2019
Prognostic value of somatostatin receptor expressing tumor volume calculated from 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors
Toriihara A, Baratto L, Nobashi T, Park S, Hatami N, Davidzon G, Kunz PL, Iagaru A. Prognostic value of somatostatin receptor expressing tumor volume calculated from 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2019, 46: 2244-2251. PMID: 31350603, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04455-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm MetastasisNeuroendocrine TumorsOrganometallic CompoundsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesReceptors, SomatostatinRetrospective StudiesConceptsProgression-free survivalProportional hazards modelPET/CTPrognostic valueTumor volumeNeuroendocrine tumorsTumor gradeSomatostatin receptorsKaplan-Meier survival analysisCox proportional hazards modelPositron emission tomography/Volume of interestMaximum standardized uptake valueMethodsNinety-two patientsWHO tumor gradeLog-rank testSomatostatin receptor expressionEmission tomography/Standardized uptake valueSignificant differencesVolumetric parametersPrimary endpointIndependent predictorsResultsUnivariate analysisTomography/
2012
Long-Term Survivors of Gastric Cancer: A California Population-Based Study
Kunz PL, Gubens M, Fisher GA, Ford JM, Lichtensztajn DY, Clarke CA. Long-Term Survivors of Gastric Cancer: A California Population-Based Study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 3507-3515. PMID: 22949151, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.35.8028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-specific survivalMedian disease-specific survivalGEJ cancerGastric cancerIntestinal histologyAsian/Pacific Islander raceNational Cancer Institute's SurveillanceCox proportional hazards modelEsophagus/cardiaCalifornia Cancer RegistryPacific Islander raceGastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomaKaplan-Meier curvesEnd Results ProgramCases of gastricSocioeconomic status quintileProportional hazards modelJunction adenocarcinomaPathologic characteristicsTerm survivorsCancer RegistryTumor characteristicsDiffuse histologyHispanic raceResults Program