Publications by authors named "S Aljabab"
Introduction Radiotherapy is a cornerstone in cancer treatment as a part of multidisciplinary team management. The field has evolved significantly over the past two decades due to technological advancement. To meet the increased need for manpower in the field, the radiation oncology residency program was first established in Saudi Arabia back in 2019.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Palliative radiotherapy (RT) is commonly used for malignancy-associated hemoptysis. This study aims to determine RT control probability, durability, and influencing factors.
Methods: This single-institution prospective observational study included patients ≥18 years old with any lung malignancy and active hemoptysis.
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- - Chordoma is a rare and low-grade tumor that arises from remnants of the embryonic notochord, and this study evaluates the effectiveness of the expanded endoscopic endonasal approach (EEA) for its surgical removal combined with radiotherapy.
- - The study reviewed 17 patients treated between 2016 and 2021, showing that most had their tumors removed using EEA, with good outcomes in terms of survival and minimal severe side effects from radiation therapy.
- - The findings suggest that EEA followed by CyberKnife radiotherapy is a promising treatment option for clival chordomas, but more research is needed to compare it with other treatments like proton beam therapy.
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- * A case involving a 33-year-old male with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) showed extensive disease that was unresectable after initial chemotherapy.
- * The patient was treated with a high-dose palliative radiotherapy regimen that provided significant symptom relief, allowing him to return to his home country.
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical role of tumor-associated macrophages, including foamy (FM) and hemosiderin-laden macrophages (HLM) in the tumor bed (TB) of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT).
Methods: We conducted a pathologic review of 129 women, diagnosed with TNBC between 2002 and 2016 at our institute. The residual cancer burden (RCB) was calculated.