THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY
2014-15 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
(as of 12/31/2014)
Bold = Member of the Department of Radiation Oncology
PUBLICATIONS
1. Bar Ad V, Palmer JD, Yang H, Cognetti D, Curry J, Luginbuhl A, Tuluc M, Campling B,
Axelrod R: Current management of locally advanced head and neck cancer: the combination
of chemotherapy with locoregional treatments. Semin Oncol. 2014 Dec;41(6):7988-806.
PMID: 25499638
2. Eldredge-Hindy HB, Eastwick G, Anne` PR, Rosenblum NG, Schilder RJ, Chalian R, Zibelli
AM, Kim CH, Den RB: Adjuvant vaginal cuff brachytherapy for high-risk, early stage
endometrial cancer. J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2014 Oct;6(3):262-70. PMID: 25337127
3. Eldredge-Hindy HB, Rosenberg AL, Simone NL: Intraoperative radiotherapy for breast
cancer: The lasting effects of a fleeting treatment. Int J Breast Cancer, 2014;2014:214325.
Epub 2014 August, 10. PMID: 25180098.
4. Palmer JD, Soule BP, Simone BA, Zaorsky NG, Jin L, Simone NL: Micro RNA expression
altered by diet: Can food be medicinal? Ageing Res Rev. 2014 Sep;17C:16-24. PMID:
24833329
5. Simone BA, Ly D, Savage JE, Hewitt SM, Dan TD, Ylaya K, Shankavaram U, Lim M, Jin L,
Camphausen K, Mitchell JB, Simone NL: microRNA alterations driving acute and late stages
of radiation-induced fibrosis in a murine skin model. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2014 Sep
1;90(1);44-52. PMID: 24986745.
6. Yamoah K, Deville C, Vapiwala N, Spangler E, Zeigler-Johnson CM, Malkowicz B, Lee DI,
KIattan M, Dicker AP, Rebbect TR: African American men with low-grade prostate cancer
have increased disease recurrence after prostatectomy compared with Caucasian men. Urol
Oncol. 2014 Oct 7. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 25304288.
7. Yamoah K, Eldredge-Hindy HB, Zaorsky NG, Palmer JD, Doyle LA, Sendecki JA, Hesney
AA, Harper L, Repka M, Showalter TN, Hurwitz MD, Dicker AP, Den RB: Large prostate
gland size is not a contraindication to low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate
adenocarcinoma. Brachytherapy. 2014 Sep-Oct;13(5):454-64. PMID: 24953945
8. Yamoah K, Walker A, Spangler E, Zeigler-Johnson CM, Malkowicz B, Lee DI, Dicker AP,
Rebbeck TR, Lal P: African-American race is a predictor of seminal fesicle invasion after
radical prostatectomy. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2014 Oct 25 [Epub ahead of print]. PMID:
25450037.
ABSTRACTS ACCEPTED FOR PRESENTATION
1. Bar Ad V, Lai Y, Lu B, Palmer J, Myers R, Ye Z, Wang C, Axelrod R, Campling B, WernerWasik M, Cowan S, Evans N, Kumar R, Hehn B, Solomides C, Yang H: Prognostic
importance of the pretreatment neutrophil-lymphocyte radio (NLR) for the survival of patients
with lung cancer. Oral Presentation, ASTRO 56th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA,
September 14-17, 2014.
2. Bar Ad V, Lai Y, Lu B, Palmer J, Myers R, Ye Z, Wang C, Axelrod R, Campling B, WernerWasik M, Cowan S, Evans N, Kumar R, Hehn B, Solomides C, Yang H: Prognostic value of
the pre-diagnostic neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for the survival of patients with lung
cancer. Poster Presentation, Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology,
Chicago, IL, October 30 – November 1, 2014.
3. Dan T, Simone B, Jin L, Kieng M, Monti D, Simone NL: The effect of nutrigenomics in
augmenting radiation therapy for breast cancer. Poster Presentation, ASTRO 56th Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 14-17, 2014.
4. Eldredge-Hindy HB, Duffy D, Yamoah K, Dicker AP, Skowronski J, Simone NL, Anne` PR:
Ischemic heart disease (IHD) following left breast irradiation with active breathing control
(ABC): 10 year outcomes and risk modeling. Oral Presentation, ASTRO 56th Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, CA, September 14-17, 2014.
5. Eldredge-Hindy HB, Lockamy V, Crawford AG, Nettleton V, Werner-Wasik M, Simone NL,
Siglin JJ, Sidhu K, Anne` PR: Active breathing control (ABC) reduces dose to the heart and
preserves local control in patients with left breast cancer: First report of a prospective trial with
8-year follow-up. Oral Presentation, ASTRO 56th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA,
September 14-17, 2014.
6. Kim H, Potrebko P, Liu H, Eldredge-Hindy HB, Gunn V, Werner-Wasik M, Andrews DW,
Evans JJ, Farrell CJ, Judy K, Shi W: Dosimetric comparison of gamma knife and VMAT
radiosurgery for vestibular schwannoma. Poster presentation, ASTRO 56th Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, CA, September 14-17, 2014.
7. Nowak K, Dan T, Guha C, Simone B, Norton L, Dicker AP, Simone NL, Kurland I:
Metabolomics profiles suggest a mechanism for caloric restriction induced radiation sensitivity.
Digital Poster Discussion, ASTRO 56th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 14-17,
2014.
8. Palmer JD, Burkhart R, Yeung V, Siow VS, Lewis N, Sama A, Mitchell E, Rosato EL, Koniaris
LG, Lavu H, Yeo CJ, Bar Ad V, Winter JM: Modern clinical outcomes of periampullary cancer
following pancreaticoduodenectomy and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy: single institution
pancreatic cancer registry. Poster Presentation, ASTRO 56th Annual Meeting, San Francisco,
CA, September 14-17, 2014.
9. Palmer JD, Deshmukh S, Needleman L, Yeung V, Burkhart R, Leiby B, Hurwitz MD, Anne`
PR, Lavu H, Winter JM, Lewis N, Sama A, Rosato EL, Yeo CJ, Bar Ad V: Patterns of failure
in periampullary cancer following pancreaticoduodenectomy and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy
with implications on radiation treatment planning. Poster Presentation, ASTRO Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 14-17, 2014.
10. Palmer JD, Siglin J, Yamoah K, Dan T, Champ CE, Kim L, Glass J, Werner-Wasik M,
Andrews DW, Evans JJ, Shi W: Resection for recurrent high-grade glioma in the setting of reirradiation: More is not always better. Oral Presentation, Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO)
2014 Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, November 22-25, 2014.
11. Sayler E, Harrison A, Eldredge-Hindy H, DiNome J, Munro S. Anne` PR, Comber E,
Lockamy V: A team focused clinical implementation and failure mode and effects analysis of
HDR skin brachytherapy using Valencia and Leipzig surface applicators. Oral presentation,
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting, Austin Texas, July
20-24, 2014.
12. Wright CM, Dan T, Liotta LA, Jin L, Pestell RG, Lim M, Dicker AP, Simone NL: MiR-21 knock
out creates a radiosensitive phenotype and is therefore a potential therapeutic target. Oral
Presentation, ASTRO 56th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 14-17, 2014.
13. Yeung V. Gong Y, Yu J, Yu Y, Lu B, Palmer JD, Burkhart R, Leiby BE, Siow VS, Lavu H,
Rosato E, Winter JM, Lewis N, Sama AR, Mitchell EP, Anne` PR, Xiao Y, Hurwitz MD, Yeo
C, Bar-Ad V: Predicting overall survival for patients with pre-ampullary carcinoma. American
Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal Symposium, San Francisco, CA,
January 15-17, 2015.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Radiation Oncology Residents:
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Harriet B. Eldredge-Hindy M.D.: Selected to participate in the AACR/ASCO Annual Methods
in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop, Vail, Colorado, July 28 – August 1, 2014.
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Joshua D. Palmer, M.D.: Thomas Jefferson University All-Star Award for Excellence in
Clinical Care, July, 2014.
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Joshua D. Palmer, M.D.: Alpha Omega Alpha Post-graduate Award Winner in Clinical
Research ($2,000), August, 2014.
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Kosj Yamoah, M.D., Ph.D.: Selected to participate in the AACR/ASCO Annual Methods in
Clinical Cancer Research Workshop, Vail, Colorado, July 28 – August 1, 2014.
GRANTS:
Tu Dan, M.D.: Recipient of the 2014 ASTRO Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Research
Seed Grant Award, July, 2014.