2018
Impact of Health Insurance Status on Prostate Cancer Treatment Modality Selection in the United States
Bledsoe T, Park H, Rutter C, Aneja S, Nguyen PL, Yu J. Impact of Health Insurance Status on Prostate Cancer Treatment Modality Selection in the United States. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 41: 1062-1068. PMID: 29521648, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment modality selectionInsurance statusTreatment modalitiesProstate cancerPrivate insuranceProstate cancer treatment modalitiesMultivariable logistic regression analysisInvasive surgeryModality selectionCancer-directed treatmentD'Amico risk classificationTreatment modality choiceNational Cancer DatabaseLocalized prostate cancerPatient insurance statusExternal beam radiotherapyLogistic regression analysisHealth insurance statusStrongest predictorMen ages 18Cancer treatment modalitiesClinical factorsMultivariable analysisActive surveillanceCancer Database
2016
The Association Between Evaluation at Academic Centers and the Likelihood of Expectant Management in Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Lester-Coll NH, Park HS, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Mancini BR, Yeboa DN, Kim SP, Gross CP, Yu JB. The Association Between Evaluation at Academic Centers and the Likelihood of Expectant Management in Low-risk Prostate Cancer. Urology 2016, 96: 128-135. PMID: 27392652, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.06.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerCancer center typeExpectant managementProstate cancerAcademic centersDefinitive treatmentNational Cancer Data BaseHierarchical mixed-effects logistic regression modelsMixed effects logistic regression modelsEffects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsCommunity centersSurvival benefitActive surveillanceCenter typeRetrospective analysisLarge cohortTreatment selectionPertinent covariatesCancerInterfacility variationMenFacility typeFurther investigationRegression models
2015
Evaluation at Academic Centers Increases the Likelihood of Active Surveillance in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Lester-Coll N, Park H, Rutter C, Corso C, Mancini B, Yeboa D, Kim S, Gross C, Yu J. Evaluation at Academic Centers Increases the Likelihood of Active Surveillance in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 93: s118. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.281.Peer-Reviewed Original Research