2017
Increasing rate of positive margins in men with high-risk prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy
Lester-Coll N, Bledsoe T, Johnson S, Nath S, Yu J. Increasing rate of positive margins in men with high-risk prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2017, 99: s96. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOutcomes for men under 65 with high-risk prostate cancer with Medicaid versus private insurance.
Mahal A, Mahal B, Nguyen P, Yu J. Outcomes for men under 65 with high-risk prostate cancer with Medicaid versus private insurance. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 198-198. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.6_suppl.198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer-specific mortalityHigh-risk prostate cancerProstate cancerTreatment of high-risk prostate cancerInsurance statusCompeting-risks regression modelsHigh-risk CaPPrivately insured menGray's competing-risks regression modelHigh-risk diseaseCancer-specific mortalityEnd Results ProgramMultivariate logistic regressionMetastatic diseaseNon-black menResults ProgramPrivate insuranceInsured menAfrican American menLogistic regressionMetSOutcomesCancerMenMore-than-additive effect
2016
Disparities in Access and Treatment of Patients With High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Population-Based Cohort
Wang E, Abouassaly R, Yu J, Meropol N, Cooper G, Shah N, Williams S, Gonzalez C, Smaldone M, Kutikov A, Zhu H, Kim S. Disparities in Access and Treatment of Patients With High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Population-Based Cohort. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2016, 96: e258. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk prostate cancerTreatment of patientsPopulation-based cohortProstate cancerHigh riskPatientsCancerCohortEmerging Technologies and Techniques in Radiation Therapy
Magnuson W, Mahal A, Yu J. Emerging Technologies and Techniques in Radiation Therapy. Seminars In Radiation Oncology 2016, 27: 34-42. PMID: 27986210, DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2016.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiotherapyHigh-dose-rateProton beam radiationRadiation therapyProstate cancerHigh-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapyHigh-risk prostate cancer patientsHigh-risk prostate cancerTreatment of prostate cancerPartial gland treatmentProstate-directed therapyRegional radiation therapyLow-risk diseaseBeam radiationProstate cancer patientsDeliver radiationImprove cancer controlHigh-intensity focused ultrasoundFocal therapyTherapeutic modalitiesRadiation treatmentCancer patientsCancer controlTherapyReduced toxicityNational sociodemographic disparities in the treatment of high‐risk prostate cancer: Do academic cancer centers perform better than community cancer centers?
Mahal B, Chen Y, Muralidhar V, Mahal A, Choueiri T, Hoffman K, Hu J, Sweeney C, Yu J, Feng F, Kim S, Beard C, Martin N, Trinh Q, Nguyen P. National sociodemographic disparities in the treatment of high‐risk prostate cancer: Do academic cancer centers perform better than community cancer centers? Cancer 2016, 122: 3371-3377. PMID: 27434225, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedBlack or African AmericanCancer Care FacilitiesCommunity Health ServicesDatabases, FactualDemographyFollow-Up StudiesHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMedically UninsuredNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProstatic NeoplasmsQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHigh-risk prostate cancerCommunity cancer centerProstate cancerAcademic cancer centerCancer CenterDefinitive therapyTreatment delayTreatment of high-risk prostate cancerAcademic centersNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate Cox regression analysisSociodemographic disparitiesHigh-risk cancerCancer treatment patternsMultivariate Cox regressionTiming of therapyCox regression analysisMultivariate logistic analysisTreatment disparitiesCommunity centersExperience treatment delaysUninsured patientsTreatment patternsGray's testCox regressionDisparities in Treatment of Patients With High-risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Population-based Cohort
Wang E, Yu J, Abouassally R, Meropol N, Cooper G, Shah N, Williams S, Gonzalez C, Smaldone M, Kutikov A, Zhu H, Kim S. Disparities in Treatment of Patients With High-risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Population-based Cohort. Urology 2016, 95: 88-94. PMID: 27318264, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2016.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk prostate cancerWatchful waitingRadiation therapyProstate cancerPrimary treatmentTreatment of high-risk prostate cancerOdds ratioNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisTreatment of patientsLogistic regression analysisRadical prostatectomyPrimary therapyCurative therapyPrimary outcomeCancer communityTherapySignificant racial disparitiesAcademic hospitalPatientsBlack menCancerHospitalStudy periodWhite men
2015
Association between provider-level factors and lymph node dissection outcomes during radical prostatectomy: A national cancer database analysis.
Kiechle J, Wang E, Yu J, Gross C, Abouassaly R, Cherullo E, Smaldone M, Shah N, Trinh Q, Sun M, Kim S. Association between provider-level factors and lymph node dissection outcomes during radical prostatectomy: A national cancer database analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 89-89. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.7_suppl.89.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPelvic lymph node dissectionHigh-risk prostate cancerLymph node countRobotic-assisted radical prostatectomyOpen radical prostatectomyRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerLymph nodesSurgical approachHospital characteristicsCommunity hospitalNode countNational Cancer Database AnalysisTime of RPUnderwent radical prostatectomyLymph node dissectionNational Cancer DatabaseLow-volume hospitalsProvider-level factorsPopulation-based cohortAggressive prostate cancerNode dissectionVolume hospitalsPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysis