2020
Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for surgically resected, nonmetastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer
Saeed NA, Kelly JR, Deshpande HA, Bhatia AK, Burtness BA, Judson BL, Mehra S, Edwards HA, Yarbrough WG, Peter PR, Holt EH, Decker RH, Husain ZA, Park HS. Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for surgically resected, nonmetastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer. Head & Neck 2020, 42: 1031-1044. PMID: 32011055, DOI: 10.1002/hed.26086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedChemotherapy, AdjuvantHumansRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesThyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticThyroid NeoplasmsConceptsAnaplastic thyroid cancerLonger OSAdjuvant EBRTThyroid cancerAdjuvant external beam radiotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseExternal beam radiotherapyConcurrent chemoradiationConcurrent chemotherapyImproved survivalMedian ageCancer DatabaseRetrospective analysisBeam radiotherapyEBRTChemotherapyPatientsCancerUVAChemoradiationResectionRadiotherapy
2018
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Late‐Stage Salivary Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Cheraghlou S, Schettino A, Zogg CK, Otremba MD, Bhatia A, Park HS, Osborn HA, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Late‐Stage Salivary Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 883-889. PMID: 30151947, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSalivary Gland NeoplasmsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsLate-stage patientsSquamous cell carcinomaAdjuvant radiotherapyAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant chemotherapyImproved survivalCell carcinomaImproved long-term survivalCox survival regressionPrimary cutaneous malignanciesUnique disease entityAddition of chemotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseEarly-stage diseaseFive-year survivalEarly-stage patientsKaplan-Meier analysisParotid gland cancerLate stage groupLong-term survivalSurvival benefitCutaneous malignanciesPoor prognosisRetrospective studyAdjuvant therapy in major salivary gland cancers: Analysis of 8580 patients in the National Cancer Database
Cheraghlou S, Kuo P, Mehra S, Agogo GO, Bhatia A, Husain ZA, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Judson BL. Adjuvant therapy in major salivary gland cancers: Analysis of 8580 patients in the National Cancer Database. Head & Neck 2018, 40: 1343-1355. PMID: 29756412, DOI: 10.1002/hed.24984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer Data BaseLate-stage diseaseAdjuvant treatmentSalivary gland cancerAdverse featuresAdjuvant radiotherapyImproved survivalGland cancerMajor salivary gland cancerAddition of chemotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseAdjuvant therapySurvival benefitRetrospective studyCancer DatabaseImproved outcomesCancer casesPatientsChemotherapyDiseaseTreatmentRadiotherapySurvivalCancerTherapyPediatric Salivary Cancer: Epidemiology, Treatment Trends, and Association of Treatment Modality with Survival
Morse E, Fujiwara RJT, Husain Z, Judson B, Mehra S. Pediatric Salivary Cancer: Epidemiology, Treatment Trends, and Association of Treatment Modality with Survival. Otolaryngology 2018, 159: 553-563. PMID: 29688836, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818771926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBiopsy, NeedleCarcinoma, MucoepidermoidChemotherapy, AdjuvantChildChild, PreschoolCombined Modality TherapyCross-Sectional StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSalivary Gland NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsImproved overall survivalOverall survivalHigh tumor gradeTreatment modalitiesTumor gradeSalivary cancerAdjuvant radiationMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionNational Cancer Database 2004Cox proportional hazards regressionTreatment factorsPatients 19 yearsHigh-risk patientsSubset of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionProportional hazards regressionUS national databaseHigh-grade tumorsSalivary gland cancerAcinar cell carcinomaPediatric patientsTumor characteristicsHazards regressionCell carcinomaGland cancer
2015
Treatment Factors Associated With Survival in Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer: Analysis of 6830 Cases From the National Cancer Data Base
Luryi AL, Chen MM, Mehra S, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Treatment Factors Associated With Survival in Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer: Analysis of 6830 Cases From the National Cancer Data Base. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015, 141: 593-598. PMID: 25974757, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2015.0719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cavity squamous cell cancerNational Cancer Data BaseNeck dissectionOverall survivalImproved survivalRadiation therapyTreatment factorsMultivariable analysisPositive marginsStage IEarly-stage oral cavity cancerOral cavity squamous cell carcinomaElimination of patientsTumor prognostic featuresAdjuvant radiation therapyOccult nodal diseaseOral cavity cancerSquamous cell cancerSquamous cell carcinomaPopulation-level dataAdjuvant chemotherapyPathologic restagingNodal diseaseMost patientsPrognostic impact