2024
Immunotherapy utilization in stage IIIA melanoma: less may be more
Frey A, Kerekes D, Khan S, Tran T, Kluger H, Clune J, Ariyan S, Sznol M, Ishizuka J, Olino K. Immunotherapy utilization in stage IIIA melanoma: less may be more. Frontiers In Oncology 2024, 14: 1336441. PMID: 38380358, PMCID: PMC10876869, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1336441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage IIIA melanomaHigh-volume centersRisk-adjusted survivalLow-volume centersImmunotherapy utilizationAdjuvant immunotherapyStage IIIATreatment of stage III melanomaAcademic centersMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionStage III melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseStage III diseaseFactors associated with receiptCox proportional hazards regressionCompare patient outcomesProportional hazards regressionIII melanomaImmunotherapy receiptReceiving immunotherapyIII diseaseImmunotherapy agentsOverall survivalSurvival benefitAdjuvant treatment
2023
Surgical treatment of stage IV gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: Experience and outcomes in the United States
Kerekes D, Frey A, Bakkila B, Kunstman J, Khan S. Surgical treatment of stage IV gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: Experience and outcomes in the United States. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 128: 790-802. PMID: 37435780, DOI: 10.1002/jso.27392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomasGEP-NECSingle-site surgeryOverall survivalSurgical treatmentNeuroendocrine carcinomaMortality reductionSite surgeryPrimary siteNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyPrimary tumor typeSurgical resectionCohort studyAggressive diseaseSurgical interventionSurvival outcomesTreatment optionsCancer DatabaseSurgeryPatientsTumor typesNECStrongest predictorCarcinomaHepatopancreatobiliary malignancies: time to treatment matters
Kerekes D, Frey A, Bakkila B, Johnson C, Becher R, Billingsley K, Khan S. Hepatopancreatobiliary malignancies: time to treatment matters. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2023, 0: 0-0. PMID: 37201090, PMCID: PMC10186552, DOI: 10.21037/jgo-22-1067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment initiationStage IHPB cancersStage I pancreatic cancerExtrahepatic bile duct cancerKaplan-Meier survival analysisHPB cancer patientsNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyBile duct cancerMedian treatment initiationHepatopancreatobiliary cancersMedian survivalCohort studyDuct cancerOverall survivalHispanic patientsEHBD cancerOncologic careBile ductCox regressionBlack raceCancer patientsDefinitive carePancreatic cancer