2016
Disparities in Treatment of Patients With High-risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Population-based Cohort
Wang E, Yu J, Abouassally R, Meropol N, Cooper G, Shah N, Williams S, Gonzalez C, Smaldone M, Kutikov A, Zhu H, Kim S. Disparities in Treatment of Patients With High-risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Population-based Cohort. Urology 2016, 95: 88-94. PMID: 27318264, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk prostate cancerWatchful waitingRadiation therapyProstate cancerPrimary treatmentTreatment of high-risk prostate cancerOdds ratioNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisTreatment of patientsLogistic regression analysisRadical prostatectomyPrimary therapyCurative therapyPrimary outcomeCancer communityTherapySignificant racial disparitiesAcademic hospitalPatientsBlack menCancerHospitalStudy periodWhite men
2015
Association between provider-level factors and lymph node dissection outcomes during radical prostatectomy: A national cancer database analysis.
Kiechle J, Wang E, Yu J, Gross C, Abouassaly R, Cherullo E, Smaldone M, Shah N, Trinh Q, Sun M, Kim S. Association between provider-level factors and lymph node dissection outcomes during radical prostatectomy: A national cancer database analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 89-89. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.7_suppl.89.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPelvic lymph node dissectionHigh-risk prostate cancerLymph node countRobotic-assisted radical prostatectomyOpen radical prostatectomyRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerLymph nodesSurgical approachHospital characteristicsCommunity hospitalNode countNational Cancer Database AnalysisTime of RPUnderwent radical prostatectomyLymph node dissectionNational Cancer DatabaseLow-volume hospitalsProvider-level factorsPopulation-based cohortAggressive prostate cancerNode dissectionVolume hospitalsPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysis