August 2026 – Published Articles

Immune Checkpoint Inhibition and the Evolving Multidisciplinary Management of Head and Neck Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Brower JV, Amini A, Kirtane K, Harari PM, Chera BS, Caudell JJ.Pract Radiat Oncol. 2026 Aug 19:S1879-8500(26)00257-2. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2026.07.005. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42617949 No abstract available.

Monte carlo assessment of advanced shielding materials for space-efficient radiotherapy vault design.

Koo B, Xu R, Glennie M, Shin J, Farrey K, Kim S, Sohn JJ.J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2026 Aug;27(8):e70728. doi: 10.1002/acm2.70728.PMID: 42533604 Free PMC article.

Advancing oncology education in low-income and middle-income African settings: global insights for local action.

Shrestha S, Onwualu Chigbo C, O’Reilly S, Grover S, Swanson W, Loehrer PJ, Dako F, Lasebikan N, Hammad N, Ngwa W, Huq MS, Mutebi M, Hricak H, Avery S.Lancet Oncol. 2026 Aug;27(8):e367-e378. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(26)00242-1.PMID: 42508437 Review.

A modality-agnostic coronary artery habitat model for cardiac sparing in radiotherapy.

Ruff C, Summerfield N, Dong M, Nagpal P, Bayliss A, Baschnagel AM, Glide-Hurst CK.Med Phys. 2026 Aug;53(8):e70595. doi: 10.1002/mp.70595.PMID: 42482440 Free PMC article.

The International Classification of Cognitive Disorders in Epilepsy (IC-CoDE) Portal: An open source resource for neuropsychological research in epilepsy.

Busch RM, Brünger T, Arrotta K, Ferguson L, Janecek JK, Swanson SJ, Reyes A, Hurd B, St John M, McDonald CR, Hermann BP, Lal D.Epilepsia. 2026 Aug;67(8):4255-4264. doi: 10.1002/epi.70263. Epub 2026 May 7.PMID: 42095829 Free PMC article.

Simulation-free vaginal cuff brachytherapy for high-intermediate risk endometrial cancer.

Eckelmann B, Ikeda T, Wilson T, Besemer A, Lawless M, Miller J, Slagowski JM, Wallace C, Walter-Denzin A, Anderson B, Bradley K.Brachytherapy. 2026 Aug 14:S1538-4721(26)00104-2. doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2026.06.002. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42601313

PEGylated IL2 and tumor-targeted radiotherapy augment CD8+ T cell-mediated anti-tumor response to anti-PD-1 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Jin WJ, Menon H, Bates A, Zebertavage L, Wang Y, Clark PA, Pieper AA, Kerr CP, Berg TJ, Eickhoff JC, Seiter S, Marcondes AMQ, Tagliaferri MA, Overwijk WW, Kennedy TA, Sondel PM, Harari PM, Bruce JY, Burr AR, Hernandez R, Ong IM, Weichert J, Morris ZS.Theranostics. 2026 Aug 12;16(15):8733-8756. doi: 10.7150/thno.135255. eCollection 2026.PMID: 42708038 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline.

Chuong MD, Jethwa KR, Ludmir E, Narang A, Reyngold M, Anne PR, Bassetti M, Brunner T, Du KL, Frakes J, Goodman K, Romak L, Sanford NN, Shroff R, Takayesu JSK, Tedeschi E, Toesca DS, Tsai S, Zheng D, Bradfield L, Chang DT.Pract Radiat Oncol. 2026 Aug 11:S1879-8500(26)00217-1. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2026.07.002. Online ahead of print.PMID: 42580553

Advancing oncology education in low-income and middle-income African settings: global insights for local action.

Shrestha S, Onwualu Chigbo C, O’Reilly S, Grover S, Swanson W, Loehrer PJ, Dako F, Lasebikan N, Hammad N, Ngwa W, Huq MS, Mutebi M, Hricak H, Avery S.Lancet Oncol. 2026 Aug;27(8):e367-e378. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(26)00242-1.PMID: 42508437 Review.

Characterization and calibration of the iQID digital autoradiography system for direct quantitative imaging of beta-emitters in tissue samples.

Kwon O, Jollota SP, Adeniyi AO, Jeffery JJ, Schulz JB, Wehner LE, Bio Idrissou M, Aluicio-Sarduy E, Miller BW, Bergeron DE, Hernandez R, DeWerd LA, Bednarz BP.Med Phys. 2026 Aug;53(8):e70589. doi: 10.1002/mp.70589.PMID: 42482429 Free PMC article.

The ESCRT-0 protein HRS regulates hepatocellular lipid droplet catabolism.

Willoughby MM, Shroff A, Crossman BE, Schott MB.Mol Biol Cell. 2026 Aug;37(8):ar78. doi: 10.1091/mbc.E25-11-0536. Epub 2026 Jul 27.PMID: 42275204

Radiopharmaceutical therapy provides superior survival advantage for leptomeningeal metastasis compared to external beam radiotherapy.

Zhao L, Clark PA, Shireman JM, Schepp CL, Rojas HC, Kwon O, Adeniyi AO, Idrissou MB, Kerr CP, Iskandar M, Chowdhury F, Wang X, Hernandez R, Bednarz B, Weichert JP, Morris ZS, Dey M.Neuro Oncol. 2026 Aug 1;28(8):1986-1998. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noag098.PMID: 42080948