2020
Did quality of life for older cancer survivors improve with the turn of the century in the United States?
Mahal AR, Cramer LD, Wang EH, Wang S, Davidoff AJ, Gross CP, Yu JB. Did quality of life for older cancer survivors improve with the turn of the century in the United States? Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2020, 12: 102-105. PMID: 32535014, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCancer SurvivorsHumansMaleMedicareNeoplasmsQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesSurvivorsUnited StatesConceptsPhysical component summaryMental component summary scoresComponent summary scoresHealth utilityOlder patientsComponent summaryCancer survivorsLung cancerSummary scoresEarly era patientsLung cancer survivorsHealth-related qualityOlder cancer survivorsPopulation-based registryMedicare Advantage patientsLater eraQuality of lifeERA patientsAdvantage patientsMean agePatientsLongitudinal patientSimilar outcomesPropensity scoreCancer
2019
Conservative management of low‐risk prostate cancer among young versus older men in the United States: Trends and outcomes from a novel national database
Mahal A, Butler S, Franco I, Muralidhar V, Larios D, Pike L, Zhao S, Sanford N, Dess R, Feng F, D’Amico A, Spratt D, Yu J, Nguyen P, Rebbeck T, Mahal B. Conservative management of low‐risk prostate cancer among young versus older men in the United States: Trends and outcomes from a novel national database. Cancer 2019, 125: 3338-3346. PMID: 31251398, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerPositive biopsy coresShort-term outcomesBiopsy coresProstate cancerManagement of low-risk prostate cancerOlder patientsProstate cancer-specific mortality ratesConservative managementProstate cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortality ratesActive surveillance/watchful waitingRate of conservative managementOlder menCancer-specific mortalityShort-term safetyQuality-of-life implicationsDefinitive treatmentYounger patientsOverall mortalityPatientsMortality rateProstateNational databaseCancer
2017
Point: Which Treatment Modality for Localized Prostate Cancer Yields Superior Quality of Life: Radiotherapy or Prostatectomy? Quality of Life is Better After Modern Radiotherapy Compared With Surgery.
Yu J, Hamstra D. Point: Which Treatment Modality for Localized Prostate Cancer Yields Superior Quality of Life: Radiotherapy or Prostatectomy? Quality of Life is Better After Modern Radiotherapy Compared With Surgery. Oncology 2017, 31: 830-2, 835. PMID: 29179251.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Decision Analysis of Stereotactic Radiation Surgery Versus Stereotactic Radiation Surgery and Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy for 1 to 3 Brain Metastases
Lester-Coll N, Dosoretz A, Yu J. Decision Analysis of Stereotactic Radiation Surgery Versus Stereotactic Radiation Surgery and Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy for 1 to 3 Brain Metastases. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 89: 563-568. PMID: 24751412, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole-brain radiation therapyStereotactic radiation surgeryQuality-adjusted life monthsQuality-adjusted life expectancyAdjuvant whole-brain radiation therapyBrain metastasesRadiation therapyRadiation surgeryPerformance statusOmission of whole-brain radiation therapyCompare quality-adjusted life expectancySalvage whole brain radiation therapySurveillance magnetic resonance imagingSide effectsQuality of lifeMarkov decision analysis modelControl intracranial diseaseIntracranial tumor controlPoor performance statusCohort of patientsNeurocognitive side effectsOne-way sensitivity analysesKarnofsky performance statusIntracranial progressionIntracranial relapse
2010
Salvage external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy: current status and controversy.
Raldow A, Hamstra D, Kim S, Yu J. Salvage external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy: current status and controversy. Oncology 2010, 24: 692-700, 702. PMID: 20718248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalvage radiation therapyAdjuvant radiation therapyRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerRadiation therapyPost-operative adjuvant radiation therapyBiochemical recurrence of prostate cancerImmediate adjuvant radiation therapySalvage external beam radiotherapyEvidence of recurrent diseaseRecurrence of prostate cancerExternal beam radiotherapyCause of cancer deathRadiotherapy volumeBeam radiotherapyBiochemical recurrenceRecurrent diseaseRandomized trialsCancer deathProstatectomySide effectsProstatePatientsCancerRadiotherapy