Practice changing for some but confirms the benefit and practicality for others - 55Gy in 20# standard of care for #MIBC #radiotherapy Manchester Cancer Research Centre Division of Cancer Sciences Christie Library @TheChristieSoO The Christie NHS The Royal College of Radiologists ESTRO ASTRO SCoR Members World Bladder Cancer Patient Coalition

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Radiation Therapy Increases Survival in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma - study by @b_fischervaluck Brian C. Baumann Jeff Michalski @HiramGay WashU Medicine Division of Urology Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University Siteman Cancer Center renalandurologynews.com/home/conferenc…

.@WashURadOnc @wusm_pathology WashU Medicine Division of Dermatology SitemanCancerCenter show wider surgical margins correlate with reduced mortality in Merkel cell carcinoma. Radiotherapy correlates with improved survival, regardless of margin size, and compensates for narrower margins ja.ma/3skdRmT

MedPage article on new JAMA Dermatology study on association of clinical margin size with overall survival for Merkel cell. Margins >1 cm & post-op RT associated with improved overall survival. ASTRO AAD Society of Surgical Oncology Siteman Cancer Center medpagetoday.com/dermatology/sk…

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Radiation oncologists are shifting to fewer and larger practices over time. Cause of this change is multifactorial but may be related to the strain of increased MACRA reporting requirements for smaller practices. practicalradonc.org/article/S1879-… ASTRO @WashURadOnc @hoganj_s

Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) can be performed accurately and in compliance with consensus guidelines in melanoma patients treated with Mohs micrographic surgery. acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Penn Medicine

New editorial in the Red Journal on standard vs. hypofractionated bladder RT. Thanks to Paul Sargos and Jason Efstathiou. Hypofractionated RT is very promising but more studies are needed. Is online adaptive hypofractionated RT the future? sciencedirect.com/science/articl… ASTRO

Just published in ASTRO's PRO by Randall Brenneman & Brian C. Baumann: Feasibility of Same-Day Prostate Fiducial Markers, Perirectal Hydrogel Spacer Placement, & CT/MRI Simulation for #RadiationTherapy for...#prostatecancer pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34695615/

Just published: First large-scale comparison study of brachytherapy vs. external beam #radiation for unfavorable intermediate-risk #prostatecancer Brian C. Baumann Neal Andruska @b_fischervaluck @HiramGay Jeff Michalski @RubenCarmonaMD Randall Brenneman Journal of the @NCCN- bit.ly/36toxcB

➡️➡️ Aggressive #radiotherapy directed at the bladder combined with #chemotherapy may provide an OS benefit in some patients with metastatic bladder cancer compared to chemotherapy alone. ➡️ Need for a Clinical Trial ? Association Française d'Urologie - AFU GETUG NRG Oncology European Association of Urology (EAU) European Urology Oncology

New 📄 in ASTRO IJROBP - The Red Journal #redjournal showing inflation-adjusted #radonc medicare reimbursement has been cut $433M (19%) 2010 - 2019 and $143M (7%) 2015 - 2019, mostly driven decline in IMRT reimbursement Neha Vapiwala Jeff Bradley, MD Brian C. Baumann redjournal.org/article/S0360-…

@ParikhSimul We train our residents to place fiducial markers, hydrogels, treat ventricular arrhythmias, prescribe ADT, and administer RPTs.

NAPT Board member Brian C. Baumann of @WashURadOnc explores how Medicare reimbursement decreased substantially from 2010 to 2019. When considering further cuts, policymakers should consider these trends and their consequences for health care quality and access #radonc

In well selected patients - solitary tumors < 7 cm, no or unilateral hydronephrosis, minimal CIS - results with TMT are comparable to Radical Cystectomy #patientchoice #bladdercancer #BladderCancerMonth23 thelancet.com/journals/lanon… The Lancet Oncology Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network

Association of Brachytherapy Boost with Overall Survival for Gleason 9-10 Prostate Cancer: The Impact of Primary versus Secondary Pattern 5: brachyjournal.com/article/S1538-… Peter Rossi Jeff Michalski Brian C. Baumann

Congrats to lead author Jake Hogan & the other co-authors on our paper in Practical Radiation Oncology on changes in Medicare reimbursement for 16 common rad onc treatment courses. @b_fischervaluck Neha Vapiwala Jeff Bradley, MD SpfldClinic practicalradonc.org/article/S1879-…

MRI isn't always an option for #prostatecancer patients. SpaceOAR Vue Hydrogel is designed for enhanced visibility on CT to expand hydrogel spacer use to patients who can't undergo MRI scans. Read insights from Brian C. Baumann & Randall Brenneman: bit.ly/3PDLQop

Looking forward to participating on this panel at Astro. ASTRO SpfldClinic Daniel E Spratt Steven J. Frank, MD #SpaceOar