2016
Treatment trends and survival effects of chemotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base
Kuo P, Sosa JA, Burtness BA, Husain ZA, Mehra S, Roman SA, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Treatment trends and survival effects of chemotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer 2016, 122: 1853-1860. PMID: 27019213, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantDatabases, FactualFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansHypopharyngeal NeoplasmsKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHypopharyngeal cancerDefinitive settingTreatment modalitiesSurvival rateNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate Cox regression analysisKaplan-Meier survival curvesPrimary hypopharyngeal cancerUse of chemotherapyCox regression analysisDefinitive chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant treatmentDefinitive radiotherapyAdult patientsOverall survivalClinical factorsDefinitive treatmentImproved survivalDistant metastasisSurvival outcomesChemoradiotherapyRadiotherapySurvival analysisSurvival curves
2014
Positive Surgical Margins in Early Stage Oral Cavity Cancer: An Analysis of 20,602 Cases
Luryi AL, Chen MM, Mehra S, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Positive Surgical Margins in Early Stage Oral Cavity Cancer: An Analysis of 20,602 Cases. Otolaryngology 2014, 151: 984-990. PMID: 25257901, DOI: 10.1177/0194599814551718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceCarcinoma, Squamous CellConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOral Surgical ProceduresPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsOral cavity cancerEarly oral cavity cancerPositive surgical marginsPositive marginsMargin statusSurgical marginsCase volumeEarly-stage oral cavity cancerOral cavity squamous cell cancerDifficulty of resectionNational Cancer DatabaseStage II diseaseEarly oral cancerHospital case volumeSquamous cell cancerTreatment facility typeFloor of mouthQuality of careUseful quality measureTumor factorsClinical factorsCell cancerCancer CenterOral cancerCancer Database