2018
Associated characteristics and impact on recurrence and survival of free-floating tumor fragments in the lumen of fallopian tubes in Type I and Type II endometrial cancer
Albright BB, Black JD, Passarelli R, Gysler S, Whicker M, Altwerger G, Menderes G, Buza N, Hui P, Santin AD, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Ratner ES, Litkouhi B, Schwartz PE. Associated characteristics and impact on recurrence and survival of free-floating tumor fragments in the lumen of fallopian tubes in Type I and Type II endometrial cancer. Gynecologic Oncology Reports 2018, 23: 28-33. PMID: 29387776, PMCID: PMC5771964, DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLaparoscopic/robotic approachType II endometrial adenocarcinomaRisk of recurrenceDisease recurrenceFinal pathologyEndometrial adenocarcinomaFallopian tubeTumor fragmentsType II endometrial cancerRobotic approachCox proportional hazards modelHigher stage diseaseSingle institution experienceIndependent prognostic impactType IProportional hazards modelResult of traumaElectronic medical recordsCharacteristics of casesBaseline characteristicsExtensive diseaseLymphovascular invasionOverall survivalPatient comorbiditiesStage disease
2017
A single institution’s experience with a fast, effective carboplatin desensitization protocol and identification of risk factors for high-grade hypersensitivity reactions
Altwerger G, Gressel G, English D, Nelson W, Menderes G, Black J, Santin A, Schwartz P, Ratner E. A single institution’s experience with a fast, effective carboplatin desensitization protocol and identification of risk factors for high-grade hypersensitivity reactions. Gynecologic Oncology 2017, 145: 123. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.03.288.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Prognostic factors and treatment-related outcomes in patients with uterine serous cancer (USC).
deLeon M, Lu L, Hui P, Santin A, Rutherford T, Arin-Silasi D, Azodi M, Ratner E, Schwartz P. Prognostic factors and treatment-related outcomes in patients with uterine serous cancer (USC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 5099-5099. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.5099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage IA/IBDisease-free survivalUterine serous cancerIIIA/IIIBIVA/IVBIA/IBUSC patientsPrognostic factorsMyometrial invasionLargest single-institution experienceWhole-pelvis radiation therapyLymph node involvementPlatinum-based chemotherapySingle institution experienceIndependent prognostic factorLymph node metastasisTreatment-related outcomesUterine cancer deathsBetter OSII-IVBIB diseaseNode involvementSurgical debulkingSerous cancerShorter OSDemographics of uterine serous cancer (USC) patients: A single institutional experience.
de Leon M, Lu L, Hui P, Santin A, Rutherford T, Arin-Silasi D, Azodi M, Ratner E, Schwartz P. Demographics of uterine serous cancer (USC) patients: A single institutional experience. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: e15581-e15581. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e15581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPast medical historyUterine cancerUSC patientsSEER dataBreast cancerPrior historyLargest single-institution experienceCommon uterine cancerSerous cancer patientsSmall institutional seriesSingle institution experienceSingle institutional experienceForms of cancerOlder ptsPt ageDiabetic womenPostmenopausal womenFIGO stageInstitutional seriesOral contraceptivesMenopause statusCancer patientsDisease stageMedical historyEstrogen dependency