2021
Analysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database
Cheng E, Blackburn HN, Ng K, Spiegelman D, Irwin ML, Ma X, Gross CP, Tabung FK, Giovannucci EL, Kunz PL, Llor X, Billingsley K, Meyerhardt JA, Ahuja N, Fuchs CS. Analysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2112539. PMID: 34132794, PMCID: PMC8209612, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerOnset colorectal cancerNational Cancer DatabaseColorectal cancerAge 51Overall survivalCancer DatabaseIncidence of CRCCox proportional hazards regressionPrimary colorectal cancerKaplan-Meier analysisProportional hazards regressionAge 50 yearsAge 25 yearsAnalysis of survivalCohort studySurvival benefitHazards regressionUnadjusted analysesCancer incidenceMAIN OUTCOMEAge 35Survival advantageLower riskStage I
2017
Understanding Neuroendocrine Tumors—A NET Gain
Kunz PL. Understanding Neuroendocrine Tumors—A NET Gain. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 1343-1344. PMID: 28448658, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.0575.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Single- versus Multifraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Outcomes and Toxicity
Pollom EL, Alagappan M, von Eyben R, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Ford JA, Poultsides GA, Visser BC, Norton JA, Kamaya A, Cox VL, Columbo LA, Koong AC, Chang DT. Single- versus Multifraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Outcomes and Toxicity. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 90: 918-925. PMID: 25585785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.06.066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiation therapyCumulative incidence rateSingle-fraction groupUnresectable pancreatic adenocarcinomaBody radiation therapyPancreatic adenocarcinomaToxicity gradeSurvival rateLocal recurrenceIncidence rateRadiation therapySingle-fraction stereotactic body radiation therapyGastrointestinal toxicity gradeMajority of patientsGastrointestinal toxicityMedian survivalWorse survivalIndependent predictorsPancreatic cancerLocal controlPatientsAdenocarcinomaRecurrenceTherapyMonths
2013
Reassessment of the Current American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Qadan M, Ma Y, Visser BC, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Norton JA, Poultsides GA. Reassessment of the Current American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2013, 218: 188-195. PMID: 24321190, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsAmerican Joint CommitteeStaging systemTNM systemOverall survivalSurgical resectionAJCC systemNeuroendocrine tumorsStage IIIJoint CommitteeCurative-intent surgical resectionEnd Results program dataStage IICurrent American Joint CommitteeCurrent AJCC staging systemCurrent AJCC systemDistant metastatic diseaseUnified staging systemDiscriminatory abilityCancer (AJCC) staging systemAJCC staging systemLymph node metastasisImproved discriminatory abilityNew TNM systemTNM subgroups
2012
HER2 Expression in Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in a US Population
Kunz PL, Mojtahed A, Fisher GA, Ford JM, Chang DT, Balise RR, Bangs CD, Cherry AM, Pai RK. HER2 Expression in Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma in a US Population. Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology 2012, 20: 13-24. PMID: 21617522, PMCID: PMC6402787, DOI: 10.1097/pai.0b013e31821c821c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedReceptor, ErbB-2Retrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsGastroesophageal junction cancerHER2-positive adenocarcinomaGastroesophageal junction carcinomaJunction cancerHER2 expressionHER2 statusClinical Oncology/CollegeHER2-positive gastricGastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomaGastric Cancer TrialIntestinal-type adenocarcinomaPrimary tumor siteMembranous staining patternHER2/CEP17 ratioPrimary gastric adenocarcinomaTissue microarray approachASCO/CAPHER2 gene amplificationHER2 protein expressionJunction adenocarcinomaDiffuse adenocarcinomaGastroesophageal junctionPatient survivalTherapeutic optionsIntestinal type