2022
Evaluation of Racial Disparities in Quality of Care for Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Treated With Surgery
Bakkila BF, Kerekes D, Nunez-Smith M, Billingsley KG, Ahuja N, Wang K, Oladele C, Johnson CH, Khan SA. Evaluation of Racial Disparities in Quality of Care for Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Treated With Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e225664. PMID: 35377425, PMCID: PMC8980937, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.5664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMedicareMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsGastrointestinal tract cancerNegative resection marginsTract cancerNegative surgical marginsBlack patientsAdequate lymphadenectomyWhite patientsQuality of careRacial disparitiesSurgical resectionResection marginsSurgical marginsSurgical careNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studySite of cancerLonger median survivalHealth careStandard of careCommon age rangeSignificant racial disparitiesAdjuvant chemotherapyBiliary resectionAdjuvant therapyAdult patients
2020
Association 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
Intrahepatic 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