2023
Role of colectomy in the management of appendiceal tumors: a retrospective cohort study
Marks V, Kerekes D, Butensky S, Ahuja N, Johnson C, Turaga K, Khan S. Role of colectomy in the management of appendiceal tumors: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Gastroenterology 2023, 23: 398. PMID: 37978348, PMCID: PMC10655451, DOI: 10.1186/s12876-023-03019-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoblet cell adenocarcinomaNon-mucinous adenocarcinomaRight hemicolectomyStage 2 diseaseNeuroendocrine neoplasmsTumor typesAppendiceal tumorsMucinous adenocarcinomaAppendiceal goblet cell adenocarcinomaRole of colectomyNational Cancer DatabasePostoperative hospital stayRetrospective cohort studyRisk-adjusted analysisRange of histologiesDifferent tumor typesConclusionsMost patientsHospital stayUnplanned readmissionCohort studySurgical treatmentHistologic typeSurgical outcomesCell adenocarcinomaCancer DatabaseSurgical 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 predictorCarcinoma
2020
Margin negative resection and pathologic downstaging with multiagent chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy in patients with localized pancreas cancer: A national cancer database analysis
Miccio JA, Talcott WJ, Patel T, Park HS, Cecchini M, Salem RR, Khan SA, Stein S, Kortmansky JS, Lacy J, Narang A, Herman J, Jabbour SK, Hallemeier CL, Johung K, Jethwa KR. Margin negative resection and pathologic downstaging with multiagent chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy in patients with localized pancreas cancer: A national cancer database analysis. Clinical And Translational Radiation Oncology 2020, 27: 15-23. PMID: 33392398, PMCID: PMC7772693, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2020.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaCT3-4 diseaseMargin-negative resectionR0 resectionNon-metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaLocalized Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaNational Cancer Database AnalysisPre-operative RTMulti-agent chemotherapyNational Cancer DatabasePathologic complete responsePre-operative radiotherapyKaplan-Meier methodCox regression analysisMultivariable associateMultiagent chemotherapyNegative resectionPathologic responseComplete responseMeier methodCurative treatmentPancreas cancerFemale sexCancer DatabaseDuctal adenocarcinomaLiver-first approach to stage IV colon cancer with synchronous isolated liver metastases
Kurbatov V, Resio BJ, Cama CA, Heller DR, Cha C, Zhang Y, Lu J, Khan SA. Liver-first approach to stage IV colon cancer with synchronous isolated liver metastases. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2020, 11: 76-83. PMID: 32175108, PMCID: PMC7052756, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2020.01.03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLiver-first approachIsolated liver metastasesColon adenocarcinomaLiver metastasesMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards analysisRisk of deathCompletion resectionResection sequenceUpfront chemotherapyExtrahepatic metastasesMedian survivalClinical outcomesHepatic metastasesCAC patientsKaplan-MeierMetastatic tumorsCancer DatabaseColon cancerCAC casesPatientsMetastasisGreater likelihoodAssociation of Treatment Inequity and Ancestry With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Survival
Heller DR, Nicolson NG, Ahuja N, Khan S, Kunstman JW. Association of Treatment Inequity and Ancestry With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Survival. JAMA Surgery 2020, 155: e195047. PMID: 31800002, PMCID: PMC6902102, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.5047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaNational Cancer DatabaseWhite patientsBlack patientsAdvanced diseaseOverall survivalClinical parametersDisease stageCancer DatabaseSurgical proceduresMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression modelingTreatment inequitiesCox proportional hazards regression modelingPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) survivalUnadjusted median overall survivalYounger ageProportional hazards regression modelingMedian overall survivalModest survival advantageStage II diseaseNew cancer diagnosesLess chemotherapyResectable cancerCohort studyPrimary outcome
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 criteriaPatientsLNMMetastasisComparison on Clinicopathological Features, Treatments and Prognosis between Proximal Gastric Cancer and Distal Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Data Base Analysis
Wang X, Liu F, Li Y, Tang S, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Khan SA. Comparison on Clinicopathological Features, Treatments and Prognosis between Proximal Gastric Cancer and Distal Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Data Base Analysis. Journal Of Cancer 2019, 10: 3145-3153. PMID: 31289585, PMCID: PMC6603385, DOI: 10.7150/jca.30371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProximal gastric cancerDistal gastric cancerNeoadjuvant therapyAdjuvant therapyGastric cancerClinicopathological featuresGastric adenocarcinomaNational Cancer Data Base analysisAdvanced stageCox proportional hazards modelNational Cancer DatabaseAdvanced tumor stageDistant metastasis stageOptimal therapeutic strategyProportional hazards modelAdvanced diseaseSurvival benefitClinicopathologic characteristicsPGC patientsWorse prognosisKaplan-MeierTumor stageTumor locationCancer DatabaseMetastasis stageIntrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Socioeconomic Discrepancies, Contemporary Treatment Approaches and Survival Trends from the National Cancer Database
Uhlig J, Sellers CM, Cha C, Khan SA, Lacy J, Stein SM, Kim HS. Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Socioeconomic Discrepancies, Contemporary Treatment Approaches and Survival Trends from the National Cancer Database. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2019, 26: 1993-2000. PMID: 30693451, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-019-07175-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaOverall survivalMedicaid insuranceCancer DatabaseLonger survivalTreatment allocationSurvival trendsTreatment approachesInterventional oncologySocioeconomic discrepanciesHigher surgery ratesMultivariable Cox modelFirst-line treatmentCurrent treatment approachesContemporary treatment approachesLow incomeMale African AmericansEligible patientsMethodsThe 2004ICC patientsSurgery ratesMale sexTreatment predictorsCancer stage
2018
Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database (NCDB)
Miccio J, Jairam V, Gao S, Augustyn A, Oladeru O, Onderdonk B, Costa J, Han D, Khan S, Friedlaender G, Lindskog D, Deshpande H, Tara H, Osborn H, Roberts K, Patel K. Predictors of Lymph Node Involvement by Soft Tissue Sarcoma: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database (NCDB). International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2018, 102: e335. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.07.1028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical impact of underutilization of adjuvant therapy in node positive gastric adenocarcinoma
Zhu R, Liu F, Grisotti G, Perez-Irizarry J, Salem RR, Cha CH, Johung KL, Boffa DJ, Zhang Y, Khan SA. Clinical impact of underutilization of adjuvant therapy in node positive gastric adenocarcinoma. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2018, 9: 517-526. PMID: 29998017, PMCID: PMC6006033, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2018.03.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-operative chemoradiationPeri-operative chemotherapyNode-positive gastric cancerAdjuvant therapyPositive gastric cancerGastric adenocarcinomaAdjuvant chemotherapyGastric cancerCurative-intent gastrectomyNational Cancer DatabasePercentage of patientsThird of patientsMean survival timeMultimodality careCurative gastrectomyOverall survivalSurgical resectionCancer outcomesCancer DatabasePoor survivalClinical impactLong-term effectsRadiation therapySurvival advantageSurvival time