2018
Adjuvant 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
2017
Comparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study
Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Contessa JN, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Decker R, Husain Z. Comparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 1107-1111. PMID: 28056116, PMCID: PMC5824218, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaNegative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaMultivariable Cox regressionPrimary surgical resectionOverall survivalUpfront surgerySurgical resectionObservational studyChemoradiation therapySurgical patientsAdjuvant CRTSurvival outcomesCox regressionNational Cancer Data BaseOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerDefinitive chemoradiation therapyMost surgical patientsConcurrent chemoradiation therapyHPV-positive diseaseMargin-negative resectionOptimal patient selectionPrimary treatment modalityUpfront surgical resectionKaplan-Meier analysisTreatment guidelines and patterns of care in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Primary surgical resection vs. nonsurgical treatment
Fujiwara RJT, Burtness B, Husain ZA, Judson BL, Bhatia A, Sasaki CT, Yarbrough WG, Mehra S. Treatment guidelines and patterns of care in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Primary surgical resection vs. nonsurgical treatment. Oral Oncology 2017, 71: 129-137. PMID: 28688680, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cavity squamous cell carcinomaNational Cancer Data BaseLate-stage diseasePrimary nonsurgical treatmentOral cavity malignancyNonsurgical treatmentSquamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalSurgical resectionCell carcinomaTreatment modalitiesNational Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice GuidelinesAcademic/research programMultimodality clinical trialsDefinitive radiation therapyImproved overall survivalDecreased overall survivalPrimary surgical resectionOral cavity cancerNon-randomized natureClinical practice guidelinesPatterns of careNon-white raceProportional hazards modelBinary logistic regressionHypofractionated Radiotherapy for Patients with Early-Stage Glottic Cancer: Patterns of Care and Survival
Bledsoe TJ, Park HS, Stahl JM, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Decker RH, Husain ZA. Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Patients with Early-Stage Glottic Cancer: Patterns of Care and Survival. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 109: djx042. PMID: 28521361, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djx042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage glottic cancerOverall survivalGlottic cancerMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreClinical T1 diseaseImproved overall survivalHigh-volume centersProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testPatterns of careRadiation treatment schedulesLarge national databaseCT2 diseaseDefinitive radiotherapyT1 diseaseHypofractionated radiotherapyImproved survivalMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsHazards regressionNetwork guidelinesThe prognostic value of extranodal extension in human papillomavirus‐associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
An Y, Park HS, Kelly JR, Stahl JM, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Contessa JN, Decker RH, Koshy M, Husain ZA. The prognostic value of extranodal extension in human papillomavirus‐associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer 2017, 123: 2762-2772. PMID: 28323338, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOropharyngeal NeoplasmsOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPrognosisPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckSurvival RateConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaENE-positive patientsHPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaExtranodal extensionHPV-positive patientsOverall survivalPrimary surgeryPT4 tumorsAdjuvant chemoradiationConcurrent chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant treatmentPositive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaPT3/pT4 tumorsMultivariable Cox regression analysisNational Cancer Data BasePredictors of OSPropensity score-matched comparisonAdjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapyCharlson-Deyo scoreInvolved lymph nodesAdverse prognostic factorInferior overall survivalLymph node statusCox regression analysisSingle-institution study
2016
Treatment trends and survival effects of chemotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base
Kuo P, Sosa JA, Burtness BA, Husain ZA, Mehra S, Roman SA, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Treatment trends and survival effects of chemotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer 2016, 122: 1853-1860. PMID: 27019213, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantDatabases, FactualFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansHypopharyngeal NeoplasmsKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHypopharyngeal cancerDefinitive settingTreatment modalitiesSurvival rateNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate Cox regression analysisKaplan-Meier survival curvesPrimary hypopharyngeal cancerUse of chemotherapyCox regression analysisDefinitive chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant treatmentDefinitive radiotherapyAdult patientsOverall survivalClinical factorsDefinitive treatmentImproved survivalDistant metastasisSurvival outcomesChemoradiotherapyRadiotherapySurvival analysisSurvival curves
2014
Trends and variations in the use of adjuvant therapy for patients with head and neck cancer
Chen MM, Roman SA, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Trends and variations in the use of adjuvant therapy for patients with head and neck cancer. Cancer 2014, 120: 3353-3360. PMID: 25042524, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant therapyAdverse pathologic featuresAdjuvant chemoradiationPathologic featuresNeck cancerNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesNational Cancer Data BaseMedicare/Medicaid insuranceImproved overall survivalHospital-level factorsCox multivariate regressionLog-rank testMultivariate logistic regressionForm of radiotherapyQuality of careAdjuvant radiotherapyOverall survivalMedicaid insuranceNetwork guidelinesCancer CenterLaryngeal cancerPractice patternsChemoradiationOral cavityPatients