2021
The Survival Advantage of Lobectomy over Wedge Resection Lessens as Health-Related Life Expectancy Decreases
Salazar MC, Canavan ME, Walters SL, Chilakamarry S, Ermer T, Blasberg JD, Yu JB, Gross CP, Boffa DJ. The Survival Advantage of Lobectomy over Wedge Resection Lessens as Health-Related Life Expectancy Decreases. JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2021, 2: 100143. PMID: 34590002, PMCID: PMC8474228, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2021.100143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage I NSCLCWedge resectionSurveillance EpidemiologyMortality riskHigh riskSurvival advantageLife expectancyNational Cancer Institute's Surveillance EpidemiologyEnd Results-MedicareTreatment-naive patientsEarly-stage NSCLCRetrospective cohort studySuperior local controlShort life expectancyLife expectancy decreasesPerioperative complicationsCohort studyComorbid conditionsLung parenchymaLobectomyCox modelReasonable optionPatientsNSCLCLocal control
2012
The relations between age and androgen deprivation therapy use among men receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer in the Medicare population.
Quon J, Yu J, Soulos P, Gross C. The relations between age and androgen deprivation therapy use among men receiving radiation therapy for prostate cancer in the Medicare population. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: e15150-e15150. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e15150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk groupShort life expectancyRisk groupsProstate cancerLife expectancyNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesAndrogen deprivation therapy useConcurrent androgen deprivation therapyEnd Results-Medicare databaseAndrogen deprivation therapyLow-risk cancersExternal beam radiationLow-risk groupLonger life expectancyDeprivation therapyNCCN guidelinesOlder patientsClinical factorsTherapy useGuideline recommendationsTumor characteristicsNetwork guidelinesCancer characteristicsRadiation therapyMedicare population
2010
Temporal Trends in the Treatment of Elderly Men with Low and Moderate Risk Prostate Cancer: The Effect of Life Expectancy on the Administration of Curative Therapy
Raldow A, Sharma R, Presley C, Cramer L, Yu J, Soulos P, Gross C. Temporal Trends in the Treatment of Elderly Men with Low and Moderate Risk Prostate Cancer: The Effect of Life Expectancy on the Administration of Curative Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 78: s562. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.07.1312.Peer-Reviewed Original Research