2020
Characterization of a Novel Entity of G3 (High-grade Well-differentiated) Colorectal Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) in the SEER Database
Punekar S, Kaakour D, Masri-Lavine L, Hajdu C, Newman E, Becker D. Characterization of a Novel Entity of G3 (High-grade Well-differentiated) Colorectal Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) in the SEER Database. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 43: 846-849. PMID: 32910023, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsG3 neuroendocrine tumorsColorectal neuroendocrine tumorsNeuroendocrine tumorsOverall survivalUnmarried patientsCox proportional hazards modelEnd Results (SEER) databaseGastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumorsPredictors of survivalPrognosis of patientsNational registry studyProportional hazards modelOlder patientsRegistry studySEER databaseWorse survivalMedian ageSurveillance EpidemiologyBlack patientsResults databaseTumor characteristicsHazards modelPatientsSmall studyLogistic regression
2019
Treatment of Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer With Abiraterone and Enzalutamide Despite PSA Progression
BECKER D, IYENGAR A, PUNEKAR S, NG J, ZAMAN A, LOEB S, BECKER K, MAKAROV D. Treatment of Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer With Abiraterone and Enzalutamide Despite PSA Progression. Anticancer Research 2019, 39: 2467-2473. PMID: 31092441, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancerAbi/enzaCastration-resistant prostate cancerPSA progressionEnd of lifeProstate cancerVeterans AffairsOlder patientsBlack patientsClinical benefitClinical endpointsHospice servicesNational guidelinesPatientsEnza treatmentAdditional studiesProgressionENZAAbirateroneRegression analysisCancerTreatmentABIEnzalutamideEndpoint