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Alexander Sun

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Associate ProfessorDepartment of Radiation OncologyUniversity of Toronto

Alexander Sun

Associate Professor

Department of Radiation Oncology

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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13 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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Latest papers

Consolidative use of radiotherapy to block oligoprogression in patients with metastatic melanoma on Systemic Therapy (CURB-Melanoma) - a single arm, phase 2 clinical trial.
Frontiers in oncology · 2026
Risk prediction model for brain metastasis risk among patients diagnosed with primary gastrointestinal cancers.
British journal of cancer · 2026
Evaluating artificial intelligence versus human-generated contours in the thorax.
Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2026

All 43 publications

43 publications.

Consolidative use of radiotherapy to block oligoprogression in patients with metastatic melanoma on Systemic Therapy (CURB-Melanoma) - a single arm, phase 2 clinical trial.

Icht O, Sun A, Wong P, McPartlin A, Muniz TP, Spreafico A, Saibil SD, Lukens JN, Karam SD, De Almeida J, Butler MO, Tsai CJ

Frontiers in oncology2026Open Access

DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2026.1841070 PMID: 42518820

Risk prediction model for brain metastasis risk among patients diagnosed with primary gastrointestinal cancers.

Barcelona MVN, Kataki KJ, Rahman FA, Moraes FY, Millar BA, Conrad T, Keilty D, Hope A, Sun A, Kongkham P, Elimova E, Deng Y, Shultz D, Yan M

British journal of cancer2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41416-026-03587-8 PMID: 42649380

Evaluating artificial intelligence versus human-generated contours in the thorax.

Icht O, Farkas P, Liu M, Marants R, Santiago AT, Cho BCJ, Lok BH, Sun A, Mesci A, Wong H, Iyer A, Bezjak A, Hope A, Giuliani M, Bissonnette JP

Physics and imaging in radiation oncology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2026.101037 PMID: 42541195

Association of artificial intelligence-screened interstitial lung disease with radiation pneumonitis in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Bacon H, McNeil N, Patel T, Welch M, Ye XY, Bezjak A, Lok BH, Raman S, Giuliani M, Cho BCJ, Sun A, Lindsay P, Liu G, Kandel S, McIntosh C, Tadic T, Hope A

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology20255 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111144 PMID: 40953708

Real-world outcomes of prophylactic cranial irradiation utilization and efficacy for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer treated with consolidative thoracic radiotherapy.

Lone AH, Salunkhe R, Sugumar V, Zhan LJ, Ye XY, Bezjak A, Cho J, Giuliani ME, Hope AJ, Sun A, Raman S, Bradbury PA, Eng L, Leighl NB, Shepherd FA, Sacher A, Liu G, Lok BH

Clinical and translational radiation oncology2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2025.100917 PMID: 39898331

Retrospective cohort study assessing clinical outcomes of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer treated with and without consolidative thoracic radiotherapy at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

Sugumar V, Salunkhe R, Lone H, Ye X, Zhan L, Sun A, Bezjak A, Cho J, Raman S, Hope A, Giuliani M, Leighl NB, Sacher AG, Shepherd F, Bradbury PA, Liu G, Lok B

BMJ open2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093943 PMID: 40118489

A prospective audit of thoracic reirradiation practice and peer-review in a high-volume academic center.

Murphy G, Tong D, Wu G, Cho BCJ, Giuliani M, Hope A, Lok BH, Sun A, Bissonnette JP, Bezjak A

Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.tipsro.2025.100345 PMID: 41127422

"Hope" Drives Quality of Life in Patients With Brain Metastases, But, the "Hope Center" Remains Elusive: An Analysis of NRG-CC003.

Corn BW, Paulus R, Gondi V, Mehta MP, Fogh S, Wefel JS, Videtic GM, Sun A, Yoon H, Heinzerling JH, McGarry RC, Kundapur V, Devisetty K, Wu A, McCarron EC, Pollock J, Kanner AA, Feldman DB, Pugh SL, Kachnic LA, Movsas B

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.06.3884 PMID: 40614783

Canadian Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Melosky BL, Leighl NB, Dawe D, Blais N, Wheatley-Price PF, Chu QS-C, Juergens RA, Ellis PM, Sun A, Schellenberg D

Current Oncology202313 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30070465 PMID: W4382983283

Palliative Radiation for Advanced Central Lung Tumors With Intentional Avoidance of the Esophagus (PROACTIVE)

Louie AV, Granton PV, Fairchild A, Bezjak A, Gopaul D, Mulroy L, Brade A, Warner A, Debenham B, Bowes D

JAMA Oncology202225 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7664

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Alexander Sun

Research

Latest papers

Consolidative use of radiotherapy to block oligoprogression in patients with metastatic melanoma on Systemic Therapy (CURB-Melanoma) -&#xa0;a single arm, phase 2 clinical trial.

Risk prediction model for brain metastasis risk among patients diagnosed with primary gastrointestinal cancers.

Evaluating artificial intelligence versus human-generated contours in the thorax.

Association of artificial intelligence-screened interstitial lung disease with radiation pneumonitis in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Real-world outcomes of prophylactic cranial irradiation utilization and efficacy for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer treated with consolidative thoracic radiotherapy.

Retrospective cohort study assessing clinical outcomes of patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer treated with and without consolidative thoracic radiotherapy at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

A prospective audit of thoracic reirradiation practice and peer-review in a high-volume academic center.

"Hope" Drives Quality of Life in Patients With Brain Metastases, But, the "Hope Center" Remains Elusive: An Analysis of NRG-CC003.

Canadian Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Palliative Radiation for Advanced Central Lung Tumors With Intentional Avoidance of the Esophagus (PROACTIVE)

Frequent collaborators

Andrea Bezjak

Andrew Hope

Meredith Giuliani

Jean-Pierre Bissonnette

David Hodgson

Benjamin Lok

Anthony Brade

Mary Gospodarowicz

Geoffrey Liu

John Cho

Woodrow Wells

Patricia Lindsay

Richard Tsang

Michael Yan

Adrian Sacher

Mojgan Taremi

Winnie Li

Tony Tadic

Devin Schellenberg

David Palma

Tatiana Conrad

David Jaffray

Michael Crump

Sten Myrehaug

Jolie Ringash

David Payne

Natasha Leighl

Ming Tsao

Patrik Rogalla

Rand Simpson

Normand Blais

Vijayananda Kundapur

C. Tsai

Andrew McPartlin

Aruz Mesci

Barbara-Ann Millar

Lawson Eng

Philip Wong

Consolidative use of radiotherapy to block oligoprogression in patients with metastatic melanoma on Systemic Therapy (CURB-Melanoma) - a single arm, phase 2 clinical trial.