2021
Trends in the use of administrative databases in urologic oncology: 2000–2019
Leopold Z, Dave P, Menon A, Patel H, Srivastava A, Kim I, Jang T, Singer E. Trends in the use of administrative databases in urologic oncology: 2000–2019. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2021, 39: 487-492. PMID: 33551250, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDatabases, FactualHumansPeriodicals as TopicPublicationsQuality ImprovementResearch DesignUrologic NeoplasmsConceptsAdministrative databasesUrologic oncologyNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramPremier Healthcare DatabaseEnd Results (SEER) databaseNational Cancer DatabaseNationwide Inpatient SampleQuality Improvement ProgramRepresentative study populationComparative effectiveness researchGenitourinary malignanciesResults databaseSEER-MedicareInpatient SampleBladder cancerCancer DatabaseProstate cancerInclusion criteriaStudy populationTreatment trendsAD useHealthcare databasesLarger sample sizeStudy period
2017
Local Therapy Improves Overall Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Parikh R, Byun J, Goyal S, Kim I. Local Therapy Improves Overall Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer. The Prostate 2017, 77: 559-572. PMID: 28093791, DOI: 10.1002/pros.23294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMetastatic prostate cancerLocal therapyOverall survivalProstate cancerRadiation therapyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsLower co-morbidity scoreFive-year overall survivalCox proportional hazards modelAcademic/research programCo-morbidity scoreSuperior overall survivalNode-negative statusProspective clinical trialsKaplan-Meier methodLower T stagePatterns of careProportional hazards modelPropensity-score matchingPrimary diseaseT stageMedicare insuranceGleason scoreCancer Database
2016
Accuracy of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Extracapsular Extension of Prostate Cancer in Community Practice
Davis R, Salmasi A, Koprowski C, Kim S, Kwon Y, Faiena I, Patel N, Elsamra S, Kim I. Accuracy of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Extracapsular Extension of Prostate Cancer in Community Practice. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2016, 14: e617-e622. PMID: 27188968, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2016.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracapsular extensionProstate cancerRadical prostatectomyMp-MRINegative predictive valuePositive predictive valuePredictive valuePartin tablesMultiparametric magnetic resonance imagingNerve-sparing approachPreoperative mp-MRID'Amico risk groupsLarge referral centerHigh-risk groupDatabase of menMagnetic resonance imagingReferral centerStaging modalitiesD'Amico criteriaFusion biopsyOverall prevalenceRisk groupsMultiparametric MRISurgeon's decisionResonance imaging
2015
Refining the American Urological Association and American Society for Radiation Oncology guideline for adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy using the pathologic Gleason score
Song W, Kwon Y, Jeon S, Kim I. Refining the American Urological Association and American Society for Radiation Oncology guideline for adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy using the pathologic Gleason score. Asian Journal Of Andrology 2015, 19: 20-25. PMID: 26620454, PMCID: PMC5227667, DOI: 10.4103/1008-682x.159715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedDatabases, FactualDisease-Free SurvivalHumansKallikreinsKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPractice Guidelines as TopicProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRadiation OncologyRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSocieties, MedicalUnited StatesUrologyConceptsPositive surgical marginsGleason score 6Adjuvant radiotherapyGleason score 8BCR-free survivalRadical prostatectomyBiochemical recurrenceAmerican Urological AssociationPathologic stageGleason scoreScore 6BCR rateSurgical marginsScore 8Urological AssociationPathologic Gleason score 8Multivariate Cox regression analysisPathologic Gleason scoreSurgical margin statusCox regression analysisRadiation Oncology guidelinesAmerican SocietyASTRO guidelineIndependent predictorsMargin status