2022
Outcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-treatment DNA Methylation From Peripheral Blood
Qian D, Ulrich B, Peng G, Zhao H, Conneely K, Miller A, Bruner D, Eldridge R, Wommack E, Higgins K, Shin D, Saba N, Smith A, Burtness B, Park H, Stokes W, Beitler J, Xiao C. Outcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-treatment DNA Methylation From Peripheral Blood. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 115: 1217-1228. PMID: 36410685, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Squamous CellDNA MethylationHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansPrognosisSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckConceptsRecurrence-free survivalWorse recurrence-free survivalOverall survivalMethylation risk scoreRadiation therapyValidation cohortPeripheral bloodDiscovery cohortOutcome stratificationShorter recurrence-free survivalNeck squamous cell carcinomaGastrostomy tube insertionHigher neutrophil countOral cavity cancerAforementioned risk factorsSquamous cell carcinomaPeripheral blood samplesNonmetastatic HNSCCNeutrophil countPrognostic factorsCox regressionPrognostic valueCell carcinomaTube insertionImmune modulation
2019
Clinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy
LOGANADANE G, KANN BH, PARK HS, JOHNSON SB, MEHRA S, JUDSON BL, BHATIA A, BELKACEMI Y, YARBROUGH WG, BURTNESS B, HUSAIN ZA. Clinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy. Anticancer Research 2019, 39: 4885-4890. PMID: 31519591, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalAdjuvant therapyNeck squamous cell carcinomaOutcomes of patientsRecurrence-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaNeck cancer patientsHNSCC patientsClinical outcomesRecurrence rateCell carcinomaMean TTPCancer patientsPatientsTherapyResectionMonthsOutcomesHNSCCSurgeryCarcinomaHeadIncidenceProgressionOverall survival is improved when DCIS accompanies invasive breast cancer
Kole AJ, Park HS, Johnson SB, Kelly JR, Moran MS, Patel AA. Overall survival is improved when DCIS accompanies invasive breast cancer. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 9934. PMID: 31289308, PMCID: PMC6616329, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46309-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCarcinoma, LobularCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasm InvasivenessPrognosisReceptor, ErbB-2Receptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateConceptsInvasive ductal carcinomaOverall survivalDCIS componentDuctal carcinomaBreast cancerER/PR positivityPure invasive ductal carcinomasMultivariable Cox modelingReceipt of mastectomyNational Cancer DatabaseSuperior overall survivalNode-negative diseaseBetter overall survivalInvasive breast cancerFavorable clinical characteristicsTreatment-related variablesUseful prognostic factorBreast cancer patientsInvasive tumor sizeDifferent biological behaviorPR positivityClinical characteristicsNegative diseaseCox modelingPrognostic factors