Update of the international consensus on palliative radiotherapy endpoints for future clinical trials in bone metastases

E Chow, P Hoskin, G Mitera, L Zeng, S Lutz… - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To update the international consensus on palliative radiotherapy endpoints for
future clinical trials in bone metastases by surveying international experts regarding previous …

A 2011 updated systematic review and clinical practice guideline for the management of malignant extradural spinal cord compression

DA Loblaw, G Mitera, M Ford, NJ Laperriere - International Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To update the 2005 Cancer Care Ontario practice guidelines for the diagnosis
and treatment of adult patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of extradural …

Prospective evaluation of severe skin toxicity and pain during postmastectomy radiation therapy

JP Pignol, TTT Vu, G Mitera, S Bosnic… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose To prospectively capture acute toxicities and pain associated with postmastectomy
radiation therapy (PMRT), to analyze patient and treatment risk factors for severe side effects…

Choosing Wisely India: ten low-value or harmful practices that should be avoided in cancer care

…, KG Babu, KV Ganpathy, D Savant, G Mitera… - The Lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
The Choosing Wisely India campaign was an initiative that was established to identify low-value
or potentially harmful practices that are relevant to the Indian cancer health-care system. …

Choosing Wisely Canada cancer list: ten low-value or harmful practices that should be avoided in cancer care

G Mitera, C Earle, S Latosinsky, C Booth… - Journal of oncology …, 2015 - ascopubs.org
Purpose: Choosing Wisely Canada, modeled after Choosing Wisely in the United States, is
intended to identify low-value or potentially harmful practices relevant to the Canadian health …

[HTML][HTML] Retrospective assessment of cancer pain management in an outpatient palliative radiotherapy clinic using the Pain Management Index

G Mitera, N Zeiadin, A Kirou-Mauro… - Journal of Pain and …, 2010 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: The Pain Management Index (PMI) is a simple index linking the usual severity of
cancer pain with the category of medication prescribed to treat it. Medication categories are …

Choosing wisely Africa: ten low-value or harmful practices that should be avoided in cancer care

F Rubagumya, G Mitera, S Ka, A Manirakiza… - JCO global …, 2020 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Choosing Wisely Africa (CWA) builds on Choosing Wisely (CW) in the United
States, Canada, and India and aims to identify low-value, unnecessary, or harmful cancer …

The palliative performance scale: examining its inter-rater reliability in an outpatient palliative radiation oncology clinic

…, A Sahgal, P Goh, S Culleton, G Mitera… - Supportive care in …, 2009 - Springer
Introduction The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) was developed by the Victoria Hospice
Society in 1996 to modernize the Karnofsky Performance Scale. Currently, it is being used …

Elderly patients with painful bone metastases should be offered palliative radiotherapy

…, EA Barnes, C Danjoux, A Sahgal, G Mitera… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy of palliative radiotherapy (RT) in relieving metastatic
bone pain in elderly patients. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The response to RT for palliation …

Cost-effectiveness analysis comparing conventional versus stereotactic body radiotherapy for surgically ineligible stage I non–small-cell lung cancer

G Mitera, A Swaminath, D Rudoler… - Journal of oncology …, 2014 - ascopubs.org
Introduction: In 25% to 35% of patients with early stage I non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC),
surgery is not feasible, and external-beam radiation becomes their standard treatment. …