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 modulationHypofractionated vs . standard radiotherapy for locally advanced limited-stage small cell lung cancer
Saeed NA, Jin L, Sasse AW, Amini A, Verma V, Lester-Coll NH, Chen PH, Decker RH, Park HS. Hypofractionated vs . standard radiotherapy for locally advanced limited-stage small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Disease 2022, 0: 0-0. PMID: 35280466, PMCID: PMC8902118, DOI: 10.21037/jtd-21-1566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLimited stage small cell lung cancerSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerOverall survivalStandard radiotherapyLung cancerHypofractionated radiotherapyConcurrent chemotherapyComparable overall survivalMedian overall survivalMultivariable Cox regressionPrimary stage IINational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyMultivariable logistic regressionLog-rank testChemotherapy timingCohort studyPatient characteristicsMultivariable analysisCox regressionWhole cohortCancer DatabasePractice patternsChemotherapy
2019
Impact of contralateral lymph nodal involvement and extranodal extension on survival of surgically managed HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer staged with the AJCC eighth edition
Miccio JA, Verma V, Kelly J, Kann BH, An Y, Park HS, Eskander A, Burtness B, Husain Z. Impact of contralateral lymph nodal involvement and extranodal extension on survival of surgically managed HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer staged with the AJCC eighth edition. Oral Oncology 2019, 99: 104447. PMID: 31630059, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaExtranodal extensionLymphovascular invasionKaplan-Meier overall survival analysisContralateral lymph node involvementHPV-positive oropharyngeal cancerFuture staging systemsNational Cancer DatabaseLymph node involvementLymph nodal involvementSquamous cell carcinomaAJCC eighth editionOverall survival analysisPathologic nodalInferior OSNodal involvementNode involvementWorse OSClinical stagingPrognostic factorsOropharyngeal cancerPositive marginsPrognostic importanceCell carcinomaCox regression
2017
Treatment deintensification in human papillomavirus‐positive oropharynx cancer: Outcomes from the National Cancer Data Base
Cheraghlou S, Yu PK, Otremba MD, Park HS, Bhatia A, Zogg CK, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Treatment deintensification in human papillomavirus‐positive oropharynx cancer: Outcomes from the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer 2017, 124: 717-726. PMID: 29243245, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer Data BaseStage III diseaseTriple-modality therapyAdjuvant radiotherapyOropharyngeal cancerStage IHuman papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancerUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisAvoidance of chemotherapyDeintensification of treatmentEdition stage IStage II diseaseMultivariate Cox regressionAmerican Joint CommitteeKaplan-Meier analysisDisease stage groupsForm of treatmentTreatment deintensificationAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyDefinitive radiotherapyTreatment intensificationFavorable prognosisImproved survivalCox regressionRetrospective studyComparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study
Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Contessa JN, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Decker R, Husain Z. Comparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 1107-1111. PMID: 28056116, PMCID: PMC5824218, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaNegative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaMultivariable Cox regressionPrimary surgical resectionOverall survivalUpfront surgerySurgical resectionObservational studyChemoradiation therapySurgical patientsAdjuvant CRTSurvival outcomesCox regressionNational Cancer Data BaseOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerDefinitive chemoradiation therapyMost surgical patientsConcurrent chemoradiation therapyHPV-positive diseaseMargin-negative resectionOptimal patient selectionPrimary treatment modalityUpfront surgical resectionKaplan-Meier analysisAnnual Facility Treatment Volume and Patient Survival for Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome
Kann BH, Park HS, Yeboa DN, Aneja S, Girardi M, Foss FM, Roberts KB, Wilson LD. Annual Facility Treatment Volume and Patient Survival for Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2017, 17: 520-526.e2. PMID: 28655598, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2017.05.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMF/SSOverall survivalSézary syndromeHazard ratioImproved survivalMycosis fungoidesPatient survivalHighest quintileLowest quintileTreatment volumeImproved overall survivalMultivariable Cox regressionNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier methodAnnual patient volumeNational database analysisLog-rank testContinuous variablesMedian followMultivariable analysisCox regressionOS survivalCancer DatabasePatientsPatient volume
2015
Addition of radiotherapy to adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with improved overall survival in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma: An analysis of the National Cancer Data Base
Rutter CE, Park HS, Corso CD, Lester-Coll NH, Mancini BR, Yeboa DN, Johung KL. Addition of radiotherapy to adjuvant chemotherapy is associated with improved overall survival in resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma: An analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer 2015, 121: 4141-4149. PMID: 26280559, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImproved overall survivalNational Cancer Data BaseOverall survivalPancreatic adenocarcinomaAdjuvant chemotherapyR0 resectionR1 resectionPN1 diseaseNational cohortSubset analysisPropensity scoreAddition of radiotherapyMedian radiotherapy doseOutcome of chemotherapyLarge national cohortPT1-3N0CRT groupClinicopathologic characteristicsCRT patientsRandomized comparisonCox regressionRadiotherapy doseOptimal treatmentPancreatic cancerUnivariate analysis