Scott C. Lester, M.D.

  1. Radiation Oncologist
  1. Pepin MD, Anaya S, Garces YI, Hosfield E, Lester SC, Ma DJ, Mundy DW, Neben-Wittich MA, Routman DM, Shonley C, Foote RL, Shiraishi S. Radiation Dose Sensitivity of Subregions of the Larynx to Patient-Reported Swallowing Outcomes. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2024 May; 9 (5):101458 Epub 2024 Feb 06
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  2. Laughlin BS, Zaniletti I, Foster MG, Lucido J, Mangold AR, Rosenthal AC, VAN DER Walt C, Breen W, Lester S, Hoppe B, Petersen J, Armstrong MD, Bogan A, Rule WG. Tailoring Radiation Therapy for Patients With Limited Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma: Preliminary Clinical Experience With Subtotal Skin Electron Therapy. Anticancer Res. 2024 Apr; 44 (4):1491-1497
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  3. Burlile JF, Frechette KM, Breen WG, Hwang SR, Higgins AS, Nedved AN, Harmsen WS, Pulsipher SD, Witzig TE, Micallef IN, Hoppe BS, Habermann TM, Thanarajasingam G, Johnston PB, Inwards DJ, Bennani NN, Peterson JL, Stish BJ, Rule WG, Ansell SM, Lester SC. Patterns of progression after immune checkpoint inhibitors for Hodgkin lymphoma: implications for radiation therapy. Blood Adv. 2024 Mar 12; 8 (5):1250-1257
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  4. Aden AA, Olawuni FO, Abdel-Halim CN, Zhu AQ, Haller TJ, O'Byrne TJ, Moore EJ, Price DL, Tasche KL, Ma DJ, Lester SC, Gamez M, Neben-Wittich MA, Price K, Fuentes-Bayne HE, Routman D, Van Abel KM. Association Between Social Determinants of Health, Distance from Treatment Center, and Treatment Type with Outcomes in Human Papillomavirus Associated Oropharyngeal cancer. Oral Oncol. 2024 Feb; 149:106675 Epub 2024 Jan 11
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  5. Foote RL, Harmsen WS, Amundson AC, Carr AB, Gamez ME, Garces YI, Lester SC, Ma DJ, McGee LA, Moore EJ, Neben Wittich MA, Patel SH, Routman DM, Rwigema JM, Van Abel KM, Yin LX, Muller OM, Shiraishi S. Mean Oral Cavity Organ-at-Risk Dose Predicts Opioid Use and Hospitalization during Radiotherapy for Patients with Head and Neck Tumors. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jan 13; 16 (2)
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  6. Saifi O, Lester SC, Breen WG, Rule WG, Lin Y, Bennani NN, Rosenthal A, Munoz J, Murthy HS, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Peterson JL, Hoppe BS. Incorporating radiation with anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy for relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma: A multicenter consensus approach. Am J Hematol. 2024 Jan; 99 (1):124-134 Epub 2023 Nov 11
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  7. Madhavan S, Gamez M, Garces YI, Lester SC, Ma DJ, Mundy DW, Neben Wittich MA, Qian J, Routman DM, Foote RL, Shiraishi S. Impact of radiation dose distribution on nutritional supplementation needs in head and neck cancer radiotherapy: a voxel-based machine learning approach. Front Oncol. 2024; 14:1346797 Epub 2024 Feb 28
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  8. Yadav U, Kumar SK, Baughn LB, Dispenzieri A, Greipp P, Ketterling R, Jevremovic D, Buadi FK, Dingli D, Lacy MQ, Fonseca R, Bergsagel PL, Ailawadhi S, Roy V, Parrondo R, Sher T, Hayman SR, Kapoor P, Leung N, Cook J, Binder M, Muchtar E, Warsame R, Kourelis TV, Go RS, Lin Y, Seth A, Lester SC, Breen WG, Kyle RA, Gertz MA, Rajkumar SV, Gonsalves WI. Impact of cytogenetic abnormalities on the risk of disease progression in solitary bone plasmacytomas. Blood. 2023 Nov 30; 142 (22):1871-1878
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  9. Saifi O, Breen WG, Lester SC, Rule WG, Stish BJ, Rosenthal A, Munoz J, Lin Y, Bansal R, Hathcock MA, Johnston PB, Ansell SM, Paludo J, Khurana A, Villasboas JC, Wang Y, Iqbal M, Moustafa MA, Murthy HS, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Peterson JL, Hoppe BS. Consolidative radiotherapy for residual fluorodeoxyglucose activity on day +30 post CAR T-cell therapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Haematologica. 2023 Nov 01; 108(11):2982-2992.
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  10. Lucido JJ, Penoncello GP, Laughlin BS, Armstrong MD, Lo SG, Rivera JN, Tang X, Chungbin SJ, Breen WG, Mangold AR, Comfere NI, Lester SC, Rule WG, Deufel CL, Foster MG. Development and Dosimetric Characterization of a Customizable Shield for Subtotal Skin Electron Beam Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023 Nov-Dec; 8 (6):101289 Epub 2023 June 14
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  11. Abdel-Halim CN, O'Byrne TJ, Graves JP, Akpala CO, Moore EJ, Price DL, Tasche KT, Ma DJ, Neben-Wittich MA, Lester SC, Gamez M, Price KA, Bayne HEF, Rwigema JCM, Patel SH, McGee LA, Janus JR, Nagel TH, Hinni ML, Savvides PS, Van Abel KM, Routman DM. Patterns and distribution of regional nodal involvement and recurrence in a surgically treated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma cohort at a tertiary center. Oral Oncol. 2023 Nov; 146:106569 Epub 2023 Sept 19
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  12. Kosydar SR, Parikh SA, Lester SC, Rabe KG, Ding W, Burlile JF, Kenderian SS, Wang Y, Muchtar E, Koehler AB, Schwager SM, Slager SL, Kay NE, Call TG, Breen WG, Hampel PJ. Safety of radiotherapy for second primary malignancies in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia receiving concurrent novel agent treatment. Am J Hematol 2023 Nov; 98 (11):E318-E321 Epub 2023 Aug 24
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  13. Breen WG, Young JR, Hathcock MA, Kowalchuk RO, Thorpe MP, Bansal R, Khurana A, Bennani NN, Paludo J, Bisneto JV, Wang Y, Ansell SM, Peterson JL, Johnston PB, Lester SC, Lin Y. Metabolic PET/CT analysis of aggressive Non-Hodgkin lymphoma prior to Axicabtagene Ciloleucel CAR-T infusion: predictors of progressive disease, survival, and toxicity. Blood Cancer J. 2023 Aug 18; 13 (1):127
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  14. Saifi O, Breen WG, Lester SC, Rule WG, Stish BJ, Rosenthal A, Munoz J, Lin Y, Bansal R, Hathcock MA, Bennani NN, Paludo J, Khurana A, Villasboas JC, Johnston PB, Ansell SM, Iqbal M, Moustafa MA, Murthy HS, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Hoppe BS, Peterson JL. Don't Put the CART Before the Horse: The Role of Radiation Therapy in Peri-CAR T-cell Therapy for Aggressive B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Aug 1; 116 (5):999-1007 Epub 2022 Dec 21
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  15. Grams MP, Deufel CL, Kavanaugh JA, Corbin KS, Ahmed SK, Haddock MG, Lester SC, Ma DJ, Petersen IA, Finley RR, Lang KG, Spreiter SS, Park SS, Owen D. Clinical aspects of spatially fractionated radiation therapy treatments. Phys Med. 2023 Jul; 111:102616 Epub 2023 June 11
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  16. Karp EE, Yin LX, O'Byrne TJ, Lu LY, Routman DM, Lester SC, Neben Wittich MA, Ma DJ, Price KA, Chintakuntlawar AV, Tasche KK, Price DL, Moore EJ, Van Abel KM. Diagnostic Delay in Human Papillomavirus Negative Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Laryngoscope. 2023 Jun; 133 (6):1394-1401 Epub 2022 July 19
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  17. Chohan KL, Young JR, Lester S, Moustafa MA, Rosenthal A, Tun HW, Hoppe BS, Johnston PB, Micallef IN, Habermann TM, Ansell SM. End-of-treatment PET in early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma: valuable in addition to interim PET. Haematologica 2023 Jun 1; 108 (6):1697-1701 Epub 2023 June 01
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  18. Laughlin BS, Voss MM, Toesca DAS, Daniels T, Golafshar MA, Keole SR, Wong WW, Rwigema JC, Davis B, Schild SE, Stish BJ, Choo R, Lester S, DeWees TA, Vargas CE. Preliminary Analysis of a Phase II Trial of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer With High-Risk Features After Radical Prostatectomy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023 Mar-Apr; 8 (2):101143 Epub 2022 Dec 10
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  19. Anderson JD, DeWees TA, Ma DJ, Nagel TH, Van Abel KM, Moore EJ, Rwigema JCM, Routman DM, Wittich MN, McGee LA, Hayden RE, Foote RL, Golafshar M, Gamez ME, Lester SC, Anand A, Crujido LR, Halyard MY, Hinni ML, Patel SH. A Prospective Study of Mucosal Sparing Radiation Therapy in Resected Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Jan 1; 115 (1):192-201 Epub 2022 Oct 26
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  20. Gao RW, Routman DM, Harmsen WS, Ebrahimi S, Foote RL, Ma DJ, Neben-Wittich M, McGee LA, Patel SH, Moore EJ, Choby GW, Tasche KK, Price KA, Gamez ME, Lester SC. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck: Patterns of recurrence and implications for intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Head Neck. 2023 Jan; 45 (1):187-196 Epub 2022 Oct 12
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  21. Patel CG, Peterson J, Aznar M, Tseng YD, Lester S, Pafundi D, Flampouri S, Mohindra P, Parikh RR, Mailhot Vega R, Konig L, Plastaras JP, Bates JE, Loap P, Kirova YM, Orlandi E, Lutgendorf-Caucig C, Ntentas G, Hoppe B. Systematic review for deep inspiration breath hold in proton therapy for mediastinal lymphoma: A PTCOG Lymphoma Subcommittee report and recommendations. Radiother Oncol. 2022 Dec; 177:21-32 Epub 2022 Oct 14
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  22. Gits HC, Dozois EJ, Houdek MT, Ho TP, Okuno SH, Guenzel RM, McGrath LA, Kraling AJ, Johnson JE, Lester SC. New School Technology Meets Old School Technique: Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy and Laparoscopic Pelvic Sling Facilitate Safe and Efficacious Treatment of Pelvic Sarcoma. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2022 Nov-Dec; 7 (6):101008 Epub 2022 June 28
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  23. Lucido JJ 3rd, Veres AJ, Kehret SM, Angeli JA, Highet RD, Foote RL, Lester SC, Deufel CL. Development of transparent eye shields for total skin electron beam radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Sep; 23 (9):e13722 Epub 2022 July 11
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  24. Chohan KL, Young JR, Lester S, Alhaj Moustafa M, Rosenthal A, Tun HW, Hoppe BS, Johnston PB, Micallef IN, Habermann TM, Ansell SM. A real-world study of combined modality therapy for early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma: too little treatment impacts outcome. Blood Adv. 2022 Jul 26; 6 (14):4241-4250
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  25. Kowalchuk RO, Van Abel KM, Sauer AB, Yin LX, Garcia JJ, Harmsen WS, Moore EJ, Price DL, Chintakuntlawar AV, Price KR, Lester SC, Wittich MN, Patel SH, Foote RL, Ma DM, Nagelschneider AA, Routman DM. The Number of Radiographically Positive Lymph Nodes Further Stratifies Patient Survival Among Clinical N1 Patients With Human Papillomavirus-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2022 Jul-Aug; 7 (4):100926 Epub 2022 Feb 23
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  26. Lester SC, McGrath LA, Guenzel RM, Quinn JC, Schultz CJ, Bradley TB, Kazemba BD, Ito S, Hallemeier CL. Vaginal Sparing Radiotherapy Using IMPT and Daily Dilator Placement for Women with Anal Cancer. Int J Part Ther. 2022 Summer; 9 (1):83-89 Epub 2022 Apr 26
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  27. Breen WG, Hathcock MA, Young JR, Kowalchuk RO, Bansal R, Khurana A, Bennani NN, Paludo J, Villasboas Bisneto JC, Wang Y, Ansell SM, Peterson JL, Johnston PB, Lester SC, Lin Y. Metabolic characteristics and prognostic differentiation of aggressive lymphoma using one-month post-CAR-T FDG PET/CT. J Hematol Oncol 2022 Mar 26; 15 (1):36
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  28. Gao RW, Foote RL, Garces YI, Ma DJ, Neben-Wittich M, Routman DM, Patel SH, Ko SJ, McGee LA, Bible KC, Chintakuntlawar AV, Ryder M, Morris JC, Van Abel KM, Rivera M, Abraha F, Lester SC. Outcomes and Patterns of Recurrence for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Treated With Comprehensive Chemoradiotherapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2022 Mar-Apr; 12 (2):113-119 Epub 2021 Oct 26
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  29. Jeans EB, Shiraishi S, Manzar G, Morris LK, Amundson A, McGee LA, Rwigema JC, Neben-Wittich M, Routman DM, Ma DJ, Patel SH, Foote RL, Lester SC. An comparison of acute toxicities and patient-reported outcomes between intensity-modulated proton therapy and volumetric-modulated arc therapy after ipsilateral radiation for head and neck cancers. Head Neck. 2022 Feb; 44 (2):359-371 Epub 2021 Dec 03
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  30. Saifi O, Breen WG, Lester SC, Rule WG, Stish B, Rosenthal A, Munoz J, Herchko SM, Murthy HS, Lin Y, Bansal R, Hathcock MA, Bennani NN, Paludo J, Wang Y, Khurana A, Bisneto JCV, Johnston PB, Ansell SM, Iqbal M, Tun H, Ayala E, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Hoppe BS, Peterson JL. Does bridging radiation therapy affect the pattern of failure after CAR T-cell therapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma? Radiother Oncol. 2022 Jan; 166:171-179. Epub 2021 Dec 07.
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  31. Kraft RM, Ansell SM, Villasboas JC, Bennani NN, Wang Y, Habermann TM, Thanarajasingam G, Lester SC, Macon W, Inwards DJ, Porrata LF, Micallef IN, Witzig TE, Thompson CA, Johnston PB, Nowakowski GS, Lin Y, Paludo J. Outcomes in primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type. Hematol Oncol. 2021 Dec; 39(5):658-663. Epub 2021 Aug 28.
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  32. Dragojevic S, Ji J, Singh PK, Connors MA, Mutter RW, Lester SC, Talele SM, Zhang W, Carlson BL, Remmes NB, Park SS, Elmquist WF, Krishnan S, Tryggestad EJ, Sarkaria JN. Preclinical Risk Evaluation of Normal Tissue Injury With Novel Radiosensitizers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Dec 1; 111 (5):e54-e62 Epub 2021 Aug 14
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  33. Kowalchuk RO, Van Abel KM, Yin LX, Garcia J, Harmsen WS, Moore EJ, Price DL, Chintakuntlawar AV, Price KR, Lester SC, Neben Wittich M, Patel SH, Foote RL, Ma DM, Nagelschneider AA, Routman DM. Correlation between radiographic and pathologic lymph node involvement and extranodal extension via CT and PET in HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer. Oral Oncol. 2021 Dec; 123:105625 Epub 2021 Nov 20
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  34. Breen W, Hathcock M, Young JR, Stish BJ, Kowalchuk RO, Bansal R, Khurana A, Bennani N, Paludo J, Bisneto JV, Wang Y, Ansell SM, Peterson JL, Johnston P, Lin Y, Lester SC. Metabolic Kinetics of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Prior to CAR-T Infusion: Prognostic Factors and Risk Stratification. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Nov 1; 111 (3S):S131-S132
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  35. Saifi O, Breen W, Lester SC, Rule WG, Stish BJ, Rosenthal A, Munoz J, Murthy HS, Lin Y, Kharfan-Dabaja M, Hoppe BS, Peterson JL. Radiation Therapy as Bridging Treatment to CAR T Cell Therapy in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Nov 1; 111 (3S):S132
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  36. Brumfiel CM, Patel MH, Puri P, Besch-Stokes J, Lester S, Rule WG, Khera N, Sluzevich JC, DiCaudo DJ, Comfere N, Bennani NN, Rosenthal AC, Pittelkow MR, Mangold AR. How to Sequence Therapies in Mycosis Fungoides. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2021 Sep 27; 22 (11):101 Epub 2021 Sept 27
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  37. Saifi O, Lester SC, Rule W, Stish BJ, Stafford S, Pafundi DH, Jiang L, Menke D, Moustafa MA, Rosenthal A, Sher T, Ernesto A, Tun HW, Hoppe BS, Peterson JL. Comparable Efficacy of Reduced Dose Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Early Stage Gastric Extranodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jul-Aug; 6 (4):100714 Epub 2021 May 08
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  38. Bridhikitti J, Viehman JK, Harmsen WS, Amundson AC, Shiraishi S, Mundy DW, Rwigema JM, McGee LA, Patel SH, Routman DM, Lester SC, Neben-Wittich MA, Garces YI, Ma DJ, Foote RL. Oncologic Outcomes for Head and Neck Skin Malignancies Treated with Protons. Int J Part Ther. 2021 Summer; 8 (1):294-303 Epub 2021 June 25
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  39. Venkatesulu BP, Lester S, Hsieh CE, Verma V, Sharon E, Ahmed M, Krishnan S. Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for COVID-19: Promises and Pitfalls. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2021 Feb; 5 (1):pkaa103 Epub 2020 Nov 19
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  40. Kowalchuk RO, Lester SC, Graham RP, Harmsen WS, Zhang L, Halfdanarson TR, Smoot RL, Gits HC, Ma WW, Owen D, Mahipal A, Miller RC, Wittich MAN, Cleary SP, McWilliams RR, Haddock MG, Hallemeier CL, Truty MJ, Merrell KW. Predicting Adverse Pathologic Features and Clinical Outcomes of Resectable Pancreas Cancer With Preoperative CA 19-9. Front Oncol. 2021; 11:651119 Epub 2021 May 11
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  41. Habermann TM, Khurana A, Lentz R, Schmitz JJ, von Bormann AG, Young JR, Hunt CH, Christofferson SN, Nowakowski GS, McCullough KB, Horna P, Wood AJ, Macon WR, Kurtin PJ, Lester SC, Stafford SL, Chamarthy U, Khan F, Ansell SM, King RL. Analysis and impact of a multidisciplinary lymphoma virtual tumor board. Leuk Lymphoma. 2020 Dec; 61 (14):3351-3359 Epub 2020 Sept 23
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  42. Jeans EB, Hu YH, Stish BJ, King B, Davis M, Harmsen WS, Fruth KM, Locher SE, Deufel CL, Evans JD, Martenson JA, Lester SC. Low-Dose Hypofractionated Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy for Adult Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Nov - Dec; 10 (6):e529-e537 Epub 2020 Aug 08
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  43. Gergelis KR, Kreofsky CR, Choo CS, Viehman J, Harmsen WS, Lester SC, Pisansky TM, Davis BJ, Stish BJ, Choo R. Outcomes and Profiles of Older Patients Receiving Definitive Radiation Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer at a Tertiary Medical Center. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Sep - Oct; 10 (5):e378-e387 Epub 2020 Feb 26
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  44. Manzar GS, Lester SC, Routman DM, Harmsen WS, Petersen MM, Sloan JA, Mundy DW, Hunzeker AE, Amundson AC, Anderson JL, Patel SH, Garces YI, Halyard MY, McGee LA, Neben-Wittich MA, Ma DJ, Frank SJ, Whitaker TJ, Foote RL. Comparative analysis of acute toxicities and patient reported outcomes between intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2020 Jun; 147:64-74 Epub 2020 Mar 29
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  45. Taparra K, Lester SC, Harmsen WS, Petersen M, Funk RK, Blanchard MJ, Young P, Herrmann J, Hunzeker A, Schultz H, McCollough C, Tasson A, Leng S, Martenson JA, Whitaker TJ, Williamson E, Laack NN. Reducing Heart Dose with Protons and Cardiac Substructure Sparing for Mediastinal Lymphoma Treatment. Int J Part Ther. 2020 Summer; 7 (1):1-12 Epub 2020 Sept 04
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  46. Saifi O, Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Zeidan YH, Peterson J, Rule WG, Lester SC, Hoppe BS. Proton Therapy as a Bridging Treatment in CAR T-Cell Therapy for Relapsed and Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Is There a Role? Int J Part Ther. 2020 Summer; 7 (1):13-20 Epub 2020 June 03
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  47. Evans JD, Harper RH, Petersen M, Harmsen WS, Anand A, Hunzeker A, Deiter NC, Schultz H, Jethwa KR, Lester SC, Routman DM, Ma DJ, Garces YI, Neben-Wittich MA, Laack NN, Beltran CJ, Patel SH, McGee LA, Rwigema JM, Mundy DW, Foote RL. The Importance of Verification CT-QA Scans in Patients Treated with IMPT for Head and Neck Cancers. Int J Part Ther. 2020 Summer; 7 (1):41-53 Epub 2020 Aug 03
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  48. King BJ, Lester SC, Tolkachjov SN, Davis MDP, Gibson LE, Martenson JA. Skin-directed radiation therapy for cutaneous lymphoma: The Mayo Clinic experience. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Mar; 82 (3):634-641 Epub 2019 July 22
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  49. Lester SC, Taparra K, Petersen MM, Funk RK, Blanchard MJ, Young PM, Herrmann J, Hunzeker AE, Schultz HL, McCollough C, Tasson AM, Leng S, Martenson JA, Deisher AJ, Whitaker TJ, Williamson EE, Laack NN. Electrocardiogram-Gated Computed Tomography with Coronary Angiography for Cardiac Substructure Delineation and Sparing in Patients with Mediastinal Lymphomas Treated with Radiation Therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Mar - Apr; 10 (2):104-111 Epub 2019 Nov 26
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  50. Routman DM, Garant A, Lester SC, Day CN, Harmsen WS, Sanheuza CT, Yoon HH, Neben-Wittich MA, Martenson JA, Haddock MG, Hallemeier CL, Merrell KW. A Comparison of Grade 4 Lymphopenia With Proton Versus Photon Radiation Therapy for Esophageal Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2019 Jan-Mar; 4 (1):63-69 Epub 2019 Jan 17
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  51. Holliday EB, Lester SC, Harmsen WS, Eng C, Haddock MG, Krishnan S, Das P, Hallemeier CL. Extended-Field Chemoradiation Therapy for Definitive Treatment of Anal Canal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Involving the Para-Aortic Lymph Nodes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2018 Sep 1; 102 (1):102-108 Epub 2018 May 05
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  52. Choo R, Kazemba B, Choo CS, Lester SC, Whitaker T. Proton Therapy for Stage IIA-B Seminoma: A New Standard of Care for Treating Retroperitoneal Nodes. Int J Part Ther. 2018 Fall; 5 (2):50-57 Epub 2018 Nov 30
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  53. Gits HC, Lester SC, McGrath LA, Martenson JA. Complete response of pleural effusions caused by extramedullary hematopoiesis to low-dose, single fraction palliative radiation therapy: Case report and literature review. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2018 Jul-Sep; 3 (3):463-466 Epub 2018 May 25
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  54. Lester SC. Proton beam therapy poses lower risk for older esophageal cancer patients. FOREFRONT. 2018; 7(1). Epub 2019 Jul 01.
  55. Lester SC, Lin SH, Chuong M, Bhooshan N, Liao Z, Arnett AL, James SE, Evans JD, Spears GM, Komaki R, Haddock MG, Mehta MP, Hallemeier CL, Merrell KW. A Multi-institutional Analysis of Trimodality Therapy for Esophageal Cancer in Elderly Patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Jul 15; 98 (4):820-828 Epub 2017 Feb 20
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  56. Randolph DM, McTyre E, Klepin H, Peiffer AM, Ayala-Peacock D, Lester S, Laxton AW, Dohm A, Tatter SB, Shaw EG, Chan MD. Impact of radiosurgical management of geriatric patients with brain metastases: Clinical and quality of life outcomes. J Radiosurg SBRT. 2017; 5 (1):35-42
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  57. Fife TA, Butler SG, Langmore SE, Lester S, Wright SC Jr, Kemp S, Grace-Martin K, Lintzenich CR. Use of topical nasal anesthesia during flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in dysphagic patients. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2015 Mar; 124 (3):206-11 Epub 2014 Sept 09
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  58. Kilburn JM, Lester SC, Lucas JT Jr, Soike MH, Blackstock AW, Kearns WT, Hinson WH, Miller AA, Petty WJ, Munley MT, Urbanic JJ. Management of mediastinal relapse after treatment with stereotactic body radiotherapy or accelerated hypofractionated radiotherapy for stage I/II non-small-cell lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol. 2014 Apr; 9 (4):572-6
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  59. Lester SC, Taksler GB, Kuremsky JG, Lucas JT Jr, Ayala-Peacock DN, Randolph DM, Bourland JD, Laxton AW, Tatter SB, Chan MD. Clinical and economic outcomes of patients with brain metastases based on symptoms: an argument for routine brain screening of those treated with upfront radiosurgery. Cancer. 2014; 120(3):433-41. Epub 2013 Oct 21.
  60. Lester S, Langmore SE, Lintzenich CR, Wright SC, Grace-Martin K, Fife T, Butler SG. The effects of topical anesthetic on swallowing during nasoendoscopy. Laryngoscope. 2013 Jul; 123 (7):1704-8 Epub 2013 Apr 02
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