Publications

Metser U, Mirshahvalad SA, Dayes IS, Parpia S, Levine MN. 18F-FDG PET/CT of Oligometastatic Disease in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer: PETABC Trial Post Hoc Analysis. Radiology. 2025; 316(2):e243788. doi: 10.1148/radiol.243788. (PET ABC)

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Swaminath A, Parpia S, Wierzbicki M, Kundapur V, Faria S, Okawara GS, Tsakiridis TK, Ahmed N, Bujold A, Hirmiz K, Owen T, Leong N, Ramchandar K, Filion E, Lau H, Gabos Z, Thompson R, Yaremko B, Mehiri S, Louie AV, Quan K, Levine MN, Wright JR, Whelan TJ. Stereotactic vs Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for inoperable Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, The LUSTRE Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Sep 19:e243089. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.3089. Online ahead of print. (LUSTRE)

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Kim D-H, Théberge V, Parpia S, Kong I, Provencher S, Yassa M, Perera F, Lavertu S, Rousseau P, Lee J, Karam I, Schneider K, Levine MN, Whelan TJ, OPAR Study Investigators. OPAR: A Randomized Trial of Partial Breast Irradiation in Five Fractions Once Daily for Early Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Oct 8:JCO2400600. doi: 10.1200/JCO.24.00600. Online ahead of print. (OPAR)

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Sur R, Pond G, Falkson C, Pan M, Wright J, Bezjak A, Dagnault A, Yu E, Almahmudi M, Puksa S, Gopaul D, Tsakiridis T, Swaminath A, Ellis P, Whelan T. BRACHY: A Randomized Trial to Evaluate Symptom Improvement in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer treated with External Beam Radiation With or Without High Dose Rate Intraluminal Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Jan 4;S0360-3016(22)03703-8. (BRACHY)

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Goldberg M, Parpia S, Rakovitch E, Chang L, Bowen J, Lukka H, Perera F, Fyles A, Wright J, Sussman J, Whelan T. Long-term outcomes and effects of hypofractionated radiotherapy in microinvasive breast cancer: Analysis from a randomized trial. Breast. 2023 Apr;68:189-193. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2023.02.005. Epub 2023 Feb 10. PMID: 36827900; PMCID: PMC9988653. (HYPO)

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Dayes IS, Metser U, Hodgson N, Parpia S, Eisen AF, George R, Blanchette P, Cil TD, Arnaout A, Chan A, Levine MN. Impact of 18F-Labeled Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography Versus Conventional Staging in Patients With Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2023 May 26;JCO2300249. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00249. Online ahead of print. (PET ABC)

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Whelan TJ, Smith S, Parpia S, Fyles AW, Bane A, Liu F-F, Rakovitch E, Chang L, Stevens C, Bowen J, Provencher S, Théberge V, Mulligan AM, Kos Z, Akra MA, Voduc KD, Hijal T, Dayes IS, Pond G, Wright JR, Nielsen TO, Levine MN, LUMINA Study Investigators. Omitting Radiotherapy after Breast-Conserving Surgery in Luminal A Breast Cancer. N Engl J Med. 2023 Aug 17;389(7):612-619. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2302344. (LUMINA)

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Kearon C, de Wit K, Parpia S, Schulman S, Spencer FA, Sharma S, Afilalo M, Kahn SR, Le Gal G, Shivakumar S, Bates SM, Wu C, Lazo-Langner A, D'Aragon F, Deshaies JF, Spadafora L, Julian JA. Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis with D-dimer adjusted to clinical probability: prospective diagnostic management study. BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 15. (4D)

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ASCO Abstract: Whelan TJ, Smith S, Nielsen TO, et al. LUMINA: A prospective trial omitting radiotherapy (RT) following breast conserving surgery (BCS) in T1N0 luminal A breast cancer (BC). J Clin Oncol. 2022;40(suppl 17). (LUMINA)

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Muti P, Sacconi A, Pulito C, Orlandi G, Donzelli S, Morrone A, Julian J, Cox GP, Kolb M, Pond G, Kavsak P, Levine MN, Blandino G, Strano S. Artichoke phytocomplex modulates serum microRNAs in patients exposed to asbestos: a first step of a phase II clinical trial. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2022 Aug 20; 41(1):255. (ABOCA2)

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Swaminath A, Wierzbicki M, Parpia S, Kundapur V, Faria S, Ahmed N, Bujold A, Hirmiz K, Owen T, Leong N, Ramchandar K, Filion E, Lau H, Thompson R, Yaremko B, Gabos Z, Mehiri S, Wright JR, Tsakiridis TK, Cline K, Whelan TJ. Lung SBRT credentialing in the Canadian OCOG-LUSTRE randomized trial. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2022 Oct 13;37:145-152. doi: 10.1016/j.ctro.2022.10.002.eCollection 2022 Nov. (LUSTRE)

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Klotz L, Chin J, Black PC, Finelli A, Anidjar M, Bladou F, Machado A, Levental M, Ghai S, Chang S, Milot L, Patel C, Kassam Z, Moore C, Kasivisanathan V, Loblaw A, Kebabdjian M, Earle CC, Pond GR, Haider MA. Comparison of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging–Targeted Biopsy with Systematic Transrectal Ultrasonography Biopsy for Biopsy-Naive Men at Risk for Prostate Cancer: A Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2021 Feb 4. (PRECISE)

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Rakovitch E, Parpia S, Koch A, Grimard L, Soliman H, Stevens C, Perera F, Kong I, Senthelal S, Anthes M, Wiebe E, Cao J, Goldberg M, Smith S, Spadafora L, Whelan TJ. DUCHESS: An evaluation of the ductal carcinoma in situ score for decisions on radiotherapy in patients with low/intermediate-risk DCIS. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Apr 8. (DUCHESS)

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Tsakiridis T, Pond GR, Wright J, Ellis PM, Ahmed N, Abdulkarim B, Roa W, Robinson A, Swaminath A, Okawara G, Wierzbicki M, Valdes M, Levine M. Metformin in Combination With Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The OCOG-ALMERA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol. 2021 Jul 29. (ALMERA)

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Krzyzanowska MK, Julian JA, Gu C, Powis M, Li Q, Enright K et al. Remote, proactive, telephone based management of toxicity in outpatients during adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer: pragmatic, cluster randomised trial. BMJ. 2021 Dec 8. (AToM)

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Kahn SR, Julian JA, Kearon C, Gu CS, Cohen DJ, Magnuson EA, Comerota AJ, Goldhaber SZ, Jaff MR, Razavi MK, Kindzelski AL, Schneider JR, Kim P, Chaer R, Sista AK, McLafferty RB, Kaufman JA, Wible BC, Blinder M, Vedantham S; ATTRACT Trial Investigators. Quality of life after pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis for proximal deep venous thrombosis. J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2020 Jan;8(1):8-23.e18. (ATTRACT)

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Kearon C, Carrier M, Gu CS, Schulman S, Bates SM, Kahn SR, Chagnon I, Nguyen DT, Wu C, Rudd-Scott L, Julian JA. Rivaroxaban compared to placebo for the treatment of leg superficial vein thrombosis: A randomized trial. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis. 2020 Nov; 46(8);977-985. (RASeT)

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