Susan M Chang

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1 Updated response assessment criteria for high-grade gliomas: response assessment in neuro-oncology working group. J Clin Oncol 2010 14.79
2 Glioma Groups Based on 1p/19q, IDH, and TERT Promoter Mutations in Tumors. N Engl J Med 2015 5.03
3 Progression-free survival: an important end point in evaluating therapy for recurrent high-grade gliomas. Neuro Oncol 2008 4.39
4 Inequality in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development. Lancet 2011 3.48
5 Prognostic factors for survival of patients with glioblastoma: recursive partitioning analysis. Neuro Oncol 2004 3.25
6 Epidermal growth factor receptor variant III status defines clinically distinct subtypes of glioblastoma. J Clin Oncol 2007 3.07
7 Role of extent of resection in the long-term outcome of low-grade hemispheric gliomas. J Clin Oncol 2008 2.92
8 Phase II study of erlotinib plus temozolomide during and after radiation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme or gliosarcoma. J Clin Oncol 2008 2.71
9 Differential sensitivity of glioma- versus lung cancer-specific EGFR mutations to EGFR kinase inhibitors. Cancer Discov 2012 2.61
10 Effects of early childhood psychosocial stimulation and nutritional supplementation on cognition and education in growth-stunted Jamaican children: prospective cohort study. Lancet 2005 2.55
11 Functional mapping-guided resection of low-grade gliomas in eloquent areas of the brain: improvement of long-term survival. Clinical article. J Neurosurg 2010 2.42
12 Application of novel response/progression measures for surgically delivered therapies for gliomas: Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) Working Group. Neurosurgery 2012 2.19
13 End point assessment in gliomas: novel treatments limit usefulness of classical Macdonald's Criteria. J Clin Oncol 2009 2.13
14 The Effect of Timing of Concurrent Chemoradiation in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma. Neurosurgery 2015 2.06
15 Consensus on the role of human cytomegalovirus in glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2012 2.02
16 Direct intracerebral delivery of cintredekin besudotox (IL13-PE38QQR) in recurrent malignant glioma: a report by the Cintredekin Besudotox Intraparenchymal Study Group. J Clin Oncol 2007 2.01
17 Phase II study of aflibercept in recurrent malignant glioma: a North American Brain Tumor Consortium study. J Clin Oncol 2011 1.92
18 Development of a robust method for generating 7.0 T multichannel phase images of the brain with application to normal volunteers and patients with neurological diseases. Neuroimage 2007 1.88
19 Early childhood stimulation benefits adult competence and reduces violent behavior. Pediatrics 2011 1.86
20 Seizure characteristics and control following resection in 332 patients with low-grade gliomas. J Neurosurg 2008 1.79
21 A low-frequency variant at 8q24.21 is strongly associated with risk of oligodendroglial tumors and astrocytomas with IDH1 or IDH2 mutation. Nat Genet 2012 1.73
22 The effect of psychosocial stimulation on cognition and behaviour at 6 years in a cohort of term, low-birthweight Jamaican children. Dev Med Child Neurol 2010 1.69
23 Preoperative prognostic classification system for hemispheric low-grade gliomas in adults. J Neurosurg 2008 1.66
24 A phase II trial of erlotinib in patients with recurrent malignant gliomas and nonprogressive glioblastoma multiforme postradiation therapy. Neuro Oncol 2009 1.66
25 Poor drug distribution as a possible explanation for the results of the PRECISE trial. J Neurosurg 2010 1.65
26 Prognostic significance of intracranial dissemination of glioblastoma multiforme in adults. J Neurosurg 2005 1.63
27 Is surgery at progression a prognostic marker for improved 6-month progression-free survival or overall survival for patients with recurrent glioblastoma? Neuro Oncol 2011 1.50
28 Dynamic susceptibility-weighted perfusion imaging of high-grade gliomas: characterization of spatial heterogeneity. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005 1.48
29 Phase II trial of pazopanib (GW786034), an oral multi-targeted angiogenesis inhibitor, for adults with recurrent glioblastoma (North American Brain Tumor Consortium Study 06-02). Neuro Oncol 2010 1.46
30 Early childhood stunting is associated with poor psychological functioning in late adolescence and effects are reduced by psychosocial stimulation. J Nutr 2007 1.43
31 A phase II study of concurrent temozolomide and cis-retinoic acid with radiation for adult patients with newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2005 1.43
32 Relationship of pre-surgery metabolic and physiological MR imaging parameters to survival for patients with untreated GBM. J Neurooncol 2008 1.42
33 Clinical trial end points for high-grade glioma: the evolving landscape. Neuro Oncol 2011 1.42
34 Regional variation in histopathologic features of tumor specimens from treatment-naive glioblastoma correlates with anatomic and physiologic MR Imaging. Neuro Oncol 2012 1.38
35 Joint NCCTG and NABTC prognostic factors analysis for high-grade recurrent glioma. Neuro Oncol 2009 1.38
36 A phase II clinical trial of poly-ICLC with radiation for adult patients with newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma: a North American Brain Tumor Consortium (NABTC01-05). J Neurooncol 2008 1.37
37 Phase 1 trial of irinotecan (CPT-11) in patients with recurrent malignant glioma: a North American Brain Tumor Consortium study. Neuro Oncol 2004 1.33
38 Diagnosis and treatment of recurrent high-grade astrocytoma. J Clin Oncol 2006 1.32
39 Phase II and pharmacogenomics study of enzastaurin plus temozolomide during and following radiation therapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme and gliosarcoma. Neuro Oncol 2011 1.31
40 Phase II study of imatinib mesylate for recurrent meningiomas (North American Brain Tumor Consortium study 01-08). Neuro Oncol 2009 1.30
41 DNA hypermethylation profiles associated with glioma subtypes and EZH2 and IGFBP2 mRNA expression. Neuro Oncol 2011 1.29
42 Volumetric extent of resection and residual contrast enhancement on initial surgery as predictors of outcome in adult patients with hemispheric anaplastic astrocytoma. J Neurosurg 2006 1.28
43 Phase I/II study of sorafenib in combination with temsirolimus for recurrent glioblastoma or gliosarcoma: North American Brain Tumor Consortium study 05-02. Neuro Oncol 2012 1.27
44 Convection-enhanced delivery of cintredekin besudotox (interleukin-13-PE38QQR) followed by radiation therapy with and without temozolomide in newly diagnosed malignant gliomas: phase 1 study of final safety results. Neurosurgery 2007 1.27
45 Serial diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in cases of glioma: distinguishing tumor recurrence from postresection injury. J Neurosurg 2005 1.25
46 Phase II trial of tipifarnib in patients with recurrent malignant glioma either receiving or not receiving enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs: a North American Brain Tumor Consortium Study. J Clin Oncol 2006 1.25
47 Heat-shock protein peptide complex-96 vaccination for recurrent glioblastoma: a phase II, single-arm trial. Neuro Oncol 2013 1.25
48 Six-month progression-free survival as an alternative primary efficacy endpoint to overall survival in newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients receiving temozolomide. Neuro Oncol 2009 1.22
49 Relationship of MR-derived lactate, mobile lipids, and relative blood volume for gliomas in vivo. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005 1.22
50 Phase II trials of erlotinib or gefitinib in patients with recurrent meningioma. J Neurooncol 2009 1.21
51 GRAPPA-based susceptibility-weighted imaging of normal volunteers and patients with brain tumor at 7 T. Magn Reson Imaging 2008 1.20
52 Inherited variant on chromosome 11q23 increases susceptibility to IDH-mutated but not IDH-normal gliomas regardless of grade or histology. Neuro Oncol 2013 1.20
53 Dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion imaging of radiation effects in normal-appearing brain tissue: changes in the first-pass and recirculation phases. J Magn Reson Imaging 2005 1.20
54 Effects of psychosocial stimulation and dietary supplementation in early childhood on psychosocial functioning in late adolescence: follow-up of randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2006 1.18
55 A North American brain tumor consortium phase II study of poly-ICLC for adult patients with recurrent anaplastic gliomas. J Neurooncol 2008 1.18
56 Inherited variation in immune genes and pathways and glioblastoma risk. Carcinogenesis 2010 1.17
57 Patterns of recurrence analysis in newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme after three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy with respect to pre-radiation therapy magnetic resonance spectroscopic findings. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007 1.17
58 Tumor regrowth between surgery and initiation of adjuvant therapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2009 1.17
59 Individual patient-specific immunity against high-grade glioma after vaccination with autologous tumor derived peptides bound to the 96 KD chaperone protein. Clin Cancer Res 2012 1.15
60 Neurosurgical management and prognosis of patients with glioblastoma that progresses during bevacizumab treatment. Neurosurgery 2012 1.13
61 Pharmacokinetic and tumor distribution characteristics of temsirolimus in patients with recurrent malignant glioma. Clin Cancer Res 2007 1.13
62 Current chemotherapy for glioblastoma. Cancer J 2003 1.12
63 Multiinstitutional validation of the University of California at San Francisco Low-Grade Glioma Prognostic Scoring System. Clinical article. J Neurosurg 2009 1.12
64 Genetic variants in telomerase-related genes are associated with an older age at diagnosis in glioma patients: evidence for distinct pathways of gliomagenesis. Neuro Oncol 2013 1.11
65 Comparison of T(1) and T(2) metabolite relaxation times in glioma and normal brain at 3T. J Magn Reson Imaging 2008 1.10
66 Neuroradiographic changes following convection-enhanced delivery of the recombinant cytotoxin interleukin 13-PE38QQR for recurrent malignant glioma. J Neurosurg 2005 1.10
67 Suggested response criteria for phase II antitumor drug studies for neurofibromatosis type 2 related vestibular schwannoma. J Neurooncol 2009 1.10
68 Quality of life in adults with brain tumors: current knowledge and future directions. Neuro Oncol 2008 1.09
69 Brain metastases. Curr Probl Surg 2004 1.07
70 Phase I/II study of erlotinib and temsirolimus for patients with recurrent malignant gliomas: North American Brain Tumor Consortium trial 04-02. Neuro Oncol 2014 1.06
71 Volume of residual disease as a predictor of outcome in adult patients with recurrent supratentorial glioblastomas multiforme who are undergoing chemotherapy. J Neurosurg 2004 1.06
72 Enzastaurin plus temozolomide with radiation therapy in glioblastoma multiforme: a phase I study. Neuro Oncol 2010 1.05
73 Activation of PI3K/mTOR pathway occurs in most adult low-grade gliomas and predicts patient survival. J Neurooncol 2009 1.05
74 Survival analysis in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma using pre- and postradiotherapy MR spectroscopic imaging. Neuro Oncol 2013 1.04
75 Challenges relating to solid tumour brain metastases in clinical trials, part 2: neurocognitive, neurological, and quality-of-life outcomes. A report from the RANO group. Lancet Oncol 2013 1.03
76 Challenges relating to solid tumour brain metastases in clinical trials, part 1: patient population, response, and progression. A report from the RANO group. Lancet Oncol 2013 1.03
77 A single-institution phase II trial of radiation, temozolomide, erlotinib, and bevacizumab for initial treatment of glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2014 1.02
78 A North American brain tumor consortium (NABTC 99-04) phase II trial of temozolomide plus thalidomide for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. J Neurooncol 2006 1.02
79 Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging in the evaluation of patients undergoing gamma knife surgery for Grade IV glioma. J Neurosurg 2004 1.02
80 Evaluation of diffusion parameters as early biomarkers of disease progression in glioblastoma multiforme. Neuro Oncol 2010 1.00
81 Phase 2 study of BCNU and temozolomide for recurrent glioblastoma multiforme: North American Brain Tumor Consortium study. Neuro Oncol 2004 0.99
82 Assessment of perfusion MRI-derived parameters in evaluating and predicting response to antiangiogenic therapy in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2010 0.99
83 7-Tesla susceptibility-weighted imaging to assess the effects of radiotherapy on normal-appearing brain in patients with glioma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011 0.99
84 Phase II study of fenretinide (NSC 374551) in adults with recurrent malignant gliomas: A North American Brain Tumor Consortium study. J Clin Oncol 2004 0.98
85 Apparent diffusion coefficient and fractional anisotropy of newly diagnosed grade II gliomas. NMR Biomed 2009 0.98
86 Permanent iodine 125 brachytherapy in patients with progressive or recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. Neuro Oncol 2004 0.97
87 Impact of bevacizumab chemotherapy on craniotomy wound healing. J Neurosurg 2010 0.96
88 Treatment of progressive or recurrent glioblastoma multiforme in adults with herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene vector-producer cells followed by intravenous ganciclovir administration: a phase I/II multi-institutional trial. J Neurooncol 2003 0.96
89 Ex vivo MR spectroscopic measure differentiates tumor from treatment effects in GBM. Neuro Oncol 2010 0.95
90 Choline metabolism, proliferation, and angiogenesis in nonenhancing grades 2 and 3 astrocytoma. J Magn Reson Imaging 2011 0.95
91 Quality of life in low-grade glioma patients receiving temozolomide. Neuro Oncol 2008 0.95
92 Secondary gliosarcoma after diagnosis of glioblastoma: clinical experience with 30 consecutive patients. J Neurosurg 2010 0.95
93 A phase I trial of erlotinib in patients with nonprogressive glioblastoma multiforme postradiation therapy, and recurrent malignant gliomas and meningiomas. Neuro Oncol 2009 0.94
94 Feasibility of dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion MR imaging at 3T using a standard quadrature head coil and eight-channel phased-array coil with and without SENSE reconstruction. J Magn Reson Imaging 2006 0.94
95 O6-benzylguanine suppression of O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase in anaplastic gliomas. Neuro Oncol 2004 0.94
96 Phase I study of vorinostat in combination with temozolomide in patients with high-grade gliomas: North American Brain Tumor Consortium Study 04-03. Clin Cancer Res 2012 0.94
97 Conditional probability of survival in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. J Clin Oncol 2011 0.93
98 Unaliasing lipid contamination for MR spectroscopic imaging of gliomas at 3T using sensitivity encoding (SENSE). Magn Reson Med 2006 0.92
99 Safety of intraparenchymal convection-enhanced delivery of cintredekin besudotox in early-phase studies. Neurosurg Focus 2006 0.91
100 Multiparametric characterization of grade 2 glioma subtypes using magnetic resonance spectroscopic, perfusion, and diffusion imaging. Transl Oncol 2009 0.91
101 Susceptibility-weighted MR imaging of radiation therapy-induced cerebral microbleeds in patients with glioma: a comparison between 3T and 7T. Neuroradiology 2013 0.91
102 Characterization of metabolites in infiltrating gliomas using ex vivo ¹H high-resolution magic angle spinning spectroscopy. NMR Biomed 2014 0.90
103 Malignant pineal parenchymal tumors in adult patients: patterns of care and prognostic factors. Neurosurgery 2002 0.90
104 Neuroimaging: diagnosis and response assessment in glioblastoma. Cancer J 2012 0.90
105 Psychosocial intervention improves the development of term low-birth-weight infants. J Nutr 2004 0.90
106 Evolution of DNA repair defects during malignant progression of low-grade gliomas after temozolomide treatment. Acta Neuropathol 2015 0.90
107 Three-dimensional J-resolved H-1 magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging of volunteers and patients with brain tumors at 3T. Magn Reson Med 2007 0.89
108 Effect of imaging and catheter characteristics on clinical outcome for patients in the PRECISE study. J Neurooncol 2010 0.89
109 Secondary gliosarcoma: a review of clinical features and pathological diagnosis. J Neurosurg 2010 0.87
110 3D sensitivity encoded ellipsoidal MR spectroscopic imaging of gliomas at 3T. Magn Reson Imaging 2009 0.87
111 A phase I/II trial of the histone deacetylase inhibitor romidepsin for adults with recurrent malignant glioma: North American Brain Tumor Consortium Study 03-03. Neuro Oncol 2011 0.87
112 Central neurocytoma: a review. J Neurooncol 2004 0.87
113 Repeated operations for infiltrative low-grade gliomas without intervening therapy. J Neurosurg 2003 0.86
114 Endpoints for clinical trials and revised assessment in neuro-oncology. Curr Opin Neurol 2012 0.86
115 Computer-aided detection of radiation-induced cerebral microbleeds on susceptibility-weighted MR images. Neuroimage Clin 2013 0.86
116 Identifying malignant transformations in recurrent low grade gliomas using high resolution magic angle spinning spectroscopy. Artif Intell Med 2012 0.85
117 The role of PCV chemotherapy in the treatment of central neurocytoma: illustration of a case and review of the literature. Surg Neurol 2003 0.85
118 A critical evaluation of cystic features in primary glioblastoma as a prognostic factor for survival. J Neurosurg 2011 0.85
119 Relationship between choline and apparent diffusion coefficient in patients with gliomas. J Magn Reson Imaging 2008 0.84
120 Incorporation of biomarker assessment in novel clinical trial designs: personalizing brain tumor treatments. Curr Oncol Rep 2011 0.83
121 MRI apparent diffusion coefficient reflects histopathologic subtype, axonal disruption, and tumor fraction in diffuse-type grade II gliomas. Neuro Oncol 2011 0.83
122 Small molecule and monoclonal antibody therapies in neurooncology. Cancer Control 2005 0.82
123 Partial-volume model for determining white matter and gray matter cerebral blood volume for analysis of gliomas. J Magn Reson Imaging 2006 0.82
124 Phase I study of temozolomide and irinotecan for recurrent malignant gliomas in patients receiving enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs: a north american brain tumor consortium study. Clin Cancer Res 2007 0.81
125 Comparison of DSC-MRI post-processing techniques in predicting microvascular histopathology in patients newly diagnosed with GBM. J Magn Reson Imaging 2012 0.81
126 Comparison of ADC metrics and their association with outcome for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma being treated with radiation therapy, temozolomide, erlotinib and bevacizumab. J Neurooncol 2014 0.80
127 Glial tumors: the current state of scientific knowledge. Clin Neurosurg 2006 0.80
128 Historical controls for phase II surgically based trials requiring gross total resection of glioblastoma multiforme. J Neurooncol 2007 0.80
129 Recent medical management of glioblastoma. Adv Exp Med Biol 2012 0.80
130 Improving resection of malignant glioma. Lancet Oncol 2006 0.80
131 SSBP2 variants are associated with survival in glioblastoma patients. Clin Cancer Res 2012 0.79
132 Medical therapy of gliomas. J Neurooncol 2014 0.79
133 Short-echo three-dimensional H-1 MR spectroscopic imaging of patients with glioma at 7 Tesla for characterization of differences in metabolite levels. J Magn Reson Imaging 2014 0.79
134 Impact of Timing of Concurrent Chemoradiation for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma: A Critical Review of Current Evidence. Neurosurgery 2015 0.79
135 Automated prescription of oblique brain 3D magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. Magn Reson Med 2012 0.78
136 Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging features of glioblastoma multiforme treated with radiotherapy with or without brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2008 0.78
137 A phase II trial of thymidine and carboplatin for recurrent malignant glioma: a North American Brain Tumor Consortium Study. Neuro Oncol 2002 0.78
138 Using susceptibility-weighted imaging to determine response to combined anti-angiogenic, cytotoxic, and radiation therapy in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Neuro Oncol 2013 0.78
139 Clinical outcome and prognostic factors for central neurocytoma: twenty year institutional experience. J Neurooncol 2016 0.78
140 Clinical trials in brain tumor surgery. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2010 0.78
141 Spatial characteristics of newly diagnosed grade 3 glioma assessed by magnetic resonance metabolic and diffusion tensor imaging. Transl Oncol 2012 0.78
142 Intraventricular neurocytomas. Neurosurg Clin N Am 2003 0.77
143 It is time to include patients with brain tumors in phase I trials in oncology. J Clin Oncol 2011 0.77
144 11C-CHO PET in optimization of target volume delineation and treatment regimens in postoperative radiotherapy for brain gliomas. Nucl Med Biol 2011 0.77
145 General and neurological complications of targeted therapy. Handb Clin Neurol 2012 0.76
146 Editor's note. Neuro Oncol 2012 0.76
147 A phase I trial of tipifarnib with radiation therapy, with and without temozolomide, for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2010 0.76
148 Association of growth in utero with cognitive function at age 6-8 years. Early Hum Dev 2006 0.75
149 Treatment for posterior fossa dissemination of primary supratentorial glioma. J Neurosurg 2007 0.75
150 Laser Ablation vs Open Resection for Deep-Seated Tumors: The Case for Open Resection. Neurosurgery 2016 0.75
151 Current perspectives on neuro-oncology. Neurotherapeutics 2009 0.75
152 Multidisciplinary care of patients with brain tumors. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2013 0.75