2024
Evaluation of a Novel Prognostic System for Overall Survival in Surgically Resected Oral Cavity Carcinoma
Husain Z, Rybkin A, Lee V, Young M, Eskander A, Burtness B, Park H. Evaluation of a Novel Prognostic System for Overall Survival in Surgically Resected Oral Cavity Carcinoma. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 120: e759-e760. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.1668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLymphovascular space invasionOral cavity carcinomaOverall survivalIntermediate-riskHigh riskT3/4 diseaseDistant metastasisN stageStandard riskPrediction of distant metastasisGrade 3 tumorsMedian follow-upNational Cancer DatabasePathological risk factorsOral cavity cancerKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testSubsets of patientsHospital-based cohortClinical trial stratificationHigh-volume hospitalsT3/4 tumorsMedian followSurgical resectionIndividualized treatment selectionExecutive Summary of the American Radium Society® (ARS) Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Central/Ultra-Central Location: Systematic Review and Guidelines.
Park HS, Rimner A, Amini A, Chang JY, Chun SG, Donington J, Edelman MJ, Gubens MA, Higgins KA, Iyengar P, Juloori A, Movsas B, Nemeth Z, Ning MS, Rodrigues G, Wolf A, Simone CB 2nd. Executive Summary of the American Radium Society® (ARS) Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Central/Ultra-Central Location: Systematic Review and Guidelines. J Thorac Oncol 2024 PMID: 39271016, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2024.09.1386.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsThe Proposed Ninth Edition TNM Classification of Lung Cancer
Detterbeck F, Woodard G, Bader A, Dacic S, Grant M, Park H, Tanoue L. The Proposed Ninth Edition TNM Classification of Lung Cancer. CHEST Journal 2024, 166: 882-895. PMID: 38885896, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.05.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Unresectable Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Rodrigues G, Higgins KA, Rimner A, Amini A, Chang JY, Chun SG, Donington J, Edelman MJ, Gubens MA, Iyengar P, Movsas B, Ning MS, Park HS, Wolf A, Simone CB 2nd. American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Unresectable Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. JAMA Oncol 2024, 10: 799-806. PMID: 38602670, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.0294.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsOpioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system.
Baum L, Soulos P, KC M, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Liberatore M, Rivera D, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Opioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 11059-11059. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.11059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDocumented painHealth systemOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsOpioid prescribing trendsYale New Haven Health SystemPrescribing trendsMetastatic cancerDocumented pain scoresUS health systemOpioid usePain scoresAdult patientsCalculated predicted probabilitiesFlowsheet dataRetrospective cohort studyRelated harmSolid tumor malignanciesCohort studyCancer painPrescribingContext of cancer treatmentStudy criteriaPainSurgery cohortRadioresistant Pulmonary Oligometastatic and Oligoprogressive Lesions From Nonlung Primaries: Impact of Histology and Dose-Fractionation on Local Control After Radiation Therapy
Verma N, Laird J, Moore N, Hayman T, Housri N, Peters G, Knowlton C, Jairam V, Campbell A, Park H. Radioresistant Pulmonary Oligometastatic and Oligoprogressive Lesions From Nonlung Primaries: Impact of Histology and Dose-Fractionation on Local Control After Radiation Therapy. Advances In Radiation Oncology 2024, 9: 101500. PMID: 38699671, PMCID: PMC11063223, DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2024.101500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocal recurrence-free survivalNon-lung primaryAssociated with higher local recurrence-free survivalProgression-free survivalBiologically effective doseLocal controlRadioresistant metastasesOverall survivalPulmonary metastasesPrimary cancerColorectal carcinomaAssociated with superior local controlMultivariate analysisPatients treated with radiotherapyRisk of local recurrenceMedian follow-up timeMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionInferior local controlMedian total doseSuperior local controlAssociated with decreased riskImpact of histologyMetastasis-free survivalRecurrence-free survivalLocal failureStereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer—Is This the Future?
Lester-Coll N, Park H. Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy in Locally Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer—Is This the Future? JAMA Oncology 2024, 10: 360-361. PMID: 38206616, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.5856.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersPatterns of Care for T1 Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinomas from 2004–2020
Malik D, Jacobs D, Fereydooni S, Park H, Mehra S. Patterns of Care for T1 Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinomas from 2004–2020. The Laryngoscope 2024, 134: 3633-3644. PMID: 38411338, DOI: 10.1002/lary.31363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlottic squamous cell carcinomaT1 glottic squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaDual-modality treatmentOver-treatmentT1a tumorsCell carcinomaTreatment regimensOverall treatment modalityNational Cancer DatabaseRate of surgeryYear of treatmentMultivariate logistic regressionCochran-Armitage testT1b tumorsT1b diseaseCancer DatabaseOver-treatedTreatment modalitiesTreatment patternsAssociated with greater likelihoodSurgeryPatientsTumorLogistic regression
2023
Differential Effect of Consolidative Thoracic Radiation Therapy in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Based on Sex
Jairam V, Soulos P, Madhav K, Gross C, Slotman B, Chiang A, Park H. Differential Effect of Consolidative Thoracic Radiation Therapy in Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Based on Sex. Advances In Radiation Oncology 2023, 9: 101413. PMID: 38778819, PMCID: PMC11110031, DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2023.101413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtensive-stage small-cell lung cancerConsolidative thoracic radiotherapyProgression-free survivalSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerCREST trialThoracic radiotherapyLung cancerElectronic health record-derived databaseFirst-line systemic therapyStandard first-line treatmentCox proportional hazards regressionFirst-line treatmentNational practice patternsProportional hazards regressionSuperior OSInitial chemotherapyBaseline characteristicsSystemic therapyMale patientsFemale patientsPatient sexHazards regressionSurvival outcomesPractice patternsDose-Volume Predictors of Radiation Pneumonitis After Thoracic Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy
Sasse A, Oh P, Saeed N, Yang D, Hayman T, Knowlton C, Peters G, Campbell A, Laird J, Housri N, Park H. Dose-Volume Predictors of Radiation Pneumonitis After Thoracic Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy. Practical Radiation Oncology 2023, 14: e97-e104. PMID: 37984711, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2023.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMean lung doseHypofractionated radiation therapyRisk of gradeRadiation pneumonitisLung V20Lung V5Dose-volume predictorsDosimetric risk factorsLogistic regression analysisGrade 5 casesSingle healthcare systemPrimary endpointDose regimensMultivariable analysisLung doseThoracic tumorsDosimetric variablesRisk factorsPneumonitisRadiation therapyCommon treatmentClinical practicePatientsSignificant associationPotential predictorsTrends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer
Baum L, KC M, Soulos P, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Rivera D, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 316-323. PMID: 37802882, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdditional opioid useNew opioid useOpioid useNon-metastatic cancerPersistent opioid useRetrospective cohort studySolid tumor malignanciesClinical strataEligible patientsNaïve patientsOpioid prescribingMetastatic patientsSurgery patientsCohort studySEER-MedicareMetastatic cancerPatientsTumor malignancyCancerOlder adultsSurgeryRandom sampleAdditional useChemotherapyPrescribingOverall survival in low-comorbidity patients with stage I non–small cell lung cancer who chose stereotactic body radiotherapy compared to surgery
Udelsman B, Canavan M, Zhan P, Ely S, Park H, Boffa D, Mase V. Overall survival in low-comorbidity patients with stage I non–small cell lung cancer who chose stereotactic body radiotherapy compared to surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 167: 822-833.e7. PMID: 37500052, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiotherapyStage I non-small cell lung cancerLow-comorbidity patientsCell lung cancerOverall survivalSurgical managementLung cancerSurgical resectionBody radiotherapyClinical stage I non-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerPropensity score-matched cohortPropensity score-matched patientsPropensity score-matched analysisEarly-stage lung cancerLong-term OSNational Cancer DatabaseProportion of patientsCancer DatabasePatientsSBRT patientsSurgeryCancerMortalityAmerican Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Radiation Therapy in the Multidisciplinary Management of Thymic Carcinoma.
Chun SG, Rimner A, Amini A, Chang JY, Donington J, Edelman MJ, Geng Y, Gubens MA, Higgins KA, Iyengar P, Movsas B, Ning MS, Park HS, Rodrigues G, Wolf A, Simone CB 2nd. American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Radiation Therapy in the Multidisciplinary Management of Thymic Carcinoma. JAMA Oncol 2023, 9: 971-980. PMID: 37186595, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.1175.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPre-operative chemoradiotherapy with or without induction chemotherapy for operable locally-advanced esophageal cancer
Peters G, Talcott W, Peters N, Dhanasopan A, Lacy J, Cecchini M, Kortmansky J, Stein S, Lattanzi S, Park H, Boffa D, Johung K, Jethwa K. Pre-operative chemoradiotherapy with or without induction chemotherapy for operable locally-advanced esophageal cancer. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2023, 14: 1181-1192. PMID: 37435226, PMCID: PMC10331751, DOI: 10.21037/jgo-22-1005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalMedian progression-free survivalOverall survivalIC-CRTInduction chemotherapySingle-institution retrospective cohort studyPre-operative chemoradiotherapyAdvanced esophageal cancerAdvanced esophageal carcinomaPathologic complete responseRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier methodSubset of patientsProportional hazards regressionCycles of inductionAdenocarcinoma histologyCRT cohortCohort studyComplete responsePathologic responseTreatment cohortsDistant metastasisHazards regressionEsophageal cancerEsophageal carcinoma
2022
Utilization and Survival Impact of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Saeed N, Jin L, Amini A, Verma V, Lester-Coll N, Chen P, Decker R, Park H. Utilization and Survival Impact of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Stage I Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 46: 66-72. PMID: 36662872, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStage I non-small cell lung cancerOverall survivalCell lung cancerLung cancerStereotactic body radiation therapyNational Cancer DatabaseLog-rank testBody radiation therapyOptimal fractionation scheduleMultivariable modeling techniquesOS benefitHypofractionated radiotherapySurvival impactMultivariable analysisCox regressionCancer DatabaseRetrospective analysisFractionation schedulesRadiation therapyHFRTPatientsCFRTRadiotherapyKaplan-Meier estimatorOutcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-treatment DNA Methylation From Peripheral Blood
Qian D, Ulrich B, Peng G, Zhao H, Conneely K, Miller A, Bruner D, Eldridge R, Wommack E, Higgins K, Shin D, Saba N, Smith A, Burtness B, Park H, Stokes W, Beitler J, Xiao C. Outcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-treatment DNA Methylation From Peripheral Blood. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 115: 1217-1228. PMID: 36410685, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence-free survivalWorse recurrence-free survivalOverall survivalMethylation risk scoreRadiation therapyValidation cohortPeripheral bloodDiscovery cohortOutcome stratificationShorter recurrence-free survivalNeck squamous cell carcinomaGastrostomy tube insertionHigher neutrophil countOral cavity cancerAforementioned risk factorsSquamous cell carcinomaPeripheral blood samplesNonmetastatic HNSCCNeutrophil countPrognostic factorsCox regressionPrognostic valueCell carcinomaTube insertionImmune modulationFactors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in Mycosis Fungoides Patients: A Multivariable Analysis
King ALO, Lee V, Mirza FN, Jairam V, Yang DX, Yu JB, Park HS, Girardi M, Wilson LD, An Y, Wilson L. Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in Mycosis Fungoides Patients: A Multivariable Analysis. Cureus 2022, 14: e28043. PMID: 36120198, PMCID: PMC9474264, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.28043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous T-cell lymphomaNationwide Emergency Department SampleHospital mortalityMycosis fungoides patientsMycosis fungoidesMF patientsBackground Mycosis fungoidesIn-Hospital MortalitySpecific clinical factorsMultivariable logistic regressionEmergency Department SampleT-cell lymphomaUnderstanding of patientsSézary syndromeClinical factorsIndolent courseMultivariable analysisSurvival outcomesFemale sexHospital characteristicsAdvanced ageEmpirical managementPatientsMF casesGreater riskImmunotherapy After Chemotherapy and Radiation for Clinical Stage III Lung Cancer
Pichert MD, Canavan ME, Maduka RC, Li AX, Ermer T, Zhan PL, Kaminski M, Udelsman BV, Blasberg JD, Park HS, Goldberg SB, Boffa DJ. Immunotherapy After Chemotherapy and Radiation for Clinical Stage III Lung Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2224478. PMID: 35925606, PMCID: PMC9353596, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.24478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage III non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerClinical stage III non-small cell lung cancerUnresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancerPropensity-matched sampleGeneral US populationSurvival advantageCohort studyLung cancerMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsUS populationStage III lung cancerMedian age 66 yearsCox proportional hazards modelNational Cancer DatabaseEfficacy of immunotherapyAge 66 yearsProtocol rangesCell lung cancerClinical trial populationsProportional hazards modelTerms of ageImmunotherapy initiationImmunotherapy recipientsImmunotherapy useImpact of radiotherapy delay following biopsy for patients with unresected glioblastoma.
Gao S, Jin L, Moliterno J, Corbin ZA, Bindra RS, Contessa JN, Yu JB, Park HS. Impact of radiotherapy delay following biopsy for patients with unresected glioblastoma. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2022, 138: 610-620. PMID: 35907197, DOI: 10.3171/2022.5.jns212761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of biopsyOverall survivalCox proportional hazards regression modelingProportional hazards regression modelingNational Cancer DatabaseInitiation of radiotherapyKaplan-Meier methodWorse overall survivalWilcoxon rank sum testEffects of confoundersRank sum testUnresected diseaseAdjuvant radiotherapyConcurrent chemotherapyMedian intervalMultivariable analysisRadiotherapy delayCancer DatabaseClinical dataBiopsyPatientsLate initiationAggressive natureRadiotherapyPotential associationA guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation— part 1: a guide to decision-making
Detterbeck FC, Blasberg JD, Woodard GA, Decker RH, Kumbasar U, Park HS, Mase VJ, Bade BC, Li AX, Brandt WS, Madoff DC. A guide for managing patients with stage I NSCLC: deciding between lobectomy, segmentectomy, wedge, SBRT and ablation— part 1: a guide to decision-making. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2022, 0: 0-0. PMID: 35813719, PMCID: PMC9264102, DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-1823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term outcomesIndividual patientsHealthy patientsLung cancerFavorable tumorsStage I lung cancerBetter long-term outcomesI lung cancerStage I NSCLCOlder patientsPatient selectionPoint of careSurgical approachClinical careEffect modifiersTreatment selectionPatientsTreatment approachesPatient valuesClinical judgmentSystematic reviewRelevant outcomesLong-term differencesAvailable evidenceShort-term differences