2020
Effect of Time to Surgery of Colorectal Liver Metastases on Survival
Chen EY, Mayo SC, Sutton T, Kearney MR, Kardosh A, Vaccaro GM, Billingsley KG, Lopez CD. Effect of Time to Surgery of Colorectal Liver Metastases on Survival. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2020, 52: 169-176. PMID: 32086781, PMCID: PMC7900034, DOI: 10.1007/s12029-020-00372-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemotherapy, AdjuvantColorectal NeoplasmsDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHepatectomyHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTime-to-TreatmentYoung AdultConceptsColorectal liver metastasesLong-term OSPostoperative overall survivalOverall survivalLonger TTSLiver metastasesWorse survivalDiagnosis of CLMLong-term survivorsResultsTwo hundred eightyRisk of recurrenceComprehensive cancer centerHigh disease burdenSpecific primary tumorsShorter TTSPerioperative chemotherapyPostoperative chemotherapyPerioperative treatmentResection marginsCancer CenterMetastasis characteristicsInstitutional databasePrimary tumorDisease burdenSimilar survival
2002
Race, Treatment, and Survival of Veterans With Cancer of the Distal Esophagus and Gastric Cardia
Dominitz J, Maynard C, Billingsley K, Boyko E. Race, Treatment, and Survival of Veterans With Cancer of the Distal Esophagus and Gastric Cardia. Medical Care 2002, 40: i-14. PMID: 11789626, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200201001-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaBlack or African AmericanCarcinoma, Squamous CellCardiaChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyEsophagogastric JunctionHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services ResearchHospitals, VeteransHumansMaleProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSurvival AnalysisUnited StatesVeteransWhite PeopleConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaDistal esophageal cancerSurgical resectionBlack patientsRadiation therapyEsophageal cancerEsophageal adenocarcinomaEqual‐access medical systemWhite veteransVeterans Affairs Medical CenterBlack male veteransDistal esophageal adenocarcinomaSurvival of veteransRetrospective cohort studySurvival of patientsCohort studyGastric cardiaDistal esophagusSimilar oddsCell carcinomaCancer survivalMedical CenterInvasive proceduresLower oddsSimilar survival