2020
Nationwide Patterns of Pathologic Fractures Among Patients Hospitalized With Bone Metastases
Jairam V, Lee V, Yu JB, Park HS. Nationwide Patterns of Pathologic Fractures Among Patients Hospitalized With Bone Metastases. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 43: 720-726. PMID: 32694296, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic fractureBone metastasesMultiple myelomaUtilization Project National Inpatient SampleLonger inpatient staysMultivariable logistic regressionNational Inpatient SampleIntrahepatic bile ductsRenal pelvis cancerRenal cell carcinomaProphylactic stabilizationHospital admissionPrimary cancerBile ductInpatient stayPelvis cancerCell carcinomaInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisRisk factorsBaseline differencesOutpatient monitoringHigh riskHealthcare costsPatients
2019
P50 Nationwide Patterns in Hospital Admissions for Bone Metastases and Associated Pathologic Fractures
Lee V, Jairam V, Yu J, Park H. P50 Nationwide Patterns in Hospital Admissions for Bone Metastases and Associated Pathologic Fractures. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2019, 103: e39. DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(19)30500-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Assessment of National Practice for Palliative Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases Suggests Marked Underutilization of Single-Fraction Regimens in the United States
Rutter CE, Yu JB, Wilson LD, Park HS. Assessment of National Practice for Palliative Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases Suggests Marked Underutilization of Single-Fraction Regimens in the United States. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 91: 548-555. PMID: 25542310, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.10.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer Data BaseBone metastasesRadiation therapyMultiple fraction radiation therapyNon-private health insuranceSingle-fraction regimensPalliative radiation therapyProportion of patientsValue-based treatment decisionsRadiation therapy regimensMultiple-fraction treatmentsSingle-fraction treatmentCost-conscious careIndependent predictorsOsseous metastasesRandomized evidenceTherapy regimensLung cancerTreatment decisionsVertebral sitesClinical practicePatientsMarked underutilizationOlder ageSingle fraction