2019
Clinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy
LOGANADANE G, KANN BH, PARK HS, JOHNSON SB, MEHRA S, JUDSON BL, BHATIA A, BELKACEMI Y, YARBROUGH WG, BURTNESS B, HUSAIN ZA. Clinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy. Anticancer Research 2019, 39: 4885-4890. PMID: 31519591, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalAdjuvant therapyNeck squamous cell carcinomaOutcomes of patientsRecurrence-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaNeck cancer patientsHNSCC patientsClinical outcomesRecurrence rateCell carcinomaMean TTPCancer patientsPatientsTherapyResectionMonthsOutcomesHNSCCSurgeryCarcinomaHeadIncidenceProgression
2017
Double‐blind, randomized phase 3 trial of low‐dose 13‐cis retinoic acid in the prevention of second primaries in head and neck cancer: Long‐term follow‐up of a trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group‐ACRIN Cancer Research Group (C0590)
Bhatia AK, Lee J, Pinto HA, Jacobs CD, Limburg PJ, Rubin P, Arusell RM, Dunphy EP, Khandekar JD, Reiner SA, Baez‐Diaz L, Celano P, Li S, Li Y, Burtness BA, Adams GL, Pandya KJ. Double‐blind, randomized phase 3 trial of low‐dose 13‐cis retinoic acid in the prevention of second primaries in head and neck cancer: Long‐term follow‐up of a trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group‐ACRIN Cancer Research Group (C0590). Cancer 2017, 123: 4653-4662. PMID: 28786105, PMCID: PMC5693641, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond primary tumorsOverall survivalFormer smokersDevelopment of SPTsIncidence of SPTsEarly-stage SCCHNFuture prevention trialsImproved overall survivalClinical risk factorsSquamous cell cancerLog-rank testLong-term resultsPotential survival advantageCompeting-risk approachCumulative incidenceIndex tumorCell cancerPrevention trialsPrimary tumorRisk factorsSubset analysisDry skinSurvival advantagePatientsTargeted interventions
2010
Anaplastic thyroid cancer: Clinical outcomes with conformal radiotherapy
Bhatia A, Rao A, Ang K, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Evans DB, Clayman G, Sherman SI, Schwartz DL. Anaplastic thyroid cancer: Clinical outcomes with conformal radiotherapy. Head & Neck 2010, 32: 829-836. PMID: 19885924, DOI: 10.1002/hed.21257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyAnaplastic thyroid cancerOverall survivalThyroid cancerUse of IMRTEvidence of diseaseMedian radiation doseFull-dose irradiationSuperior survival outcomesKaplan-Meier estimatesCurative intentLocalized diseaseThirteen patientsConsecutive patientsSuch patientsClinical outcomesDistant metastasisSurvival outcomesHealthy patientsConformal radiotherapyPatientsRadiotherapyRadiation doseOutcomesDose irradiation