2020
A Single-Institution Experience of Induction 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, and Oxaliplatin Followed by Surgery Versus Consolidative Radiation for Borderline and Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer.
Cecchini M, Miccio JA, Pahade J, Lacy J, Salem RR, Johnson SB, Blakaj A, Stein S, Kortmansky JS, Johung KL. A Single-Institution Experience of Induction 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, and Oxaliplatin Followed by Surgery Versus Consolidative Radiation for Borderline and Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas 2020, 49: 904-911. PMID: 32658074, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaLA PDACUnresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaInduction FOLFIRINOXConsolidative radiotherapyOverall survivalAdvanced unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaSingle-center retrospective reviewMeaningful survival benefitMedian overall survivalUnresectable pancreatic cancerR0 resection rateKaplan-Meier methodSingle institution experienceBenefits of surgeryLog-rank testConsolidative radiationDefinitive radiationLA patientsPreoperative radiationResection rateSurgery patientsSurvival benefitSurvival impactImproved survival
2017
Post-operative radiotherapy is associated with improved survival in esophageal cancer with positive surgical margins
Gao SJ, Park HS, Corso CD, Rutter CE, Khan SA, Johung KL. Post-operative radiotherapy is associated with improved survival in esophageal cancer with positive surgical margins. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2017, 8: 953-961. PMID: 29299354, PMCID: PMC5750177, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2017.08.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-operative radiotherapyClinical stage INational Cancer Data BaseEarly-stage esophageal cancerOverall survivalPositive surgical marginsPositive marginsUpfront esophagectomyEsophageal cancerStage IImproved survivalSurgical marginsMultivariable Cox regression analysisImproved overall survivalReceipt of chemotherapyCox regression analysisMultivariable logistic regressionEsophageal cancer patientsLog-rank testAdjuvant chemotherapyOS benefitPostoperative chemotherapyPN0 diseaseMultivariable analysisCancer patients
2015
Extended Survival and Prognostic Factors for Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis
Johung KL, Yeh N, Desai NB, Williams TM, Lautenschlaeger T, Arvold ND, Ning MS, Attia A, Lovly CM, Goldberg S, Beal K, Yu JB, Kavanagh BD, Chiang VL, Camidge DR, Contessa JN. Extended Survival and Prognostic Factors for Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 34: 123-129. PMID: 26438117, PMCID: PMC5070549, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.0138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsBrain NeoplasmsCarbazolesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCranial IrradiationCrizotinibDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene RearrangementHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateKarnofsky Performance StatusLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm StagingPiperidinesPrognosisProtein Kinase InhibitorsProtein-Tyrosine KinasesPyrazolesPyridinesPyrimidinesRadiosurgeryReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSmokingSulfonesConceptsIntracranial progression-free survivalBrain metastasesProgression-free survivalPrognostic factorsLung cancerMedian intracranial progression-free survivalNon-small cell lung cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitor therapyProgressive brain metastasesRefinement of prognosisKarnofsky performance scorePercent of patientsClinical prognostic factorsPopulation of patientsSingle brain metastasisCell lung cancerKinase inhibitor therapyCox proportional hazardsMulti-institutional studyMedian OSExtracranial metastasesImproved survivalInhibitor therapyInitial treatmentMultivariable analysis