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
2008
Head and neck cancers.
Forastiere A, Ang K, Brizel D, Brockstein B, Burtness B, Cmelak A, Colevas A, Dunphy F, Eisele D, Goepfert H, Hicks W, Kies M, Lydiatt W, Maghami E, Martins R, McCaffrey T, Mittal B, Pfister D, Pinto H, Posner M, Ridge J, Samant S, Schuller D, Shah J, Spencer S, Trotti A, Weber R, Wolf G, Worden F. Head and neck cancers. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2008, 6: 646-95. PMID: 18691457, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2008.0051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research