Radiotherapy for Oncologic Emergencies

Posted On 2025-07-11 17:31:03


Guest Editors: J. Isabella Choi and Charles B. Simone (Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; New York Proton Center, NY, USA), Stephanie K. Schaub and Simon S. Lo (Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine; Division of Radiation Oncology, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, WA, USA)

Editorial on Radiotherapy for Oncologic Emergencies
The current landscape of oncologic emergencies: the role of radiotherapy
Stephanie K. Schaub, Charles B. Simone II, Simon S. Lo, J. Isabelle Choi

Review Article on Radiotherapy for Oncologic Emergencies
Emergent radiotherapy for brain and leptomeningeal metastases: a narrative review
Andrew B. Barbour, Peter Zaki, Tresa M. McGranahan, Vyshak Venur, Balamurugan Vellayappan, Joshua Palmer, Lia M. Halasz, Jonathan T. Yang, Molly Blau, Yolanda D. Tseng, Samuel T. Chao, John H. Suh, Matthew Foote, Kristin J. Redmond, Stephanie E. Combs, Eric L. Chang, Arjun Sahgal, Simon S. Lo

Palliative radiotherapy for hepatic tumors: a narrative review of indications and recommendations
Michael Pennock, Jonathan Klein, Michael Lock

Emergent radiotherapy for spinal cord compression/impingement—a narrative review
Peter Zaki, Andrew Barbour, Mark M. Zaki, Yolanda D. Tseng, Anubhav G. Amin, Vyshak Venur, Tresa McGranahan, Balamurugan Vellayappan, Joshua D. Palmer, Samuel T. Chao, Jonathan T. Yang, Matthew Foote, Kristin J. Redmond, Eric L. Chang, Arjun Sahgal, Simon S. Lo, Stephanie K. Schaub

Little patients, big impacts: a narrative review of palliative and emergent radiotherapy for pediatric cancers
Stephanie K. Schaub, Justin Oh, Anthony M. Menghini, Mallory R. Taylor, Molly H. Blau, Blair Murphy, Andrea Lo, Alayne Chapple, Abby R. Rosenberg, Ralph P. Ermoian, Derek S. Tsang

Emergent radiotherapy for pelvic malignancies: a narrative review
Kristopher Dennis, Risa Shorr, Said Al Saifi, Rajiv Samant, Scott Morgan

Spirituality in advanced cancer: implications for care in oncologic emergencies
Tracy A. Balboni

Management of malignant superior vena cava syndrome
Ronald Chow, Charles B. Simone II, Andreas Rimner

A narrative review of oncologic emergencies in patients with head and neck cancers: initial management and the role of radiation therapy
Badr Id Said, Antoine Eskander, Anish Kapadia, Zain A. Husain

Palliating hematologic oncologic emergencies with radiation in the age of targeted systemic therapies: three illustrative cases
Monica Chelius, Meng Xu-Welliver, John P. Plastaras


Disclosure:
The series “Radiotherapy for Oncologic Emergencies” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Palliative Medicine without any sponsorship or funding. J. Isabella Choi, Stephanie K. Schaub, Simon S. Lo and Charles B. Simone served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.