2019
Survival rates after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular seminoma.
Tabakin A, Kim S, Polotti C, Shinder B, Rivera-Nunez Z, Sterling J, Farber N, Radadia K, Kim I, Singer E, Jang T. Survival rates after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular seminoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 534-534. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.7_suppl.534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetroperitoneal lymph node dissectionOverall survival rateTesticular seminomaSurvival rateOverall survivalClinical stagePC settingsUnderwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissectionComprehensive community cancer programsFive-year overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseCommunity cancer programsFirst-line treatmentLow-volume diseaseLymph node dissectionKaplan-Meier methodSurvival dataAvailable survival dataMajority of menNonseminoma histologyPrior chemotherapyNode dissectionSeminoma patientsFinal cohortOngoing trials
2017
Local Therapy Improves Overall Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Parikh R, Byun J, Goyal S, Kim I. Local Therapy Improves Overall Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer. The Prostate 2017, 77: 559-572. PMID: 28093791, DOI: 10.1002/pros.23294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMetastatic prostate cancerLocal therapyOverall survivalProstate cancerRadiation therapyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsLower co-morbidity scoreFive-year overall survivalCox proportional hazards modelAcademic/research programCo-morbidity scoreSuperior overall survivalNode-negative statusProspective clinical trialsKaplan-Meier methodLower T stagePatterns of careProportional hazards modelPropensity-score matchingPrimary diseaseT stageMedicare insuranceGleason scoreCancer Database