Professor and Acting Chair, Radiation Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Radiation Oncology
Dr. Larry E. Kun, MD
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Doctor Larry E. Kun, MD is an expert in the field of Radiation Oncology. He went to Jefferson Medical College. He received 3 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors" and "America's Top Doctors for Cancer". Larry has written publications. He has 97 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Apparent diffusion coefficient histogram metrics correlate with survival in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: a report from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.'
Publications
- Central precocious puberty following the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric cancer and central nervous system tumours: presentation and long-term outcomes.
- Apparent diffusion coefficient histogram metrics correlate with survival in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: a report from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.
- A phase I trial and PK study of cediranib (AZD2171), an orally bioavailable pan-VEGFR inhibitor, in children with recurrent or refractory primary CNS tumors.
- A phase 1 and pharmacokinetic study of enzastaurin in pediatric patients with refractory primary central nervous system tumors: a pediatric brain tumor consortium study.
- Subsequent neoplasms in survivors of childhood central nervous system tumors: risk after modern multimodal therapy.
- Phase I and pharmacokinetic trial of PTC299 in pediatric patients with refractory or recurrent central nervous system tumors: a PBTC study.
- Pubertal development and primary ovarian insufficiency in female survivors of embryonal brain tumors following risk-adapted craniospinal irradiation and adjuvant chemo...
- 18F-FDG PET and MR Imaging Associations Across a Spectrum of Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Report from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.
- A phase I trial of veliparib (ABT-888) and temozolomide in children with recurrent CNS tumors: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium report†.
- "Occult" post-contrast signal enhancement in pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma is the MRI marker of angiogenesis?
- Incidental detection of late subsequent intracranial neoplasms with magnetic resonance imaging among adult survivors of childhood cancer.
- Benefit from prolonged dose-intensive chemotherapy for infants with malignant brain tumors is restricted to patients with ependymoma: a report of the Pediatric Oncolog...
- Headaches in children with craniopharyngioma.
- Phase I study of vismodegib in children with recurrent or refractory medulloblastoma: a pediatric brain tumor consortium study.
- Bevacizumab (BVZ)-associated toxicities in children with recurrent central nervous system tumors treated with BVZ and irinotecan (CPT-11): A Pediatric Brain Tumor Cons...
- A molecular biology and phase II trial of lapatinib in children with refractory CNS malignancies: a pediatric brain tumor consortium study.
- High-Risk Medulloblastoma: A Pediatric Oncology Group Randomized Trial of Chemotherapy Before or After Radiation Therapy (POG 9031).
- Long-term decline in intelligence among adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with cranial radiation.
- Challenges With Defining Response to Antitumor Agents in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology: A Report From the Response Assessment in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (RAPNO) Working Gr...
- Phase I trial of capecitabine rapidly disintegrating tablets and concomitant radiation therapy in children with newly diagnosed brainstem gliomas and high-grade gliomas.
- A phase-1 pharmacokinetic optimal dosing study of intraventricular topotecan for children with neoplastic meningitis: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study.
- Disease control after reduced volume conformal and intensity modulated radiation therapy for childhood craniopharyngioma.
- Relevance of historical therapeutic approaches to the contemporary treatment of pediatric solid tumors.
- Bevacizumab-associated osteonecrosis of the wrist and knee in three pediatric patients with recurrent CNS tumors.
- Association between radiotherapy vs no radiotherapy based on early response to VAMP chemotherapy and survival among children with favorable-risk Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Treatment Outcomes in Black and White Children With Cancer: Results From the SEER Database and St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 1992 Through 2007.
- Lessons from the past: Opportunities to improve childhood cancer survivor care through outcomes investigations of historical therapeutic approaches for pediatric hemat...
- A phase II study of O6-benzylguanine and temozolomide in pediatric patients with recurrent or progressive high-grade gliomas and brainstem gliomas: a Pediatric Brain T...
- Phase I Trial of MK-0752 in Children With Refractory CNS Malignancies: A Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Study.
- Brain Tumor Therapy-Induced Changes in Normal-Appearing Brainstem Measured with Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging.
- Primary Neurosurgery for Pediatric Low-Grade Gliomas: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Study From the Children's Oncology Group.
- Sequencing of Local Therapy Affects the Pattern of Treatment Failure and Survival in Children with Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors of the Central Nervous System.
- MRI as a central component of clinical trials analysis in brainstem glioma: a report from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC).
- A phase II study of gefitinib and irradiation in children with newly diagnosed brainstem gliomas: a report from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.
- Phase II trial of tipifarnib and radiation in children with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.
- Evaluation of 18F-FDG PET and MRI associations in pediatric diffuse intrinsic brain stem glioma: a report from the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.
- Phase I trial of lenalidomide in pediatric patients with recurrent, refractory, or progressive primary CNS tumors: Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study PBTC-018.
- Irradiation of pediatric high-grade spinal cord tumors.
- Jaw Dysfunction Related to Pterygoid and Masseter Muscle Dosimetry after Radiation Therapy in Children and Young Adults with Head-and-Neck Sarcomas.
- Phase I trial of lapatinib in children with refractory CNS malignancies: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study.
- Initial response to salvage therapy determines prognosis in relapsed pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma patients.
- Incidence and correlates of radiation pneumonitis in pediatric patients with partial lung irradiation.
- Lack of efficacy of bevacizumab plus irinotecan in children with recurrent malignant glioma and diffuse brainstem glioma: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium study.
- Preliminary results from a prospective study using limited margin radiotherapy in pediatric and young adult patients with high-grade nonrhabdomyosarcoma soft-tissue sa...
- Defining future directions in spinal cord tumor research: proceedings from the National Institutes of Health workshop.
- Phase II trial of conformal radiation therapy for pediatric low-grade glioma.
- Carboplatin-based primary chemotherapy for infants and young children with CNS tumors.
- Treating childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia without cranial irradiation.
- Abnormal timing of menarche in survivors of central nervous system tumors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.
- Conformal radiotherapy after surgery for paediatric ependymoma: a prospective study.
- Hearing loss after radiotherapy for pediatric brain tumors: effect of cochlear dose.
- Subsequent malignancies in children treated for Hodgkin's disease: associations with gender and radiation dose.
- Unilateral and bilateral breast cancer in women surviving pediatric Hodgkin's disease.
- Comparison of gallium and PET scans at diagnosis and follow-up of pediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.
- Young age may predict a better outcome for children with diffuse pontine glioma.
- Amifostine protects against cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in children with average-risk medulloblastoma.
- Safe anesthesia for radiotherapy in pediatric oncology: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Experience, 2004-2006.
- Phase I trial of tipifarnib in children with newly diagnosed intrinsic diffuse brainstem glioma.
- A retrospective study of surgery and reirradiation for recurrent ependymoma.
- Treatment planning and delivery of external beam radiotherapy for pediatric sarcoma: the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital experience.
- Diffusion tensor imaging of brainstem tumors: axonal degeneration of motor and sensory tracts.
- High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue for children with recurrent malignant brain tumors.
- Effect of race on the outcome of pediatric patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
- Multi-institution prospective trial of reduced-dose craniospinal irradiation (23.4 Gy) followed by conformal posterior fossa (36 Gy) and primary site irradiation (55.8...
- Endocrine outcomes for children with embryonal brain tumors after risk-adapted craniospinal and conformal primary-site irradiation and high-dose chemotherapy with stem...
- Phase I clinical trial of cilengitide in children with refractory brain tumors: Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Study PBTC-012.
- Phase I trial of VNP40101M (Cloretazine) in children with recurrent brain tumors: a pediatric brain tumor consortium study.
- Phase I trial of single-dose temozolomide and continuous administration of o6-benzylguanine in children with brain tumors: a pediatric brain tumor consortium report.
- Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of the oral farnesyltransferase inhibitor lonafarnib administered twice daily to pediatric patients with advanced central nervous sys...
- The American Board of Radiology perspective on maintenance of certification: Part IV--practice quality improvement in diagnostic radiology.
- American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification - Part IV: practice quality improvement for radiation oncology.
- American Board of Radiology Perspective on Maintenance of Certification: Part IV--Practice Quality Improvement for Diagnostic Radiology.
- Survival and late mortality in long-term survivors of pediatric CNS tumors.
- Phase I trial of imatinib in children with newly diagnosed brainstem and recurrent malignant gliomas: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium report.
- Clinical and molecular characteristics of malignant transformation of low-grade glioma in children.
- Final results of a prospective clinical trial with VAMP and low-dose involved-field radiation for children with low-risk Hodgkin's disease.
- A model for quantitative changes in the magnetic resonance parameters of muscle in children after therapeutic irradiation.
- Intratumoral hemorrhage among children with newly diagnosed, diffuse brainstem glioma.
- Phase I trial of intrathecal spartaject busulfan in children with neoplastic meningitis: a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Study (PBTC-004).
- Phase II trial of conformal radiation therapy for pediatric patients with craniopharyngioma and correlation of surgical factors and radiation dosimetry with change in ...
- Patterns of treatment failure in pediatric and young adult patients with Hodgkin's disease: local disease control with combined-modality therapy.
- Intellectual and functional outcome of children 3 years old or younger who have CNS malignancies.
- Maintenance of certification for radiation oncology.
- Intracranial germinoma: on whole-ventricular irradiation.
- Hearing loss as a late complication of radiotherapy in children with brain tumors.
- Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (ATRT): improved survival in children 3 years of age and older with radiation therapy and high-dose alkylator-based chemotherapy.
- Lymphoid gene expression as a predictor of risk of secondary brain tumors.
- American Board of Radiology: Maintenance of Certification.
- Maintenance of certification.
- Atypical white matter volume development in children following craniospinal irradiation.
- Types, causes, and outcome of intracranial hemorrhage in children with cancer.
- White matter lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging after radiotherapy and high-dose chemotherapy in children with medulloblastoma or primitive neuroectodermal...
- Definitive irradiation in multidisciplinary management of localized Ewing sarcoma family of tumors in pediatric patients: outcome and prognostic factors.
- Abnormal hippocampal development in children with medulloblastoma treated with risk-adapted irradiation.
- Efficacy of combined surgery and irradiation for localized Ewings sarcoma family of tumors.
- Preliminary results from a phase II trial of conformal radiation therapy and evaluation of radiation-related CNS effects for pediatric patients with localized ependymoma.
Schools
Thomas Jefferson University
Genesee Hospital
Penrose Cancer Hospital
Doctors Specialties
- Radiation Oncology
- Radiology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
Education
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Jefferson Medical College
Hospital
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University of Tennessee Medical Center
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