2019
Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremity: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database
Miccio JA, Jairam V, Gao S, Augustyn A, Oladeru OT, Onderdonk BE, Chowdhary M, Han D, Khan S, Friedlaender G, Lindskog DM, Desphande HA, Osborn H, Roberts KB, Patel KR. Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Trunk and Extremity: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Cureus 2019, 11: e6038. PMID: 31824805, PMCID: PMC6886621, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.6038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSoft tissue sarcomasPathologic nodal evaluationNational Cancer DatabaseLymphovascular invasionNodal evaluationRisk factorsMultivariable logistic regression modelExtremity STS patientsGrade 3 tumorsHigh-risk groupTrunk/extremitiesLogistic regression modelsNeoadjuvant therapyWorse survivalRetrospective reviewSTS patientsDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisEpithelioid histologyTissue sarcomasCancer DatabaseExclusion criteriaPatientsLNMMetastasis
2016
Adjuvant chemotherapy and overall survival in adult medulloblastoma
Kann BH, Lester-Coll NH, Park HS, Yeboa DN, Kelly JR, Baehring JM, Becker KP, Yu JB, Bindra RS, Roberts KB. Adjuvant chemotherapy and overall survival in adult medulloblastoma. Neuro-Oncology 2016, 19: 259-269. PMID: 27540083, PMCID: PMC5464064, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCerebellar NeoplasmsChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChemotherapy, AdjuvantCraniospinal IrradiationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMedulloblastomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSurvival RateYoung AdultConceptsGy craniospinal irradiationCraniospinal irradiationOverall survivalM0 patientsAdjuvant chemotherapyAdult MBMultivariable Cox proportional hazard modelingHigh-dose craniospinal irradiationNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazard modelingSuperior overall survivalPlanned subgroup analysisMultivariable logistic regressionNational database analysisLog-rank testProportional hazard modelingPediatric medulloblastoma patientsCSI dosesPostoperative chemotherapySurgical resectionSurvival impactYear OSMultivariable analysisSubgroup analysisRisk factors