2024
Patterns of Care for T1 Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinomas from 2004–2020
Malik D, Jacobs D, Fereydooni S, Park H, Mehra S. Patterns of Care for T1 Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinomas from 2004–2020. The Laryngoscope 2024, 134: 3633-3644. PMID: 38411338, DOI: 10.1002/lary.31363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlottic squamous cell carcinomaT1 glottic squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaDual-modality treatmentOver-treatmentT1a tumorsCell carcinomaTreatment regimensOverall treatment modalityNational Cancer DatabaseRate of surgeryYear of treatmentMultivariate logistic regressionCochran-Armitage testT1b tumorsT1b diseaseCancer DatabaseOver-treatedTreatment modalitiesTreatment patternsAssociated with greater likelihoodSurgeryPatientsTumorLogistic regression
2017
Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival
Johnson SB, Park HS, Gross CP, Yu JB. Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 110: djx145. PMID: 28922780, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djx145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBreast NeoplasmsChoice BehaviorColorectal NeoplasmsComorbidityComplementary TherapiesEducational StatusFemaleHumansIncomeLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingNorthwestern United StatesPacific StatesPatient PreferenceProstatic NeoplasmsResidence CharacteristicsSex FactorsSurvival RateConceptsConventional cancer treatmentsAlternative medicineColorectal cancerCox proportional hazards regressionGreater riskLower comorbidity scoreMultivariable logistic regressionProportional hazards regressionPatterns of utilizationHigher socioeconomic statusNonmetastatic breastComorbidity scoreHormone therapyCurable cancerHazards regressionLung cancerAM useAnticancer treatmentStage IICancerIndependent covariatesLogistic regressionPatientsCancer treatmentSocioeconomic status
2016
Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children
Kann BH, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Yeboa DN, Benitez V, Khan AJ, Bindra RS, Marks AM, Roberts KB. Postoperative Radiotherapy Patterns of Care and Survival Implications for Medulloblastoma in Young Children. JAMA Oncology 2016, 2: 1574-1581. PMID: 27491009, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.2547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative radiotherapyOverall survivalMultivariable logistic regressionNational Cancer Data BaseLogistic regressionAdjuvant chemotherapy strategyLow facility volumeNational treatment patternsMultivariable Cox regressionLong-term morbidityYear of diagnosisDay of surgeryKaplan-Meier analysisNational database analysisPoor overall survivalLog-rank testYoung childrenAge 3Adjuvant chemotherapyRadiotherapy patternsRadiotherapy utilizationWorse survivalDistant metastasisMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsTrends in stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I small cell lung cancer
Stahl JM, Corso CD, Verma V, Park HS, Nath SK, Husain ZA, Simone CB, Kim AW, Decker RH. Trends in stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2016, 103: 11-16. PMID: 28024690, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStage I small cell lung cancerNational Cancer Data BaseSmall cell lung cancerCell lung cancerMultivariable logistic regressionSBRT utilizationLung cancerDose prescriptionLogistic regressionStereotactic body radiation therapyInitial treatment allocationClinical stage IDefinitive surgical managementAdministration of chemotherapyKaplan-Meier methodBody radiation therapyRadiation therapy utilizationSBRT useChemotherapy useInoperable patientsMedian survivalChemotherapy administrationOverall survivalSurgical managementTherapy utilizationAssociation between access to accelerated partial breast irradiation and use of adjuvant radiotherapy
Wang EH, Park HS, Rutter CE, Gross CP, Soulos PR, Yu JB, Evans SB. Association between access to accelerated partial breast irradiation and use of adjuvant radiotherapy. Cancer 2016, 123: 502-511. PMID: 27657353, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast-conserving surgeryInvasive cancerDuctal carcinomaNational Cancer Data BaseEarly-stage breast cancerReceipt of radiotherapySubgroup multivariable analysisSubset of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionPartial breast irradiationOverall sampleRT receiptAdjuvant radiotherapyEligible patientsRT useMultivariable analysisRetrospective studyBreast irradiationBreast cancerIndependent factorsPatientsRadiotherapyCancerLogistic regressionAPBIPretreatment predictors of adjuvant chemoradiation in patients receiving transoral robotic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: a case control study
Subramanian HE, Park HS, Barbieri A, Mahajan A, Judson BL, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Husain ZA. Pretreatment predictors of adjuvant chemoradiation in patients receiving transoral robotic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: a case control study. Cancers Of The Head & Neck 2016, 1: 7. PMID: 31093337, PMCID: PMC6460847, DOI: 10.1186/s41199-016-0008-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransoral robotic surgeryPositive lymph nodesPreoperative patient characteristicsLymph node sizePositive surgical marginsExtracapsular extensionLymph nodesPatient characteristicsSurgical marginsAdjuvant chemoradiationNeck dissectionIndependent predictorsPositive marginsLymph node extracapsular extensionSingle-institution retrospective studyNode sizeLogistic regressionRobotic surgeryNodal extracapsular extensionPreoperative lymph nodeEarly-stage diseaseMajority of patientsSquamous cell carcinomaCase-control studyPrimary oropharyngeal cancerPulmonary dose-volume predictors of radiation pneumonitis following stereotactic body radiation therapy
Harder EM, Park HS, Chen Z, Decker RH. Pulmonary dose-volume predictors of radiation pneumonitis following stereotactic body radiation therapy. Practical Radiation Oncology 2016, 6: e353-e359. PMID: 27156424, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean lung doseStereotactic body radiation therapyRisk of gradeRadiation pneumonitisMultivariable logistic regressionBody radiation therapyDosimetric predictorsRadiation therapyMaximum doseLogistic regressionRP rateBest dosimetric predictorCardiac dosimetric parametersDose-volume predictorsPercent of lungVolume of lungGross tumor volumeBackward stepwise eliminationLung V10Lung doseMean doseTotal lungUnivariate analysisPulmonary volumesTumor volume
2014
Increase in the use of lung stereotactic body radiotherapy without a preceding biopsy in the United States
Rutter CE, Corso CD, Park HS, Mancini BR, Yeboa DN, Lester-Coll NH, Kim AW, Decker RH. Increase in the use of lung stereotactic body radiotherapy without a preceding biopsy in the United States. Lung Cancer 2014, 85: 390-394. PMID: 25001510, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2014.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiotherapyBody radiotherapyStage I non-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerMultivariate analysisUse of SBRTLung stereotactic body radiotherapyLogistic regressionNational Cancer DatabasePercentage of patientsYear of diagnosisSmaller tumor sizeCell lung cancerMultivariate logistic regressionMedical inoperabilityMedical comorbiditiesInoperable patientsTumor sizeLung cancerCancer DatabaseEfficacious treatmentSBRT deliveryBiopsy