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
Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Patients with Early-Stage Glottic Cancer: Patterns of Care and Survival
Bledsoe TJ, Park HS, Stahl JM, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Decker RH, Husain ZA. Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Patients with Early-Stage Glottic Cancer: Patterns of Care and Survival. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 109: djx042. PMID: 28521361, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djx042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage glottic cancerOverall survivalGlottic cancerMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreClinical T1 diseaseImproved overall survivalHigh-volume centersProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testPatterns of careRadiation treatment schedulesLarge national databaseCT2 diseaseDefinitive radiotherapyT1 diseaseHypofractionated radiotherapyImproved survivalMultivariable analysisTreatment patternsHazards regressionNetwork guidelines
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 patterns
2009
Treatment patterns of aging Americans with differentiated thyroid cancer
Park HS, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Treatment patterns of aging Americans with differentiated thyroid cancer. Cancer 2009, 116: 20-30. PMID: 19908255, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferentiated thyroid cancerElderly patientsTotal thyroidectomyRadioactive iodineYounger patientsThyroid cancerMultivariate analysisStage IV diseaseEnd Results (SEER) databaseCurrent practice guidelinesLong-term outcomesAge 65 yearsUse of thyroidectomyNonpapillary histologyRAI treatmentAdvanced diseaseWorse survivalImproved survivalPathologic characteristicsResults databaseTreatment patternsExtrathyroid extensionLarge tumorsPractice guidelinesPatients