2022
Unmeasured factors are associated with the use of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in melanoma
Leonard L, Beaty L, Thomas M, Quinn C, Colborn K, de Araujo T, Torphy R, Assumpção L, Olino K, Studts C, Franco S, McCarter M, Stewart C, Gleisner A. Unmeasured factors are associated with the use of completion lymph node dissection (CLND) in melanoma. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 127: 716-726. PMID: 36453464, DOI: 10.1002/jso.27153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompletion lymph node dissectionSentinel lymph nodesPositive sentinel lymph nodesLymph node dissectionNode dissectionMultivariable mixed-effects logistic regression modelGovernment-based insuranceNational Cancer DatabasePrimary tumor locationStage III melanomaEffect of patientContribution of patientMixed effects logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsTumor factorsOlder patientsSurvival benefitLymph nodesSurgical excisionStandard treatmentTumor locationCancer DatabasePatient variablesPatientsLower limbs
2016
Longer Course of Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Chemoradiation Favors Better Survival Outcomes for Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Faisal F, Tsai HL, Blackford A, Olino K, Xia C, De Jesus-Acosta A, Le DT, Cosgrove D, Azad N, Rasheed Z, Diaz LA, Donehower R, Laheru D, Hruban RH, Fishman EK, Edil BH, Schulick R, Wolfgang C, Herman J, Zheng L. Longer Course of Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Chemoradiation Favors Better Survival Outcomes for Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 39: 18-26. PMID: 24351782, PMCID: PMC4061284, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCapecitabineChemoradiotherapyCohort StudiesDeoxycytidineDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFluorouracilGemcitabineHumansInduction ChemotherapyMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPancreatic NeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsAdvanced pancreatic cancerCycles of chemotherapyOverall survivalInduction chemotherapyPancreatic cancerMedian overall survivalRole of chemotherapyTreatment of LAPCUnresectable stage 3Better survival outcomesBetter overall survivalCombination of chemotherapyJohns Hopkins HospitalSensitization of tumorsConsolidative chemoradiationSubsequent chemoradiationCombination chemotherapyCumulative incidenceProspective studySurvival outcomesStandard treatmentDisease progressionChemoradiationRetrospective analysisChemotherapy