NadiaNicole IssaLaackMD

Radiation Oncology • Rochester, MN

Central Nervous System Cancer, Pediatric Radiation Oncology

Professor and Chair Mayo Clinic Department of Radiation Oncology

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Office
200 1st Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
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Education & Training

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Radiation Oncology, 2002 - 2006
Loma Linda University Health Education ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2002
Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

WI State Medical License 2004 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2002 - 2024
American Board of Radiology Radiation Oncology

Clinical Trials

Dasatinib or Placebo, Radiation Therapy, and Temozolomide in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Fluorine F 18 Fluorodopa-Labeled PET Scan in Planning Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed High- or Low-Grade Malignant Glioma Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 26
Active, not recruiting
Early Phase 1
Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Non-Metastatic Extracranial Ewing Sarcoma Start of enrollment: 2010 Nov 22
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Sarcomas Start of enrollment: 2013 Nov 01
Completed
Not Applicable
18F-FLT Positron Emission Tomography and Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Planning Surgery and Radiation Therapy and Measuring Response in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Ewing Sarcoma Start of enrollment: 2013 Mar 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
18F-DOPA-PET in Finding Tumors in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Gliomas Undergoing Radiation Therapy Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
18F-DOPA-PET in Planning Surgery in Patients With Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 22
Active, not recruiting
Early Phase 1
A Pilot Study Using 18F-DOPA PET-guided Radiotherapy in Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Active, not recruiting
Memantine for the Reduction of Cognitive Impairment After Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Central Nervous System Tumors Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 17
Active, not recruiting
Early Phase 1
Proton and Photon Consortium Registry (PPCR): A Multi Center Registry of Pediatric Patients Treated With Radiation Therapy Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 01
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Assessment of minimum target dose as a predictor of local failure after spine SBRT.
Roman O Kowalchuk, Trey C Mullikin, Grant M Spears, Benjamin A Johnson-Tesch, Peter S Rose, Brittany L Siontis, Dong Kun Kim, Brian A Costello, Jonathan M Morris, Robe...> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2024 Mar 27
Proton versus photon craniospinal irradiation for adult medulloblastoma: A dosimetric, toxicity, and exploratory cost analysis.
Connie S Geno, Jing Qian, William S Harmsen, Michael W Ruff, Jon J Kruse, William G Breen, Mark R Waddle, Terry C Burns, Ugur T Sener, Joon H Uhm, David M Routman, Eli...> ;Neuro-Oncology Advances. 2024 Mar 8
Predictive Factors Associated With Radiation Myelopathy in Pediatric Patients With Cancer: A PENTEC Comprehensive Review.
Benjamin T Cooper, Charles S Mayo, Michael T Milano, Arthur J Olch, Cheongeun Oh, Gesina F Keating, Anneka Hallstrom, Louis S Constine, Nadia N Laack> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2024 Feb 6
Proton Craniospinal Irradiation with Immunotherapy in Two Patients with Leptomeningeal Disease from Melanoma.
Sener, U., Webb, M., Breen, W., Neth, B., Laack, N., Routman, D., Brown, P., Mahajan, A., Frechette, K., Dudek, A., Markovic, S., Block, M., McWilliams, R., Dimou, A.,...> ;Journal of Immunotherapy and Precision Oncology. 2024 Feb 1
Knowledge-based quality assurance of a comprehensive set of organ at risk contours for head and neck radiotherapy.
Jamison Brooks, Erik Tryggestad, Aman Anand, Chris Beltran, Robert Foote, J John Lucido, Nadia N Laack, David Routman, Samir H Patel, Srinivas Seetamsetty, Douglas Mos...> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2024 Jan 1
Impact of Apolipoprotein E Genotype on Neurocognitive Function in Patients With Brain Metastases: An Analysis of NRG Oncology's RTOG 0614.
Wefel, J., Deshmukh, S., Brown, P., Grosshans, D., Sulman, E., Cerhan, J., Mehta, M., Khuntia, D., Shi, W., Mishra, M., Suh, J., Laack, N., Chen, Y., Curtis, A., Laba,...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2023 Dec 13
Stereotactic Radiosurgery Outcomes in Medically and Surgically Failed or Nonsurgical Candidates with Medically Failed Prolactinomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analy...
Karan J Yagnik, Dana Erickson, Irina Bancos, Garret Choby, Nadia Laack, Jamie J Van Gompel> ;Journal of Neurological Surgery. Part B, Skull Base. 2023 Dec 1
Immunohistochemical markers predicting recurrence following resection and radiotherapy in chordoma patients: insights from a multicenter study [RETRACTED].
Antonio Bon Nieves, Abdul Karim Ghaith, Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Oluwaseun O Akinduro, Sufyan Ibrahim, Marc Ghanem, Anshit Goyal, Andrea Otamendi-Lopez, Karim Rizwan Na...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2023 Nov 10
Extent of Surgical Resection as a Predictor of Tumor Progression in Skull Base Chordomas: A Multicenter Volumetric Analysis.
Carlos Perez-Vega, Oluwaseun O Akinduro, Henry J Ruiz-Garcia, Abdul Karim A Ghaith, Joao P Almeida, Mark E Jentoft, Anita Mahajan, Jeffrey R Janus, Bernard R Bendok, G...> ;World Neurosurgery. 2024 Jan 1
Longitudinal treatment outcomes of recurrent clival chordomas: a single-center retrospective study.
Anita Mahajan, Yuki Shinya, Nadia N Laack, Michael J Link, Erin K O'Brien, Janalee K Stokken, Jeffrey R Janus, Thanh P Ho, Garret Choby, Jamie J Van Gompel, Sukwoo Hong> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2024 Apr 1
Detection of Early Myocardial Dysfunction by Imaging Biomarkers in Cancer Patients Undergoing Photon Beam vs. Proton Beam Radiotherapy: A Prospective Study.
Muhannad Aboud Abbasi, Giulia Bruno, Cristina Di Stefano, Laura Garcia Bello, Nadia N Laack, Kimberly S Corbin, Thomas J Whitaker, Patricia A Pellikka, Robert W Mutter...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 2023 Oct 4
Comparison of Tumor Control After Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Pencil Beam Proton Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Clival Chordomas: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.
Sukwoo Hong, Anita Mahajan, Nadia N Laack, Michael J Link, Yuki Shinya, Erin O'Brien, Janalee K Stokken, Jeffrey R Janus, Garret W Choby, Jamie J Van Gompel> ;World Neurosurgery. 2023 Oct 1
Correction to: Radiotherapy for Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) on the Pediatric Proton/Photon Consortium Registry (PPCR).
Andrew Roehrig, Daniel J Indelicato, Arnold C Paulino, Ralph Ermoian, William Hartsell, John Perentesis, Christine Hill-Kayser, Jae Y Lee, Nadia N Laack, Victor Mangon...> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Proton craniospinal irradiation with bevacizumab and pembrolizumab for leptomeningeal disease: a case report.
Mason J Webb, William G Breen, Nadia N Laack, Konstantinos Leventakos, Jian L Campian, Ugur Sener> ;CNS Oncology. 2023 Sep 1
Children's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Radiation oncology.
John A Kalapurakal, Suzanne L Wolden, Daphne Haas-Kogan, Nadia N Laack, Chia-Ho Hua, Arnold C Paulino, Christine E Hill-Kayser, Bradford S Hoppe, Thomas J Fitzgerald> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2023 Sep 1
Dosimetric patterns of failure in the era of novel chemoradiotherapy in newly-diagnosed glioblastoma patients.
Maasa H Seaberg, Tomas Kazda, Ryan S Youland, Nadia N Laack, Deanna H Pafundi, S Keith Anderson, Jann N Sarkaria, Evanthia Galanis, Paul D Brown, Debra H Brinkmann> ;Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2023 Nov 1
Local Therapies for Metastatic Sarcoma: Why, When, and How?
Nadia Hindi, Nadia Laack, Kelvin Hong, Peter Hohenberger> ;American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting. 2023 Jun 1
In Reply to Chowdhry and Gupta.
Danielle A Cunningham, William G Breen, Nadia N Laack, Anita Mahajan> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2023 Jun 1
9 citations
Randomized Phase III Trial of Ganitumab With Interval-Compressed Chemotherapy for Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma: A Report From the Children's ...
Steven G DuBois, Mark D Krailo, Julia Glade-Bender, Allen Buxton, Nadia Laack, R Lor Randall, Helen X Chen, Nita L Seibel, Matthew Boron, Stephanie Terezakis, Christin...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2023 Apr 10
Radiotherapy for Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT) on the Pediatric Proton/Photon Consortium Registry (PPCR).
Andrew Roehrig, Daniel J Indelicato, Arnold C Paulino, Ralph Ermoian, William Hartsell, John Perentesis, Christine Hill-Kayser, Jae Y Lee, Nadia N Laack, Victor Mangon...> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2023 Apr 1
4 citations
Pragmatic, Prospective Comparative Effectiveness Trial of Carbon Ion Therapy, Surgery, and Proton Therapy for the Management of Pelvic Sarcomas (Soft Tissue/Bone) Invo...
Bradford S Hoppe, Ivy A Petersen, Benjamin K Wilke, Todd A DeWees, Reiko Imai, Eugen B Hug, Maria Rosaria Fiore, Jürgen Debus, Piero Fossati, Shigeru Yamada, Ester Orl...> ;Cancers. 2023 Mar 8
Evaluation of Long-Term Follow-Up in Ecchordosis Physaliphora versus Chordoma.
Rima S Rindler, Nadia Laack, Carrie M Carr, Garret Choby, Carrie Y Inwards, Jamie J Van Gompel, Caren M Stuebe> ;World Neurosurgery. 2023 Jun 1
4 citations
Analysis of Local Control Outcomes and Clinical Prognostic Factors in Localized Pelvic Ewing Sarcoma Patients Treated With Radiation Therapy: A Report From the Childre...
Safia K Ahmed, Brent G Witten, William S Harmsen, Peter S Rose, Mark Krailo, Karen J Marcus, R Lor Randall, Steven G DuBois, Katherine A Janeway, Richard B Womer, Holc...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2023 Feb 1
3 citations
Validation of clinical acceptability of deep-learning-based automated segmentation of organs-at-risk for head-and-neck radiotherapy treatment planning.
J John Lucido, Todd A DeWees, Todd R Leavitt, Aman Anand, Chris J Beltran, Mark D Brooke, Justine R Buroker, Robert L Foote, Olivia R Foss, Angela M Gleason, Teresa L ...> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2023 Jan 1
1 citations
Development and validation of a unifying pre-treatment decision tool for intracranial and extracranial metastasis-directed radiotherapy.
Roman Kowalchuk, Trey C Mullikin, William Breen, Hunter C Gits, Marcus Florez, Brian De, William S Harmsen, Peter Sean Rose, Brittany L Siontis, Brian A Costello, Jona...> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2023 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Analysis: As Mayo Clinic Bets Big on Protons, Technology Still Lacking Strongest EvidenceAugust 27th, 2021
Mayo Clinic Invests $200 Million in Proton Therapy ExpansionAugust 18th, 2021
Mayo Clinic Announces Plans to Expand Proton Beam Therapy Services in MinnesotaAugust 17th, 2021
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