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Pamela K. Allen is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Genetics, Oncology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Surgery.

The main topics covered in their work involve:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry

Allen's recent published papers include the following:

  • Optimal Timing of Radiotherapy Following Gross Total or Subtotal Resection of Glioblastoma: A Real-World Assessment using the National Cancer Database, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Outcomes and toxicities following stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for pulmonary metastases in patients with primary head and neck cancer, 2020, Head & Neck
  • Patient-reported outcomes, physician-reported toxicities, and treatment outcomes in a modern cohort of patients with sinonasal cancer treated using proton beam therapy, 2020, Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy for pulmonary metastases: Improving overall survival and identifying subgroups at high risk of local failure, 2020, Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Proton Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Clinical Outcomes at a Planned Interim Analysis of a Prospective Phase 2 Trial, 2020, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

The frequent publication venues in which Allen has contributed articles are:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia
  • Radiotherapy and Oncology
  • Clinical Lung Cancer
  • JAAD Case Reports

Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Zhongxing Liao
  • Joe Y. Chang
  • Dario Pasalic
  • Bhavana V. Chapman
  • Amol J. Ghia

Best Publications

  • Neurocognition in patients with brain metastases treated with radiosurgery or radiosurgery plus whole-brain irradiation: a randomised controlled trial.

    Eric L Chang;Jeffrey S Wefel;Kenneth R Hess;Pamela K Allen

  • Tumor downstaging and sphincter preservation with preoperative chemoradiation in locally advanced rectal cancer: the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center experience

    Nora A Janjan;Vincent S Khoo;James Abbruzzese;Richard Pazdur

  • Phase I/II study of stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastasis and its pattern of failure

    Eric L. Chang;Almon S. Shiu;Ehud Mendel;Leni A. Mathews

  • Phase II Trial of Erlotinib Plus Concurrent Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy for Patients With Brain Metastases From Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    James Welsh;Ritsuko Komaki;Arya Amini;Mark F. Munsell

  • [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose uptake by positron emission tomography predicts outcome of non-small-cell lung cancer

    Ryohei Sasaki;Ritsuko Komaki;Homer Macapinlac;Jeremy Erasmus

  • Improved overall survival among responders to preoperative chemoradiation for locally advanced rectal cancer.

    Nora A. Janjan;Christopher Crane;Barry W. Feig;Karen Cleary

  • Bayesian Adaptive Randomization Trial of Passive Scattering Proton Therapy and Intensity-Modulated Photon Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Zhongxing Liao;J. Jack Lee;Ritsuko Komaki;Daniel R. Gomez

  • Stereotactic body radiation therapy for management of spinal metastases in patients without spinal cord compression: a phase 1–2 trial

    Xin Shelley Wang;Laurence D Rhines;Almon S Shiu;James N Yang

  • Disparities in Stage at Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival in Nonelderly Adult Patients With Cancer According to Insurance Status

    Gary V. Walker;Stephen R. Grant;B. Ashleigh Guadagnolo;Karen E. Hoffman

  • Vertebral compression fracture risk after stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases

    Nicholas S. Boehling;David R. Grosshans;Pamela K. Allen;Mary F. McAleer

  • Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy for Centrally Located Early Stage or Isolated Parenchymal Recurrences of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: How to Fly in a “No Fly Zone”

    Joe Y Chang;Qiao Qiao Li;Qing Yong Xu;Pamela K. Allen

  • Evaluation of peritumoral edema in the delineation of radiotherapy clinical target volumes for glioblastoma.

    Eric L. Chang;Serap Akyurek;Tedde Avalos;Neal Rebueno

  • Effects of amifostine on acute toxicity from concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy for inoperable non–small-cell lung cancer: report of a randomized comparative trial

    Ritsuko Komaki;Jin Soo Lee;Luka Milas;Hoon K. Lee

  • Phase 1/2 Trial of Single-Session Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Previously Unirradiated Spinal Metastases

    Amit K. Garg;Almon S. Shiu;James Yang;Xin Shelley Wang

  • Phase 2 study of high-dose proton therapy with concurrent chemotherapy for unresectable stage III nonsmall cell lung cancer.

    Joe Y. Chang;Ritsuko Komaki;Charles Lu;Hong Y. Wen

  • MANAGEMENT OF SPINAL METASTASES FROM RENAL CELL CARCINOMA USING STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIOTHERAPY

    Quynh Nhu Nguyen;Almon S. Shiu;Laurence D. Rhines;He Wang

  • Spinal myxopapillary ependymoma outcomes in patients treated with surgery and radiotherapy at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

    Serap Akyurek;Serap Akyurek;Eric L. Chang;Tse Kuan Yu;Darrin Little

  • Prognostic implications of response to preoperative infusional chemoradiation in locally advanced rectal cancer.

    Nora A Janjan;James Abbruzzese;Richard Pazdur;Vincent S Khoo

  • Stereotactic radiosurgical treatment in 103 patients for 153 cerebral melanoma metastases

    Ugur Selek;Eric L. Chang;Samuel J. Hassenbusch;Almon S. Shiu

  • Prospective evaluation of spinal reirradiation by using stereotactic body radiation therapy: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center experience.

    Amit K. Garg;Xin Shelley Wang;Almon S. Shiu;Pamela Allen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ritsuko Komaki
Ritsuko Komaki The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
James D. Cox
James D. Cox The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Zhongxing Liao
Zhongxing Liao The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Joe Y. Chang
Joe Y. Chang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Paul D. Brown
Paul D. Brown Mayo Clinic
Thomas A. Buchholz
Thomas A. Buchholz The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
George R. Blumenschein
George R. Blumenschein The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Radhe Mohan
Radhe Mohan The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
John V. Heymach
John V. Heymach The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Wendy A. Woodward
Wendy A. Woodward The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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