2016
Receipt of Care Discordant with Practice Guidelines is Associated with Compromised Overall Survival in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Schwam ZG, Sosa JA, Roman S, Judson BL. Receipt of Care Discordant with Practice Guidelines is Associated with Compromised Overall Survival in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Clinical Oncology 2016, 28: 402-409. PMID: 26868285, DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2016.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinomaChemoradiotherapyFemaleGuideline AdherenceHumansMaleMiddle AgedNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingPractice Guidelines as TopicPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsStandard of CareSurvival RateYoung AdultConceptsGuideline-discordant carePractice guidelinesOverall survivalNasopharyngeal carcinomaStage INational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesNational Cancer Data BaseNational treatment patternsRetrospective cohort studyNasopharyngeal carcinoma patientsRisk of deathStage IVC diseaseChemoradiation therapyCohort studyCarcinoma patientsImproved survivalMultivariable logisticMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsCox regressionIVC diseaseNetwork guidelinesTreatment regimensKaplan-MeierPatients
2015
Refusal of postoperative radiotherapy and its association with survival in head and neck cancer
Schwam ZG, Husain Z, Judson BL. Refusal of postoperative radiotherapy and its association with survival in head and neck cancer. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2015, 117: 343-350. PMID: 26508285, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck cancer patientsPostoperative radiotherapyPredictive factorsCancer patientsOverall survivalNegative nodesThree-year overall survivalCox proportional hazards analysisNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards analysisLong-term outcomesMultivariable logistic regressionSlow disease progressionCharlson scorePathologic variablesImproved survivalKaplan-MeierNeck cancerCancer DatabaseDisease progressionRetrospective analysisMultivariate analysisPatientsLogistic regressionSelect headNational treatment patterns in patients presenting with Stage IVC head and neck cancer: analysis of the National Cancer Database
Schwam ZG, Burtness B, Yarbrough WG, Mehra S, Husain Z, Judson BL. National treatment patterns in patients presenting with Stage IVC head and neck cancer: analysis of the National Cancer Database. Cancer Medicine 2015, 4: 1828-1835. PMID: 26471244, PMCID: PMC5123708, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPopulation SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseSystemic therapyPalliative therapyTreatment patternsNeck cancerCancer DatabaseClinical trialsMedicaid/uninsured statusCox proportional hazards analysisCommon treatment regimenNational treatment patternsCharlson comorbidity scorePrimary disease siteRetrospective cohort analysisProportional hazards analysisRisk of deathNeck cancer patientsMedicare/Comorbidity scoreMetastatic headOverall survivalSystemic treatmentTreatment regimenDistant metastasisKaplan-Meier
2012
Influence of extracapsular extension on lymph node staging for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Baumgart M, Acevedo-Gadea C, Wang Z, Buta E, Davies M, Deshpande H, Decker R, Sasaki C, Judson B, Herbst R, Morgensztern D. Influence of extracapsular extension on lymph node staging for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 5532-5532. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.5532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor prognostic factorSquamous cell carcinomaExtracapsular extensionOral cavityOverall survivalPrognostic factorsCell carcinomaIndependent poor prognostic factorNeck squamous cell carcinomaCox proportional hazards modelSignificant OS differenceSquamous cell cancerProportional hazards modelPrognostic impactSurveillance EpidemiologyCell cancerPoor outcomeKaplan-MeierECE statusOS differenceAJCC manualEligibility criteriaHazards modelPrimary siteSurvival curves