2017
Comparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study
Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Contessa JN, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Decker R, Husain Z. Comparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 1107-1111. PMID: 28056116, PMCID: PMC5824218, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaNegative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaMultivariable Cox regressionPrimary surgical resectionOverall survivalUpfront surgerySurgical resectionObservational studyChemoradiation therapySurgical patientsAdjuvant CRTSurvival outcomesCox regressionNational Cancer Data BaseOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerDefinitive chemoradiation therapyMost surgical patientsConcurrent chemoradiation therapyHPV-positive diseaseMargin-negative resectionOptimal patient selectionPrimary treatment modalityUpfront surgical resectionKaplan-Meier analysis
2016
Who benefits from chemoradiation in stage III–IVA endometrial cancer? An analysis of the National Cancer Data Base
Lester-Coll NH, Park HS, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Young MR, Ratner ES, Litkouhi B, Decker RH, Yu JB, Damast S. Who benefits from chemoradiation in stage III–IVA endometrial cancer? An analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Gynecologic Oncology 2016, 142: 54-61. PMID: 27151429, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.04.544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced endometrial cancerImproved overall survivalNational Cancer Data BaseOverall survivalHistologic gradeEndometrial cancerCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreMultivariable subgroup analysisSignificant OS benefitGrade 1 patientsProportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier estimatesLog-rank testLack of benefitOS benefitAdjuvant therapyStage IIIAStage IVAFIGO stageAdjuvant CRTHazards regressionTumor sizeRegional radiotherapySubgroup analysis