2022
Impact of radiotherapy delay following biopsy for patients with unresected glioblastoma.
Gao S, Jin L, Moliterno J, Corbin ZA, Bindra RS, Contessa JN, Yu JB, Park HS. Impact of radiotherapy delay following biopsy for patients with unresected glioblastoma. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2022, 138: 610-620. PMID: 35907197, DOI: 10.3171/2022.5.jns212761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of biopsyOverall survivalCox proportional hazards regression modelingProportional hazards regression modelingNational Cancer DatabaseInitiation of radiotherapyKaplan-Meier methodWorse overall survivalWilcoxon rank sum testEffects of confoundersRank sum testUnresected diseaseAdjuvant radiotherapyConcurrent chemotherapyMedian intervalMultivariable analysisRadiotherapy delayCancer DatabaseClinical dataBiopsyPatientsLate initiationAggressive natureRadiotherapyPotential association
2019
Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups
Killelea BK, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Pollack CE, Forman HP, Yu J, Xu X, Tannenbaum S, Wang SY, Gross CP. Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups. Breast Cancer 2019, 27: 381-388. PMID: 31792804, PMCID: PMC7512133, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-01028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effects
2012
Status Quo—Standard-of-Care Medical and Radiation Therapy for Glioblastoma
Becker K, Yu J. Status Quo—Standard-of-Care Medical and Radiation Therapy for Glioblastoma. The Cancer Journal 2012, 18: 12-19. PMID: 22290252, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0b013e318244d7eb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapyStandard treatmentMonths of diagnosisCases of glioblastomaDevelopment of temozolomideAdjuvant radiationAdjuvant temozolomideAggressive tumorsImproved survivalTreatment courseChemotherapy agentsSurgical interventionChemotherapeutic agentsCancer morbidityTemozolomideGlioblastomaMonthsSurvivalTherapyTreatmentChemoradiationCytoreductionStuppChemotherapyBiopsy