2023
The Impact of Racial Disparities on Outcome in Patients With Stage IIIC Endometrial Carcinoma
Patrich T, Wang Y, Elshaikh M, Zhu S, Damast S, Li J, Fields E, Beriwal S, Keller A, Kidd E, Usoz M, Jolly S, Jaworski E, Leung E, Taunk N, Chino J, Russo A, Lea J, Lee L, Albuquerque K, Hathout L. The Impact of Racial Disparities on Outcome in Patients With Stage IIIC Endometrial Carcinoma. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 46: 114-120. PMID: 36625449, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IIIC endometrial carcinomaRecurrence-free survivalNon-black patientsParaaortic lymph nodesGrade 3 tumorsBlack patientsOverall survivalEndometrial carcinomaWorse OSLymph nodesNonendometrioid histologyPositive paraaortic lymph nodesRetrospective multi-institutional studyKaplan-Meier methodMulti-institutional studySPSS version 27Adjuvant chemotherapyConcurrent chemoradiotherapyHazard ratioRFS ratesClinical outcomesRandomized trialsNonsignificant trendPatientsPrognostic covariates
2022
Racial Disparities in Patients with Stage IIIC Endometrial Cancer
Patrich T, Wang Y, Elshaikh M, Zhu S, Damast S, Li J, Fields E, Beriwal S, Keller A, Kidd E, Usoz M, Jolly S, Jaworski E, Leung E, Donovan E, Taunk N, Chino J, Russo A, Lea J, Lee L, Albuquerque K, Hathout L. Racial Disparities in Patients with Stage IIIC Endometrial Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 114: e273-e274. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive paraaortic lymph nodesNon-black patientsRecurrence-free survivalExternal beam radiation therapyStage IIIC endometrial carcinomaNon-endometrioid histologyGrade 3 tumorsLymphovascular space invasionOverall survivalBlack patientsVaginal cuff brachytherapyEndometrial carcinomaCervical involvementWorse OSHazard ratioPropensity scoreStage IIIC endometrial cancerMulti-institutional cohort studyRetrospective multi-institutional cohort studyCox proportional hazards modelRacial disparitiesParaaortic lymph nodesKaplan-Meier methodProportional hazards modelBeam radiation therapy
2021
Does Prophylactic Paraortic Lymph Node Irradiation Improve Outcomes in Women With Stage IIIC1 Endometrial Carcinoma?
Yoon J, Fitzgerald H, Wang Y, Wang Q, Vergalasova I, Elshaikh MA, Dimitrova I, Damast S, Li JY, Fields EC, Beriwal S, Keller A, Kidd EA, Usoz M, Jolly S, Jaworski E, Leung EW, Donovan E, Taunk NK, Chino J, Natesan D, Russo AL, Lea JS, Albuquerque KV, Lee LJ, Hathout L. Does Prophylactic Paraortic Lymph Node Irradiation Improve Outcomes in Women With Stage IIIC1 Endometrial Carcinoma? Practical Radiation Oncology 2021, 12: e123-e134. PMID: 34822999, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2021.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage IIIC1 endometrial cancerPelvic radiation therapyOverall survivalEndometrial cancerRadiation therapySurvival outcomesFirst recurrenceHazard ratioRFS ratesCommon siteRecurrence-free survival ratesMulti-institutional retrospective studyPropensity scoreCox proportional hazards modelImproved survival outcomesKaplan-Meier methodProportional hazards modelInternational FederationNew therapeutic approachesAdjuvant chemotherapyDistant recurrenceSystemic chemotherapyImprove OutcomesClinical outcomesDistant metastasis
2015
Factors Predictive of Improved Survival in Patients With Brain Metastases From Gynecologic Cancer
Gressel GM, Lundsberg LS, Altwerger G, Katchi T, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Ratner ES, Damast S. Factors Predictive of Improved Survival in Patients With Brain Metastases From Gynecologic Cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2015, 25: 1711-1716. PMID: 26332394, PMCID: PMC4623851, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000000554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain metastatic diseaseEpithelial ovarian cancerBrain metastasesEndometrial cancerCervical cancerGynecologic cancerSurgical resectionTwo-year overall survival ratesLargest single-institution experienceSingle institution experienceOverall survival rateOverall survival dataMedian survival timeSignificant hazard ratioLong-term survivalHazard ratioMetastatic diseaseOverall survivalImproved survivalRetrospective reviewIntracranial metastasesPalliative carePoor prognosisCancer increasesFactors Predictive