• Altered fractionation short-course radiotherapy for stage II-III rectal cancer: A retrospective study 

      Geinitz, Hans; Nieder, Carsten; Kocik, Lukas; Track, Christine; Feichtinger, Johann; Weingartner, Theresa; Spiegl, Kurt J.; Füreder-Kitzmüller, Barbara; Kaufmann, Johanna; Seewald, Dietmar H.; Függer, Reinhold; Shamiyeh, Andreas; Petzer, Andreas L.; Kiesl, David; Hammer, Josef (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-14)
      <i>Purpose</i>: To report the long-term outcomes of neoadjuvant altered fractionation short-course radiotherapy in 271 consecutive patients with stage II-III rectal cancer.<p> <p><i>Patients and Methods</i>: This was a retrospective single institution study with median follow-up of 101 months (8.4 years). Patients who were alive at the time of analysis in 2018 were contacted to obtain functional ...
    • Can current prognostic scores reliably guide treatment decisions in patients with brain metastases from malignant melanoma? 

      Nieder, Carsten; Marienhagen, Kirsten; Geinitz, Hans; Grosu, Anca L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      We evaluated the performance of the new 4-tiered melanoma-specific graded prognostic assessment (GPA) score and the previously published general GPA score in patients with brain metastases from malignant melanoma managed with different approaches including best supportive care. Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of 51 patients. Compared with the original analysis of the melanoma-specific ...
    • Scientific impact of studies published in temporarily available radiation oncology journals: a citation analysis 

      Nieder, Carsten; Geinitz, Hans; Andratschke, Nikolaus H.; Grosu, Anca-Ligia (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-24)
      The purpose of this study was to review all articles published in two temporarily available radiation oncology journals (Radiation Oncology Investigations, Journal of Radiosurgery) in order to evaluate their scientific impact. From several potential measures of impact and relevance of research, we selected article citation rate because landmark or practice-changing research is likely to be cited ...