Excited to report high local control with repeat SRS after local or marginal recurrence from prior SRS in a multi-institutional cohort. V12Gy <= 9cc and maximum dose < 40Gy may minimize symptomatic radionecrosis Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology Jason Sheehan Dan Trifiletti, MD redjournal.org/article/S0360-…

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a cost-effective and accurate post-treatment surveillance strategy for HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer, compared with imaging-based strategies. Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology Roman Kowalchuk David Routman ja.ma/32u0Ijg

Excited to report an RPA-based model predictive of VCF after spine SBRT using epidural tumor location, lumbar location, GTV > 10cc, and SINS > 6. Low-risk cases only 6.7% VCF, but high-risk 35.4% Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology Kenneth Merrell jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

This week in RST I attended the Peace Rally downtown with dept friends and colleagues. Rabbi Werner read a beautiful prayer from a Ukranian rabbi written in the 1800s and she was kind enough to share the translation with the participants and then me by email.

Sharing a striking article about providing oncologic care amidst the war in Ukraine thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

Sharing a new online tool stratifying patients for pain flare and fracture after spine SBRT: radonc-data-science.shinyapps.io/spine_sbrt/. Thank you so much to Taylor Weiskittel, Kenneth Merrell, Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology, without whom this wouldn't be possible. Appreciate any feedback to keep improving the website!

PCI SCLC Review · LSSCLC brain MRI before PCI approx 1/4 have brain met! · HA-PCI efficacy unclear · Immuno may reduce brain met rate (CASPIAN, IMpower133) · Pertinent ONGOING trial MAVERICK(S1827) MRI surveillance +/-PCI journals.lww.com/co-oncology/Ab…