Dr. Joel Cherlow, MD

• Radiation Oncology

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• University Of California At Los Angeles / Center For Health Sciences

  Medical School, 1979

• Intrathecal methotrexate is sufficient central nervous system (CNS) prophylaxis for high risk patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) showing a rapid early response (RER) to BFM induction chemotherapy

• Treatment of High Grade Spinal Cord Astrocytoma of Childhood with "8-in-1" Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy: A Pilot Study of CCG-945

• Radiotherapy to extra-abdominal bulk disease and/or for central nervous system prophylaxis with intensive chemotherapy of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphomatous presenting features

• Radiation treatments or surgery in 33 cases of juvenile angiofibroma of the nasopharynx

• Treatment of Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Bulky Extramedullary Disease and T-Cell Phenotype or Other Poor Prognostic Features: Randomized Controlled Trial from the Children's Cancer Group

• Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia with lymphomatous features (ALL-LF) and normal marrow chromosomes have a better outcome than patients with abnormal chromosomes 9:219

• Long-term results of treatment for prostate carcinoma by staging pelvic lymph node dissection and definitive irradiation using low-dose rate temporary iridium-192 interstitial implant and external beam radiotherapy

• High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for Treatment of Primary Head and Neck Cancer.

• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with lymphomatous features at diagnosis in children

• Brachytherapy For Primary And Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: 20 Years Experience At Long Beach Memorial

• The role of radiation therapy in the management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with lymphomatous presentation (ALLILP)

• Low-stage medulloblastoma: final analysis of trial comparing standard-dose reduced-dose neuraxis irradiation

• Cranio-spinal radiation for CNS leukemia at presentation -- how high does the spinal dose need to be?

• Predictive value of early response in intermediate risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, Children's Cancer Group (CCG) 1891

• Children's Cancer Group (CCG) study 1882: Augmented BFM (A-BFM) for treatment of children and young adults with high risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) showing slow early response (SER)

• Treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with lymphomatous presenting features

• "INDIRA" Trial: De Novo Low Dose Rate lntracoronary Irradiation After Angioplasty and Stent Placement for Prevention of Restenosis.

• Early marrow response is a powerful predictor of outcome in acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients with unfavorable presenting features

• Effective treatment of unresectable or metastatic hepatoblastoma with Cisplatin and continuous infusion doxorubicin chemotherapy: A report from the Children's Cancer Study Group

• Laser-induced hemostasis in the canine stomach

• Cytoreduction and Prognosis in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia -- The Importance of Early Marrow Response: Report from the Children's Cancer Group

• Response of Children With High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated With and Without Cranial Irradiation: A Report from the Children's Cancer Group

• Randomized Phase Ill Trial in Childhood High-Grade Astrocytoma Comparing Vincristine, Lomustine, and Prednisone With the Eight-Drugs-in-1-Day Regimen

• Augmented Post-Induction Therapy for Children with High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and a Slow Response to Initial Therapy

• Long-term results of low-dose-rate interstitial-intracavitary brachytherapy in the treatment of carcinoma of the cervix

• Temporary Implant in the Management of Carcinoma of the Prostate

• Endocurietherapy in pediatric oncology

• Results of a Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Standard Dose Neuraxis Irradiation (3,600 cGy/20) with Reduced Neuraxis Irradiation (2,340 cGy/13) in Patients with Low-Stage Medulloblastoma: A Combined Children's Cancer Group-Pediatric Oncology Group Study

• Early Testicular Biopsy in Males with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Lack of Impact on Subsequent Event-Free Survival

• Double-delayed intensification improves event-free survival for children with intermediate-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Children's Cancer Group

• The role of radiation therapy in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia with lymphomatous presentation: A report from the Children's Cancer Group

• Endoscopic argon-ion laser phototherapy of bleeding gastric lesions

• The effect of pre-irradiation chemotherapy on the delivery of radiation therapy for medulloblastoma and supratentorial PNET. Results of the CCG #921 randomized protocol

• Cranio-spinal Irradiation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with CNS Disease at Diagnosis - A Report from the Children's Cancer Group

• Treatment of High Grade Spinal Cord Astrocytoma of Childhood with "8-in-1" Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy: A Pilot Study of CCG-945

• Results of a Multi-Institutional Benchmark Test for Cranial CT/MR Image Registration.

• Gastric hemostasis by laser phototherapy in man

• Outcome of a phase Ill trial in childhood high-grade astrocytoma comparing vincristine, CCNU and prednisone with the 'in-drugs-in-1-day' regimen. A report of the Children's Cancer Group Trial CCG-945

• High dose rate brachytherapy in the treatment of carcinoma of the prostate

• Cranial radiation (CRT) improves event free survival (EFS) for high risk patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) showing a rapid response (RR) to BFM induction chemotherapy

• Brain Stem Gliomas of Childhood: Outcome after Treatment with 7800 cGy of Hyperfractionated Radiotherapy, A Children's Cancer Group Phase 1/11 Trial

• The Effects of Initial Central Nervous System (CNS) Status on the Outcome of Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)." Proceeding of the AmericanSociety for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 441 Annual Meeting.

• Longitudinal Study of Cognitive, Motor, and Behavioral Functioning in Children Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report of Early Findings from the Children's Cancer Group". Acute Leukemias VI Prognostic Factors and Treatment Strategies, Buchner et al. (Eds)