2022
Evaluation of Racial Disparities in Quality of Care for Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Treated With Surgery
Bakkila BF, Kerekes D, Nunez-Smith M, Billingsley KG, Ahuja N, Wang K, Oladele C, Johnson CH, Khan SA. Evaluation of Racial Disparities in Quality of Care for Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Treated With Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e225664. PMID: 35377425, PMCID: PMC8980937, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.5664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal tract cancerNegative resection marginsTract cancerNegative surgical marginsBlack patientsAdequate lymphadenectomyWhite patientsQuality of careRacial disparitiesSurgical resectionResection marginsSurgical marginsSurgical careNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studySite of cancerLonger median survivalHealth careStandard of careCommon age rangeSignificant racial disparitiesAdjuvant chemotherapyBiliary resectionAdjuvant therapyAdult patients
2018
Extraskeletal versus Skeletal Ewing Sarcoma in the adult population: Controversies in care
Lynch AD, Gani F, Meyer CF, Morris CD, Ahuja N, Johnston FM. Extraskeletal versus Skeletal Ewing Sarcoma in the adult population: Controversies in care. Surgical Oncology 2018, 27: 373-379. PMID: 30217290, DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2018.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtraskeletal Ewing's sarcomaCharlson-Deyo scoreOverall survivalTriple therapyCombination therapyLocal therapyEwing's sarcomaProportional hazards regression analysisHazards regression analysisSkeletal Ewing sarcomaEwing's sarcoma patientsAdult patientsIndependent predictorsEE patientsSarcoma patientsRisk factorsTreatment characteristicsSmall tumorsOutcome differencesPatientsTherapyAdult populationLack of consensusChemotherapyRegression analysis