Gary David Lewis, MD

Research Program: Cancer Biology Faculty Rank: Assistant Professor Campus: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College: College of Medicine Department: Radiation Oncology

Cancer Research Interest

• Research Interest Statement: I am currently working with other members of my department to build a clinical research database with other departments including Bioinformatics and Radiology. My main research focus is initiating and conducting clinical trials for cancer patients.

Contact Information

• Email Address: GLEWIS@UAMS.EDU
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Open Clinical Trials

• “EA3202 A Phase II/III Trial of Chemotherapy + Cetuximab vs Chemotherapy + Bevacizumab vs Atezolizumab + Bevacizumab Following Progression on Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers” (NCT05063552)
• “NRG-HN009: Randomized Phase II/III Trials of Radiation with Cisplatin at 100mg/m2 Every Three Weeks Versus Radiation with Weekly Cisplatin at 40 mg/m2 for Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck” (NCT05050162)
• “A Phase 2b/3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Clonidine Mucoadhesive Buccal Tablet to Placebo to Prevent Chemoradiotherapy-Induced Severe Oral Mucositis in Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer” (NCT04648020)

Publications

• Mack DP, Spencer H, Wang K, Lewis GD. The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Staging in Patients Diagnosed With Head and Neck Cancer. Cureus. 2023 15(1):e34190. PMID: 36843727. PMCID: PMC9951633.
• Nissen C, Ying J, Newkirk M, [et al., including Lewis G]. An Analysis of Risk Factors for Radiation Necrosis Following Cranial Radiation. Cureus. 2022 14(9):e29268. PMID: 36133504. PMCID: PMC9482441.
• Wang K, Lewis G. Insights and Strategies to Revive Brachytherapy Using Social Media: A Google Trends Analysis. Cureus. 2022 14(6):e25664. PMID: 35812542. PMCID: PMC9256004.
• Wang K, Guzman AK, Lewis GD. Impact of COVID-19 on public's interest in radiotherapy and other cancer treatments: a cross-sectional Google Trends analysis. Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology. 2022 27(3):387-391. PMID: 36186697. PMCID: PMC9518774.
• Lewis GD, Guzman AK, Haque W, [et al.]. Comparison of Survival Outcomes With/Without Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Desmoplastic Melanoma. Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]. 2021 47(10):1333-1336. PMID: 34537788.
• Prabhu AV, Bimali M, Miljanic M, [et al., including Lewis GD]. The Use of Crowdfunding to Support Radiation Therapy Cancer Treatments. Anticancer research. 2021 41(8):3759-3767. PMID: 34281835.
• Wang K, Prabhu AV, Sasapu A, Lewis GD. Salvage Radiation Treatment for Primary Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma After Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell Therapy: A Case Report. Anticancer research. 2021 41(7):3635-3638. PMID: 34230160.
• Wang K, Patel M, Prabhu AV, Lewis GD. First reported case of concurrent sonidegib and radiotherapy for recurrent, advanced basal cell carcinoma. Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology. 2021 26(1):149-152. PMID: 34046226. PMCID: PMC8149127.
• Lewis GD, Haque W, Farach A, [et al.]. The impact of HER2-directed targeted therapy on HER2-positive DCIS of the breast. Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology. 2021 26(2):179-187. PMID: 34211767. PMCID: PMC8241310.
• Prabhu AV, Schad MD, Burnett AF, Lewis GD. Radiation treatment for refractory endometriosis: a 38-year-old female presenting with vaginal bleeding. Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology. 2021 26(3):457-462. PMID: 34277101. PMCID: PMC8281906.
• Parker T, Brown AE, Messer A, Lewis GD. Response to:. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2020 83(6):e473-e474. PMID: 32822797.
• Sanders JW, Lewis GD, Thames HD, [et al.]. Machine Segmentation of Pelvic Anatomy in MRI-Assisted Radiosurgery (MARS) for Prostate Cancer Brachytherapy. International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics. 2020 108(5):1292-1303. PMID: 32634543.
• Agrusa JE, Kothari VD, Brown AL, [et al., including Lewis GD]. Early evidence of pulmonary dysfunction in survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma. Leukemia & lymphoma. 2020 61(10):2419-2427. PMID: 32519904. PMCID: PMC8262456.
• Messer JA, Zuhour RJ, Haque W, [et al., including Lewis GD]. Eye plaque brachytherapy versus enucleation for ocular melanoma: an analysis from the National Cancer Database. Journal of contemporary brachytherapy. 2020 12(4):303-310. PMID: 33293968. PMCID: PMC7690235.
• Guzman AK, Rzepecki AK, Lewis GD, [et al.]. Relationship Between Scholarly Activity and Postgraduate Career Choice: A Bibliometric Analysis of the 2017 Diplomates of the American Board of Dermatology. Journal of graduate medical education. 2020 12(4):455-460. PMID: 32879686. PMCID: PMC7450752.
• Agrusa JE, Kothari VD, Brown AL, [et al., including Lewis G]. Early Evidence of Pulmonary Dysfunction in Survivors of Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma. Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2020.
• Guzman AK, Rzepecki A, Lewis G, [et al.]. Relationship between Scholarly Activity and Post-Graduate Career Choice: A Bibliometric Analysis of the 2017 Diplomates of the American Board of Dermatology. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2020.
• Lewis GD, Hatch SS, Wiederhold LR, Swanson TA. Long-term Institutional Experience with Telemedicine Services for Radiation Oncology: A Potential Model for Long-term Utilization. Advances in radiation oncology. 2020. PMID: 32391444. PMCID: PMC7205717.
• Miljanic M, Prabhu AV, Patel M, [et al., including Lewis GD]. Analysis of patent innovation in the field of brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2020. PMID: 32249181.
• Lewis G, Farach A. Cardiovascular toxicities of radiation therapy. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2019 15(4):274-281.
• Lewis GD, Teh BS. ASO Author Reflections: Postoperative Radiotherapy for Patients with Mesothelioma-Past, Present, and Future. Annals of surgical oncology. 2019 26(Suppl 3):635-636. PMID: 31201597.
• Lewis GD, Teh BS. ASO Author Reflections: Optimal Management of Anal Adenocarcinoma: Clues from a Large, National Database. Annals of surgical oncology. 2019 26(Suppl 3):625. PMID: 31144139.
• Lewis GD, Xing Y, Haque W, [et al.]. The impact of molecular status on survival outcomes for invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast. The breast journal. 2019 25(6):1171-1176. PMID: 31321854.
• Vakil H, Tran L, Lewis GD, [et al.]. Biopsy proven metastatic meningioma: A case report and review of the literature. Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology. 2019 24(6):528-532. PMID: 31516399. PMCID: PMC6732750.
• Lewis GD, Xing Y, Haque W, [et al.]. Prognosis of lymphotropic invasive micropapillary breast carcinoma analyzed by using data from the National Cancer Database. Cancer communications (London, England). 2019 39(1):60. PMID: 31639071. PMCID: PMC6805396.
• Tien J, Lewis GD. Prenatal risk factors for internalizing and externalizing problems in childhood. World journal of pediatrics : WJP. 2019. PMID: 31617077. PMCID: PMC7923386.
• Lewis GD, Farach A. Cardiovascular Toxicities of Radiation Therapy. Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal. 2019 15(4):274-281. PMID: 31988688. PMCID: PMC6977566.
• Lewis GD, Li HK, Quan EM, [et al.]. The Role of Eye Plaque Brachytherapy and MR Imaging in the Management of Diffuse Choroidal Hemangioma: An Illustrative Case Report and Literature Review. Practical radiation oncology. 2019 9(5):e452-e456. PMID: 31128304.
• Lewis GD, Dalwadi SM, Farach A, [et al.]. The Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma. Annals of surgical oncology. 2019 26(6):1879-1885. PMID: 30798447.
• Lewis GD, Haque W, Butler EB, Teh BS. Survival Outcomes and Patterns of Management for Anal Adenocarcinoma. Annals of surgical oncology. 2019 26(5):1351-1357. PMID: 30719638.
• Dalwadi SM, Lewis GD, Bernicker EH, [et al.]. Disparities in the Treatment and Outcome of Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer in the 21st Century. Clinical lung cancer. 2019 20(3):194-200. PMID: 30655194.
• Chevli N, Lewis GD, Swanson TA. The Use of. Journal of pain and symptom management. 2019 57(2):341-345. PMID: 30403973.
• Stubbs S, Vakil H, Lewis G, [et al.]. Postoperative Radiation for Primary Melanoma of the Cervical Spine in a Pregnant Patient: A Case Report & Review of the Literature. Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery: Advanced Techniques and Case Management. 2018 14:139-141.
• Lewis GD, Jonasch E, Shah AY, [et al.]. Renal cell carcinoma brain metastasis with pseudoprogression and radiation necrosis on nivolumab after previous treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery: An illustrative case report and review of the literature. Practical radiation oncology. 2018 8(5):e262-e265. PMID: 29706304.
• Lewis GD, Agrusa JE, Teh BS, [et al.]. Radiation pneumonitis in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma patients receiving radiation therapy to the chest. Practical radiation oncology. 2018 8(5):e364-e368. PMID: 29730281.
• Lewis GD, Haque W, Verma V, [et al.]. The Role of Adjuvant Radiation Therapy in Locally Advanced Bladder Cancer. Bladder cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands). 2018 4(2):205-213. PMID: 29732391. PMCID: PMC5929306.
• Teh BS, Lewis GD, Mai W, [et al.]. Long-term outcome of a moderately hypofractionated, intensity-modulated radiotherapy approach using an endorectal balloon for patients with localized prostate cancer. Cancer communications (London, England). 2018 38(1):11. PMID: 29764515. PMCID: PMC5993141.
• Teh BS, Lewis G, Mai W, [et al.]. Long-term outcome of a moderately-hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) approach utilizing an endorectal balloon for patients with localized prostate cancer. Cancer Communications. 2018 38(1):11.
• Haque W, Verma V, Lewis G, [et al.]. Utilization of Radiotherapy and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Renal Cell Cancer in the United States: A National Cancer Data Base Analysis. Future Oncology. 2018 14(9):819-827.
• Haque W, Lewis GD, Verma V, [et al.]. The role of adjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced bladder cancer. Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden). 2018 57(4):509-515. PMID: 29226744.
• Haque W, Verma V, Lewis GD, [et al.]. Utilization of radiotherapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy for renal cell cancer in the USA. Future oncology (London, England). 2018 14(9):819-827. PMID: 29527938.
• Chen W, Huang Y, Lewis GD, [et al.]. Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Male Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer: A Population-based Study. Clinical breast cancer. 2018 18(1):e97-e105. PMID: 28888581.
• Lewis GD, Rivera AL, Tremont-Lukats IW, [et al.]. GBM skin metastasis: a case report and review of the literature. CNS oncology. 2017. PMID: 28718312. PMCID: PMC6009214.
• Tann AW, Teh BS, Scarboro SB, [et al., including Lewis GD]. Early outcomes of uveal melanoma treated with intraoperative ultrasound guided brachytherapy using custom built plaques. Practical radiation oncology. 2017 7(4):e275-e282. PMID: 28377140.
• Lewis GD, Chiang SB, Butler EB, Teh BS. The utility of positron emission tomography/computed tomography in target delineation for stereotactic body radiotherapy for liver metastasis from primary gastric cancer: an illustrative case report and literature review. Journal of gastrointestinal oncology. 2017 8(3):E39-E42. PMID: 28736648. PMCID: PMC5506288.
• Akhtari M, Abboud M, Szeja S, [et al., including Lewis GD]. Clinical outcomes, toxicity, and cosmesis in breast cancer patients with close skin spacing treated with accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) using multi-lumen/catheter applicators. Journal of contemporary brachytherapy. 2016 8(6):497-504. PMID: 28115955. PMCID: PMC5241383.