Publications
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1. Berman Abigail T, Rengan Ramesh: New approaches to radiotherapy as definitive treatment for inoperable lung cancer. Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 20(3): 188-97, 2008.
2. Berman Abigail T, Litzky Leslie, Livolsi Virginia, Singhal Sunil, Kucharczuk John C, Cooper Joel D, Friedberg Joseph R, Evans Tracey L, Stevenson James P, Metz James M, Hahn Stephen M, Rengan Ramesh: Adjuvant radiotherapy for completely resected stage 2 thymoma. Cancer 117(15): 3502-8, Aug 2011.
3. Berman Abigail T, Both Stefan, Ingram Mark, Lin Lilie L: Dosimetric comparison of combined intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and proton therapy versus IMRT alone for pelvic and
para-aortic radiotherapy in gynecologic malignancies. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 82(3): e477-84, Mar 2012.
4. Berman Abigail T, Thukral Arpi D, Hwang Wei-Ting, Solin Lawrence J, Vapiwala Neha: Incidence and patterns of distant metastases for patients with early-stage breast cancer after breast conservation treatment. Clinical Breast Cancer 13(2): 88-94, Apr 2013.
5. Berman Abigail T, Teo Boon-Keng Kevin, Dolney Derek, Swisher-McClure Samuel, Shahnazi Kambiz, Both Stefan, Rengan Ramesh: An in-silico comparison of proton beam and IMRT for
postoperative radiotherapy in completely resected stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. Radiation oncology 8: 144, June 2013. PMCID: PMC3695889
6. Wojcieszynski Andrzej P, Berman Abigail T, Wan Fei, Plastaras John P, Metz James M, MitraNandita, Apisarnthanarax Smith: The impact of radiation therapy sequencing on survival and cardiopulmonary mortality in the combined modality treatment of patients with esophageal cancer. Cancer 119(11): 1976-84, Jun 2013.
7. Whaley Jonathan T, Lester-Coll Nataniel H, Morrissey Samantha M, Berman Abigail T, Hwang Wei-Ting, Prosnitz Robert G: Use of postexcision preirradiation mammography in patients with
ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast treated with breast-conserving therapy. Practical radiation oncology 3(3): e107-12, Jul-Sep 2013.
8. Berman Abigail T, Turowski Jason, Mick Rosemarie, Cengel Keith, Farnese Nicole, Basel-Brown Lisa, Mesaros Clementina, Blair Ian, Lawson James, Christofidou-Solomidou Melpo, Lee James, Rengan Ramesh: Dietary Flaxseed in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Chemoradiation. Journal of pulmonary & respiratory medicine 3(4): 154, Aug 2013. PMCID: PMC3932620
9. Ju Melody, Berman Abigail T, Hwang Wei-Ting, Lamarra Denise, Baffic Cordelia, Suneja Gita, Vapiwala Neha: Assessing interpersonal and communication skills in radiation oncology residents: a pilot standardized patient program. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 88(5): 1129-35, Apr 2014.
10. Grover Surbhi, Swisher-McClure Samuel, Sosnowicz Stasha, Li Jacqui, Mitra Nandita, Berman Abigail T, Baffic Cordelia, Vapiwala Neha, Freedman Gary M: Grade Inflation in Medical Student Radiation Oncology Clerkships: Missed Opportunities for Feedback? International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 92(4): 740-4, Apr 2015.
11. Kalbasi Anusha, Li Jiaqi, Berman Abigail, Swisher-McClure Samuel, Smaldone Marc, Uzzo Robert G, Small Dylan S, Mitra Nandita, Bekelman Justin E: Dose-Escalated Irradiation and Overall Survival in Men With Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer. JAMA oncology 1(7): 897-906, Oct 2015.
12. Fernandes Annemarie, Berman Abigail T, Mick Rosemarie, Both Stefan, Lelionis Kristi, Lukens John N, Ben-Josef Edgar, Metz James M, Plastaras John P: A Prospective Study of Proton Beam Reirradiation for Esophageal Cancer. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 95(1): 483-7, Dec 2015.
13. Vogel Jennifer, Berman Abigail T, Lin Liyong, Pechet Taine T, Levin William P, Gabriel Peter, Khella Sami L, Singhal Sunil, Kucharczuk John K, Simone Charles B: Prospective study of proton beam radiation therapy for adjuvant and definitive treatment of thymoma and thymic carcinoma: Early response and toxicity assessment. Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 118(3): 504-9, Feb 2016.
14. Baumann Brian C, Nagda Suneel N, Kolker James D, Levin William P, Weber Kristy L, Berman Abigail T, Staddon Arthur, Hartner Lee, Hahn Stephen M, Glatstein Eli, Simone Charles B: Efficacy and safety of stereotactic body radiation therapy for the treatment of pulmonary metastases from sarcoma: A potential alternative to resection. Journal of surgical oncology 114(1): 65-9, Apr 2016.
15. Berman Abigail T, DeCesaris Cristina M, Simone Charles B, Vachani Carolyn, DiLullo Gloria, Hampshire Margaret K, Metz James, Hill-Kayser Christine: ReCAP: Use of Survivorship Care Plans and Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Multinational Patients With Lung Cancer. Journal of oncology practice / American Society of Clinical Oncology 12(5): e527-35, Apr 2016.
16. Swisher-McClure Samuel, Yin Lingshu, Rosen Mark, Batra Sonny, Berman Abigail T, Both Stefan, Vapiwala Neha: Prospective MRI-based imaging study to assess feasibility of proton therapy for post-prostatectomy radiation. Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) 55(7): 828-33, Jul 2016.
17. Chao Hann-Hsiang, Berman Abigail T, Simone Charles B, Ciunci Christine, Gabriel Peter, Lin Haibo, Both Stefan, Langer Corey, Lelionis Kristi, Rengan Ramesh, Hahn Stephen M, Prabhu Kiran, Fagundes Marcio, Hartsell William, Mick Rosemarie, Plastaras John P: Multi-Institutional Prospective Study of Reirradiation with Proton Beam Radiotherapy for Locoregionally Recurrent Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 12(2): 281-292, Feb 2017 Notes: Drs. Chao and Berman equally contributed to this work.
18. Remick JS, Schonewolf C, Gabriel P, Doucette A, Levin WP, Kucharczuk JC, Singhal S, Pechet TTV, Rengan R, Simone CB 2nd, Berman AT: First Clinical Report of Proton Beam Therapy for Postoperative Radiotherapy for Non-Small- Cell Lung Cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 18(4): 364-371, Jul 2017.
19. Boimel Pamela J, Berman Abigail T, Li Jonathan, Apisarnthanarax Smith, Both Stefan, Lelionis Kristi, Larson Gary L, Teitelbaum Ursina, Lukens John N, Ben- Josef Edgar, Metz James M, Plastaras John P: Proton beam reirradiation for locally recurrent pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Journal of gastrointestinal oncology 8(4): 665-674, Aug 2017. PMCID: PMC5582048
20. Guttmann David M, Frick Melissa A, Carmona Ruben, Deville Curtiland, Levin William P, Berman Abigail T, Chinniah Chidambaram, Hahn Stephen M,Plastaras John P, Simone Charles B: A prospective study of proton reirradiation for recurrent and secondary soft tissue sarcoma. Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 124(2): 271-276, Aug 2017.
21. McMillan Matthew T, Ojerholm Eric, Verma Vivek, Higgins Kristin A, Singhal Sunil, Predina Jarrod D, Berman Abigail T, Grover Surbhi, Robinson Cliff G, Simone Charles B: Radiation Treatment Time and Overall Survival in Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. International journal of radiationoncology, biology, physics 98(5): 1142-1152, Aug 2017.
22. Vogel Jennifer, Lin Liyong, Simone Charles B, Berman Abigail T: Risk of major cardiac events following adjuvant proton versus photon radiation therapy for patients with thymic malignancies. Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) 56(8): 1060-1064, Aug 2017.
23. Vogel J, Lin L, Litzky L A, Berman A T, Simone C B: Predicted Rate of Secondary Malignancies Following Adjuvant Proton Versus Photon Radiation Therapy for Thymoma. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 99(2): 427-433, Oct 2017.
24. Rwigema Jean-Claude M, Verma Vivek, Lin Liyong, Berman Abigail T, Levin William P, Evans Tracey L, Aggarwal Charu, Rengan Ramesh, Langer Corey,
Cohen Roger B, Simone Charles B: Prospective study of proton-beam radiation
therapy for limited-stage small cell lung cancer. Cancer 123(21): 4244-4251, Nov
2017.
25. Velalopoulou A, Chatterjee S, Pietrofesa RA, Koziol-White C, Panettieri RA, Lin L, Tuttle S, Berman A, Koumenis C, Christofidou-Solomidou M: Synthetic Secoisolariciresinol Diglucoside (LGM2605) Protects Human Lung in an Ex Vivo Model of Proton Radiation Damage. Int J Mol Sci 18(12): 2525, Nov 2017.
26. Schonewolf Caitli A, Verma Vivek, Post Carl M, Berman Abigail T, Frick Melissa A, VachaniAnil, Lin Chi, Simone Charles B: Outcomes of invasive mediastinal nodal staging versus positron emission tomography staging alone for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy. Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands). (eds.). 117: 53-59, Mar 2018 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2017.07.005.
27. Chao Hann-Hsiang, Berman Abigail T: Proton therapy for thoracic reirradiation of non-small cell lung cancer. Translational lung cancer research 7(2): 153-159, Apr 2018. PMCID: PMC5960656
28. Frick Melissa A, Rosenthal Seth A, Vapiwala Neha, Monzon Brian T, Berman Abigail T: The state of survivorship care in radiation oncology: Results from a nationally distributed survey. Cancer 124(12): 2653-2660, Apr 2018.
29. Gunther Jillian R, Jimenez Rachel B, Yechieli Raphael L, Parekh Akash, Berman Abigail T, Braunstein Steve E, Hirsch Ariel E, Gillespie Erin F, Vapiwala Neha, Thomas Charles R, Fields Emma C, Golden Daniel W: Introductory Radiation Oncology Curriculum: Report of a National Needs Assessment and Multiinstitutional Pilot Implementation. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 101(5): 1029-1038, Apr 2018.
30. Chao Hann-Hsiang, Valdes Gilmer, Luna Jose M, Heskel Marina, Berman Abigail T, Solberg Timothy D, Simone Charles B: Exploratory analysis using machine learning to predict for chest wall pain in patients with stage I non-small-cell lung cancer treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy. Journal of applied clinical medical physics 19(5): 539-546, Jul 2018. PMCID: PMC6123157
31. Marar Mallika, Gabriel Peter, Hwang Wei-Ting, Owen Daniel R, Ju Melody, Simone Charles B, Christodouleas John, Vapiwala Neha, Berman Abigail T: Acute Hospital Encounters in Cancer Patients Treated With Definitive Radiation Therapy. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 101(4):935-944, Jul 2018.
32. Frick Melissa A, Kao Gary D, Aguarin Louise, Chinniah Chimbu, Swisher-McClure Samuel, Berman Abigail T, Levin William P, Cengel Keith A, DeCesaris Cristina, Hahn Stephen M, Dorsey Jay F, Simone Charles B: Circulating Tumor Cell Assessment in Presumed Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy: A Prospective Pilot Study. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 102(3): 536-542, Nov 2018. PMCID: PMC6154509
33. Maity A, Mick R, Huang AC, George SM, Farwell MD, Lukens JN, Berman AT, Mitchell TC, Bauml J, Schuchter LM, O'Hara M, Lin LL, Demichele A, Christodouleas JP, Haas NB, Patsch DM, Hahn SM, Minn AJ, Wherry EJ, Vonderheide RH: A phase I trial of pembrolizumab with hypofractionated radiotherapy in patients with metastatic solid tumours. Br J Cancer 119(10): 1200-1207, Nov 2018.
34. Verma Vivek, Schonewolf Caitlin A, Cushman Taylor R, Post Carl M, Doms Alexandra, Berman Abigail T, DeVries Matthew, Katz Sharyn I, Simone Charles B: Impact of Enlarged Nonhypermetabolic Lymph Nodes on Outcomes After Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Clinical lung cancer 19(6): 502-510, Nov 2018.
35. Aggarwal Charu, Thompson Jeffrey C, Black Taylor A, Katz Sharyn I, Fan Ryan, Yee Stephanie S, Chien Austin L, Evans Tracey L, Bauml Joshua M, Alley Evan W, Ciunci Christine A, Berman Abigail T, Cohen Roger B, Lieberman David B, Majmundar Krishna S, Savitch Samantha L, Morrissette Jennifer J D, Hwang
Wei-Ting, Elenitoba-Johnson Kojo S J, Langer Corey J, Carpenter Erica L: Clinical Implications of Plasma Based Genotyping With the Delivery of Personalized Therapy in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA oncology 5(2): 173-180, Feb 2019. Abigail Tripp Berman, M.D., M.S.C.E. Page 13
36. Berman Abigail T, Jabbour Salma K, Vachani Anil, Robinson Cliff, Choi J Isabelle, Mohindra Pranshu, Rengan Ramesh, Bradley Jeffrey, Simone Charles B: Empiric Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer Collaborative Group multi-institutional evidence based guidelines for the use of empiric stereotactic body radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer without pathologic confirmation. Translational lung
cancer research 8(1): 5-14, Feb 2019. PMCID: PMC6351405
37. Luna José Marcio, Chao Hann-Hsiang, Diffenderfer Eric S, Valdes Gilmer, Chinniah Chidambaram, Ma Grace, Cengel Keith A, Solberg Timothy D, Berman Abigail T, Simone Charles B: Predicting radiation pneumonitis in locally advanced stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer using machine learning. Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 133: 106-112, Apr 2019 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.01.003.
38. Chinniah Chimbu, Aguarin Louise, Cheng Phillip, Decesaris Cristina, Cutillo Alicia, Berman Abigail T, Frick Melissa, Doucette Abigail, Cengel Keith A, Levin William, Hahn Stephen, Dorsey Jay F, Simone Charles B, Kao Gary D: Early Detection of Recurrence in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell
Lung Cancer via Circulating Tumor Cell Analysis. Clinical lung cancer 20(5): 384-390.e2, Sep 2019. PMCID: PMC6703908
39. Grewal Amardeep S, Min Eun Jeong, Long Qi, Grewal Sharonjit K, Jain Varsha, Levin William P, Cengel Keith A, Swisher-McClure Samuel, Aggarwal Charu, Bauml Joshua M, Singh Aditi, Ciunci Christine, Cohen Roger B, Langer Corey, Feigenberg Steven J, Berman Abigail T: Early Tumor and Nodal Response in
Patients with Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Predict for Oncologic Outcomes in Patients Treated with Concurrent Proton Therapy and Chemotherapy. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics106(2): 358-368, Feb 2020.
40. Aggarwal Charu, Thompson Jeffrey C, Chien Austin L, Quinn Katie J, Hwang Wei-Ting, Black Taylor A, Yee Stephanie S, Christensen Theresa E, LaRiviere, Michael J, Silva Benjamin A, Banks Kimberly C, Nagy Rebecca J, Helman Elena, Berman Abigail T, Ciunci Christine A, Singh Aditi P, Wasser Jeffrey S, Bauml
Joshua M, Corey J, Cohen Roger B, Carpenter Erica L: Baseline PlasmaTumor Mutation Burden Predicts Response to Pembrolizumab-based Therapy in Patients with Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research 26(10):
2354-2361, May 2020. PMCID: PMC7231655
41. Luna José Marcio, Chao Hann-Hsiang, Shinohara Russel T, Ungar Lyle H, Cengel Abigail Tripp Berman, M.D., M.S.C.E. Page 14 Keith A, Pryma Daniel A, Chinniah Chidambaram, Berman Abigail T, Katz
Sharyn I, Kontos Despina, Simone Charles B, Diffenderfer Eric S: Machine learning highlights the deficiency of conventional dosimetric constraints for prevention of high-grade radiation esophagitis in non-small cell lung cancer treated with chemoradiation. Clinical and translational radiation oncology 22: 69-75, May 2020 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2020.03.007. PMCID: PMC7132156
42. O'Reilly Shannon, Jain Varsha, Huang Qijie, Cheng Chingyun, Teo Boon-Keng Kevin, Yin Lingshu, Zhang Miao, Diffenderfer Eric, Li Taoran, Levin William, Xiao Ying, Dong Lei, Feigenberg Steven, Berman Abigail T, Zou Wei: Dose to Highly Functional Ventilation Zones Improves Prediction of Radiation
Pneumonitis for Proton and Photon Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 107(1): 79-87, May 2020.
43. Harris WB, Zou W, Cheng C, Jain V, Teo BK, Dong L, Feigenberg SJ, Berman AT, Levin WP, Cengel KA, O'Reilly SE.: Higher Dose Volumes May Be Better for Evaluating Radiation Pneumonitis in Lung Proton Therapy Patients Compared With Traditional Photon-Based Dose Constraints. Adv Radiat Oncol 5: 943-950, Jun 2020. PMCID: PMC7557193
44. Jabbour Salma K, Berman Abigail T, Decker Roy H, Lin Yong, Feigenberg Steven J, Gettinger Scott N, Aggarwal Charu, Langer Corey J, Simone Charles B, Bradley Jeffrey D, Aisner Joseph, Malhotra Jyoti: Phase 1 Trial of Pembrolizumab Administered Concurrently With Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Non- Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial. JAMA oncology 6(6): 848-855, Jun 2020. PMCID: PMC7042914
45. Jain Varsha, Niezink Anne G H, Frick Melissa, Doucette Abigail, Mendes Amberly, Simone Charles
B, Langendijk Johannes A, Wijsman Robin, Feigenberg Steven J, Levin William, Cengel Keith A, van der Schaaf Arjen, Berman Abigail T: Updating Photon-based Normal Tissue Complication Probability Models for Pneumonitis in Lung Cancer Patients Treated with Proton Beam Therapy. Practical radiation oncology 10(5): e330-e338, Sep-Oct 2020.
46. Krishnan S, Narayan HK, Freedman G, Plastaras JP, Maity A, Demissei B, Smith AM, Berman AT, Cengel K, Levin W, Swisher-McClure S, Feigenberg S, Ky B.: Early Changes in Physical Activity and Quality of Life With Thoracic Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 109: 946-952, Mar 2021.
47. Lee SH, Kao GD, Feigenberg SJ, Dorsey JF, Frick MA, Jean-Baptiste S, Uche CZ, Cengel KA, Levin WP, Berman AT, Aggarwal C, Fan Y, Xiao Y.: Multiblock Discriminant Analysis of Integrative (18)F-FDG-PET/CT Radiomics for Abigail Tripp Berman, M.D., M.S.C.E. Page 15 Predicting Circulating Tumor Cells in Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Mar 2021.
48. Lim TL, Pietrofesa RA, Arguiri E, Koumenis C, Feigenberg S, Simone Ii CB, Rengan R, Cengel K, Levin WP, Christofidou-Solomidou M, Berman AT.: Phase II Trial of Flaxseed to Prevent Acute Complications After Chemoradiation for Lung Cancer. J Altern Complement Med Jun 2021.
48. Sun L, Davis CW, Hwang WT, Jeffries S, Sulyok LF, Marmarelis ME, Singh AP, Berman AT, Feigenberg SJ, Levin W, Ciunci CA, Bauml JM, Cohen RB, Langer CJ, Aggarwal C.: Outcomes in Patients With Non-small-cell Lung Cancer With Brain Metastases Treated With Pembrolizumab-based Therapy. Clin Lung Cancer 2021.
49. Udupa JK, Liu T, Jin C, Zhao L, Odhner D, Tong Y, Agrawal V, Pednekar G, Nag S, Kotia T, Goodman M, Wileyto EP, Mihailidis D, Lukens JN, Berman AT, Stambaugh J, Lim T, Chowdary R, Jalluri D, Jabbour SK, Kim S, Reyhan M, Robinson CG, Thorstad WL, Choi JI, Press R, Simone CB 2nd, Camaratta J, Owens S, Torigian DA. Combining natural and artificial intelligence for robust automatic anatomy segmentation: Application in neck and thorax autocontouring. Med Phys. 2022 Jul 14. doi: 10.1002/mp.15854. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35833287.
50. Sun L, Davis CW, Hwang WT, Jeffries S, Sulyok LF, Marmarelis ME, Singh AP,Berman AT, Feigenberg SJ, Levin W, Ciunci CA, Bauml JM, Cohen RB, Langer CJ, Aggarwal C.: Outcomes in Patients With Non-small-cell Lung Cancer With Brain Metastases Treated With Pembrolizumab-based Therapy. Clin Lung Cancer 2021.
51. Shah NK, Kim KN, Grewal A, Wang X, Ben-Josef E, Plastaras JP, Metz JM, Goel A, Taunk NK, Shabason JE, Lukens JN, Berman AT, Wojcieszynski AP. Activity Monitoring for Toxicity Detection and Management in Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation for Gastrointestinal Malignancies. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022
Jun;18(6):e896-e906. doi: 10.1200/OP.21.00671. Epub 2022 Feb 14. PMID: 35157497.
52. Nimgaonkar V, Aggarwal C, Berman AT, Gabriel P, Shulman LN, Kucharczuk J, Roy M, Bauml JM, Singh AP, Cohen RB, Langer CJ, Marmarelis ME. Impact of telemedicine adoption on accessibility and time to treatment in patients with thoracic malignancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Cancer. 2021 Oct
11;21(1):1094. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08819-z. PMID: 34635061; PMCID:
PMC8503709.
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