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Farshid Farhan
Farshid Farhan

Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology

Department Radiotherapy

School of Medicine

Cancer Institute

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

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1. Botulinum Toxin (Dysport) to Prevent Radiation-Induced Dysfunction of Salivary Glands in Head and Neck Cancer, Cancer Reports (2026)
2. Complete Pathologic Response Surrogacy for Survival and Its Predictors in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study, International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2026)
3. Phase Ii Randomized Trial of 41.4 Gy Vs. 50.4 Gy in Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Esophageal Cancer, Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology (2026)
4. Treatment Outcomes in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Versus 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy Techniques: A Single-Center Experience in a Developing Country, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology (2026)
5. Short-Course Versus Long-Course Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Rectal Cancer: Long-Term Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial, International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2025)
6. Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in T4 Rectal Cancer Patients: A Real-World Single Institution Experience, Radiation Oncology Journal (2024)
7. Short-Term and Long-Term Oncological Outcomes of Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer Patients With or Without Oxaliplatin: A Propensity Score-Matched Retrospective Analysis, Radiation Oncology (2024)
8. Comparison of 3D-Conformal Planning Using Partially Wide Tangents and Direct Photon/Electron Portals for Breast Radiotherapy With Internal Mammary Nodes Inclusion: A Dosimetric Analysis, International Journal of Cancer Management (2023)
9. Duloxetine for the Prevention of Oxaliplatin Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial, Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer (2023)
10. Investigation of the Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Arm Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients: A Noninvasive Treatment for an Intractable Morbidity, Health Science Reports (2023)
11. The Impact of Radiotherapy Boost Dose Delivery in Breast Cancer Treatment on Acute Skin Reactions and Cosmetic Outcome: A Randomized Trial of Sequential and Concomitant Schedules Boost, Middle East Journal of Cancer (2023)
12. The Role of External Beam Radiation Therapy in the Management of Thyroid Carcinomas: A Retrospective Study in Iran Cancer Institute, Cancer Reports (2023)
13. The State-Of-The-Art Technic of Stereotactic Radioablation for the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias: An Overview, Health Science Reports (2023)
14. Concurrent Administration of Hydroxychloroquine and Whole Brain Radiation Therapy for Patients With Brain Metastases, International Journal of Radiation Research (2022)
15. Definitive Radiotherapy With or Without Concomitant or Induction Chemotherapy in Patients With Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Single Center Study in Iran, Middle East Journal of Cancer (2022)
16. Local Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Middle East Journal of Cancer (2022)
17. Long-Term Survival Rates of Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated by Radiochemotherapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology (2022)
18. Comparison of Two Thick Shell Models Performance in Noninvasive Evaluation of Myocardial Wall Stress, Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology (2021)
19. Current Approaches in Intensification of Long-Course Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Review, Radiation Oncology Journal (2021)
20. Author Correction: Prediction of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy by Mri-Based Machine Learning Texture Analysis in Rectal Cancer Patients (Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, (2020), 51, 2, (601-609), 10.1007/S12029-019-00291-0), Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer (2020)
21. Prediction of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy by Mri-Based Machine Learning Texture Analysis in Rectal Cancer Patients, Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer (2020)
22. Short-Course Versus Long-Course Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Rectal Cancer: Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial, Radiation Oncology Journal (2020)
23. Influence of Different Treatment Planning Techniques on Radiation Doses to the Heart, Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery and Left Lung in the Radiotherapy of Left-Sided Breast Cancer Patients, International Journal of Radiation Research (2019)
24. Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Patients With Gastro-Esophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Iran, Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer (2019)
25. Demographic Characteristics and Prognostic Factors in Pediatric-Type Sarcomas; a 7 Year Single Institutional Experience and Comprehensive Review of the Current Literature, International Journal of Radiation Research (2018)
26. Preoperative Short Course Radiotherapy With Concurrent and Consolidation Chemotherapies Followed by Delayed Surgery in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: Preliminary Results, Radiation Oncology Journal (2018)
27. The Effect of the Combination of Malva Sylvestris L. and Althaea Digitata Boiss. on Prevention of Acute Radiation Proctitis in Patients With Prostate Cancer, Journal of Herbal Medicine (2018)
28. Thermoluminescence Dosimetry of the Dose Received by Scrotum and Testes in Radiotherapy of Rectal Cancer, Compared to the Point Doses Calculated by 3D-Planning Software, Physica Medica (2018)
29. Addition of Oxaliplatin to Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy in Mri-Defined T3, T4 or N+ Rectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial, Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology (2017)
30. Economic Burden of Colorectal Cancer in Iran in 2012, Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2017)
31. Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Radiochemotherapy of Locally Advanced Rectal Adenocarcinoma: Results of 8 Year Experience in Iran Cancer Institute, International Journal of Cancer Management (2017)
32. Chromosomal Radiosensitivity in Lymphocytes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients As Determind by Mironucleus and G2 Assays, Tehran University Medical Journal (2016)
33. How Accurate Is Mri to Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer?, Tehran University Medical Journal (2016)
34. Botanicals: An Alternative Remedy to Radiotherapy-Induced Dysuria, Complementary Therapies in Medicine (2015)
35. Morbidity and Mortality Following Short Course Preoperative Radiotherapy in Rectal Carcinoma, Acta Medica Iranica (2015)
36. Ultrasound-Guided Boost Irradiation of Tumor Cavity After Lumpectomy in Breast Cancer, International Journal of Radiation Research (2015)