data from patients with brain metastases (BrMs) is limited. We assessed genomic alterations in ctDNA from patients with solid tumor BrMs in 3 groups: Isolated BrMs with stable extracranial disease (iCNS), concurrent brain and extracranial progression (cCNS), and extracranial progression with no active BrMs (eCNS). We also compared ctDNA alterations between patients with and without BrMs.

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Background: Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) is commonly mutated (mIDH) in gliomas, and this mutant enzyme produces the oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG). 2HG promotes gliomagenesis and is implicated in epileptogenesis. Ivosidenib (IVO), a small molecule oral mIDH1 inhibitor, is FDA-approved for mIDH1 newly diagnosed and relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia.

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Objective: To compare radical hysterectomy case volume, cancer stage, and biopsy-to-treatment time of invasive cervical cancer diagnosed before and after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: In a multi-institution retrospective cohort study conducted at 6 large, geographically diverse National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers, patients treated for newly diagnosed invasive cervical cancer were classified into 2 temporal cohorts based on date of first gynecologic oncology encounter: (1) Pre-Pandemic: 3/1/2018-2/28/2020; (2) Pandemic & Recovery: 4/1/2020-12/31/2021. The primary outcome was total monthly radical hysterectomy case volume.

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Objective: Malignancy-associated bowel obstruction (MBO) is a potential sequela of advanced gynecologic cancers, adversely impacting both quality of life and prognosis. The Henry score (HS) was developed in a gastrointestinal cancer-predominant population to predict 30-day mortality. We aim to characterize MBO in gynecologic cancers and assess the utility of the HS in this population.

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