2016
Active Surveillance for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: New Challenges and Opportunities for The Health Care System
Haser GC, Tuttle RM, Su HK, Alon EE, Bergman D, Bernet V, Brett E, Cobin R, Dewey EH, Doherty G, Dos Reis LL, Harris J, Klopper J, Lee SL, Levine RA, Lepore SJ, Likhterov I, Lupo MA, Machac J, Mechanick JI, Mehra S, Milas M, Orloff LA, Randolph G, Revenson TA, Roberts KJ, Ross DS, Rowe ME, Smallridge RC, Terris D, Tufano RP, Urken ML. Active Surveillance for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: New Challenges and Opportunities for The Health Care System. Endocrine Practice 2016, 22: 602-611. PMID: 26799628, PMCID: PMC5539410, DOI: 10.4158/ep151065.ra.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid microcarcinomaThyroid Cancer Care CollaborativeActive surveillancePapillary thyroid carcinomaQuality of lifeClinical statusThyroid microcarcinomaMobile patient populationActive surveillance protocolsPatient's clinical statusActive surveillance studyEducation of patientsProper patient selectionSafe management strategyHealth care systemSelect patientsNonsurgical managementPatient selectionPatient populationSmall cancersCare CollaborativeSurveillance protocolEarly diagnosisPatient supportThyroid carcinoma
2015
National treatment patterns in patients presenting with Stage IVC head and neck cancer: analysis of the National Cancer Database
Schwam ZG, Burtness B, Yarbrough WG, Mehra S, Husain Z, Judson BL. National treatment patterns in patients presenting with Stage IVC head and neck cancer: analysis of the National Cancer Database. Cancer Medicine 2015, 4: 1828-1835. PMID: 26471244, PMCID: PMC5123708, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingPopulation SurveillanceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseSystemic therapyPalliative therapyTreatment patternsNeck cancerCancer DatabaseClinical trialsMedicaid/uninsured statusCox proportional hazards analysisCommon treatment regimenNational treatment patternsCharlson comorbidity scorePrimary disease siteRetrospective cohort analysisProportional hazards analysisRisk of deathNeck cancer patientsMedicare/Comorbidity scoreMetastatic headOverall survivalSystemic treatmentTreatment regimenDistant metastasisKaplan-Meier