Safia K. Ahmed, M.D.

  1. McKone EL, Breen WG, Foster NR, Bogan AW, Connors MA, Alstat RA, Schwartz JD, Mahajan A, Ahmed SK, Laack NN. Memantine to Reduce Cognitive Impairment After Radiation in Children: A Pilot Study Evaluating the Feasibility of Memantine in Reducing Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Patients after Radiation Therapy for Central Nervous System Tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Nov 15; 120 (4):1032-1038 Epub 2024 July 11
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  2. Abdou M, Bogan AW, Thangaiah JJ, Grover AC, Ahmed SK, Houdek MT, Haddock MG, Pyfferoen BA, Petersen IA. Myxofibrosarcoma: Outcomes, Prognostic Factors, and Role of Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2024 Jun; 9(6):101485. Epub 2024 Mar 04.
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  3. Deufel C, Dodoo C, Kavanaugh J, Finley R, Lang K, Sorenson K, Spreiter S, Brooks J, Moseley D, Ahmed SK, Haddock MG, Ma D, Park SS, Petersen IA, Owen DW, Grams MP. Automated target placement for VMAT lattice radiation therapy: enhancing efficiency and consistency. Phys Med Biol. 2024 Mar 18; 69 (7)
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  4. Ahmed SK, Petersen IA, Grams MP, Finley RR, Haddock MG, Owen D. Spatially Fractionated Radiation Therapy in Sarcomas: A Large Single-Institution Experience. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2024 Mar; 9 (3):101401 Epub 2023 Nov 04
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  5. Berrington de Gonzalez A, Gibson TM, Lee C, Albert PS, Griffin KT, Kitahara CM, Liu D, Mille MM, Shin J, Bajaj BVM, Flood TE, Gallotto SL, Paganetti H, Ahmed SK, Eaton BR, Indelicato DJ, Milgrom SA, Palmer JD, Baliga S, Poppe MM, Tsang DS, Wong K, Yock TI. The Pediatric Proton and Photon Therapy Comparison Cohort: Study Design for a Multicenter Retrospective Cohort to Investigate Subsequent Cancers After Pediatric Radiation Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023 Nov-Dec; 8 (6):101273 Epub 2023 May 21
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  6. Holtzman AL, Seidensaal K, Iannalfi A, Kim KH, Koto M, Yang WC, Shiau CY, Mahajan A, Ahmed SK, Trifiletti DM, Peterson JL, Koffler DM, Vallow LA, Hoppe BS, Rutenberg MS. Carbon Ion Radiotherapy: An Evidence-Based Review and Summary Recommendations of Clinical Outcomes for Skull-Base Chordomas and Chondrosarcomas. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Oct 17; 15 (20)
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  7. Whiteway SL, Weiss AR, Ahmed SK, Allen-Rhoades WA, Avutu V, Cardona K, Davis LE, Davis EJ, Indelicato DJ, Isakoff MS, Janeway KA, Livingston JA, Patel SR, Reed DR, Riedel RF, Thornton KA, Kopp LM. Joint Adult and Pediatric Working Group as a Successful Platform to Strengthen Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Clinical Trial Collaboration: A Report from the NCTN/SARC AYA Clinical Trials Sarcoma Working Group. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2023 Oct; 12 (5):792-793 Epub 2023 Feb 01
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  8. Kang Y, Bues M, Halyard MY, McGee LA, Vern-Gross TZ, Wong WW, Keole SR, Vargas C, James SE, Ahmed SK, Archuleta JP, Ridgway AK, Lara PR, Fatyga M. Dose delivery reproducibility for PBS proton treatment of breast cancer patients with and without mask immobilization. Radiat Oncol. 2023 Sep 22; 18 (1):157 Epub 2023 Sept 22
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  9. Ahmed SK, Keole SR. Proton Therapy in the Adolescent and Young Adult Population. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Aug 25; 15 (17)
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  10. Degnim AC, Siontis BL, Ahmed SK, Hoskin TL, Hieken TJ, Jakub JW, Baum CL, Day C, Schrup SE, Smith L, Carter JM, Sae-Kho TM, Sae Kho TM, Glazebrook KN, Vijayasekaran A, Okuno SH, Petersen IA. Trimodality Therapy Improves Disease Control in Radiation-Associated Angiosarcoma of the Breast. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 Aug 1; 29 (15):2885-2893
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  11. 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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  12. Kim H, Hieken TJ, Abraha F, Jakub JW, Corbin KS, Furutani KM, Boughey JC, Stish BJ, Deufel CL, Degnim AC, Shumway DA, Ahmed SK, Piltin MA, Sandhu NP, Conners AL, Ruddy KJ, Mutter RW, Park SS. Long-term outcomes of intraoperatively-placed applicator brachytherapy for rapid completion of breast conserving treatment: An analysis of a prospective registry data. Clin Transl Radiat Oncol. 2023 Jul; 41:100639 Epub 2023 May 09
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  13. Houdek MT, Heidenreich MJ, Ahmed SK, Allen-Rhoades W, Siontis BL, Robinson SI, Petersen IA, Rose PS. Treatment outcomes of extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul; 128 (1):105-110 Epub 2023 Mar 31
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  14. Laughlin BS, Golafshar M, Prince M, Liu W, Kutyreff CJ, Ahmed SK, Vern Gross TZ, Haddock M, Petersen I, DeWees TA, Ashman JB. Dosimetric comparison between proton beam therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, and 3D conformal therapy for soft tissue extremity sarcoma. Acta Oncol. 2023 May; 62 (5):473-479 Epub 2023 May 08
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  15. Houdek MT, Mallett KE, Heidenreich MJ, Ahmed SK, Wenger DE, Smith JH, Siontis BL, Robinson SI, Folpe AL, Petersen IA, Rose PS. Lack of radiosensitivity predicts poor disease specific survival in myxoid liposarcoma. J Surg Oncol. 2023 Apr; 127 (5):848-854 Epub 2022 Dec 27
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  16. Cunningham DA, Breen WG, Johnson JE, Mullikin TC, Bradley TB, Sorenson KL, Allen-Rhoades WA, Arndt CAS, Polites SF, Ahmed SK, Laack NN, Mahajan A. Proton Whole-Lung Irradiation: Initial Report of Outcomes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Mar 15; 115 (4):866-872 Epub 2022 Oct 13
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  17. Hoppe BS, Petersen IA, Wilke BK, DeWees TA, Imai R, Hug EB, Fiore MR, Debus J, Fossati P, Yamada S, Orlandi E, Zhang Q, Bao C, Seidensaal K, May BC, Harrell AC, Houdek MT, Vallow LA, Rose PS, Haddock MG, Ashman JB, Goulding KA, Attia S, Krishnan S, Mahajan A, Foote RL, Laack NN, Keole SR, Beltran CJ, Welch EM, Karim M, Ahmed SK. Pragmatic, Prospective Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Carbon Ion Therapy, Surgery, and Proton Therapy for the Management of Pelvic Sarcomas (Soft Tissue/Bone) Involving the Bone: The PROSPER Study Rationale and Design. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Mar 8; 15 (6) Epub 2023 Mar 08
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  18. Ahmed SK, Witten BG, Harmsen WS, Rose PS, Krailo M, Marcus KJ, Randall RL, DuBois SG, Janeway KA, Womer RB, Grier HE, Gorlick RG, Laack NNI. Analysis of Local Control Outcomes and Clinical Prognostic Factors in Localized Pelvic Ewing Sarcoma Patients Treated With Radiation Therapy: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Feb 1; 115 (2):337-346 Epub 2022 Oct 24
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  19. Buras MR, Breen WG, Laack NN, Gross TV, Zaniletti I, Leavitt T, Golafshar MA, Voss MM, Mahajan A, Keole SR, Ahmed SK, Ulbrich A, Daniels TB, DeWees TA. Patient Versus Caregiver: Correlation and Differences in Pediatric Quality of Life Using a Prospective Registry in a Large-Volume, Multisite Practice. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 Nov 1; 114 (3):472-477 Epub 2022 July 15
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  20. Grams MP, Tseung HSWC, Ito S, Zhang Y, Owen D, Park SS, Ahmed SK, Petersen IA, Haddock MG, Harmsen WS, Ma DJ. A Dosimetric Comparison of Lattice, Brass, and Proton Grid Therapy Treatment Plans. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2022 Sep-Oct; 12 (5):e442-e452 Epub 2022 Apr 10
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  21. Avutu V, Weiss AR, Reed DR, Ahmed SK, Allen-Rhoades WA, Chen YE, Davis LE, Eaton BR, Hawkins DS, Indelicato DJ, Patel SR, Randall RL, Reinke DK, Riedel RF, Scharschmidt TJ, Thornton KA, Wang D, Janeway KA, Kopp LM. Identified Enrollment Challenges of Adolescent and Young Adult Patients on the Nonchemotherapy Arm of Children's Oncology Group Study ARST1321. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2022 Jun; 11 (3):328-332 Epub 2021 Sept 09
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  22. Fattahi S, Mullikin TC, Aziz KA, Afzal A, Smith NL, Francis LN, Harmsen WS, Routman DM, Remmes NB, Ahmed SK, Shumway DA, Park SS, Mutter RW, Corbin KS. Proton therapy for the treatment of inflammatory breast cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2022 Jun; 171:77-83 Epub 2022 Apr 15
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  23. Laughlin BS, Golafshar MA, Ahmed S, Prince M, Anderson JD, Vern-Gross T, Seetharam M, Goulding K, Petersen I, DeWees T, Ashman JB. Early Experience Using Proton Beam Therapy for Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Multicenter Study. Int J Part Ther. 2022 Summer; 9(1):1-11. Epub 2022 May 06.
  24. Yolcu YU, Zreik J, Wahood W, Bhatti AUR, Bydon M, Houdek MT, Rose PS, Mahajan A, Petersen IA, Haddock MG, Ahmed SK, Laack NN, Jethwa K, Jeans EB, Imai R, Yamada S, Foote RL. Comparison of Oncologic Outcomes and Treatment-Related Toxicity of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy and En Bloc Resection for Sacral Chordoma. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jan 4; 5 (1):e2141927 Epub 2022 Jan 04
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  25. Ahmed SK, Petersen IA. Preoperative Radiation for Soft Tissue Sarcomas: How Much Is Needed? Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2022 Jan; 23 (1):68-77 Epub 2022 Feb 15
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  26. Fattahi S, Ahmed SK, Park SS, Petersen IA, Shumway DA, Stish BJ, Yan ES, Remmes NB, Mutter RW, Corbin KS. Reirradiation for Locoregional Recurrent Breast Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jan-Feb; 6 (1):100640 Epub 2020 Dec 17
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  27. Ahmed SK, Kaggal S, Harmsen WS, Sawyer JW, Houdek MT, Rose PS, Petersen IA. Patient-reported functional outcomes in a cohort of hand and foot sarcoma survivors treated with limb sparing surgery and radiation therapy. J Surg Oncol. 2021 Jan; 123 (1):110-116 Epub 2020 Oct 30
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  28. Honig RL, Tibbo ME, Mallett KE, Bakri K, Ahmed SK, Petersen IA, Rose PS, Moran SL, Houdek MT. Outcome of Soft-tissue Reconstruction in the Setting of Combined Preoperative and Intraoperative Radiotherapy for Extremity Soft-tissue Sarcomas. Anticancer Res. 2020 Dec; 40 (12):6941-6945 Epub 2020 Dec 07
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  29. Munaretto NF, Logli AL, Rose PS, Petersen IA, Ahmed SK, Bakri K, Moran SL, Houdek MT. Radiotherapy Does Not Impact Long-term Function Following Resection of Soft-tissue Sarcomas of the Hand. Anticancer Res. 2020 Mar; 40 (3):1463-1466
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  30. Brinkmann EJ, Ahmed SK, Houdek MT. Extremity Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Role of Local Control. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2020 Feb 5; 21 (2):13 Epub 2020 Feb 05
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  31. Ahmed SK, Kruse JJ, Bradley TB, Beltran CJ, Laack NNI. Clinical efficacy and safety of a highly conformal, supine, hybrid forward and inverse planned intensity modulated radiation therapy technique for craniospinal irradiation. Acta Oncol. 2018 May; 57 (5):629-636 Epub 2017 Nov 12
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  32. Ahmed SK, Brown PD, Foote RL. Protons vs Photons for Brain and Skull Base Tumors. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2018 Apr; 28 (2):97-107
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  33. Ahmed SK, Randall RL, DuBois SG, Harmsen WS, Krailo M, Marcus KJ, Janeway KA, Geller DS, Sorger JI, Womer RB, Granowetter L, Grier HE, Gorlick RG, Laack NNI. Identification of Patients With Localized Ewing Sarcoma at Higher Risk for Local Failure: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Dec 1; 99 (5):1286-1294 Epub 2017 Aug 24
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  34. Ahmed SK, Robinson SI, Arndt CAS, Petersen IA, Haddock MG, Rose PS, Issa Laack NN. Pelvis Ewing sarcoma: Local control and survival in the modern era. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Sep; 64 (9) Epub 2017 Feb 28
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  35. Ahmed SK, Robinson SI, Arndt CAS, Petersen IA, Haddock MG, Rose PS, Laack NN. Pelvis Ewing Sarcoma: Survival and Local Control in the Modern Era Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2017; 00:326504.
  36. Chihak MA, Ahmed SK, Lachance DH, Nageswara Rao AA, Laack NN. Patterns of failure and optimal radiotherapy target volumes in primary intradural extramedullary Ewing sarcoma. Acta Oncol. 2016 Aug; 55 (8):1057-61 Epub 2016 Apr 06
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  37. Ahmed SK, Grams MP, Locher SE, McLemore LB, Sio TT, Martenson JA. Adaptation of the Stanford technique for treatment of bulky cutaneous T-cell lymphoma of the head. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2016 May-Jun; 6 (3):183-186 Epub 2015 Nov 09
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  38. Stish BJ, Ahmed SK, Rose PS, Arndt CA, Laack NN. Patient-Reported Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes in a Large Cohort of Long-Term Survivors of Ewing Sarcoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Dec; 62 (12):2189-96 Epub 2015 Aug 14
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  39. Ahmed SK, Watanabe M, deMello DE, Daniels TB. Pediatric Metastatic Odontogenic Ghost Cell Carcinoma: A Multimodal Treatment Approach. Rare Tumors. 2015 May 5; 7 (2):5855 Epub 2015 May 18
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  40. Ahmed SK, Kottschade LA, Markovic SN, Garces YI, Foote RL. Adjuvant radiotherapy for melanoma metastatic to axillary and inguinal nodes: Regional tumor control and late effects Journal of Cancer Research and Therapy. 2014; 2(9):144-152.
  41. Ahmed SK, Robinson SI, Okuno SH, Rose PS, Laack NN. Adult ewing sarcoma: survival and local control outcomes in 102 patients with localized disease. Sarcoma. 2013; 2013:681425 Epub 2013 June 11
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