Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Resident, Radiation Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine 2008 - 2012
  • Intern, Internal Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2007 - 2008
  • M.D., University of Florida College of Medicine 2007
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 2012 - 2017
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Phase II Randomized Trial comparing Percutaneous Ablation to Hypofractionaed Image Guided Radiation Therapy in Veteran and Non-Veteran, Non-surgical Hepatocelluar Carcinoma Patients (PROVE-HCC) awarded by Varian Medical Systems, Inc. 2018 - 2022
  • PROCEED awarded by Merck Sharp & Dohme 2017 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Book Sections

    • Palta, M, Lee, CL, Yusuf, SW, and Kirsch, DG. "Radiation therapy and cardiotoxicity." In Cardio-Oncology: The Clinical Overlap of Cancer and Heart Disease, 161-174. April 11, 2017.  Full Text
    • Perez, BA, Willett, CG, Czito, BG, and Palta, M. "Anal canal cancer." In Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy: Clinical Evidence and Techniques, 337-354. January 1, 2015.  Full Text
    • Salama, JK, Palta, M, and Torok, JA. "The multidisciplinary management 11 of early stage cervical esophageal cancer." In Esophageal Cancer: Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy, 173-185. January 1, 2015.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Willett, C, and Czito, B. "Radiotherapy for Gastrointestinal Malignancies." In Cancer Consult: Expertise for Clinical Practice, 785-788. June 20, 2014.  Full Text

  • Conference Papers

    • Godfrey, DJ, Patel, BN, Adamson, J, Salama, JK, and Palta, M. "Triphasic Bolus Tracking Computed Tomography Simulation for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy of Locoregionally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer." October 1, 2016.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Hong, JC, Eng, J, Faught, A, Higgins, K, Cui, Y, Yin, FF, Das, SK, Czito, B, Willett, CG, and Palta, M. "Interim FDG Positron Emission Tomography Imaging During Chemoradiation for Squamous Anal Canal Carcinoma." October 1, 2016.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Mowery, YM, Salama, JK, Zafar, SY, Moore, HG, Willett, CG, Czito, B, Hopkins, MB, and Palta, M. "Radiation Oncologists' Practice Patterns and Attitudes Regarding Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer in the United States." October 1, 2016.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Palta, M, Czito, B, Abbruzzese, J, Uronis, H, Duffy, EA, Blazer, DT, and Willett, CG. "Interim Acute Toxicity Analysis and Surgical Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Gemcitabine/nab-Paclitaxel and Hypofractionated Image Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer (ANCHOR) Study." October 1, 2016.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Sheng, Y, Li, T, Yoo, S, Yin, FF, Blitzblau, RC, Sr, HJK, Palta, M, Hahn, CA, Ge, Y, and Wu, QRJ. "Development of an Ultra-Fast, High-Quality Whole-Breast Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System." October 1, 2016.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Spiegel, D, Marcom, K, Peterson, B, Force, J, Howie, L, Palta, M, Blitzblau, RC, and Sr, HJK. "Acute Toxicity in Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Radiation Therapy and Concurrent Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab." October 1, 2016.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Susko, M, Lee, J, Salama, JK, Thomas, S, Uronis, H, Hsu, D, Migaly, J, Willett, CG, Czito, B, and Palta, M. "The Use of Reirradiation in Locally Recurrent, Nonmetastatic Rectal Cancer." October 1, 2016.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Sun, Z, Adam, MA, Kim, J, Hsu, S-WD, Palta, M, Czito, BG, Migaly, J, and Mantyh, C. "Effect of combined neoadjuvant chemoradiation on overall survival for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer." February 2016.  Full Text
    • Adamson, J, Chang, Z, Cai, J, Palta, M, Horton, J, Yin, F, and Blitzblau, R. "Induction of Gradual Changes in Blood Oxygen Levels in Post Lumpectomy Breast Tissue With Breath Holding: Results of a Pilot Study." November 2015.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Higgins, K, Wu, Q, Czito, B, Willett, C, and Das, S. "Prospective Study of Interim 18FDG-PET Response Assessment in Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated With Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation and Esophagectomy." November 2015.  Full Text
    • Adamson, J, Chang, Z, Cai, J, Palta, M, Horton, J, Yin, F, and Blitzblau, R. "A BOLD Contrast Imaging Sequence to Evaluate Oxygenation Changes Due to Breath Holding for Breast Radiotherapy: A Pilot Study." June 2015.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Liu, Y, Yin, F, Czito, B, Bashir, M, Palta, M, Zhong, X, Dale, B, and Cai, J. "Initial Evaluation of Four Dimensional Diffusion-Weighted MRI (4D-DWI) and Its Effect On Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) Measurement." June 2015.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Liu, Y, Yin, F, Czito, B, Bashir, M, Palta, M, and Cai, I. "Retrospective 4D-MRI with a Novel Image-Based Surrogate: A Sagittal-Coronal-Diaphragm Point of Intersection (SCD-PoI) Motion Tracking Method." June 2015.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Arya, R, Jones, LW, Blitzblau, RC, Palta, M, Massa, L, Broadwater, G, and Horton, JK. "Abstract P2-12-07: The association between exercise behavior and patient-reported outcomes in women with early breast cancer receiving locoregional radiation therapy." May 1, 2015.  Full Text
    • Greenup, RA, Blitzblau, R, Houck, K, Horton, J, Howie, L, Palta, M, Mackey, A, Scheri, R, Sosa, JA, Taghian, AG, Peppercorn, J, Smith, BL, and Hwang, ES. "Abstract P1-10-02: Adjuvant radiation after lumpectomy: A cost comparison of treatment patterns in 43,247 women from the National Cancer Data Base." May 1, 2015.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, Greenup, RA, Houck, K, Palta, M, Horton, JK, Hwang, E-SS, Sosa, JA, and Blitzblau, RC. "Abstract P1-15-10: Low utilization of hypofractionated radiotherapy for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer in the US." May 1, 2015.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Palta, P, Bhavsar, NA, Horton, JK, and Blitzblau, RC. "The use of adjuvant radiotherapy in elderly patients with early-stage breast cancer: changes in practice patterns after publication of Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9343." January 2015.  Full Text
    • Horton, J, Blitzblau, R, Yoo, S, Georgiade, G, Geradts, J, Baker, J, Chi, J, Chang, Z, Palta, M, Siamakpour-Reihani, S, Groth, J, Chen, W, Broadwater, G, Barry, W, Duffy, E, and Hwang, S. "Preoperative Partial Breast Radiation Therapy: One Year Outcomes and Radiation-Induced Changes in Gene Expression." September 2014.  Full Text
    • Ludmir, EB, Palta, M, Wu, Y, Willett, CG, and Czito, BG. "Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy for Cervical Esophageal Carcinoma: A Single-Institution Experience." September 2014.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Czito, B, Willett, C, and Dinan, M. "Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Utilization in the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Malignancies Between 2000 and 2009 in the SEER-Medicare Population." September 2014.  Full Text
    • Torok, J, Prosnitz, LR, Palta, M, Wu, Y, Beaven, A, Diehl, L, and Kelsey, CR. "Low-Dose Consolidation Radiation Therapy for Early-Stage Unfavorable Hodgkin Lymphoma." September 2014.  Full Text
    • Kirkpatrick, JP, Wang, Z, Sampson, J, Kelsey, C, Allen, K, Duffy, E, Green, S, Cabrera, A, Palta, M, and Yin, F. "Early Results of a Randomized Trial to Identify an Optimal PTV in Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Brain Metastases." October 1, 2013.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Patel, PR, Palta, M, Clough, R, Yoo, D, and Brizel, DM. "Reduced Volume Irradiation for Head-and-Neck Cancer of Unknown Primary (HNCUP)." October 1, 2013.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Zhong, J, Palta, M, Willett, CG, McCall, SJ, McSherry, F, Uronis, HE, Tyler, DS, and Czito, BG. "Patterns of Failure for Stage I Ampulla of Vater Adenocarcinoma: A Single Institutional Experience." October 2013.  Full Text
    • Czito, B, Willett, C, Palta, M, Kennedy-Newton, P, and Uronis, H. "A Phase I/II Study of Capecitabine (Cape), Oxatiplatin (Ox), Panitumumab (Pmab), and External Beam Radiation Therapy (RI) for Patients With Esophagogastric Carcinoma (EC)." November 1, 2012.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Palta, M, Willett, C, Patel, P, Uronis, H, Tyler, D, and Czito, B. "Carcinoma of the Ampulla of Vater: Patterns of Failure after Resection and Possible Benefit of Adjuvant Radiotherapy." 2010.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Palta, M, Yoo, S, and Horton, JK. "Feasibility of Preoperative Single Fraction Partial Breast Radiotherapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer." December 15, 2009.  Link to Item
    • Palta, M, and Lee, W. "A Systematic Review of Oncology Treatment Guidelines: A Passing Grade with Government Agencies Receiving the Highest Marks." 2009.  Full Text  Link to Item

  • Journal Articles

    • Tandberg, DJ, Cui, Y, Rushing, CN, Hong, JC, Ackerson, BG, Marin, D, Zhang, X, Czito, BG, Willett, CW, and Palta, M. "Intra-treatment response assessment with 18F-FDG PET: Correlation of semi-quantitative PET features with pathologic response of esophageal cancer to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics (July 25, 2018).  Full Text
    • Hong, JC, Cui, Y, Patel, BN, Rushing, CN, Faught, AM, Eng, JS, Higgins, K, Yin, F-F, Das, S, Czito, BG, Willett, CG, and Palta, M. "Association of Interim FDG-PET Imaging During Chemoradiation for Squamous Anal Canal Carcinoma With Recurrence." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics (May 4, 2018).  Full Text
    • Chino, F, Stephens, SJ, Choi, SS, Marin, D, Kim, CY, Morse, MA, Godfrey, DJ, Czito, BG, Willett, CG, and Palta, M. "The role of external beam radiotherapy in the treatment of hepatocellular cancer." Cancer (April 12, 2018). (Review)  Full Text
    • Martella, A, Willett, C, Palta, M, and Czito, B. "The Selective Use of Radiation Therapy in Rectal Cancer Patients." Current Oncology Reports 20, no. 6 (April 11, 2018): 43-null. (Review)  Full Text
    • Hall, WA, Heerkens, HD, Paulson, ES, Meijer, GJ, Kotte, AN, Knechtges, P, Parikh, PJ, Bassetti, MF, Lee, P, Aitken, KL, Palta, M, Myrehaug, S, Koay, EJ, Portelance, L, Ben-Josef, E, and Erickson, BA. "Pancreatic gross tumor volume contouring on computed tomography (CT) compared with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): Results of an international contouring conference." Practical Radiation Oncology 8, no. 2 (March 2018): 107-115.  Full Text
    • Godfrey, DJ, Patel, BN, Adamson, JD, Subashi, E, Salama, JK, and Palta, M. "Triphasic contrast enhanced CT simulation with bolus tracking for pancreas SBRT target delineation." Practical Radiation Oncology 7, no. 6 (November 2017): e489-e497.  Full Text
    • Freischlag, K, Sun, Z, Adam, MA, Kim, J, Palta, M, Czito, BG, Migaly, J, and Mantyh, CR. "Association Between Incomplete Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy and Survival for Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer." JAMA surgery 152, no. 6 (June 2017): 558-564.  Full Text
    • Benson, AB, D'Angelica, MI, Abbott, DE, Abrams, TA, Alberts, SR, Saenz, DA, Are, C, Brown, DB, Chang, DT, Covey, AM, Hawkins, W, Iyer, R, Jacob, R, Karachristos, A, Kelley, RK, Kim, R, Palta, M, Park, JO, Sahai, V, Schefter, T, Schmidt, C, Sicklick, JK, Singh, G, Sohal, D, Stein, S, Tian, GG, Vauthey, JN, Venook, AP, Zhu, AX, Hoffmann, KG, and Darlow, S. "Hepatobiliary cancers, version 1.2017 featured updates to the NCCN guidelines." Jnccn Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 15, no. 5 (May 1, 2017): 563-573. (Review)
    • Ludmir, EB, Palta, M, Willett, CG, and Czito, BG. "Total neoadjuvant therapy for rectal cancer: An emerging option." Cancer 123, no. 9 (May 2017): 1497-1506. (Review)  Full Text
    • Liu, Y, Yin, F-F, Czito, BG, Bashir, MR, Palta, M, and Cai, J. "Retrospective four-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging with image-based respiratory surrogate: a sagittal-coronal-diaphragm point of intersection motion tracking method." Journal of Medical Imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) 4, no. 2 (April 2017): 024007-null.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, Salama, JK, Zafar, SY, Moore, HG, Willett, CG, Czito, BG, Hopkins, MB, and Palta, M. "Neoadjuvant long-course chemoradiation remains strongly favored over short-course radiotherapy by radiation oncologists in the United States." Cancer 123, no. 8 (April 2017): 1434-1441.  Full Text
    • Spiegel, D, Palta, M, and Uronis, H. "Role of Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in the Management of Gastric Adenocarcinoma." The Surgical Clinics of North America 97, no. 2 (April 2017): 421-435. (Review)  Full Text
    • Liu, Y, Zhong, X, Czito, BG, Palta, M, Bashir, MR, Dale, BM, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Four-dimensional diffusion-weighted MR imaging (4D-DWI): a feasibility study." Medical physics 44, no. 2 (February 2017): 397-406.  Full Text
    • Godfrey, DJ, Patel, BN, Adamson, J, Salama, JK, and Palta, M. "Triphasic Bolus Tracking Computed Tomography Simulation for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy of Locoregionally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): E200-E201.  Full Text
    • Hong, JC, Eng, J, Faught, A, Higgins, K, Cui, Y, Yin, FF, Das, SK, Czito, B, Willett, CG, and Palta, M. "Interim FDG Positron Emission Tomography Imaging During Chemoradiation for Squamous Anal Canal Carcinoma." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): E183-.  Full Text
    • Mowery, YM, Salama, JK, Zafar, SY, Moore, HG, Willett, CG, Czito, B, Hopkins, MB, and Palta, M. "Radiation Oncologists' Practice Patterns and Attitudes Regarding Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer in the United States." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): S203-.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Czito, B, Abbruzzese, J, Uronis, H, Duffy, EA, Blazer, DT, and Willett, CG. "Interim Acute Toxicity Analysis and Surgical Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Gemcitabine/nab-Paclitaxel and Hypofractionated Image Guided Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy in Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer (ANCHOR) Study." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): S204-S205.  Full Text
    • Sheng, Y, Li, T, Yoo, S, Yin, FF, Blitzblau, RC, Horton, JK, Palta, M, Hahn, CA, Ge, Y, and Wu, QR. "Development of an Ultra-Fast, High-Quality Whole-Breast Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): S228-.  Full Text
    • Spiegel, D, Marcom, PK, Peterson, B, Force, J, Howie, L, Palta, M, Blitzblau, RC, and Horton, JK. "Acute Toxicity in Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Adjuvant Radiation Therapy and Concurrent Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): E9-E10.  Full Text
    • Susko, M, Lee, J, Salama, J, Thomas, S, Uronis, H, Hsu, D, Migaly, J, Willett, C, Czito, B, and Palta, M. "The Use of Re-irradiation in Locally Recurrent, Non-metastatic Rectal Cancer." Annals of surgical oncology 23, no. 11 (October 2016): 3609-3615.  Full Text
    • Susko, M, Lee, J, Salama, JK, Thomas, S, Uronis, H, Hsu, D, Migaly, J, Willett, CG, Czito, B, and Palta, M. "The Use of Reirradiation in Locally Recurrent, Nonmetastatic Rectal Cancer." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): E192-E193.  Full Text
    • Lewis, SL, Patel, P, Song, H, Freedland, SJ, Bynum, S, Oh, D, Palta, M, Yoo, D, Oleson, J, and Salama, JK. "Image Guided Hypofractionated Postprostatectomy Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 94, no. 3 (March 2016): 605-611.  Full Text
    • Lewis, SL, Patel, PR, Palta, M, Yoo, DS, and Salama, JK. "In Reply to Fiorino and Cozzarini." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 94, no. 4 (March 2016): 860-861. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Ludmir, EB, Arya, R, Wu, Y, Palta, M, Willett, CG, and Czito, BG. "Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Colonic Carcinoma in the Modern Chemotherapy Era." Annals of Surgical Oncology 23, no. 3 (March 2016): 856-862.  Full Text
    • Hong, JC, Czito, BG, Willett, CG, and Palta, M. "A current perspective on stereotactic body radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer." Oncotargets and Therapy 9 (January 2016): 6733-6739. (Review)  Full Text  Open Access Copy
    • Torok, JA, Palta, M, Willett, CG, and Czito, BG. "Nonoperative management of rectal cancer." Cancer 122, no. 1 (January 2016): 34-41. (Review)  Full Text
    • Blitzblau, RC, Arya, R, Yoo, S, Baker, JA, Chang, Z, Palta, M, Duffy, E, and Horton, JK. "A phase 1 trial of preoperative partial breast radiation therapy: Patient selection, target delineation, and dose delivery." Practical radiation oncology 5, no. 5 (September 2015): e513-e520.  Full Text
    • Boyle, J, Czito, B, Willett, C, and Palta, M. "Adjuvant radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer: a review of the old and the new." Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 6, no. 4 (August 2015): 436-444. (Review)  Full Text
    • Arya, R, Siamakpour-Reihani, S, Palta, M, Massa, L, Broadwater, G, Blitzblau, RC, and Horton, JK. "Exercise behavior and patient-reported outcomes in women with early breast cancer receiving locoregional radiation therapy." Practical radiation oncology 5, no. 4 (July 2015): e275-e281.  Full Text
    • Horton, JK, Blitzblau, RC, Yoo, S, Geradts, J, Chang, Z, Baker, JA, Georgiade, GS, Chen, W, Siamakpour-Reihani, S, Wang, C, Broadwater, G, Groth, J, Palta, M, Dewhirst, M, Barry, WT, Duffy, EA, Chi, J-TA, and Hwang, ES. "Preoperative Single-Fraction Partial Breast Radiation Therapy: A Novel Phase 1, Dose-Escalation Protocol With Radiation Response Biomarkers." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 92, no. 4 (July 2015): 846-855.  Full Text
    • Adamson, J, Chang, Z, Cai, J, Palta, M, Horton, J, Yin, F, and Blitzblau, R. "SU-E-J-223: A BOLD Contrast Imaging Sequence to Evaluate Oxygenation Changes Due to Breath Holding for Breast Radiotherapy: A Pilot Study." Medical physics 42, no. 6 (June 2015): 3317-.  Full Text
    • Liu, Y, Yin, F, Czito, B, Bashir, M, Palta, M, Zhong, X, Dale, B, and Cai, J. "SU-F-303-13: Initial Evaluation of Four Dimensional Diffusion- Weighted MRI (4D-DWI) and Its Effect On Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) Measurement." Medical physics 42, no. 6 (June 2015): 3540-.  Full Text
    • Liu, Y, Yin, F, Czito, B, Bashir, M, Palta, M, and Cai, J. "TH-CD-207-09: Retrospective 4D-MRI with a Novel Image-Based Surrogate: A Sagittal-Coronal-Diaphragm Point of Intersection (SCD-PoI) Motion Tracking Method." Medical physics 42, no. 6 (June 2015): 3736-.  Full Text
    • Ludmir, EB, Stephens, SJ, Palta, M, Willett, CG, and Czito, BG. "Human papillomavirus tumor infection in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma." Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 6, no. 3 (June 2015): 287-295. (Review)  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Palta, P, Bhavsar, NA, Horton, JK, and Blitzblau, RC. "The use of adjuvant radiotherapy in elderly patients with early-stage breast cancer: Changes in practice patterns after publication of Cancer and Leukemia Group B 9343." Cancer 121, no. 2 (January 1, 2015): 188-193.  Full Text
    • Torok, JA, Palta, M, Czito, BG, and Willett, CG. "Intraoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies." Translational Cancer Research 3, no. 6 (December 1, 2014): 537-540.  Full Text
    • Zhong, J, Palta, M, Willett, CG, McCall, SJ, McSherry, F, Tyler, DS, Uronis, HE, and Czito, BG. "Patterns of failure for stage I ampulla of Vater adenocarcinoma: a single institutional experience." Journal of gastrointestinal oncology 5, no. 6 (December 2014): 421-427.  Full Text
    • Yang, J, Cai, J, Wang, H, Chang, Z, Czito, BG, Bashir, MR, Palta, M, and Yin, F-F. "Is diaphragm motion a good surrogate for liver tumor motion?." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 90, no. 4 (November 2014): 952-958.  Full Text
    • Liu, Y, Yin, F-F, Chang, Z, Czito, BG, Palta, M, Bashir, MR, Qin, Y, and Cai, J. "Investigation of sagittal image acquisition for 4D-MRI with body area as respiratory surrogate." Medical Physics 41, no. 10 (October 2014): 101902-null.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Willett, CG, and Czito, BG. "Short-course versus long-course chemoradiation in rectal cancer--time to change strategies?." Current treatment options in oncology 15, no. 3 (September 2014): 421-428. (Review)  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Willett, CG, and Czito, BG. "Short-course versus long-course chemoradiation in rectal cancer--time to change strategies?." Current treatment options in oncology 15, no. 3 (September 1, 2014): 421-428. (Review)  Full Text
    • Czito, BG, Palta, M, and Willett, CG. "Results of the FFCD 9901 trial in early-stage esophageal carcinoma: is it really about neoadjuvant therapy?." Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 32, no. 23 (August 2014): 2398-2400.  Full Text
    • Dorth, JA, Pura, JA, Palta, M, Willett, CG, Uronis, HE, D'Amico, TA, and Czito, BG. "Patterns of recurrence after trimodality therapy for esophageal cancer." Cancer 120, no. 14 (July 2014): 2099-2105.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Czito, BG, and Willett, CG. "Colorectal cancer: adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer-an unresolved issue." Nature Reviews. Clinical Oncology 11, no. 4 (April 2014): 182-184.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Willett, C, and Czito, B. "The role of intraoperative radiation therapy in patients with pancreatic cancer." Seminars in radiation oncology 24, no. 2 (April 2014): 126-131. (Review)  Full Text
    • Dorth, JA, Pura, JA, Palta, M, Willett, CG, Uronis, HE, D'Amico, TA, and Czito, BG. "Patterns of recurrence after trimodality therapy for esophageal cancer." Cancer 120, no. 14 (January 1, 2014): 2099-2105.  Full Text
    • Kirkpatrick, JP, Kelsey, CR, Palta, M, Cabrera, AR, Salama, JK, Patel, P, Perez, BA, Lee, J, and Yin, F-F. "Stereotactic body radiotherapy: A critical review for non-radiation oncologists." Cancer (2014).
    • Kirkpatrick, JP, Kelsey, CR, Palta, M, Cabrera, AR, Salama, JK, Patel, P, Perez, BA, Lee, J, and Yin, FF. "Stereotactic body radiotherapy: A critical review for nonradiation oncologists." Cancer 120, no. 7 (January 1, 2014): 942-954. (Review)  Full Text
    • Ludmir, E, Palta, M, Zhang, X, Wu, Y, Willett, C, and Czito, B. "Incidence and Prognostic Impact of High-Risk HPV Tumor Infection in Cervical Esophageal Carcinoma." Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 5, no. 6 (2014): 401-407.  Full Text
    • Ludmir, EB, McCall, SJ, Czito, BG, and Palta, M. "Radiosensitive orbital metastasis as presentation of occult colonic adenocarcinoma." BMJ case reports 2014 (January 2014).  Full Text
    • Ludmir, EB, Palta, M, Zhang, X, Wu, Y, Willett, CG, and Czito, BG. "Incidence and prognostic impact of high-risk HPV tumor infection in cervical esophageal carcinoma." Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 5, no. 6 (January 1, 2014): 401-407.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Czito, BG, and Willett, CG. "Colorectal cancer: adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer-an unresolved issue." Nature reviews. Clinical oncology 11, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 182-184.  Full Text
    • Willett, CG, Czito, BG, and Palta, M. "ACT II: treatment of anal cancer comes full circle." Lancet Oncol 14, no. 6 (May 2013): 443-445.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Zhong, J, Palta, M, Willett, CG, McCall, SJ, Bulusu, A, Tyler, DS, White, RR, Uronis, HE, Pappas, TN, and Czito, BG. "The role of local excision in invasive adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater." J Gastrointest Oncol 4, no. 1 (March 2013): 8-13.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Pepek, JM, Chino, JP, Willett, CG, Palta, M, Blazer Iii, DG, Tyler, DS, Uronis, HE, and Czito, BG. "Preoperative chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer." Radiation Oncology (London, England) 8 (January 4, 2013): 6-null.  Full Text
    • Willett, CG, Czito, BG, and Palta, M. "ACT II: Treatment of anal cancer comes full circle." The Lancet Oncology 14, no. 6 (2013): 443-445.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Patel, P, Broadwater, G, Willett, C, Pepek, J, Tyler, D, Zafar, SY, Uronis, H, Hurwitz, H, White, R, and Czito, B. "Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: patterns of failure following resection and benefit of chemoradiotherapy." Annals of Surgical Oncology 19, no. 5 (May 2012): 1535-1540.  Full Text
    • Czito, BG, Willett, C, Palta, M, McCall, S, Gee, N, Hurwitz, H, Coleman, RE, Zafar, Y, Kennedy-Newton, P, and Uronis, H. "A phase I/II study of capecitabine (Cape), oxaliplatin (Ox), panitumumab (Pmab), and external beam radiation therapy (RT) for patients with esophagogastric carcinoma (EC)." Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 30, no. 4_suppl (February 2012): 68-.
    • Palta, M, Yoo, S, Adamson, JD, Prosnitz, LR, and Horton, JK. "Preoperative single fraction partial breast radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 82, no. 1 (January 2012): 37-42.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Willett, C, and Czito, B. "Role of radiation therapy in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer." Oncology (Williston Park) 25, no. 8 (July 2011): 715-727. (Review)  Link to Item
    • Palta, M, Willett, CG, Patel, P, Tyler, DS, Uronis, HE, and Czito, BG. "Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: Patterns of failure after resection and benefit of adjuvant radiotherapy." Journal of Clinical Oncology 29, no. 4_suppl (February 2011): 254-254.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Willett, CG, Patel, P, Tyler, DS, Uronis, HE, and Czito, BG. "Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater: Patterns of failure after resection and benefit of adjuvant radiotherapy." Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 29, no. 4_suppl (February 2011): 254-.
    • Palta, M, Clough, R, Yoo, D, Scher, R, Ready, N, and Brizel, D. "Twenty Year Experience with Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS 81, no. 2 (2011): S503-S504.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Palta, M, Riedel, RF, Vredenburgh, JJ, Cummings, TJ, Green, S, Chang, Z, and Kirkpatrick, JP. "Primary meningeal rhabdomyosarcoma." Sarcoma 2011 (January 2011): 312802-null.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, Willett, C, and Czito, B. "Role of radiation therapy in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer." Oncology 25, no. 8 (2011): 1-11.
    • Palta, M, and Horton, JK. "In response to Drs. Kim and Shaitelman." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 80, no. 1 (2011): 315--.  Full Text
    • Palta, M, and Lee, WR. "The development of oncology treatment guidelines: An analysis of the National Guidelines Clearinghouse." Practical Radiation Oncology 1, no. 1 (2011): 33-37.  Full Text
    • Zagar, TM, Palta, M, Catalano, S, O'Neill, L, Yoo, S, Leonard, P, and Horton, J. "Dosimetric Comparison Of Radiotherapy For Left Sided Breast Cancer: Breath-hold versus Free Breathing." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS 81, no. 2 (2011): S780-S781.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Zagar, TM, Palta, M, Catalano, S, O'Neill, L, Yoo, S, Horton, J, and Prosnitz, LR. "Dosimetric Comparison of Radiotherapy for Left Sided Breast Cancer: Breath-Hold Versus Free-Breathing." CANCER RESEARCH 70 (December 15, 2010).  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Palta, M, Morris, CG, Grobmyer, SR, Copeland, EM, and Mendenhall, NP. "Angiosarcoma after breast-conserving therapy: long-term outcomes with hyperfractionated radiotherapy." Cancer 116, no. 8 (April 2010): 1872-1878.  Full Text

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