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
National 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