2021
Assessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States
Jacobs D, Huang H, Olino K, Weiss S, Kluger H, Judson BL, Zhang Y. Assessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 59-65. PMID: 33146688, PMCID: PMC7643047, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.4102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerkel cell carcinomaBirth cohort effectsCell carcinomaIncidence rateCalendar periodBirth cohortPatient ageNew casesCohort effectsEnd Results Program databaseCross-sectional retrospective studyLongitudinal cohort studyHigh incidence rateAge-adjusted ratesRisk factor exposureRecent birth cohortsCohort studyCarcinoma incidenceRetrospective studyNeuroendocrine cancerAge effectsProgram databaseCohort analysisMAIN OUTCOMECarcinoma
2019
Nonsquamous cell laryngeal cancers: Incidence, demographics, care patterns, and effect of surgery
Torabi SJ, Cheraghlou S, Kasle DA, Savoca EL, Judson BL. Nonsquamous cell laryngeal cancers: Incidence, demographics, care patterns, and effect of surgery. The Laryngoscope 2019, 129: 2496-2505. PMID: 30632157, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEffect of surgeryNon-SCC patientsNeuroendocrine tumorsLaryngeal cancerClinical profileMinor salivary gland tumorsClinical M stageNon-SCC cohortSpecific surgical methodsNational Cancer DatabaseMajority of patientsMajor histological subtypesSalivary gland tumorsAdult patientsImproved survivalTreatment regimenDistant metastasisWorse prognosisHistological subtypesCancer DatabaseLaryngeal carcinomaSurgical methodsRetrospective analysisGland tumorsSurgery
2015
Database and Registry Research in Thyroid Cancer: Striving for a New and Improved National Thyroid Cancer Database
Mehra S, Tuttle RM, Milas M, Orloff L, Bergman D, Bernet V, Brett E, Cobin R, Doherty G, Judson BL, Klopper J, Lee S, Lupo M, Machac J, Mechanick JI, Randolph G, Ross DS, Smallridge R, Terris D, Tufano R, Alon E, Clain J, DosReis L, Scherl S, Urken ML. Database and Registry Research in Thyroid Cancer: Striving for a New and Improved National Thyroid Cancer Database. Thyroid 2015, 25: 157-168. PMID: 25517683, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2014.0270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDatabases, FactualEpidemiological MonitoringHumansIncidenceRegistriesResearchThyroid NeoplasmsConceptsThyroid Cancer Care CollaborativeThyroid cancerCancer RegistryHealth registriesCancer managementPopulation-based cancer registriesDifferentiated thyroid cancerThyroid cancer databaseThyroid cancer managementQuality of careCancer researchSurveillance recommendationsCare CollaborativeOptimal treatmentCancer DatabaseRegistry researchDisease RegistryRegistryPatient carePhysician workflowCancerSpecific patientClinical researchCurrent registryDifferent treatment sites
2014
Hypopharyngeal cancer incidence, treatment, and survival: Temporal trends in the United States
Kuo P, Chen MM, Decker RH, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Hypopharyngeal cancer incidence, treatment, and survival: Temporal trends in the United States. The Laryngoscope 2014, 124: 2064-2069. PMID: 25295351, DOI: 10.1002/lary.24651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage annual percent changeHypopharyngeal cancerPatient demographicsTreatment modalitiesDisease severityEnd Results (SEER) databaseRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier analysisAnnual percent changeAdult patientsCohort studyOverall survivalWorse survivalImproved survivalResults databaseT stageTumor characteristicsCox regressionCancer incidenceMultivariate analysisPercent changeLaryngopharyngectomyCancerIncidenceTemporal trendsPredictors of survival in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Predictors of survival in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma. Head & Neck 2014, 36: 1324-1328. PMID: 23956034, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-specific survivalCervical lymph node metastasisLymph node metastasisCa ex-PAPleomorphic adenomaLymph nodesNode metastasisMultiple cervical lymph node metastasesMultiple metastatic lymph nodesPositive lymph nodesEnd Results (SEER) databaseMetastatic lymph nodesPredictors of survivalHigh-grade carcinomaCarcinoma ex pleomorphic adenomaEx pleomorphic adenomaFirst population-level analysisBenign pleomorphic adenomaExtraparenchymal extensionCervical metastasisIndependent predictorsDistant metastasisPrognostic featuresResults databasePoor prognosisSafety of Adult Tonsillectomy: A Population-Level Analysis of 5968 Patients
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Safety of Adult Tonsillectomy: A Population-Level Analysis of 5968 Patients. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2014, 140: 197-202. PMID: 24481159, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.6215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult tonsillectomyPostoperative complicationsReoperation rateSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramSuperficial site infectionRetrospective cohort studyIndependent risk factorUrinary tract infectionSmall case seriesMultivariate logistic regressionOutcomes of interestPopulation-level analysisQuality Improvement ProgramFirst population-level analysisChronic tonsillitisAdult patientsCohort studyCommon complicationComplication rateMost patientsPostoperative periodTract infectionsSite infectionPrognostic factors for squamous cell cancer of the parotid gland: An analysis of 2104 patients
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Prognostic factors for squamous cell cancer of the parotid gland: An analysis of 2104 patients. Head & Neck 2014, 37: 1-7. PMID: 24339135, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell cancerCell cancerRadiation therapyCutaneous squamous cell cancerCommon parotid malignancyAdjuvant radiation therapyDisease-specific mortalityDisease-specific survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseYears of ageExtraparenchymal extensionCervical metastasisParotid malignanciesAdult patientsPrimary malignancyImproved survivalPrognostic factorsDistant metastasisResults databasePoor prognosisTumor sizeTreatment outcomesParotid glandPatientsSurgery
2013
Histologic grade as prognostic indicator for mucoepidermoid carcinoma: A population‐level analysis of 2400 patients
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Histologic grade as prognostic indicator for mucoepidermoid carcinoma: A population‐level analysis of 2400 patients. Head & Neck 2013, 36: 158-163. PMID: 23765800, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomaDisease-specific survivalMucoepidermoid carcinomaNodal metastasisFive-year DSS ratesIntermediate-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomaEnd Results (SEER) databaseNegative prognostic factorParotid mucoepidermoid carcinomaHigh gradeFirst population-level studyExtraparenchymal extensionDSS ratesPatient ageUncommon malignancyPrognostic factorsDistant metastasisResults databaseTumor sizeHistologic gradePrognostic indicatorLevel IParotid glandMetastasisLarger studyParotid gland lymphoma: Prognostic analysis of 2140 patients
Feinstein AJ, Ciarleglio MM, Cong X, Otremba MD, Judson BL. Parotid gland lymphoma: Prognostic analysis of 2140 patients. The Laryngoscope 2013, 123: 1199-1203. PMID: 23576299, DOI: 10.1002/lary.23901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansIncidenceInfantInfant, NewbornKaplan-Meier EstimateLymphomaMaleMiddle AgedParotid NeoplasmsPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramSex DistributionSurvival RateUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsParotid gland lymphomaFacial nerve sacrificeB-cell lymphomaNerve sacrificeHodgkin's lymphomaMarginal zone B-cell lymphomaEnd Results Program databaseKaplan-Meier survival curvesCox proportional hazards modelNon-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypesLarge B-cell lymphomaUS population-based dataRetrospective cohort studyRole of chemotherapyLog-rank testPopulation-based dataForm of surgeryProportional hazards modelCohort studyPatient agePathologic featuresPrognostic importanceMale genderProgram databaseLymphoma subtypes
2011
Vocal Fold Immobility and Aspiration Status: A Direct Replication Study
Leder SB, Suiter DM, Duffey D, Judson BL. Vocal Fold Immobility and Aspiration Status: A Direct Replication Study. Dysphagia 2011, 27: 265-270. PMID: 21858715, DOI: 10.1007/s00455-011-9362-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVocal fold immobilityIncidence of aspirationAspiration statusOdds ratioUnilateral leftUnilateral rightFiberoptic endoscopic evaluationMain outcome measuresDysphagia testingBolus flow characteristicsOdds of aspirationCase seriesEndoscopic evaluationOverall incidenceSurgical traumaUncommon findingOutcome measuresReplication studyLiquid aspirationIncidenceDysphagiaOriginal studyOddsAgeAspiration