2024
Racial disparities in the management and outcomes of primary osseous neoplasms of the spine: a SEER analysis
Elsamadicy A, Sayeed S, Sherman J, Hengartner A, Pennington Z, Hersh A, Lo S, Shin J, Mendel E, Sciubba D. Racial disparities in the management and outcomes of primary osseous neoplasms of the spine: a SEER analysis. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2024, 166: 293-301. PMID: 38225469, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-023-04557-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRacial disparitiesTumor characteristicsEwing sarcomaWhite patientsOsseous neoplasmsAssociated with tumor characteristicsImpact of racial disparitiesNon-Hispanic whitesAssociated with reduced survivalPrimary osseous neoplasmsUtilization of chemotherapyProportion of black patientsFive-year survivalOutcomes of patientsProportion of blacksNon-white patientsCancer RegistryHispanic cohortMedian survivalRare tumorHispanic patientsStudy patientsTumor typesEnd ResultsRace patients
2021
Systematic review of charged-particle therapy for chordomas and sarcomas of the mobile spine and sacrum.
Pennington Z, Ehresman J, Elsamadicy AA, Shin JH, Goodwin CR, Schwab JH, Sciubba DM. Systematic review of charged-particle therapy for chordomas and sarcomas of the mobile spine and sacrum. Neurosurgical FOCUS 2021, 50: e17. PMID: 33932924, DOI: 10.3171/2021.2.focus201059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalProgression-free survivalDisease-specific survivalOverall survivalLocal controlMobile spineLong-term local controlAcute toxicityManagement of sarcomasEn bloc resectionCharged-particle therapyUse of protonsFull-text screeningDefinitive radiotherapyAdjuvant radiationDefinitive radiationSurgical cohortSurgical groupPrimary sarcomaUnresectable tumorsBloc resectionNegative marginsRadiation toxicityConventional radiotherapyHigh risk