2021
Financial relationships between industry and principal investigators of US cooperative group randomized cancer clinical trials
Metzger AL, Appiah A, Wright CM, Jairam V, Amini A, Park HS, Welsh JW, Thomas CR, Verma V, Ludmir EB. Financial relationships between industry and principal investigators of US cooperative group randomized cancer clinical trials. International Journal Of Cancer 2021, 149: 1683-1690. PMID: 34173669, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsMultivariable gamma regression analysesNational Clinical Trials NetworkPrincipal investigatorPhase III componentSystemic therapy trialsUS cooperative groupsClinical Trials NetworkCooperative groupsCancer clinical trialsGamma regression analysisSystemic therapySuch RCTsTherapy trialsRCTsTrials NetworkTrialsRegression analysisOne-thirdMedical journalsDrugs
2018
Association Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Leapman MS, Wang R, Park HS, Yu JB, Weinreb JC, Gross CP, Ma X. Association Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer. Urology 2018, 124: 98-106. PMID: 30107188, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingProstate cancerDefinitive treatmentPCa diagnosisEnd Results-Medicare databaseResonance imagingMultivariable logistic regression analysisPropensity scoreDiagnosis of PCaUse of MRIConditional logistic regression modelsLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsInitial managementMultivariable analysisGreater oddsPatientsSocioeconomic statusDiagnosisHigher likelihoodRegression analysisDemographic factorsCancer
2015
The evolving role of adjuvant radiotherapy for elderly women with early‐stage breast cancer
Rutter CE, Lester-Coll NH, Mancini BR, Corso CD, Park HS, Yeboa DN, Gross CP, Evans SB. The evolving role of adjuvant radiotherapy for elderly women with early‐stage breast cancer. Cancer 2015, 121: 2331-2340. PMID: 25810128, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerER-positive early-stage breast cancerRT useElderly patientsLogistic regression analysisBoost radiotherapyAdjuvant radiotherapyBreast cancerLeukemia Group B (CALGB) 9343 trialPositive early-stage breast cancerNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariable logistic regression analysisAvoidance of radiotherapyLocal control benefitNegative resection marginsYear of diagnosisUse of radiotherapyRegression analysisClinicopathologic covariatesRT detailsOlder patientsOverall survivalHypofractionated radiotherapyResection marginsEvidence-based practice