The University of Queensland

Definitive single fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic sarcoma: Simultaneous integrated boost is associated with high tumor control and low vertebral fracture risk

Shanker, Mihir D, Cavazos, Adriana P, Li, Jing, Beckham, Thomas H, Yeboa, Debra N, Wang, Chenyang, Frances McAleer, Mary, Briere, Tina M, Amini, Behrang, Tatsui, Claudio E, North, Robert Y, Alvarez-Breckenridge, Christopher A, Cezayirli, Phillip, Rhines, Laurence D, Ghia, Amol and Bishop, Andrew J (2024). Definitive single fraction spine stereotactic radiosurgery for metastatic sarcoma: Simultaneous integrated boost is associated with high tumor control and low vertebral fracture risk. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 193 110119, 110119. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110119

Comparison of outcomes following surgical resection, percutaneous ablation or stereotactic body radiation therapy in early-stage, solitary and small (≤3 cm) treatment-naïve hepatocellular carcinoma

Maher, A.M., Shanker, M., Liu, H.Y.H., Lee, Y., Leggett, D., Hodgkinson, P., Pryor, D. and Stuart, K.A. (2024). Comparison of outcomes following surgical resection, percutaneous ablation or stereotactic body radiation therapy in early-stage, solitary and small (≤3 cm) treatment-naïve hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Medicine, 13 (3) e6978. doi: 10.1002/cam4.6978

Dosimetric Analysis of Local Failure Outcomes and Vertebral Compression Fracture Risk in Single-Fraction Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Metastatic Sarcoma

Shanker, M.D., Cavazos, A., Li, J., Beckham, T., Yeboa, D.N., Wang, C., McAleer, M.F., Briere, T.M., Amini, B., Tatsui, C., North, R., Alvarez-Breckenridge, C., Cezayirli, P., Rhines, L.D., Ghia, A.J. and Bishop, A.J. (2023). Dosimetric Analysis of Local Failure Outcomes and Vertebral Compression Fracture Risk in Single-Fraction Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Metastatic Sarcoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 117 (2), e148-e149. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.966

Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Primary and Metastatic Osteosarcoma

Grippin, A., De, B., Florez, M., Tom, M.C., Beckham, T., Wang, C., Bishop, A.J., Shanker, M.D., Li, J., Amini, B., Briere, T.M., Tatsui, C., Rhines, L.D., McGovern, S.L., McAleer, M.F. and Ghia, A.J. (2023). Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Primary and Metastatic Osteosarcoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 117 (2), e299. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.2312

Evaluating novel imaging-based mathematical modeling prediction of immunotherapy response by individual melanoma brain metastasis and patient prognosis

Farhat, Maguy, Butner, Joseph, Wang, Zhihui, Shanker, Mihir, Talpur, Wasif, Thrower, Sara, Erickson, Lily, Bronk, Julianna, Langshaw, Holly, Tran, Benjamin Lucky, Yadav, Divya, Elliott, Andrew, Wang, Chenyang, Tawbi, Hussein A., Cristini, Vittorio and Chung, Caroline (2023). Evaluating novel imaging-based mathematical modeling prediction of immunotherapy response by individual melanoma brain metastasis and patient prognosis. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 41 (16_suppl), e14013-e14013. doi: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.e14013

OC-0441 Pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: a prospective observational study

Chelvarajah, R., Pinkham, M., Foote, M., Shanker, M., Hall, B., Olson, S., Watkins, T., Bernard, A. and Huo, M. (2023). OC-0441 Pre-operative stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: a prospective observational study. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 182, S342-S343. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(23)08613-9

Automated contouring and planning in radiation therapy: what is ‘Clinically Acceptable’?

Baroudi, Hana, Brock, Kristy K., Cao, Wenhua, Chen, Xinru, Chung, Caroline, Court, Laurence E., El Basha, Mohammad D., Farhat, Maguy, Gay, Skylar, Gronberg, Mary P., Gupta, Aashish Chandra, Hernandez, Soleil, Huang, Kai, Jaffray, David A., Lim, Rebecca, Marquez, Barbara, Nealon, Kelly, Netherton, Tucker J., Nguyen, Callistus M., Reber, Brandon, Rhee, Dong Joo, Salazar, Ramon M., Shanker, Mihir D., Sjogreen, Carlos, Woodland, McKell, Yang, Jinzhong, Yu, Cenji and Zhao, Yao (2023). Automated contouring and planning in radiation therapy: what is ‘Clinically Acceptable’?. Diagnostics, 13 (4) 667, 1-21. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13040667

Definitive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Australian Multi-Institutional Review of Outcomes

Liu, H. Y. H., Lee, Y. Y. D., Sridharan, S., Wang, W., Khor, R., Chu, J., Oar, A., Choong, E. S., Le, H., Shanker, M., Wigg, A., Stuart, K. and Pryor, D. (2023). Definitive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Australian Multi-Institutional Review of Outcomes. Clinical Oncology, 35 (12), 787-793. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2023.08.012

Gamma Knife® stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial cavernous malformations

Shanker, Mihir D., Webber, Rebecca, Pinkham, Mark B., Huo, Michael, Olson, Sarah, Hall, Bruce, Jayalath, Rumal, Watkins, Trevor and Foote, Matthew C. (2022). Gamma Knife® stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial cavernous malformations. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 106, 96-102. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.10.015

Moderately hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiation therapy with temozolomide for young and fit patients with glioblastoma: an institutional experience and meta-analysis of literature

Chidley, Phoebe, Shanker, Mihir, Phillips, Claire, Haghighi, Neda, Pinkham, Mark B., Whittle, James R. and Sia, Joseph (2022). Moderately hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiation therapy with temozolomide for young and fit patients with glioblastoma: an institutional experience and meta-analysis of literature. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 160 (2), 361-374. doi: 10.1007/s11060-022-04151-z

Stereotactic radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases: Concurrent immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy associated with superior clinicoradiological response outcomes

Shanker, Mihir D., Garimall, Sidyarth, Gatt, Nick, Foley, Heath, Crowley, Samuel, Le Cornu, Emma, Muscat, Kendall, Soon, Wei, Atkinson, Victoria, Xu, Wen, Watkins, Trevor, Huo, Michael, Foote, Matthew C. and Pinkham, Mark B. (2022). Stereotactic radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases: Concurrent immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy associated with superior clinicoradiological response outcomes. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 66 (4), 536-545. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13403

Outcomes following hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy to the cavity after surgery for melanoma brain metastases

Gallo, J., Garimall, S., Shanker, M., Castelli, J., Watkins, T., Olson, S., Huo, M., Foote, M. C. and Pinkham, M. B. (2022). Outcomes following hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy to the cavity after surgery for melanoma brain metastases. Clinical Oncology, 34 (3), 179-186. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2021.09.015

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of local control, survival and toxicity outcomes

Shanker, Mihir D., Moodaley, Pereshin, Soon, Wei, Liu, Howard Y., Lee, Yoo Young and Pryor, David I. (2021). Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of local control, survival and toxicity outcomes. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 65 (7) 1754-9485.13309, 956-968. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13309

Renal cell carcinoma metastasis to Meckel's Cave treated with repeat stereotactic radiosurgery: a case report and review of the literature

Panizza, John A., Pinkham, Mark B., Foote, Matthew, Shanker, Mihir, Horwood, Keith and Huo, Michael (2021). Renal cell carcinoma metastasis to Meckel's Cave treated with repeat stereotactic radiosurgery: a case report and review of the literature. Cureus, 13 (7) e16478, 1-5. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16478

Stereotactic radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: expanding the multidisciplinary armamentarium

Shanker, Mihir D., Liu, Howard Y., Lee, Yoo Young, Stuart, Katherine A., Powell, Elizabeth E., Wigg, Alan and Pryor, David I. (2020). Stereotactic radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: expanding the multidisciplinary armamentarium. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 36 (4) jgh.15175, 873-884. doi: 10.1111/jgh.15175

Anatomical and dosimetric assessment of the prostate apex: a pilot comparison of image‐guided transperineal ultrasound to conventional computed tomography simulation

Shanker, Mihir D., Kim, Anna N.H., Brown, Amy and Tan, Alex HM (2020). Anatomical and dosimetric assessment of the prostate apex: a pilot comparison of image‐guided transperineal ultrasound to conventional computed tomography simulation. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 64 (6) 1754-9485.13045, 839-844. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13045

Prior or concurrent radiotherapy and nivolumab immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer

Ratnayake, Gishan, Shanker, Mihir, Roberts, Kate, Mason, Robert, Hughes, Brett G. M., Lwin, Zarnie, Jain, Vikram, O'Byrne, Kenneth, Lehman, Margot and Chua, Benjamin (2020). Prior or concurrent radiotherapy and nivolumab immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 16 (1), 56-62. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13242

Evidence of dose-response following hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy to the cavity after surgery for brain metastases

Garimall, Sidyarth, Shanker, Mihir, Johns, Erin, Watkins, Trevor, Olson, Sarah, Huo, Michael, Foote, Matthew C. and Pinkham, Mark B. (2020). Evidence of dose-response following hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy to the cavity after surgery for brain metastases. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 146 (2), 357-362. doi: 10.1007/s11060-019-03383-w

Stereotactic radiotherapy for large vestibular schwannomas: Volume change following single fraction versus hypofractionated approaches

Huo, Michael, Foley, Heath, Pinkham, Mark, Shanker, Mihir, Bernard, Anne, Jenkins, Michael, Olson, Sarah, Hall, Bruce, Watkins, Trevor, Jones, Catherine and Foote, Matthew (2020). Stereotactic radiotherapy for large vestibular schwannomas: Volume change following single fraction versus hypofractionated approaches. Journal of Radiosurgery and SBRT, 7 (1), 11-17.

Re-irradiation for recurrent high-grade gliomas: a systematic review and analysis of treatment technique with respect to survival and risk of radionecrosis

Shanker, Mihir, Chua, Benjamin, Bettington, Catherine, Foote, Matthew C. and Pinkham, Mark B. (2019). Re-irradiation for recurrent high-grade gliomas: a systematic review and analysis of treatment technique with respect to survival and risk of radionecrosis. Neuro-Oncology Practice, 6 (2), 144-155. doi: 10.1093/nop/npy019

Extent of surrounding edema does not correlate with acute complications after radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases

Jardim, Amelia, Scott, Justin, Drew, Zachery, Foote, Matthew C., Sadasivan, Ananthababu P., Hall, Bruce, Olson, Sarah L., Shanker, Mihir and Pinkham, Mark B. (2019). Extent of surrounding edema does not correlate with acute complications after radiosurgery for melanoma brain metastases. Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 145 (3), 581-585. doi: 10.1007/s11060-019-03330-9

Early mechanical stimulation only permits timely bone healing in sheep

Tufekci, Pelin, Tavakoli, Aramesh, Dlaska, Constantin, Neumann, Mirjam, Shanker, Mihir, Saifzadeh, Siamak, Steck, Roland, Schuetz, Michael and Epari, Devakar (2017). Early mechanical stimulation only permits timely bone healing in sheep. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 36 (6), 1790-1796. doi: 10.1002/jor.23812

Lower material stiffness in rupture-repaired Achilles tendon during walking: transmission-mode ultrasound for post-surgical tendon evaluation

Wulf, Mathias, Shanker, Mihir, Schuetz, Michael, Lutz, Michael, Langton, Christian M., Hooper, Sue L., Smeathers, James E., Brauner, Torsten and Wearing, Scott C. (2017). Lower material stiffness in rupture-repaired Achilles tendon during walking: transmission-mode ultrasound for post-surgical tendon evaluation. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 26 (7), 2030-2037. doi: 10.1007/s00167-017-4624-5

The Enhanced liver fibrosis score is associated with clinical outcomes and disease progression in patients with chronic liver disease

Irvine, Katharine M., Wockner, Leesa F., Shanker, Mihir, Fagan, Kevin J., Horsfall, Leigh U., Fletcher, Linda M., Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., Pretorius, Carel J., Miller, Gregory C., Clouston, Andrew D., Lampe, Guy and Powell, Elizabeth E. (2015). The Enhanced liver fibrosis score is associated with clinical outcomes and disease progression in patients with chronic liver disease. Liver International, 36 (3), 370-377. doi: 10.1111/liv.12896

Dosimetric Analysis of Local Failure Outcomes and Vertebral Compression Fracture Risk in Single-Fraction Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Metastatic Sarcoma

Shanker, M. D., Cavazos, A., Li, J., Beckham, T., Yeboa, D. N., Wang, C., McAleer, M. F., Briere, T. M., Amini, B., Tatsui, C., North, R., Alvarez-Breckenridge, C., Cezayirli, P., Rhines, L. D., Ghia, A. J. and Bishop, A. J. (2023). Dosimetric Analysis of Local Failure Outcomes and Vertebral Compression Fracture Risk in Single-Fraction Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Metastatic Sarcoma. 65th Annual Meeting Of The American Society For Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), San Diego, CA United States, 1-4 October 2023. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.966

Machine learning to predict local failure in melanoma brain metastases treated with radiosurgery

Shanker, M., Ramachandran, P., Motley, R., Huo, M., Foote, M. and Pinkham, M. (2023). Machine learning to predict local failure in melanoma brain metastases treated with radiosurgery. ESTRO 2023, Vienna, Austria, 13 - 16 May 2023. Shannon, Ireland: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(23)67001-x

Prior or concurrent radiotherapy and nivolumab immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer

Ratnayake, G., Shankar, M., Roberts, K., Mason, R., Hughes, B. G. M., Lwin, Z., Jain, V., O'Byrne, K. J. and Chua, B. (2018). Prior or concurrent radiotherapy and nivolumab immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer. 43rd ESMO Congress (ESMO), Munich, Germany, 19-23 October 2018. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy292.093

Re-irradiation in recurrent high grade gliomas: An analysis of survival and radionecrosis outcomes

Shanker, M., Chua, B., Bettington, C. and Pinkham, M. (2018). Re-irradiation in recurrent high grade gliomas: An analysis of survival and radionecrosis outcomes. 37th Meeting of the European-Society-for-Radiotherapy-and-Oncology (ESTRO), Barcelona Spain, Apr 20-24, 2018. Co Clare, Ireland: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/S0167-8140(18)31021-1

Predicting clinical outcomes in chronic liver disease: the ELF test is superior to histology and simple scores

Irvine, Katharine, Wockner, Leesa F., Shanker, Mihir, Fagan, Kevin, Horsfall, Leigh, Fletcher, Linda, Ungerer, Jacobus, Pretorius, Carel J., Miller, Gregory, Clouston, Andrew D., Lampe, Guy and Powell, Elizabeth E. (2015). Predicting clinical outcomes in chronic liver disease: the ELF test is superior to histology and simple scores. 66th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), San Francisco, CA, United States, 13-17 November 2015. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/hep.28218

Predicting clinical outcomes in chronic liver disease: the ELF test is superior to histology and simple scores

Irvine, K. M., Wockner, L. F., Shanker, M., Fagan, K. J., Horsfall, L. U., Fletcher, L. M., Ungerer, J., Pretorius, C. J., Miller, G. C., Clouston, A. D., Lampe, G. and Powell, E. E. (2015). Predicting clinical outcomes in chronic liver disease: the ELF test is superior to histology and simple scores. Gastro 2015 GESA-AGW and WGO International Congress, Gastroenterological Society of Australia Australian Gastroenterology Week 2015 | World Congress of Gastroenterology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 September-2 October 2015. Richmond, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/jgh.13093