2021
Treatment Contraindications Based on Comorbidity Status in Patients With Melanoma in the United States
Boczar D, Bagaria SP, Spaulding AC, Huayllani MT, Avila FR, Guliyeva G, Lu X, Rinker BD, Forte AJ. Treatment Contraindications Based on Comorbidity Status in Patients With Melanoma in the United States. Anticancer Research 2021, 41: 2067-2070. PMID: 33813415, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMultivariate logistic regressionComorbid conditionsTreatment contraindicationsGovernment insuranceLogistic regressionUnknown treatment statusMost patientsPatient demographicsComorbidity statusCurative treatmentMelanoma patientsCancer DatabaseIndependent associationOncological patientsMelanoma incidenceTreatment decisionsInclusion criteriaHigher oddsMelanoma treatmentTreatment statusPatientsPoor candidatesPatient treatmentPrivate insurance
2020
National Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States
Boczar D, Sisti A, Restrepo DJ, Huayllani MT, Manrique OJ, Lu X, Spaulding AC, Bagaria SP, Parker AS, Forte AJ. National Analysis of Patients With Ulcerated Melanoma in the United States. Anticancer Research 2020, 40: 1055-1058. PMID: 32014953, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUlcerated melanomaNational Cancer DatabaseNon-white patientsNon-white raceZip codesYears of agePatient disparitiesPatient demographicsMelanoma patientsTumor characteristicsMale sexUnfavorable prognosisCancer DatabaseHigher oddsLower oddsPatientsMelanomaUlcerationFacility characteristicsLower educationOddsLow incomeEducation levelUrban countiesPresent studyPaget disease of the breast: A national retrospective analysis of the US population
Sisti A, Huayllani MT, Restrepo DJ, Boczar D, Advani P, Lu X, Spaulding AC, Ball CT, McLaughlin SA, Forte AJ. Paget disease of the breast: A national retrospective analysis of the US population. Breast Disease 2020, 39: 119-126. PMID: 32390594, DOI: 10.3233/bd-200439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabasePaget's diseaseComplete mastectomyPartial mastectomyCommon treatmentSurvival rateRegional lymph node metastasisBlack race/ethnicityHigher cancer stageNational retrospective analysisOverall survival rateLymph node metastasisLarger tumor sizeHigh tumor gradeRace/ethnicityMedian ageNode metastasisFemale patientsShorter survivalTumor sizeCancer DatabaseCancer stageTumor gradeTreatment characteristicsMetastatic cancer
2019
Analysis of Melanoma in African American Patients in the United States
Boczar D, Restrepo DJ, Sisti A, Huayllani MT, Saleem HY, Lu X, Cinotto G, Manrique OJ, Spaulding AC, Forte AJ. Analysis of Melanoma in African American Patients in the United States. Anticancer Research 2019, 39: 6333-6337. PMID: 31704864, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13844.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American patientsAA patientsAmerican patientsTumor stagingWorse tumor stagingNational Cancer DatabaseAmerican Joint CommitteePresence of ulcerationAA raceTreatment delayAnalysis of melanomaCancer DatabaseCancer programsCancer stagePatient efficacyPatientsJoint CommitteeMelanomaMean timeTreatmentStagingCaucasiansDaysUnited StatesUlceration