2018
Pediatric Salivary Cancer: Epidemiology, Treatment Trends, and Association of Treatment Modality with Survival
Morse E, Fujiwara RJT, Husain Z, Judson B, Mehra S. Pediatric Salivary Cancer: Epidemiology, Treatment Trends, and Association of Treatment Modality with Survival. Otolaryngology 2018, 159: 553-563. PMID: 29688836, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818771926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBiopsy, NeedleCarcinoma, MucoepidermoidChemotherapy, AdjuvantChildChild, PreschoolCombined Modality TherapyCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSalivary Gland NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsImproved overall survivalOverall survivalHigh tumor gradeTreatment modalitiesTumor gradeSalivary cancerAdjuvant radiationMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionNational Cancer Database 2004Cox proportional hazards regressionTreatment factorsPatients 19 yearsHigh-risk patientsSubset of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionProportional hazards regressionUS national databaseHigh-grade tumorsSalivary gland cancerAcinar cell carcinomaPediatric patientsTumor characteristicsHazards regressionCell carcinomaGland cancer
2015
Investigation of the presence of HPV related oropharyngeal and oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma in Mozambique
Blumberg J, Monjane L, Prasad M, Carrilho C, Judson BL. Investigation of the presence of HPV related oropharyngeal and oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma in Mozambique. Cancer Epidemiology 2015, 39: 1000-1005. PMID: 26590333, PMCID: PMC6384508, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaOral tongue squamous cell carcinomaTongue squamous cell carcinomaHuman papillomavirusCell carcinomaCervical cancerOral tongueNeck cancerBiopsy samplesBiopsy proven squamous cell carcinomaEvidence of HPVRetrospective single-institution reviewOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaPresence of HPVRole of HPVAbsence of HPVHPV-positive cervical cancerHigh-risk human papillomavirusRisk human papillomavirusPositive cervical cancerSingle-institution reviewSingle referral hospitalHPV-16 E6Tongue casesOropharyngeal cancer
2012
Role of excision repair cross‐complementation 1 expression as a prognostic marker for response to radiotherapy in early‐stage laryngeal cancer
Johung K, Rewari A, Wu H, Judson B, Contessa JN, Haffty BG, Decker RH. Role of excision repair cross‐complementation 1 expression as a prognostic marker for response to radiotherapy in early‐stage laryngeal cancer. Head & Neck 2012, 35: 852-857. PMID: 22740347, PMCID: PMC5723082, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsERCC1 expressionOverall survivalExcision repair crossLocal controlT classificationLaryngeal cancerEarly-stage laryngeal cancerLaryngeal squamous cell carcinomaClinicopathologic risk factorsHigh ERCC1 expressionPlatinum-based chemotherapySquamous cell carcinomaWorse survivalCell carcinomaPrognostic valueStandard radiotherapyPrognostic markerRisk factorsEffective treatmentImmunohistochemical analysisTissue microarrayStage IRadiotherapy resistanceMultivariate analysisRadiotherapy