Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Lang, P., Contreras, J., Kalman, N., Paterson, C., Bahig, H., Billfalk-Kelly, A., Brennan, S., Rock, K., Read, N., Venkatesan, V., Sathya, J., Mendez, L.C., MacNeil, S.D., Nichols, A.C., Fung, K., Mendez, A., Winquist, E., Kuruvilla, S., Stewart, P., Warner, A., Mitchell, S., Theurer, J.A., Palma, D.A., Preservation of swallowing in resected oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Examining radiation volume effects (PRESERVE): Study protocol for a randomized phase II trial, Radiation Oncology, 15, (1), 2020
Clerkin C, Brennan S, Mullaney LM. , Establishment of national diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for radiotherapy localisation computer tomography of the head and neck., Reports of Practical Oncology & Radiotherapy, 23, (5), 2018, p407 - 412
H Mehanna, A Kong, A Hartley, P Mistry, M Dalby, T Fulton-Lieuw, M Robinson, A Gray, B Foran, M Sen, L O'Toole, K Dyker, H Al Booz, R Moleron, S Brennan, E Aynsley, A Chan, D Srinivasan, J Buter, J Dunn, Cetuximab versus cisplatin in patients with HPV-positive, low risk oropharyngeal cancer, receiving radical radiotherapy, Annals of Oncology, 29, 2018, p729 - 730
Mehanna H, Robinson M, Hartley A, Kong A, Foran B, Fulton-Lieuw T, Dalby M, Mistry P, Sen M, O'Toole L, Al Booz H, Dyker K, Moleron R, Whitaker S, De-ESCALaTE HPV Trial Group, Radiotherapy plus cisplatin or cetuximab in low-risk human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancer (De-ESCALaTE HPV): an open-label randomised controlled phase 3 trial., Lancet (London, England), 2018
Keenan LG, O'Sullivan S, Glynn A, Higgins M, Flavin A, Brennan S, Clinical review of treatment outcomes and patterns of failure with adjuvant radiotherapy in node-positive malignant melanoma., Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology, 2016
Fleming C, Cagney DN, O'Keeffe S, Brennan SM, Armstrong JG, McClean B, Normal tissue considerations and dose-volume constraints in the moderately hypofractionated treatment of non-small cell lung cancer., Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2016
Osman N, Elamin YY, Rafee S, O'Brien C, Stassen LF, Timon C, Kinsella J, Brennan S, O'Byrne KJ., Weekly cisplatin concurrently with radiotherapy in head and neck squamous cell cancer: a retrospective analysis of a tertiary institute experience, Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 271, (8), 2014, p2253-9
Rafee S, Elamin YY, Cronin K, Brennan S, Osman N, A rare case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with widespread CNS metastases., Irish medical journal, 2014
Lin MY, Wu M, Brennan S, Campeau MP, Binns DS, MacManus M, Solomon B, Hicks RJ, Fisher RJ, Ball DL, Absence of a relationship between tumor ¹"F-fluorodeoxyglucose standardized uptake value and survival in patients treated with definitive radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer., Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, 2014
Gulliford SL, Miah AB, Brennan S, McQuaid D, Clark CH, Partridge M, Harrington KJ, Morden JP, Hall E, Nutting CM, Dosimetric explanations of fatigue in head and neck radiotherapy: an analysis from the PARSPORT Phase III trial., Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2012
Gregory DL, Brennan SM, Stillie A, Herschtal A, Hicks RJ, MacManus MP, Ball DL, Impact of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the staging and treatment response assessment of extra-pulmonary small-cell cancer., Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology, 2010
Brennan, S., Elective radiotherapy or neck dissection for CT-Staged T1-2N0 oral tongue cancer, Head and Neck, 32, (10), 2010, p1430
sinead brennan, Reply: Elective Radiotherapy or Neck Dissection for CT‐Staged T1-2N0 Oral Tongue Cancer, head neck, 30, 2010, p1430-
Brennan SM, Gregory DL, Stillie A, Herschtal A, Mac Manus M, Ball DL, Should extrapulmonary small cell cancer be managed like small cell lung cancer?, Cancer, 2010
Brennan S, Corry J, Kleid S, Porceddu S, Yuen K, Rischin D, Peters LJ, Prospective trial to evaluate staged neck dissection or elective neck radiotherapy in patients with CT-staged T1-2 N0 squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue., Head & neck, 2010
Ahmed M, Schmidt M, Sohaib A, Kong C, Burke K, Richardson C, Usher M, Brennan S, Riddell A, Davies M, Newbold K, Harrington KJ, Nutting CM, The value of magnetic resonance imaging in target volume delineation of base of tongue tumours--a study using flexible surface coils., Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2010
Brennan SM, Thirion P, Buckney S, Shea CO, Armstrong J, Factors influencing conformity index in radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer., Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, 2009
Brennan S, Salib O, O'Shea C, Moriarty M, A randomized prospective study of extended tocopherol and pentoxifylline therapy, in addition to carbogen, in the treatment of radiation late effects., Ecancermedicalscience, 2008
Glynn F, Brennan S, O'Leary G., CT staging and surveillance of the thorax in patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: is it necessary?, Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 263, (10), 2006, p943-945
Agha A, Brennan S, Moore KB, Grogan L, Thompson CJ, Small-cell lung cancer presenting as diabetes insipidus and Cushing's syndrome., Pituitary, 2005
Agha A, Sherlock M, Brennan S, O'Connor SA, O'Sullivan E, Rogers B, Faul C, Rawluk D, Tormey W, Thompson CJ, Hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction after irradiation of nonpituitary brain tumors in adults., The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2005
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Head and Neck Radiotherapy Long-Term Toxicity: The Role of Conformal Radiotherapy in, ESTRO Teaching Course on Radiotherapy Treatment Planning: Principles and Practice March 2009, estro, 2009, [. Gillham C, Thirion P, Brennan S, Walsh L]
Prostate Cancer: Anatomy, Pathology and Treatment in, ESTRO Teaching Course on Radiotherapy Treatment Planning: Principles and Practice March 2009, 2006, [. Rangaswamy G, McVey G, Brennan S, Hacking D, Thirion P]
Recognition
Representations
Board Member Irish Cancer Society
St Lukes Insititute Cancer Research Board Member
Member Cancer Prevention Committee Irish Cancer Society
NCCP -national Cancer Control Program- Head Neck Cancer Clinical Lead
Faculty of Radiology , Radiation Oncology Committee, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
St Lukes Research Ethics Committee- Vice Chair
Awards and Honours
Faculty of Radiologists RCSI/ Ipsen Travelling Fellowship, 2009
Research presentation prize and educational bursary - British Thoracic Oncology Group 2008
Research presentation prize and educational bursary (ANZHNS 2008 Australia New Zealand Head Neck Society ASM)
Scholarship awarded to National Cancer Institute - - NCI Summer Fellowship Program in Cancer Prevention - Washington DC, July 2007
. National presentation prize and educational bursary (Faculty of Radiology RCSI Annual Meeting 2005)
Title of College Scholar, University College Cork 1995
Irish Womens Awards 2019 - Contribution to Medicine
Memberships
St Lukes Institute of Cancer Research - Board Member
Irish Cancer Society - Board Member
Cancer Trials Ireland member and Chair of Head Neck Cancer Disease Specific Subgroup ( DSSG)
Head Neck Cancer Intergroup, Irish Representative
Royal college of physicians in Ireland membership
Faculty Of Radiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
ASTRO - American Society of Therapeutic radiation Oncology
ESTRO European Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology