2010
Do African American Men Have Lower Survival From Prostate Cancer Compared With White Men? A Meta-analysis
Sridhar G, Masho SW, Adera T, Ramakrishnan V, Roberts JD. Do African American Men Have Lower Survival From Prostate Cancer Compared With White Men? A Meta-analysis. American Journal Of Men's Health 2010, 4: 189-206. PMID: 20483872, DOI: 10.1177/1557988309353934.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer-specific survivalCancer-specific survivalProstate cancerAfrican American menWhite menCancer-related mortalityAmerican menUnadjusted studiesCause mortalityMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewCancerSurvivalRacial differencesMenSignificant differencesMortalityLower survivalDifferences
2009
Pain site frequency and location in sickle cell disease: The PiSCES project
McClish DK, Smith WR, Dahman BA, Levenson JL, Roberts JD, Penberthy LT, Aisiku IP, Roseff SD, Bovbjerg VE. Pain site frequency and location in sickle cell disease: The PiSCES project. Pain 2009, 145: 246-251. PMID: 19631468, PMCID: PMC2771372, DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.06.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain locationPain daysPain sitesBody chartSickle Cell Disease PainFrequency of painDaily pain diarySickle cell diseasePiSCES projectPain crisisDisease painED utilizationPain diaryFrequent painHealthcare utilizationEpidemiologic descriptionTreatment optionsLower extremitiesCell diseaseUpper backPainSCD managementUnplanned utilizationSixty subjectsUnderstanding of combinations
2003
RTOG 97-06: Initial report of a Phase I–II trial of selective bladder conservation using TURBT, twice-daily accelerated irradiation sensitized with cisplatin, and adjuvant MCV combination chemotherapy
Hagan MP, Winter KA, Kaufman DS, Wajsman Z, Zietman AL, Heney NM, Toonkel LM, Jones CU, Roberts JD, Shipley WU. RTOG 97-06: Initial report of a Phase I–II trial of selective bladder conservation using TURBT, twice-daily accelerated irradiation sensitized with cisplatin, and adjuvant MCV combination chemotherapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2003, 57: 665-672. PMID: 14529770, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(03)00718-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Transitional CellChemotherapy, AdjuvantCisplatinCombined Modality TherapyConfidence IntervalsCystectomyFemaleHumansMaleMethotrexateMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsRadiotherapyRemission InductionUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsVinblastineConceptsGrade 3 toxicityAdjuvant chemotherapyInduction therapyOverall survivalResidual diseaseAdditional adjuvant chemotherapyBladder-sparing treatmentCycles of methotrexateGrade 4 hydronephrosisGrade 4 neutropeniaSelective bladder conservationEvidence of diseaseClinical T stagePositive cytologic findingsAggressive transurethral resectionRTOG 97Surgery specimenKarnofsky scoreLocoregional controlLocoregional failureCombination cisplatinMost patientsPathologic reviewProtocol treatmentVinblastine chemotherapy