Bio

Bio

Dr. Zaky is a board certified Radiation Oncologist. She received a Bachelor?s of Science in Biomedical/Electrical Engineering at Marquette University. She worked in research and development as an Engineer, and eventually received a Masters of Science in Immunology from Albany Medical College. Her research thesis focused on a novel therapy to treat hormone-receptor positive breast cancer. She continued to study breast cancer with her research during her Radiation Oncology residency; she integrated her research in the laboratory with her clinical research in triple-negative breast cancer. Since completing residency, she has worked as a general radiation oncologist, and her special interests include breast cancer, skin cancer, CNS tumors and stereotactic radiotherapy.

Clinical Focus

  • Radiation Oncology

Academic Appointments

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

  • Guidelines Committee Member, ASTRO (2014 - Present)
  • Member, ASTRO (2010 - Present)

Professional Education

  • Residency:Emory University Radiation Oncology Residency (2010) GA
  • Internship:Emory University Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency (2006) GA
  • Medical Education:Albany Medical College (2005) NY
  • Board Certification: Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology (2012)

Contact

  • Stanford Emanuel Radiation Oncology Ctr 880 E Tuolumne Rd Ste 101 Turlock, CA 95382
    • Tel: (209) 664-5030
    Fax: (209) 664-5037

Links

Publications

All Publications

  • Palliative thoracic radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: 2018 Update of an American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Evidence-Based Guideline PRACTICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY Moeller, B., Balagamwala, E. H., Chen, A., Creach, K. M., Giaccone, G., Koshy, M., Zaky, S., Rodrigues, G. 2018; 8 (4): 245?50

    Abstract

    To revise the recommendation on the use of concurrent chemotherapy (CC) with palliative thoracic external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) made in the original 2011 American Society for Radiation Oncology guideline on palliative thoracic radiation for lung cancer.Based on a systematic PubMed search showing new evidence for this key question, the task force felt an update was merited. Guideline recommendations were created using a predefined consensus-building methodology supported by American Society for Radiation Oncology-approved tools for grading evidence quality and recommendation strength.Although few randomized clinical trials address the question of CC combined with palliative thoracic EBRT for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a strong consensus was reached among the task force on recommendations for incurable stage III and IV NSCLC. For patients with stage III NSCLC deemed unsuitable for curative therapy but who are (1) candidates for chemotherapy, (2) have an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group PS of 0 to 2, and (3) have a life expectancy of at least 3 months, administration of a platinum-containing chemotherapy doublet concurrently with moderately hypofractionated palliative thoracic radiation therapy is recommended over treatment with either modality alone. For patients with stage IV NSCLC, routine use of concurrent thoracic chemoradiation is not recommended.Optimal palliation of patients with incurable NSCLC requires coordinated interdisciplinary care. Recent data establish a rationale for CC with palliative thoracic EBRT for a well-defined subset of patients with incurable stage III NSCLC. For all other patients with incurable NSCLC, data remain insufficient to support this treatment approach.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.prro.2018.02.009

    View details for Web of Science ID 000436836900016

    View details for PubMedID 29625898

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