2024
Late Cardiac Toxic Effects Associated With Treatment Protocols for Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children
Lo A, Liu A, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Castellino S, Kelly K, Hererra A, Friedberg J, Friedman D, Schwartz C, Pei Q, Kessel S, Bergeron-Gravel S, Dama H, Roberts K, Constine L, Hodgson D. Late Cardiac Toxic Effects Associated With Treatment Protocols for Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2351062. PMID: 38241048, PMCID: PMC10799264, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.51062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac toxic effectsMediastinal RTHodgkin lymphomaRadiation therapyCumulative incidenceCardiac diseaseDoxorubicin doseCohort studyClinical trialsMedian mean heart doseChildren's Oncology Group clinical trialStudy populationHigh-risk HLMean heart dosePlanned cumulative doseRadiation therapy useIncidence of cardiac diseaseCumulative doxorubicin doseRisks associated with treatmentNorth American trialsGroup clinical trialFollow-up guidelinesStandard treatment groupToxic effectsMaintained long term
2020
Stage I-II nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: a multi-institutional study of adult patients by ILROG
Binkley M, Rauf M, Milgrom S, Pinnix C, Tsang R, Dickinson M, Ng A, Roberts K, Gao S, Balogh A, Ricardi U, Levis M, Casulo C, Stolten M, Specht L, Plastaras J, Wright C, Kelsey C, Brady J, Mikhaeel N, Hoppe B, Terezakis S, Picardi M, Della Pepa R, Kirova Y, Akhtar S, Maghfoor I, Koenig J, Jackson C, Song E, Sehgal S, Advani R, Natkunam Y, Constine L, Eich H, Wirth A, Hoppe R. Stage I-II nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma: a multi-institutional study of adult patients by ILROG. Blood 2020, 135: 2365-2374. PMID: 32211877, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2019003877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHodgkin DiseaseHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Radiation-InducedNeoplasms, Second PrimaryPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapySurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsNodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphomaProgression-free survivalOverall survivalImmunoarchitectural patternsAssociated with worse progression-free survivalFive-year PFSLymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphomaProgression-free survival ratesStudy of adult patientsSingle-agent rituximabLarge-cell transformationStage I diseaseMedian follow-upMulticenter retrospective studyMulti-institutional studyHodgkin lymphomaI diseaseRT cohortHistological variantsMedian agePrimary managementRetrospective studyRituximabAdult patientsRadiotherapy
2019
Response‐adapted therapy for the treatment of children with newly diagnosed high risk Hodgkin lymphoma (AHOD0831): a report from the Children’s Oncology Group
Kelly KM, Cole PD, Pei Q, Bush R, Roberts KB, Hodgson DC, McCarten KM, Cho SY, Schwartz C. Response‐adapted therapy for the treatment of children with newly diagnosed high risk Hodgkin lymphoma (AHOD0831): a report from the Children’s Oncology Group. British Journal Of Haematology 2019, 187: 39-48. PMID: 31180135, PMCID: PMC6857800, DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBleomycinChildChild, PreschoolCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleDrug MonitoringEtoposideFemaleHodgkin DiseaseHumansIfosfamideMaleNeoplasm StagingPositron-Emission TomographyPrednisoneProspective StudiesRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRecurrenceTreatment OutcomeVincristineVinorelbineYoung AdultConceptsHigh-risk Hodgkin lymphomaABVE-PCOncology GroupHodgkin's lymphomaEarly respondersRapid early respondersEnd of chemotherapyEvent-free survivalOverall survival rateResponse-adapted therapyChildren's Oncology GroupTreatment of childrenPET-positive lesionsAlkylator exposureOS ratesActive diseaseTreat analysisPediatric patientsRadiotherapy volumeClinical evidenceEarly progressionRadiation volumeRecent trialsPositive lesionsSER patients
2018
Associations of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging with subsequent mastectomy and breast cancer mortality
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber AL, Davidoff AJ, Sedghi T, Gross CP. Associations of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging with subsequent mastectomy and breast cancer mortality. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 172: 453-461. PMID: 30099634, PMCID: PMC6193824, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4919-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryBreast cancer mortalitySubsequent mastectomyCancer mortalityPre-operative MRIBreast cancerSubgroup analysisStage I/II breast cancerEnd Results-Medicare datasetPreoperative breast magnetic resonanceEarly-stage breast cancerMagnetic resonance imaging useReceipt of radiotherapyBreast magnetic resonanceClinical outcomesCox regressionResultsOur sampleImproved outcomesAdjusted ratesMRI useOlder womenLower riskMastectomyImaging useRadiotherapy
2017
Annual Facility Treatment Volume and Patient Survival for Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome
Kann BH, Park HS, Yeboa DN, Aneja S, Girardi M, Foss FM, Roberts KB, Wilson LD. Annual Facility Treatment Volume and Patient Survival for Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2017, 17: 520-526.e2. PMID: 28655598, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2017.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMF/SSOverall survivalSézary syndromeHazard ratioImproved survivalMycosis fungoidesPatient survivalHighest quintileLowest quintileTreatment volumeImproved overall survivalMultivariable Cox regressionNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier methodAnnual patient volumeNational database analysisLog-rank testContinuous variablesMedian followMultivariable analysisCox regressionOS survivalCancer DatabasePatientsPatient volume
2016
Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children
Kann BH, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Yeboa DN, Benitez V, Khan AJ, Bindra RS, Marks AM, Roberts KB. Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children. JAMA Oncology 2016, 2: 1574-1581. PMID: 27491009, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.2547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalMultivariable logistic regressionNational Cancer Data BaseLogistic regressionAdjuvant chemotherapy strategyLow facility volumeNational treatment patternsMultivariable Cox regressionLong-term morbidityYear of diagnosisDay of surgeryKaplan-Meier analysisNational database analysisPoor overall survivalLog-rank testYoung childrenAge 3Adjuvant chemotherapyRadiotherapy patternsRadiotherapy utilizationWorse survivalDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin Lymphoma-Favorable Prognosis Stage I and II
Dhakal S, Advani R, Ballas LK, Dabaja BS, Flowers CR, Ha CS, Hoppe BS, Mendenhall NP, Metzger ML, Plastaras JP, Roberts KB, Shapiro R, Smith SM, Terezakis SA, Winkfield KM, Younes A, Constine LS. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin Lymphoma-Favorable Prognosis Stage I and II. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 39: 535-544. PMID: 27643717, PMCID: PMC7433865, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemoradiotherapyDisease-Free SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHodgkin DiseaseHumansMaleNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Guidelines as TopicRadiotherapy DosageRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentSocieties, MedicalSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesConceptsStage IModality therapyHodgkin's lymphomaAppropriateness CriteriaMedical literatureAppropriateness of imagingACR Appropriateness CriteriaRadiology Appropriateness CriteriaEvidence-based guidelinesMultidisciplinary expert panelSpecific clinical conditionsSpecific clinical scenariosCurrent medical literatureRecent medical literatureLess chemotherapyPeer-reviewed journalsLate effectsClinical conditionsRadiation therapyAmerican CollegeExpert opinionClinical scenariosExcellent efficacyGuideline developmentAvailable evidenceAdjuvant chemotherapy and overall survival in adult medulloblastoma
Kann BH, Lester-Coll NH, Park HS, Yeboa DN, Kelly JR, Baehring JM, Becker KP, Yu JB, Bindra RS, Roberts KB. Adjuvant chemotherapy and overall survival in adult medulloblastoma. Neuro-Oncology 2016, 19: 259-269. PMID: 27540083, PMCID: PMC5464064, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCerebellar NeoplasmsChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChemotherapy, AdjuvantCraniospinal IrradiationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMedulloblastomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSurvival RateYoung AdultConceptsGy craniospinal irradiationCraniospinal irradiationOverall survivalM0 patientsAdjuvant chemotherapyAdult MBMultivariable Cox proportional hazard modelingHigh-dose craniospinal irradiationNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazard modelingSuperior overall survivalPlanned subgroup analysisMultivariable logistic regressionNational database analysisLog-rank testProportional hazard modelingPediatric medulloblastoma patientsCSI dosesPostoperative chemotherapySurgical resectionSurvival impactYear OSMultivariable analysisSubgroup analysisRisk factorsPreoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging and contralateral breast cancer occurrence among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber A, Gross CP. Preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging and contralateral breast cancer occurrence among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 158: 139-148. PMID: 27287780, PMCID: PMC5554869, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3858-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral breast cancerMagnetic resonance imagingPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingDuctal carcinomaMRI usePreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingEnd Results-Medicare datasetInvasive contralateral breast cancerOccult contralateral breast cancerResonance imagingSynchronous contralateral breast cancerImpact of MRIStage-specific incidence ratesPreoperative MRI useBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast cancer occurrenceCBC eventsCBC ratesCumulative incidencePropensity score approachIncidence rateInvasive diseaseBreast cancerCancer occurrenceOlder womenThe effect of microscopic margin status on survival in adult retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas
Stahl JM, Corso CD, Park HS, An Y, Rutter CE, Han D, Roberts KB. The effect of microscopic margin status on survival in adult retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 43: 168-174. PMID: 27335080, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue sarcomasOverall survivalR1 resectionR0 resectionMargin statusNational Cancer Data BaseRetroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomaCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreMultivariable logistic regression modelMedian overall survivalMicroscopic margin statusPre-operative RTReceipt of RTUnderwent R0 resectionSuperior overall survivalSmaller tumor sizeLow tumor gradeProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testRetroperitoneal soft tissueLogistic regression modelsLiposarcoma histologyR1 patientsRadiotherapy receipt
2015
Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Breast Cancer Occurrence Among Older Women With Breast Cancer
Wang SY, Long JB, Killelea BK, Evans SB, Roberts KB, Silber A, Gross CP. Preoperative Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Contralateral Breast Cancer Occurrence Among Older Women With Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 321-328. PMID: 26628465, PMCID: PMC4872032, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.9741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral breast cancerPreoperative magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBreast cancerCBC eventsMRI useOlder womenPreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingOccult contralateral breast cancerResonance imagingStage IIEarly-stage breast cancerPreoperative MRI useBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast cancer occurrenceSEER-Medicare databaseImpact of detectionDetection rateCumulative incidenceCancer occurrenceStage ICancerPropensity scoreWomenPatientsA report of metachronous orbital involvement by IgG4 disease treated successfully with low-dose radiation therapy
Rutter CE, Mancini BR, Roberts KB. A report of metachronous orbital involvement by IgG4 disease treated successfully with low-dose radiation therapy. Practical Radiation Oncology 2015, 6: 74-77. PMID: 26577005, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2015.09.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Role of Patient Factors, Cancer Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in the Cost of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries with Breast Cancer
Xu X, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Saraf A, Roberts KB, Killelea BK, Wang SY, Long JB, Wang R, Ma X, Gross CP. The Role of Patient Factors, Cancer Characteristics, and Treatment Patterns in the Cost of Care for Medicare Beneficiaries with Breast Cancer. Health Services Research 2015, 51: 167-186. PMID: 26119176, PMCID: PMC4722219, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer careHospital referral regionsCancer careMedicare expendituresBreast cancerRadiation therapyTreatment factorsMean Medicare expendituresEnd Results-MedicareSpecific treatment modalitiesContribution of patientCost of careHighest spending quintilePatient factorsTreatment patternsTumor characteristicsCancer characteristicsTreatment modalitiesReferral regionsMedicare beneficiariesQuintilePatientsCancerCareTherapyHematopoietic stem cell transplantation for primary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphoma and refractory subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma
Gibson JF, Alpdogan O, Subtil A, Girardi M, Wilson LD, Roberts K, Foss F. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for primary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphoma and refractory subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2015, 72: 1010-1015.e5. PMID: 25981001, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAllograftsAutograftsBiopsy, NeedleFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphoma, T-CellLymphoma, T-Cell, CutaneousMaleMiddle AgedPanniculitisPositron-Emission TomographyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSampling StudiesSkin NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationT-cell lymphomaSubcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphomaAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationPanniculitis-like T-cell lymphomaCutaneous T-cell lymphomaStem cell transplantationPCGD-TCLCell transplantationPrimary cutaneous γδ T-cell lymphomaCutaneous γδ T-cell lymphomaAutologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantationOutcome of HSCTAdvanced-stage mycosis fungoidesΓδ T-cell lymphomaPanniculitic T-cell lymphomaAggressive T-cell lymphomaMatched-related donorsMatched-unrelated donorsT-cell infiltratesPromising treatment modalityAggressive therapyMost patientsMycosis fungoidesInferior outcomes
2014
Response
Sen S, Wang SY, Soulos PR, Frick KD, Long JB, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Evans SB, Chagpar AB, Gross CP. Response. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju198. PMID: 25114276, PMCID: PMC4200056, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju198.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesExamining the Cost-Effectiveness of Radiation Therapy Among Older Women With Favorable-Risk Breast Cancer
Sen S, Wang SY, Soulos PR, Frick KD, Long JB, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Evans SB, Chagpar AB, Gross CP. Examining the Cost-Effectiveness of Radiation Therapy Among Older Women With Favorable-Risk Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju008. PMID: 24598714, PMCID: PMC3982782, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyBreast NeoplasmsComorbidityCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansLife ExpectancyMedicareNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingQuality of LifeQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSampling StudiesSEER ProgramUnited StatesConceptsExternal beam radiation therapyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted life yearsBreast cancerOlder womenRadiation therapyEnd Results-Medicare databaseRisk breast cancerBeam radiation therapyCost-effectiveness ratioNewer radiation therapy modalitiesQuality of lifeRadiation therapy modalitiesLocal recurrenceTrial criteriaRT modalityTherapy modalitiesLife yearsCancerIncremental costTherapyWomenBaseline stateNew modalityACR appropriateness Criteria® pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma
Terezakis SA, Metzger ML, Hodgson DC, Schwartz CL, Advani R, Flowers CR, Hoppe BS, Ng A, Roberts KB, Shapiro R, Wilder RB, Yunes MJ, Constine LS. ACR appropriateness Criteria® pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2014, 61: 1305-1312. PMID: 24616347, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric Hodgkin lymphomaHodgkin's lymphomaAppropriateness CriteriaAppropriateness of imagingACR Appropriateness CriteriaExpert panelMultidisciplinary expert panelRadiology Appropriateness CriteriaEvidence-based guidelinesCommon clinical scenariosSpecific clinical conditionsCurrent medical literaturePotential long-term effectsCurable malignancyExpert medical opinionClinical variantsClinical conditionsLong-term effectsAmerican CollegeClinical careTherapy needTreatment approachesGuideline developmentClinical scenariosLymphoma
2013
For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery
Sen S, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Lesnikoski BA, Ross JS, Krumholz HM, Gross CP. For-profit hospital ownership status and use of brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery. Surgery 2013, 155: 776-788. PMID: 24787104, PMCID: PMC4008843, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital ownership statusBreast-conserving operationsBreast-conserving surgeryUse of brachytherapyRadiation therapyOperative careBreast cancerMedicare beneficiariesOverall useReceipt of brachytherapyAdjuvant radiation therapyInvasive breast cancerFemale Medicare beneficiariesGreater overall useYears of ageShort life expectancyRetrospective studyRT modalityProfit hospitalsExpensive modalityOlder womenBrachytherapy useBreast brachytherapyHospitalBrachytherapyReply to L.W. Cuttino et al
Presley CJ, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Gross CP. Reply to L.W. Cuttino et al. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 2227-2229. PMID: 23901421, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.49.0441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariation in Receipt of Radiation Therapy After Breast-conserving Surgery
Feinstein AJ, Soulos PR, Long JB, Herrin J, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Gross CP. Variation in Receipt of Radiation Therapy After Breast-conserving Surgery. Medical Care 2013, 51: 330-338. PMID: 23151590, PMCID: PMC3596448, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31827631b0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of RTShort life expectancyRadiation therapyBreast cancerLife expectancyPrimary surgeonStage I breast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerRadiation oncologist densityAdjuvant radiation therapyI breast cancerReceipt of radiationBreast-conserving surgeryImpact of physiciansHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsLonger life expectancyLE patientsRetrospective cohortLE groupOlder womenPatientsTreatment ratesWomenCancer