2017
Treatment deintensification in human papillomavirus‐positive oropharynx cancer: Outcomes from the National Cancer Data Base
Cheraghlou S, Yu PK, Otremba MD, Park HS, Bhatia A, Zogg CK, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Treatment deintensification in human papillomavirus‐positive oropharynx cancer: Outcomes from the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer 2017, 124: 717-726. PMID: 29243245, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer Data BaseStage III diseaseTriple-modality therapyAdjuvant radiotherapyOropharyngeal cancerStage IHuman papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancerUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisAvoidance of chemotherapyDeintensification of treatmentEdition stage IStage II diseaseMultivariate Cox regressionAmerican Joint CommitteeKaplan-Meier analysisDisease stage groupsForm of treatmentTreatment deintensificationAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyDefinitive radiotherapyTreatment intensificationFavorable prognosisImproved survivalCox regressionRetrospective study
2015
Role of Chemoradiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Corso CD, Rutter CE, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Kim AW, Wilson LD, Husain ZA, Lilenbaum RC, Yu JB, Decker RH. Role of Chemoradiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 4240-4246. PMID: 26481366, PMCID: PMC4678178, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.4270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemoradiotherapyComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsElderly patientsOverall survivalSurvival benefitLung cancerLimited-stage small cell lung cancerCancer clinical stage IClinical stage III diseaseNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreSmall cell lung cancerLarge population-based cohortLimited-Stage SmallRole of chemoradiotherapyClinical stage IStage III diseaseUse of chemoradiotherapyCell lung cancerPopulation-based cohortProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testMixed-effects logistic regressionLarge national databaseOS advantageSequential chemoradiotherapy