2015
HIV Infection Is Associated With Poor Outcomes for Patients With Anal Cancer in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era
Grew D, Bitterman D, Leichman CG, Leichman L, Sanfilippo N, Moore HG, Du K. HIV Infection Is Associated With Poor Outcomes for Patients With Anal Cancer in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2015, 58: 1130-1136. PMID: 26544809, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000000476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative patientsHIV-positive patientsActive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) eraAntiretroviral therapy eraColostomy-free survivalOverall survival rateAnal cancerSurvival rateTherapy eraMultivariate analysisColostomy-free survival ratesLocal recurrence-free survivalDistant metastasis-free survivalRetrospective chart reviewSmall patient numbersRecurrence-free survivalMetastasis-free survivalOutpatient oncology clinicsLarge academic centerDefinitive chemoradiationDefinitive chemoradiotherapyChart reviewOverall survivalPatient characteristicsHIV infection
2014
Significantly Worse Colostomy-Free Survival in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Patients After Definitive Chemoradiation for Anal Cancer
Grew D, Bitterman D, Leichman C, Leichman L, Du K. Significantly Worse Colostomy-Free Survival in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Patients After Definitive Chemoradiation for Anal Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 90: s398-s399. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.1273.Peer-Reviewed Original Research