2016
Longer Course of Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Chemoradiation Favors Better Survival Outcomes for Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Faisal F, Tsai HL, Blackford A, Olino K, Xia C, De Jesus-Acosta A, Le DT, Cosgrove D, Azad N, Rasheed Z, Diaz LA, Donehower R, Laheru D, Hruban RH, Fishman EK, Edil BH, Schulick R, Wolfgang C, Herman J, Zheng L. Longer Course of Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Chemoradiation Favors Better Survival Outcomes for Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 39: 18-26. PMID: 24351782, PMCID: PMC4061284, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCapecitabineChemoradiotherapyCohort StudiesDeoxycytidineDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFluorouracilGemcitabineHumansInduction ChemotherapyMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPancreatic NeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdvanced pancreatic cancerCycles of chemotherapyOverall survivalInduction chemotherapyPancreatic cancerMedian overall survivalRole of chemotherapyTreatment of LAPCUnresectable stage 3Better survival outcomesBetter overall survivalCombination of chemotherapyJohns Hopkins HospitalSensitization of tumorsConsolidative chemoradiationSubsequent chemoradiationCombination chemotherapyCumulative incidenceProspective studySurvival outcomesStandard treatmentDisease progressionChemoradiationRetrospective analysisChemotherapy
2010
The Effect of Steatosis on Echogenicity of Colorectal Liver Metastases on Intraoperative Ultrasonography
van Vledder MG, Torbenson MS, Pawlik TM, Boctor EM, Hamper UM, Olino K, Choti MA. The Effect of Steatosis on Echogenicity of Colorectal Liver Metastases on Intraoperative Ultrasonography. JAMA Surgery 2010, 145: 661-667. PMID: 20644129, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2010.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal liver metastasesIntraoperative ultrasonographyLiver metastasesTumor echogenicityLiver tissueExtent of steatosisEffect of steatosisCauses of steatosisFatty liver tissueJohns Hopkins HospitalNontumorous liver tissuesUltrasonography imagesSurgical therapyHistopathologic reviewLiver steatosisProspective studyHepatic steatosisSevere steatosisLiver surgeryPathological dataConspicuity of lesionsSteatosisPatientsEchogenicityUltrasonography