2022
Evaluation of Racial Disparities in Quality of Care for Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Treated With Surgery
Bakkila BF, Kerekes D, Nunez-Smith M, Billingsley KG, Ahuja N, Wang K, Oladele C, Johnson CH, Khan SA. Evaluation of Racial Disparities in Quality of Care for Patients With Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer Treated With Surgery. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e225664. PMID: 35377425, PMCID: PMC8980937, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.5664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal tract cancerNegative resection marginsTract cancerNegative surgical marginsBlack patientsAdequate lymphadenectomyWhite patientsQuality of careRacial disparitiesSurgical resectionResection marginsSurgical marginsSurgical careNational Cancer DatabaseRetrospective cohort studySite of cancerLonger median survivalHealth careStandard of careCommon age rangeSignificant racial disparitiesAdjuvant chemotherapyBiliary resectionAdjuvant therapyAdult patients
2020
Treatment Selection and Survival Outcomes in Locally Advanced Proximal Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Data Base Analysis
Tang S, Liu F, Li Y, Zhao L, Wang X, Khan SA, Chen Y, Zhang Y. Treatment Selection and Survival Outcomes in Locally Advanced Proximal Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Data Base Analysis. Frontiers In Oncology 2020, 10: 537051. PMID: 33102212, PMCID: PMC7546198, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.537051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBetter long-term outcomesProximal gastrectomyTotal gastrectomyLong-term outcomesPreoperative chemotherapyAdvanced proximal gastric cancer patientsNational Cancer Data Base analysisAdvanced proximal gastric cancerProximal gastric cancer patientsNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards modelPostoperative chemoradiation therapyProximal gastric cancerUnderwent proximal gastrectomyUnderwent total gastrectomyImproved overall survivalProximal gastric adenocarcinomaGastric cancer patientsProportional hazards modelLong-term survivalEligible patientsPostoperative chemotherapyAdjuvant therapyChemoradiation therapyMultimodality treatment
2019
Comparison on Clinicopathological Features, Treatments and Prognosis between Proximal Gastric Cancer and Distal Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Data Base Analysis
Wang X, Liu F, Li Y, Tang S, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Khan SA. Comparison on Clinicopathological Features, Treatments and Prognosis between Proximal Gastric Cancer and Distal Gastric Cancer: A National Cancer Data Base Analysis. Journal Of Cancer 2019, 10: 3145-3153. PMID: 31289585, PMCID: PMC6603385, DOI: 10.7150/jca.30371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProximal gastric cancerDistal gastric cancerNeoadjuvant therapyAdjuvant therapyGastric cancerClinicopathological featuresGastric adenocarcinomaNational Cancer Data Base analysisAdvanced stageCox proportional hazards modelNational Cancer DatabaseAdvanced tumor stageDistant metastasis stageOptimal therapeutic strategyProportional hazards modelAdvanced diseaseSurvival benefitClinicopathologic characteristicsPGC patientsWorse prognosisKaplan-MeierTumor stageTumor locationCancer DatabaseMetastasis stage
2018
Clinical impact of underutilization of adjuvant therapy in node positive gastric adenocarcinoma
Zhu R, Liu F, Grisotti G, Perez-Irizarry J, Salem RR, Cha CH, Johung KL, Boffa DJ, Zhang Y, Khan SA. Clinical impact of underutilization of adjuvant therapy in node positive gastric adenocarcinoma. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2018, 9: 517-526. PMID: 29998017, PMCID: PMC6006033, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2018.03.05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-operative chemoradiationPeri-operative chemotherapyNode-positive gastric cancerAdjuvant therapyPositive gastric cancerGastric adenocarcinomaAdjuvant chemotherapyGastric cancerCurative-intent gastrectomyNational Cancer DatabasePercentage of patientsThird of patientsMean survival timeMultimodality careCurative gastrectomyOverall survivalSurgical resectionCancer outcomesCancer DatabasePoor survivalClinical impactLong-term effectsRadiation therapySurvival advantageSurvival timeDistinctive features of gastrointestinal stromal tumors arising from the colon and rectum
Zhu R, Liu F, Grisotti G, Pérez-Irizarry J, Cha CH, Johnson CH, Boffa DJ, Han D, Johung KL, Zhang Y, Khan SA. Distinctive features of gastrointestinal stromal tumors arising from the colon and rectum. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2018, 9: 231-240. PMID: 29755761, PMCID: PMC5934147, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2017.11.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRectal gastrointestinal stromal tumorGastric gastrointestinal stromal tumorsGastrointestinal stromal tumorsNational Cancer Data BaseAdjuvant therapyOverall survivalSystemic therapyStromal tumorsCases of GISTColonic gastrointestinal stromal tumorsSmall bowel originAdjuvant systemic therapyWorse overall survivalUnique clinicopathologic featuresBowel originTherapy prolongsClinical characteristicsPatient demographicsLocal excisionPrognostic factorsPropensity matchingSurgical treatmentTreatment guidelinesClinicopathologic featuresClinical care