2019
Operative Mortality Prediction for Primary Rectal Cancer: Age Matters
Li Z, Coleman J, D'Adamo CR, Wolf J, Katlic M, Ahuja N, Blumberg D, Ahuja V. Operative Mortality Prediction for Primary Rectal Cancer: Age Matters. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2019, 228: 627-633. PMID: 30630082, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary rectal cancerRectal cancerLogistic regression modelsActual mortalityOlder patientsRisk calculatorAmerican CollegeCovariate-adjusted logistic regression modelsCurrent risk calculatorsICD-9/10 codesColorectal cancer increasesSurgeons NSQIP databaseYears age groupAge categoriesMortality risk estimatesOperative mortalityNSQIP databaseRegression modelsPrognostic valueFunctional statusCancer increasesCare discussionsMortality predictionCPT codesAge groups
2011
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by interstitial prostate brachytherapy for synchronous prostate and rectal cancer
Qiu H, Herman JM, Ahuja N, DeWeese TL, Song DY. Neoadjuvant chemoradiation followed by interstitial prostate brachytherapy for synchronous prostate and rectal cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology 2011, 2: e77-e84. PMID: 24674189, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2011.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSynchronous prostateRectal cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyPelvic chemoradiationProstate brachytherapyGrade 3 gastrointestinal toxicityHigh-risk prostate cancerCarcinoembryonic antigen levelLow anterior resectionTreatment-related toxicityEvidence of relapseInterstitial prostate brachytherapyProstate interstitial brachytherapyInternal Review BoardAnterior resectionBony metastasesGastrointestinal toxicityLoop ileostomyNeoadjuvant chemoradiationRetrospective reviewAntigen levelsMonths postdiagnosisPhysical examinationProstate cancerInterstitial brachytherapy