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
2017
Adjuvant Therapy Use and Survival in Stage II Endometrial Cancer
Lester-Coll NH, Young MR, Park HS, Ratner ES, Litkouhi B, Damast S. Adjuvant Therapy Use and Survival in Stage II Endometrial Cancer. International Journal Of Gynecological Cancer 2017, 27: 1904-1911. PMID: 28763364, DOI: 10.1097/igc.0000000000001095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceipt of chemotherapyEndometrioid endometrial carcinomaNational Cancer Data BaseImproved overall survivalRole of chemotherapyOverall survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyAdjuvant treatmentStage II endometrial cancerCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreAdjuvant therapy useGrade 3 diseaseStage II patientsProportional hazards regressionWorse overall survivalMultivariable logistic regressionKaplan-Meier estimatesLog-rank testAdjuvant radiotherapyExcellent prognosisLymphovascular invasionObservational cohortEEC patientsEndometrial cancer
2016
Who benefits from chemoradiation in stage III–IVA endometrial cancer? An analysis of the National Cancer Data Base
Lester-Coll NH, Park HS, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Young MR, Ratner ES, Litkouhi B, Decker RH, Yu JB, Damast S. Who benefits from chemoradiation in stage III–IVA endometrial cancer? An analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Gynecologic Oncology 2016, 142: 54-61. PMID: 27151429, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.04.544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced endometrial cancerImproved overall survivalNational Cancer Data BaseOverall survivalHistologic gradeEndometrial cancerCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreMultivariable subgroup analysisSignificant OS benefitGrade 1 patientsProportional hazards regressionKaplan-Meier estimatesLog-rank testLack of benefitOS benefitAdjuvant therapyStage IIIAStage IVAFIGO stageAdjuvant CRTHazards regressionTumor sizeRegional radiotherapySubgroup analysis