2022
Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in Mycosis Fungoides Patients: A Multivariable Analysis
King ALO, Lee V, Mirza FN, Jairam V, Yang DX, Yu JB, Park HS, Girardi M, Wilson LD, An Y, Wilson L. Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in Mycosis Fungoides Patients: A Multivariable Analysis. Cureus 2022, 14: e28043. PMID: 36120198, PMCID: PMC9474264, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.28043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCutaneous T-cell lymphomaNationwide Emergency Department SampleHospital mortalityMycosis fungoides patientsMycosis fungoidesMF patientsBackground Mycosis fungoidesIn-Hospital MortalitySpecific clinical factorsMultivariable logistic regressionEmergency Department SampleT-cell lymphomaUnderstanding of patientsSézary syndromeClinical factorsIndolent courseMultivariable analysisSurvival outcomesFemale sexHospital characteristicsAdvanced ageEmpirical managementPatientsMF casesGreater riskImpact of radiotherapy delay following biopsy for patients with unresected glioblastoma.
Gao S, Jin L, Moliterno J, Corbin ZA, Bindra RS, Contessa JN, Yu JB, Park HS. Impact of radiotherapy delay following biopsy for patients with unresected glioblastoma. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2022, 138: 610-620. PMID: 35907197, DOI: 10.3171/2022.5.jns212761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks of biopsyOverall survivalCox proportional hazards regression modelingProportional hazards regression modelingNational Cancer DatabaseInitiation of radiotherapyKaplan-Meier methodWorse overall survivalWilcoxon rank sum testEffects of confoundersRank sum testUnresected diseaseAdjuvant radiotherapyConcurrent chemotherapyMedian intervalMultivariable analysisRadiotherapy delayCancer DatabaseClinical dataBiopsyPatientsLate initiationAggressive natureRadiotherapyPotential association
2018
Impact of Health Insurance Status on Prostate Cancer Treatment Modality Selection in the United States
Bledsoe T, Park H, Rutter C, Aneja S, Nguyen PL, Yu J. Impact of Health Insurance Status on Prostate Cancer Treatment Modality Selection in the United States. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 41: 1062-1068. PMID: 29521648, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment modality selectionInsurance statusTreatment modalitiesProstate cancerPrivate insuranceProstate cancer treatment modalitiesMultivariable logistic regression analysisInvasive surgeryModality selectionCancer-directed treatmentD'Amico risk classificationTreatment modality choiceNational Cancer DatabaseLocalized prostate cancerPatient insurance statusExternal beam radiotherapyLogistic regression analysisHealth insurance statusStrongest predictorMen ages 18Cancer treatment modalitiesClinical factorsMultivariable analysisActive surveillanceCancer Database
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