2018
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Late‐Stage Salivary Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Cheraghlou S, Schettino A, Zogg CK, Otremba MD, Bhatia A, Park HS, Osborn HA, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Late‐Stage Salivary Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 883-889. PMID: 30151947, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSalivary Gland NeoplasmsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsLate-stage patientsSquamous cell carcinomaAdjuvant radiotherapyAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant chemotherapyImproved survivalCell carcinomaImproved long-term survivalCox survival regressionPrimary cutaneous malignanciesUnique disease entityAddition of chemotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseEarly-stage diseaseFive-year survivalEarly-stage patientsKaplan-Meier analysisParotid gland cancerLate stage groupLong-term survivalSurvival benefitCutaneous malignanciesPoor prognosisRetrospective studyAdjuvant therapy in major salivary gland cancers: Analysis of 8580 patients in the National Cancer Database
Cheraghlou S, Kuo P, Mehra S, Agogo GO, Bhatia A, Husain ZA, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Judson BL. Adjuvant therapy in major salivary gland cancers: Analysis of 8580 patients in the National Cancer Database. Head & Neck 2018, 40: 1343-1355. PMID: 29756412, DOI: 10.1002/hed.24984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer Data BaseLate-stage diseaseAdjuvant treatmentSalivary gland cancerAdverse featuresAdjuvant radiotherapyImproved survivalGland cancerMajor salivary gland cancerAddition of chemotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseAdjuvant therapySurvival benefitRetrospective studyCancer DatabaseImproved outcomesCancer casesPatientsChemotherapyDiseaseTreatmentRadiotherapySurvivalCancerTherapy
2010
Anaplastic thyroid cancer: Clinical outcomes with conformal radiotherapy
Bhatia A, Rao A, Ang K, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Evans DB, Clayman G, Sherman SI, Schwartz DL. Anaplastic thyroid cancer: Clinical outcomes with conformal radiotherapy. Head & Neck 2010, 32: 829-836. PMID: 19885924, DOI: 10.1002/hed.21257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyAnaplastic thyroid cancerOverall survivalThyroid cancerUse of IMRTEvidence of diseaseMedian radiation doseFull-dose irradiationSuperior survival outcomesKaplan-Meier estimatesCurative intentLocalized diseaseThirteen patientsConsecutive patientsSuch patientsClinical outcomesDistant metastasisSurvival outcomesHealthy patientsConformal radiotherapyPatientsRadiotherapyRadiation doseOutcomesDose irradiation