NicholasGeorgeZaorskyMD

PubMed

• 4 citations
  Female sexual function evaluation and intraoperative vaginal reconstruction in bladder cancer.
  Peace Orji, Helen Sun, Ilaha Isali, Spencer Bell, Nicholas Zaorsky
  World Journal of Urology. 2023-07-01
• 490 citations
  A population-based study of cardiovascular disease mortality risk in US cancer patients
  Kathleen M. Sturgeon, Lei Deng, Shirley M. Bluethmann, Shouhao Zhou, Daniel M. Trifiletti
  European Heart Journal. 2019-12-21
• 64 citations
  Androgen deprivation therapy use and duration with definitive radiotherapy for localised prostate cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis.
  Amar U Kishan, Yilun Sun, Holly Hartman, Thomas M Pisansky, Michel Bolla
  The Lancet. Oncology. 2022-02-01

Journal Articles

• Safety and Survival Rates Associated with Ablative Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Patients with Oligometastatic Cancer  
  Eric J Lehrer, Daniel M Trifiletti, Leila Tchelebi, Nicholas G Zaorsky, JAMA Oncology
• Integrated Survival Estimates for Cancer Treatment Delay Among Adults with Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic  
  William C Jackson, Nicholas G Zaorsky, JAMA Oncology
• Development and Validation of a Clinical Prognostic Stage Group System for Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer Using Disease-Specific Mortality Results from the Internationa...  
  Michael J Zelefsky, Matthew R Cooperberg, Brian J Davis, Eric M Horwitz, Martha K Terris, Christopher L Amling, Christopher J Kane, Curtiland Deville, Theodore L Dewee..., JAMA Oncology
• Targeting pyruvate kinase M2 contributes to radiosensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer cells in vitro and in vivo  
  Meng MB, Wang HH, Guo WH, Wu ZQ, Zeng XL, Zaorsky NG, Shi HS, Qian D, Niu ZM, Jiang B,Zhao LJ, Yuan ZY, Wang P, Cancer Lett, 1/28/2015
• Clinical evaluation stereotactic radiation therapy for recurrent or second primary mediastinal lymph node metastases originating from non-small cell lung cancer  
  Zaorsky NG, Meng MB, Wang HH, Zhao LJ, Wu Z, Jiang B, Song Y, Zhuang H, Li F, Zhao L, Wang C, Li K, Wang P, Oncotarget, 1/20/2015
• Multimodality therapy is recommended for limited-stage combined small cell esophageal carcinoma  
  Zaorsky NG, Meng MB, Wang H, Jiang C, Qian D, Zhao L, Yuan Z, Ping W, Onco Targets Ther, 1/13/2015
• Is it necessary to perform week three dosimetric analysis in low-dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer when day 0 dosimetry is done? A quality assurance assessment  
  Shaikh T, Zaorsky NG, Ruth K, Chen DY, Greenberg RE, Li J, Crawford K, Horwitz EM, Brachytherapy, 1/1/2015
• Pericytes: a double-edged sword in cancer therapy  
  Zaorsky NG, Meng MB, Deng L, Wang HH, Chao J, Zhao LJ, Yuan ZY, Ping W, Future Oncology, 1/1/2015
• Impact of obesity on outcomes after definitive dose-escalated intensity-modulated radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer  
  Wang LS, Murphy CT, Ruth K, Zaorsky NG, Smaldone MC, Sobczak ML, Kutikov A, Viterbo R, Horwitz EM, Cancer, 1/1/2015
• The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Management of Sialorrhea: A Systematic Review  
  Hawkey N, Zaorsky NG, Galloway T, Laryngoscope, 1/1/2015
• Is robotic arm stereotactic body radiation therapy “virtual high dose rate brachytherapy” for prostate cancer?  An analysis of comparative effectiveness using publishe...  
  Zaorsky NG, Hurwitz MD, Dicker AP, Showalter TN, Den RB, Expert Rev Medical Devices, 1/25/2014
• MicroRNA expression altered by diet: Can food be medicinal?  
  Palmer JD, Soule BP, Simone BA, Zaorsky NG, Jin L, Simone NL. Simone NL, Ageing Res Rev, 1/14/2014
• Interval to biochemical failure is prognostic for distant metastases after salvage radiation therapy for prostate cancer  
  Zaorsky NG, Li T, Turaka A, Chen DYT, Horwitz EM, Buyyounouski MK, Journal of Radiation Oncology, 1/1/2014
• A paradigm shift from anatomic to functional and molecular imaging in the detection of recurrent prostate cancer  
  Zaorsky NG, Yamoah K, Thakur M, Trabulsi EJ, Showalter TN, Hurwitz MD, Dicker AP, Den RB, Future Oncology, 1/1/2014
• High-dose-rate brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer: a systematic review  
  Zaorsky NG, Andrel J, Hurwitz MD, Dicker AP, Den RB, Cancer Treatment Reviews, 1/1/2014
• Molecular Markers to Predict Clinical Outcome and Radiation Induced Toxicity in Lung Cancer  
  Palmer JD, Zaorsky NG, Witek M, Lu B, Journal of Thoracic Disease, 1/1/2014
• Aspirin use decreases the risk of prostate cancer recurrence following prostatectomy and radiotherapy  
  Zaorsky NG, Li T, Cohen RJ, Horwitz EM, Uzzo RG, Buyyounouski MK, Journal of Radiation Oncology, 1/1/2014
• Large prostate gland size is not a contraindication to low-dose-rate brachytherapy for prostate adenocarcinoma  
  Yamoah K, Eldredge-Hindy HB, Zaorsky NG, Palmer JD, Doyle LA, Andrel-Sendecki JA, Hesney AA, Harper L, Repka M, Showalter TN, Hurwitz MD, Dicker AP, Den, RB, Brachytherapy, 1/1/2014
• MicroRNA-223 enhances the radiosensitivity of U87MG cells in vitro and in vivo by targeting ATM  
  Liang L, Zhu J, Zaorsky NG, Deng Y, Wu X, Liu Y, Liu F, Cai G, Gao W, Shen L, Zhang Z, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 1/1/2014
• Optimizing patient positioning for intensity modulated radiation therapy in hippocampal-sparing whole brain radiation therapy  
  Siglin J, Champ CE, Vakhnenko Y, Witek ME, Peng C, Zaorsky NG, Harrison AS, Shi W, Practical Radiation Oncology, 1/1/2014
• Assessment of M867, a selective caspase-3 inhibitor, in an orthotopic mouse model for non-small cell lung carcinoma  
  Li B, Blanc JM, Sun Y, Yang L, Zaorsky NG, Giacalone NJ, Torossian A, Lu B, American Journal of Cancer Research, 1/1/2014
• Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Residual Setup Errors and Intra-Fraction Motion Using the Stereotactic X-Ray Image Guidance Verification System  
  Yamoah K, Zaorsky NG, Siglin J, Shi W, Werner-Wasik M, Andrews DW, Dicker AP, Bar-Ad, V, Liu H, International Journal of Medical Physics, Clinical Engineering, 1/1/2014
• Chondrosarcoma of the hyoid bone: case report and a review of current management options  
  Zaorsky NG, Zhang B, Abraham J, Curry J, Bar-Ad V, Head and Neck, 1/29/2013
• Systematic review of hypofractionated radiation therapy for prostate cancer  
  Zaorsky NG, Ohri N, Showalter TN, Dicker AP, Den RB, Cancer Treatment Reviews, 1/28/2013
• ALK inhibitor PF02341066 (crizotinib) increases sensitivity to radiation in non-small cell lung cancer expressing EML4-ALK  
  Sun Y, Nowak KA, Zaorsky NG, Winchester C, Dalal K, Giacalone NJ, Liu N, Werner-Wasik M, Wasik MA, Dicker AP, Lu B, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, 1/26/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

• Prostate Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Management 
  Editors: Dicker AP, Trabulsi EJ, Zaorsky NG, Kelly WK.New York, NY2014
• Prostate Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Management 
  Chapter: Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer: Role of Chemotherapy and Multifaceted Treatment Paradigms 
  Alqwasmi AH, Zaorsky NG, Vaishampayan UEditors: Dicker AP, Trabulsi EJ, Zaorsky NG, Kelly WK.New York, NY2014
• Prostate Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Management 
  Chapter: Stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer 
  Zaorsky NG and Den RBEditors: Dicker AP, Trabulsi EJ, Zaorsky NG, Kelly WK.New York, NY2014
• Prostate Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Management 
  Chapter: Hypofractionated radiation therapy for prostate cancer 
  Zaorsky NG and Den RBEditors: Dicker AP, Trabulsi EJ, Zaorsky NG, Kelly WK.New York, NY2014
• Prostate Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Management 
  Chapter: Defining treatment failure for localized prostate cancer: PSA and beyond 
  Zaorsky NG, Den RB, Lin JEditors: Dicker AP, Trabulsi EJ, Zaorsky NG, Kelly WK.New York, NY2014
• Prostate Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Management 
  Chapter: Metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer: Role of chemotherapy 
  Alqwasmi AH, Zaorsky NG, Vaishampayan UEditors: Dicker AP, Trabulsi EJ, Zaorsky NG, Kelly WK.New York, NY2014
• Skin Care During Radiation Therapy: What’s a Nurse to DO? 
  Chapter: The acute and chronic effects of radiation on the skin 
  Zaorsky NG2011
• The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging 
  Chapter: The acute and chronic effects of radiation on the skin. Chapter 20: Radiation Biology 
  Zaorsky NGEditors: Bushberg JT, Seibert JA, Leidholdt E Jr., Boone, JM.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2011
• Traumatic Brain Injury: A Manual for Resident Physicians 
  Chapter: Initial cognitive and motor assessment 
  Kim BS, Lamelas A, Morris J, Zaorsky NG, Jette T, Jallo JITemple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA2008
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Abstracts/Posters

• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Oral Anti-hyperglycemics, Insulin Use, And Outcomes Among Men Receiving Definitive Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
  Zaorsky NG, Ruth K, Shaikh T, Smaldone MC, Hallman MA, Slifker M, Viterbo R, Chen DY, Hayes, SB, Sobczak ML, Horwitz EM, ASTRO, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2015
• Men’s Health Supplement Use And Outcomes Among Men Receiving Definitive Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy For Localized Prostate Cancer
  Zaorsky NG, Churilla TM, Ruth K, Slifker M, Hallman MA, Hayes SB, Sobczak ML, Chen DY, Viterbo R, Smaldone MC, Hortwitz EM, ASTRO, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2015
• Evaluation Of Biologically Equivalent Dose Escalation and Patient Outcomes Among International Randomized Controlled Trials of Conventionally Fractionated and Hypofrac...
  Zaorsky NG, Keith SW, Dicker AP, Horwitz EM, Den RB, ASTRO, San Antonio, TX, 1/1/2015
• Outcomes following treatment of olfactory groove meningiomas with fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, stereotactic radiosurgery, and surgical resection
  Zaorsky NG, Shi W, Farrel C, Werner-Wasik M, Andrews DW, ASTRO, Austin Journal of Surgery, Boston, MA, 1/1/2014
• A National Assessment of Medical Student Knowledge in Radiation Oncology and Comparison to Primary Care and Radiation Oncology Attending Physicians
  Zaorsky NG, Shaikh TA, Handorf E, Eastwick G, Hesney A, Scher ED, Jones RT, Showalter TN, Avkshtol V, Berhane HW, Rice S, Meyer JE, ASTRO, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
• Multimodality therapy is recommended for limited-stage combined small cell esophageal carcinoma
  Zaorsky NG, Meng MB, Wang H, Jiang C, Qian D, Zhao L, Yuan Z, Ping W, ASTRO, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
• Is it necessary to perform post-implant dosimetric analysis in low dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer? A dosimetric quality assurance assessment
  Shaikh T, Ruth K, Zaorsky NG, Horwitz EM, American Brachytherapy Society, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2014
• Treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations with stereotactic radiosurgery following embolization
  Zaorsky NG, Senders ZJ, Andrel J, Liu H, Bar-Ad V. Rosenwasser RH, Dumont A, Shi W, ASTRO, Atlanta, GA, 1/23/2013
• Evaluation of biologically equivalent dose escalation, clinical outcome, and toxicity in prostate cancer radiotherapy: A meta-analysis of 12,000 patients from 40 inst...
  Zaorsky NG, Hurwitz MD, Keith SW, Dicker AP, Den RB, Thomas Jefferson University Post-doctoral Symposium, ASTRO, Philadelphia, PA, 2013; Atlanta, GA, 2013, 1/23/2013
• Identification of KRAS mutation in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy and panitumumab: a possibility to personalize cancer therapy
  Zaorsky NG, Liu N, Wang Z, Palmer J, Fortina PM, Solomides C, Werner-Wasik M, Dicker AP, Lu B, ASTRO, Atlanta, GA, 1/23/2013
• Outcomes for patients with localized prostate cancer treated with low dose rate brachytherapy seed implants: the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital experience
  Zaorsky NG, Hesney A, Polizzi J, Andrel J, Showalter TN, Den RB, Dicker AP, American Brachytherapy Society, New Orleans, LA, 1/18/2013
• Is comparative effectiveness research emphasized in oncologic residency training programs? Results of a national survey
  Zaorsky NG, Hess J, Den RB, Bar-Ad V, Dicker AP, Filicko J, ASCO, Chicago, IL, 1/15/2013
• Variability of Computer-Generated Organ at Risk Contours as Part of An Automated Deformable Registration Workflow for Prostate Cancer
  Gardner S, Zaorsky NG, Yamoah K, Cui Y, Xiao Y, Den RB, Studenski M, AAPM, Indianapolis, IN, 1/2/2013
• Assessing the value of an optional radiation oncology clinical rotation during the core clerkships in medical school
  Zaorsky NG, Malatesta TM, Den R, Wuthrick E, Werner-Wasik M, Shi W, Dicker AP, Rani Anne’ P, Bar-Ad V, Showalter TN, ASCO, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Chicago, IL, 1/15/2012
• Assessment of the American Joint Committee on Cancer, 6th and 7th editions, for patients with clinically localized prostate cancer treated with external beam radiotherapy
  Zaorsky NG, Buyyounouski MK , Li T, Devarajan K, Horwitz EM, ASCO 2012 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, San Francisco, CA, 1/2/2012
• Management of skin alterations during radiation therapy
  Zaorsky NG, 36th Annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Conference of American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Nurses, Boston, MA, 1/29/2011
• Raymond syndrome with facial involvement
  Zaorsky NG, Association of American Medical Colleges, 1/28/2011
• Raymond syndrome with facial involvement
  Zaorsky NG, Luo JJ, ACP, Pennsylvania Chapter, Annual Resident Poster Competition. Lankenau Hospital, Bryn Mawr, PA, 1/15/2011
• The anatomical incidence of intracranial aneurysms
  Zaorsky NG, Case Oriented Radiology Education (CORE), Neuroscience: Vascular and HIV. Institute for Innovative Technology in Medicine (ilnTIME), 1/1/2011
• The Stamp Test Delivers the Message on Erectile Dysfunction following High Dose IMRT
  Zaorsky NG, 52nd Annual American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Conference, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2010
• Emergency imaging of the spine and spinal cord
  Zaorsky NG, Society for Neurological Surgeons, Neurosurgery Bootcamp, 1/1/2010
• Anterior supraclavicular approach to the brachial plexus for thoracic outlet syndrome
  Zager EL, Zaorsky NG, Subinternship research project presented at the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, 1/1/2010
• Geno’s Steaks
  Zaorsky NG, The Temple Pulse, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2010
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  Zaorsky NG, Temple University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Seminar Series, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2009
• Human Skull: Anterior View
  Zaorsky NG, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, The Temple Pulse, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2009
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Lectures

• Cone-beam computed tomography contouring variability on derivative contours generated with an automated deformable registration workflow for prostate cancer 
  Atlanta, GA - 1/23/2013
• Current CNS radiation treatment modalities: What every radiologist should know 
  Chicago, IL - 1/1/2013

Other

• Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer has Evolved but Questions of Long-term Benefit of Newer Technologies Remain 
  Zaorsky NG, Thomas Jefferson University News
  http://www.jefferson.edu
  1/16/2013
• Promising Prostate Cancer Treatment Should Be Considered Experimental 
  Zaorsky NG, Thomas Jefferson University News
  http://www.jefferson.edu
  1/16/2013
• Studies link daily doses of aspirin to reduced risk of cancer 
  Rabin RC, Zaorsky NG, The New York Times
  1/20/2012
• Aspirin and statin nonuse associated with early biochemical failure after prostate radiation therapy 
  Zaorsky NG, Buyyounouski MB, Li T, Horwitz EM, “Beyond the Abstract.”, UroToday
  1/15/2012
• Implanted dosimeters identify radiation overdoses during IMRT for prostate cancer 
  Zaorsky NG, Den RB, “Beyond the Abstract.”, UroToday
  1/15/2012
• Stereotactic body radiation therapy for prostate cancer: Is the technology ready to be the standard of care? 
  Zaorsky NG
  MDLinx.com
  1/5/2012
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