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Amini A, Stokes W, Jones B, Waxweiler T, McDermott J, Goddard J, Raben D, Lanning R, Bradley C, Karam S. Home Field Advantage? Postoperative Radiation Performed at Same Surgical Facility Associated with Improved Overall Survival in Head and Neck Cancers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fisher C, Robin T, Rusthoven C, Corr B, Schefter T, Amini A. Racial and Income Disparities Predict for Higher Rates of Cut-Through Hysterectomies for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Amini A, Robin T, Stumpf P, Rusthoven C, Corr B, Schefter T, Fisher C. Rising Rates of Upfront Surgery Followed By Radiation in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: What Factors Predict for This Treatment Paradigm? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sarbaz S, Azadeh P, Samiei F, Farasatinasab M, Amini A. 585P_PR Evaluation of fingerprint loss in patients under paclitaxel based chempotherapy regimen. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(21)00742-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Sarbaz S, Azadeh P, Samiei F, Farasatinasab M, Amini A. 585P_PR Evaluation of fingerprint loss in patients under paclitaxel based chempotherapy regimen. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw603.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ghazvini RD, Kouhsari E, Zibafar E, Hashemi SJ, Amini A, Niknejad F. Antifungal Activity and Aflatoxin Degradation of Bifidobacterium Bifidum and Lactobacillus Fermentum Against Toxigenic Aspergillus Parasiticus. Open Microbiol J 2016; 10:197-201. [PMID: 28077976 PMCID: PMC5204065 DOI: 10.2174/1874285801610010197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 05/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Food and feedstuff contamination with aflatoxins (AFTs) is a serious health problem for humans and animals, especially in developing countries. The present study evaluated antifungal activities of two lactic acid bacteria (LAB) against growth and aflatoxin production of toxigenic Aspergillus parasiticus. The mycelial growth inhibition rate of A. parasiticus PTCC 5286 was investigated in the presence of Bifidobacterium bifidum PTCC 1644 and Lactobacillus fermentum PTCC 1744 by the pour plate method. After seven days incubation in yeast extract sucrose broth at 30°C, the mycelial mass was weighed after drying. The inhibitory activity of LAB metabolites against aflatoxin production by A. parasiticus was evaluated using HPLC method. B. bifidum and L. fermentum significantly reduced aflatoxin production and growth rate of A. parasiticus in comparison with the controls (p≤0.05). LAB reduced total aflatoxins and B1, B2, G1 and G2 fractions by more than 99%. Moreover, LAB metabolites reduced the level of standard AFB1, B2, G1 and G2 from 88.8% to 99.8% (p≤0.05). Based on these findings, B. bifidum and L. fermentum are recommended as suitable biocontrol agents against the growth and aflatoxin production by aflatoxigenic Aspergillus species.
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Jain S, Amini A, Rusthoven C. High-Dose Thoracic Radiation Therapy Is Associated With Improved Survival in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stumpf P, Jones B, Amini A, Chang S, Edil B, Gajdos C, Goodman K, McCarter M, McKinney K, Meier J, Pokharel S, Schulick R, Wagh M, Wani S, Schefter T. Contouring of Pancreatic Tumor Volume Is Highly Variable on Interobserver Analysis in the Planning of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Robin T, Amini A, Behbakht K, Fisher C. Brachytherapy Should Not be Omitted When Treating Locally Advanced Neuroendocrine Cervical Cancer with Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sumner W, Amini A, Hankinson T, Foreman N, Gaspar L, Kavanagh B, Karam S, Rusthoven C, Liu A. Survival Benefit of Postoperative Radiation in Papillary Meningioma: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Amini A, Jones B, Schefter T, Goodman K. Impact of Facility Volume on Outcomes in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Canal: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Brower J, Amini A, Hullett C, Wojcieszynski A, Bassetti M, Witek M, Chen S, Yu M, Baschnagel A. Dose-Escalated Radiation Therapy Is Associated With Improved Survival in Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Magnuson W, Amini A, Patil T, Kavanagh B, Camidge D, Braunstein S, Boreta L, Attia A, Rana N, Contessa J, Gettinger S, Lester-Coll N, Yu J, Chiang V. Deferring Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases in Patients With EGFR-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Brower JV, Amini A, Chen S, Hullett CR, Kimple RJ, Wojcieszynski AP, Bassetti M, Witek ME, Yu M, Harari PM, Baschnagel AM. Improved survival with dose-escalated radiotherapy in stage III non-small-cell lung cancer: analysis of the National Cancer Database. Ann Oncol 2016; 27:1887-94. [PMID: 27502703 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Concurrent chemoradiation is the standard of care in non-operable stage III non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Data have suggested a benefit of dose escalation; however, results from the randomized dose-escalation trial RTOG 0617 revealed a lower survival rate with high-dose radiation. To evaluate the impact of dose escalation on overall survival (OS) in stage III NSCLC treated with chemoradiotherapy outside the controlled setting of a randomized trial, we carried out an observational, population-based investigation of the National Cancer Database (NCDB). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 33 566 patients with stage III NSCLC treated with chemoradiation from 2004 to 2012 and radiation doses between 59.4 and 85 Gy were included. The primary end point was OS, with median survival calculated via Kaplan-Meier. Univariate, multivariable and propensity-score matching analyses were carried out. RESULTS Patients were stratified by dose with median OS of: 18.8, 19.8 and 21.6 months for cohorts receiving 59.4-60, 61-69 and ≥70 Gy, respectively (P < 0.001). Granular dose analyses were carried out demonstrating increased OS with increasing radiation dose: median survival of 18.8, 21.1, 22.0 and 21.0 months for 59.4-60, 66, 70 and ≥71 Gy, respectively. While 66, 70 and ≥71 Gy resulted in increased OS in comparison with 59.4-60 Gy, no significant difference in OS was observed when comparing 66 with ≥71 Gy (P = 0.38). CONCLUSIONS Dose escalation above 60 Gy was associated with improved OS in this cohort of stage III NSCLC patients treated with chemoradiotherapy. A plateau of benefit was observed, with no additional improvement in OS with increased dose (≥71 Gy) compared with 66-70 Gy. With evidence suggesting worse OS and quality of life with increased dose, these data support investigation of the role of intermediate-dose radiation, and in the absence of randomized evidence, may be leveraged to justify utilization of intermediate-dose radiation.
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Amini A, Jones BL, Yeh N, Guntupalli SR, Kavanagh BD, Karam SD, Fisher CM. Disparities in disease presentation in the four screenable cancers according to health insurance status. Public Health 2016; 138:50-6. [PMID: 27091437 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Current guidelines support the use of screening for early detection in breast, prostate, colorectal and cervical cancer. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether insurance status predicts for more advanced disease in these four currently screened cancers. STUDY DESIGN The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database was queried for breast, prostate, colorectal and cervix in patients aged 18-64 years. The database was queried from 2007 to 2011, with 425,614 patients with known insurance status included. METHODS Multinomial logistic regression was used to evaluate insurance status and cancer presentation. RESULTS Under multivariate analysis for breast cancer, uninsured patients more often had invasive disease (odds ratio [OR]: 1.55), T- (OR: 2.00), N- (OR: 1.59) stage, and metastatic disease (OR: 3.48), and were more often high-grade (OR: 1.21). For prostate cancer, uninsured patients again presented more commonly with higher T-stage (OR: 1.45), nodal (OR: 2.90) and metastatic (OR: 4.98) disease, in addition to higher prostate-specific antigen (OR: 2.85) and Gleason score (OR: 1.65). Colorectal cancer had similar findings with uninsured individuals presenting with more invasive disease (OR: 1.78), higher T (OR: 1.86), N (OR: 1.22), and M (OR: 1.58) stage, in addition to higher carcinoembryonic antigen levels (OR: 1.66). Similar results were seen for cervical cancer with uninsured having higher T (OR: 2.03), N (OR: 1.21), and M (OR: 1.45) stage. CONCLUSION In the four cancers detected by screening exams, those without health insurance present with more advanced disease, with higher stage and grade, and more elevated tumour markers.
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Jones B, Campbell W, Stumpf P, Amini A, Schefter T, Kavanagh B, Goodman K, Miften M. Patient-specific motion management and adaptive respiratory gating in Pancreatic SBRT. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)31576-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fisher C, Rabinovitch R, Jagar J, Amini A, Kabos P. EP-1160: What drives post-mastectomy radiation therapy receipt in T2N0 patients? Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32410-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Amini A, Jones B, McDermott J, Jimeno A, Bowles D, Raben D, Karam S. Does Age Matter? Survival Outcomes With the Addition of Concurrent Chemotherapy for Elderly Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Definitive Radiation Using the National Cancer Data Base. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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McDermott J, Amini A, Karam S, Bowles D. Local Therapy for Metastatic Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results and National Cancer Data Base Analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.12.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sumner W, Amini A, McDermott J, Eagles J, Jimeno A, Bowles D, Karam S. Survival Impact of Local Therapy for Thyroid Carcinoma: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.12.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Rusthoven CG, Rabinovitch RA, Jones BL, Koshy M, Amini A, Yeh N, Jackson MW, Fisher CM. The impact of postmastectomy and regional nodal radiation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for clinically lymph node-positive breast cancer: a National Cancer Database (NCDB) analysis. Ann Oncol 2016; 27:818-27. [PMID: 26861597 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), the optimal strategies for postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) and regional nodal irradiation (RNI) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) are controversial. In this analysis, we evaluate the impact of these radiotherapy (RT) approaches for women with clinically node-positive breast cancer treated with NAC in the National Cancer Database (NCDB). PATIENTS AND METHODS Women with cT1-3 cN1 M0 breast cancer treated with NAC were divided into four cohorts by surgery [Mastectomy (Mast) versus BCS] and post-chemotherapy pathologic nodal status (ypN0 versus ypN+). Overall survival (OS) was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and RT approaches were analyzed using the log-rank test, multivariate Cox models, and propensity score-matched analyses. RESULTS From 2003 to 2011, 15 315 cases were identified including 3040 Mast-ypN0, 7243 Mast-ypN+, 2070 BCS-ypN0, and 2962 BCS-ypN+ patients. On univariate analysis, PMRT was associated with improved OS for both Mast-ypN0 (P = 0.019) and Mast-ypN+ (P < 0.001) patients. On multivariate analyses adjusted for factors including age, comorbidity score, cT stage, in-breast pathologic complete response, axillary surgery, ypN stage, estrogen receptor status and hormone therapy, PMRT remained independently associated with improved OS among Mast-ypN0 [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.729, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.566-0.939, P = 0.015] and Mast-ypN+ patients (HR = 0.772, 95% CI 0.689-0.866, P < 0.001). No differences in OS were observed with the addition of RNI to breast RT for BCS-ypN0 or BCS-ypN+ patients. Propensity score-matched analyses demonstrated identical patterns of significance. On subset analysis, OS was improved with PMRT in each pathologic nodal subgroup (ypN0, ypN1, and ypN2-3) (all P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In the largest reported analysis of RT for cN1 patients treated with NAC, PMRT was associated with improved OS for all pathologic nodal subgroups. No OS differences were observed with the addition of RNI to breast RT.
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Haghshenas L, Amini A, Bashir Bahati A, Rahimi G. In vitro Antibacterial Biofilm effect of Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles on Streptococcus mutans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.15412/j.mnb.05010104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jackson M, Rusthoven C, Amini A, Gaspar L, Kavanagh B. Equivalent Outcomes With Hypofractionated, Accelerated Thoracic Radiation Therapy for Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: Does This Represent a Reasonable Strategy in Patients Unable to Attend Twice Daily Treatment? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.1662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Rusthoven C, Amini A, Yeh N, Jackson M, Davis S, Lieu C, Schefter T, Kavanagh B. Improved Survival With External Beam Radiation Therapy for Patients With Metastatic Esophageal Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mohammaddoost Chakoosari M, Faezi Ghasemi M, Masiha A, Kazemi Darsanaki R, Amini A. Antimicrobial Effect of Lactic Acid Bacteria against Common Pathogenic Bacteria. MEDICAL LABORATORY JOURNAL 2015. [DOI: 10.18869/acadpub.mlj.9.5.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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