Deaprtment of Radiotherapy and Oncology

2017 Publications:
Shejila Chillakunnel Hussain Rawther, Mamatha Shivananda Pai, Donald J
Fernandes, Stanley Mathew, V S Binu, Jyothi Chakrabarty, Elsa Sanatombi
Devi, Anice George & Baby S Nayak
“A Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a Nurse
Navigator Programme on outcomes of people with breast cancer:
Study protocol”.
Journal of Advanced Nursing 73(4), 977–988. doi: 10.1111/Jan.13203

Nizam NM, Sharan K, Singh A, Yathiraj PH, Reddy SA, Fernandes DJ,
Vidyasagar MS.
Weekly Versus Three-weekly cisplatin in concurrent chemoradiotherapy for head
and neck squamous cancers: a prospective study. Indian Journal of Cancer
Education and Research 2017;5(1):13-19.

Dr Anshul Singh, Dr Anusha Reddy, Dr Prahlad H Y, Dr Vidyasagar MS.

Oral cavity Squamous cell carcinoma in a case of IFAP syndrome with Chronic
Myeloid Leukemia on long term Hydroxyurea: A rare presentation
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research. 2017 10(5):1
Dr Prahlad H Y, Dr Vidyasagar MS, Dr Anshul Singh.
Excellent and durable response to radiotherapy in a rare case of spinal cord
compression due to extra-medullary hematopoiesis in β-Thalassemia Intermedia –
case report and clinico-radiological correlation. Ann Palliat Med. 2017 Apr;6(2):195-
199

Jyothi Chakrabarthy, Mamatha Shivananda Pai, V.K.Ranjit, Donald Fernandes

“Economic Burden of Cancer in India”
Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Dev elopement, Vol.8, No.3July-
Sept.2017.

B.Chaitanya, Keerthilatha M Pai, Prahlad H Yathiraj, Donald Fernandes, Yogesh

Chaparwal
“Rebamipide gargle in –preventive management of chemo-radiotherapy induced oral
mucositis”.
Oral Oncology 72 2017) 179-182.

Comparison of radiation treatment plans for breast cancer between VMAT and
IMRT:
Journal of Medical Physics; CODEN JMPHFE; v. 42(suppl.1); p. 133.
Reference Number
49051740
Comparative study of IMRT and VMAT for cancer of middle third oesophagus:
Journal of Medical Physics; CODEN JMPHFE; v. 42(suppl.1); p. 129.
Reference Number
49051733

2018 Publications:
Yadav PK, Sathian B, Sherchan R, Fatima H, Sharan K, Hussain SA, et al. Pattern
of Pediatric Oncology Cases in the Western Region of Nepal. Asian Pac J Cancer
Prev 2018 ;(12):3213-15.
Shrivastava SK, Lewis S, Sastri SC, Lavanya G, Mahantshetty U, Engineer R.
Cancer cervix: Establishing an evidence-based strategy, an experience of a tertiary
care centre in India. Curr Probl Cancer. 2018 Jan 12. pii: S0147-0272(17)30203-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2018.01.005. [Epub ahead of print]

Murthy V, Lewis S, Kannan S, Khadanga CR, Rangarajan V, Joshi K, Gandhi M,

Dey S, Rokde G, Budrukkar A, Gupta T, Laskar S, Agarwal JP. Submandibular
function recovery after IMRT in head and neck cancer: A prospective dose modelling
study. Radiother Oncol. 2018 Apr 30. pii: S0167-8140(18)30113-0.

Anant Ramaswamy, Sunny Jandyal, Vikas Ostwal, Reena Engineer, Shirley Lewis,
Subhadeep Bose, Nikhil Pande, Shailesh V Shrikhande. Nontrial, real-world
outcomes in unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer: Chemotherapy and
chemoradiation is the standard while surgery is uncommon. Indian J Cancer
2017;54:530-4.

Lewis S, Chopra S, Naga P, Pant S, Dandpani E, Bharadwaj N, Mahantshetty

U, Engineer R, Swamidas J, Ghosh J, Gupta S, Shrivastava S. Acute hematological
toxicity during post-operative bowel sparing image-guided intensity modulated
radiation with concurrent cisplatin. Br J Radiol. 2018 Sep 4:20180005. doi:
10.1259/bjr.20180005. [Epub ahead of print]

D’Almeida M, Nagesh J, Balasubramanian R, Chandraguthi SG, Nair SS,

Shreekripa, Sharan K. Dosimetric comparison between two different intensity
modulated radiation therapy and 3D-conformal radiation therapy planning techniques
for carcinoma of breast following conservative surgery. Journal of Clinical and
Diagnostic Research 2018; 12(10):XC01-XC04.

S.M. Dsouza, Vyasa N, Narayanana P, Parsekar SS, Gore M, Sharan K. A

qualitative study on experiences and needs of breast cancer survivors in Karnataka,
India. Clin Epidemiol Glob Health 2018; 6(2):69-74.
Uday P. Kumar; Prahlad H. Yathiraj; Krishna T. Sharan; Asha Kamath; Anshul
Singh; S. Anusha Reddy, et al. Patterns of Recurrence, Long-term Survival and
Toxicity Analysis of Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Patients Reclassified Under the
Recent ESMO-ESGO-ESTRO Stratification: Seven-Year Results From a Single
Institution. Patterns of Recurrence, Long-term Survival and Toxicity Analysis of
Endometrial Adenocarcinoma Patients Reclassified under the Recent ESMO-ESGO-
ESTRO Stratification: Seven-Year Results from a Single Institution. Int J Gynecol
Cancer 2018; 28: 854-60.
Bandlamudi BP, Sharan K, Yathiraj PH, Singh A, Reddy A, Fernandes DJ,
Vidyasagar MS. A study on the impact of patient-related parameters in the ability to
spare parotid glands by intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck
squamous cell carcinomas. J Can Res Ther 2018; 14:1220-4.

Conference Abstract Publication:

1. R Engineer, M Karthik, Lewis S et al. Lateral pelvic lymph node metastasis in

rectal cancer receiving NACRT – a time for serious relook. Radiotherapy and
oncology. April 2018. S803-804.

2. Patil M, Engineer R, Lewis SC, et al. Feasibility and safety of wait and watch
after chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced revel cancer in low and middle
income countries. An experience from a tertiary cancer center in India.
International Journal of Radiation Oncology• Biology• Physics 2018.
November.

3. Engineer R, Lewis SC, et al. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Post

Induction Chemotherapy in Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology•
Biology• Physics 2018. November.

2019 Publications:
1. Lewis S, Sastri SC , Arya S, et al. Dose escalated concurrent chemo-
radiation in borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic
cancers with tomotherapy based intensity modulated radiotherapy: a
phase II study. J Gastrointestinal Oncology. Epub doi:
10.21037/jgo.2019.01.25.

2. Goda JS, Lewis SC, Laskar S, et al. A phase III randomized controlled
trial of radiation doseoptimization in non‐Hodgkin lymphoma‐diffuse large
B‐celllymphoma (DOBL study): Study protocol and design. Cancer
Reports. 2019;e1161.-March
3. Shreekripa, * and Rajagopal, KV and Sharan, Krishna and Srinidhi,
GC and Sukumar, Suresh (2019) A pilot study on comparison of radiation
dose in present onco protocol and varied parameters protocol for head
and neck and pelvic phantom in computed tomography. Indian Journal of
Public Health Research & Development, 10 (5). pp. 264-268. ISSN 0976-
0245
4. Shreekripa, * and Rajagopal, KV and Sharan, Krishna and Srinidhi,
GC and Sukumar, Suresh (2019) Study design for establishing diagnostic
reference levels and optimization of radiation dose for head and Nneck
and pelvic computed tomography protocols in radiation therapy
planning. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 10
(5). pp. 259-263. ISSN 0976-0245
5. Prakash, B., Yathiraj, P., Sharan, T., Singh, A., Reddy, A., Chandraguthi,
S., Subramanian, R., Nagesh, J., Nair, S., Fernandes, D., Mamidipudi, V.
Dosimetric analysis and clinical outcomes of brachial plexus as an organ-
at-risk in head-and-neck cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated
radiotherapy(2019) Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 15 (3),
pp. 522-527.
6. George G, Lewis S, Chopra S, Phurailatpam R, Engineer R (2019) - A
Retrospective Study of the Dosimetric Parameters and Duodenal Toxicity
in Patients With Upper Gastrointestinal and Gynaecological Cancers
Treated With Radiation Therapy. Clinical Oncology. [Epub ahead of print].
7. Prakash BB, Yathiraj PH, Sharan TK, Singh A, Reddy AS, Chandraguthi
SG, Balasubramanian R, Nagesh J, Nair SS, Fernandes DJ, Mamidipudi
VS. Dosimetric analysis and clinical outcomes of brachial plexus as an
organ-at-risk in head-and-neck cancer patients treated with
intensity-modulated radiotherapy. J Can Res Ther 2019;15:522-7.

8. Varghese VK, Shukla V, Padacherri VJ, Kabekkodua SP, Pandey D, 

Sharan K, Satyamoorthy K. Characterizing methylation regulated miRNA
in carcinoma of the human uterine cervix. Life Sciences
2019;232:116668. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116668.

9. Shukla V, Varghese VK, Kabekkodu SP, Mallya S, Chakrabarty S,

Jayaram P, Pandey D, Banerjee S, Sharan K, Satyamoorthy K.
Enumeration of deregulated miRNAs in liquid and tissue biopsies of
cervical cancer. Gynec Oncol 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.08.012

10. 'A survey of practice of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for Hepatocellular

and Pancreatic Malignancies in India.’ Indian journal of cancer- accepted for
publication (Dr.Shirley L Salins)

11. Shreekripa, Rajagopal, KV, Sharan K, Chandraguthi SG, Sukumar S. A Pilot

Study on comparison of radiation Dose in Present Onco Protocol and Varied
Parameters Protocol for Head and neck and Pelvic Phantom in computed
Tomography. Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
2019;10(5):258-262. DOI: 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.01008.8

12. Shreekripa, Rajagopal, KV, Sharan K, Chandraguthi SG, Sukumar S. Study

Design for Establishing Diagnostic reference Levels and Optimization of
radiation Dose for Head and neck and Pelvic computed Tomography Protocols
in radiation Therapy Planning. Indian Journal of Public Health Research &
Development 2019;10(5):253-257.
13. Srinidhi Gururajarao Chandraguthi,Jaimin Samabhai Gamit,shreekripa rao,jyothi
n,sarath s nair,Shambhavi Charan,Rechal Nisha Dsouza,Krishan T Sharan.
"Validation of motorized wedge effective isodose angle with a 2D array
detector".Iranian Journal of Medical Physics . Manuscript ID: IJMP-1903-1508
(R2), 2019-10-30

14. Evaluating the setup uncertainties by different registration methods in 3dcrt ca

breast patients using onboard cone beam CT: Indian journal for public health
and research and development vol 10 nov 2019