2018
Patterns of failure in high-metastatic node number human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma
Lee NCJ, Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Judson BL, Burtness BA, Husain ZA. Patterns of failure in high-metastatic node number human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma. Oral Oncology 2018, 85: 35-39. PMID: 30220317, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCarcinoma, Squamous CellCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeck DissectionNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus InfectionsProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapyConceptsProgression-free survivalInvolved lymph nodesDistant metastasisPatterns of failureLocoregional recurrenceLymph nodesHuman papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinomaMultivariate analysisEdition American Joint CommitteeRate of DMWorse progression-free survivalHigh DM rateDedicated clinical trialsAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer (AJCC) staging systemProportional hazards regressionExternal beam radiationOropharynx cancerFree survivalNeck dissectionOropharyngeal carcinomaOverall survivalDisease recurrenceIntraoperative brachytherapyOPC patients
2016
Pretreatment predictors of adjuvant chemoradiation in patients receiving transoral robotic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: a case control study
Subramanian HE, Park HS, Barbieri A, Mahajan A, Judson BL, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Husain ZA. Pretreatment predictors of adjuvant chemoradiation in patients receiving transoral robotic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: a case control study. Cancers Of The Head & Neck 2016, 1: 7. PMID: 31093337, PMCID: PMC6460847, DOI: 10.1186/s41199-016-0008-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransoral robotic surgeryPositive lymph nodesPreoperative patient characteristicsLymph node sizePositive surgical marginsExtracapsular extensionLymph nodesPatient characteristicsSurgical marginsAdjuvant chemoradiationNeck dissectionIndependent predictorsPositive marginsLymph node extracapsular extensionSingle-institution retrospective studyNode sizeLogistic regressionRobotic surgeryNodal extracapsular extensionPreoperative lymph nodeEarly-stage diseaseMajority of patientsSquamous cell carcinomaCase-control studyPrimary oropharyngeal cancer