2015
HIV Infection Is Associated With Poor Outcomes for Patients With Anal Cancer in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era
Grew D, Bitterman D, Leichman CG, Leichman L, Sanfilippo N, Moore HG, Du K. HIV Infection Is Associated With Poor Outcomes for Patients With Anal Cancer in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2015, 58: 1130-1136. PMID: 26544809, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000000476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-negative patientsHIV-positive patientsActive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) eraAntiretroviral therapy eraColostomy-free survivalOverall survival rateAnal cancerSurvival rateTherapy eraMultivariate analysisColostomy-free survival ratesLocal recurrence-free survivalDistant metastasis-free survivalRetrospective chart reviewSmall patient numbersRecurrence-free survivalMetastasis-free survivalOutpatient oncology clinicsLarge academic centerDefinitive chemoradiationDefinitive chemoradiotherapyChart reviewOverall survivalPatient characteristicsHIV infection
2011
Impact of marital status and race on outcomes of patients enrolled in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group prostate cancer trials
Du KL, Bae K, Movsas B, Yan Y, Bryan C, Bruner DW. Impact of marital status and race on outcomes of patients enrolled in Radiation Therapy Oncology Group prostate cancer trials. Supportive Care In Cancer 2011, 20: 1317-1325. PMID: 21720747, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-011-1219-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicClinical Trials, Phase II as TopicClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicFollow-Up StudiesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMarital StatusMiddle AgedPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProstatic NeoplasmsRacial GroupsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSurvival RateTime FactorsTreatment FailureTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathologic prognostic factorsPrognostic factorsProportional hazards modelOverall survivalMedian timeSociodemographic factorsWhite patientsCancer outcomesPrognostic indicatorProstate cancerMarital statusImproved prostate cancer outcomesHigh-risk cancer patientsGray proportional hazards modelsCommon visceral cancerOutcomes of patientsBiochemical failure rateCumulative incidence methodSignificant prognostic factorsCancer-related outcomesKaplan-Meier methodProstate cancer outcomesGroup of patientsNon-white patientsProstate cancer risk