2021
Publication Bias in Gastrointestinal Oncology Trials Performed over the Past Decade
Peters GW, Tao W, Wei W, Miccio JA, Jethwa KR, Cecchini M, Johung KL. Publication Bias in Gastrointestinal Oncology Trials Performed over the Past Decade. The Oncologist 2021, 26: 660-667. PMID: 33728733, PMCID: PMC8342580, DOI: 10.1002/onco.13759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGI oncologyPublication biasImpact of RCTsFuture trial designMultivariable logistic regressionSignificant publication biasPast trialsAccrual completionCancer RCTsEvidence-based practiceGastrointestinal cancerClinical managementTrial completionTrial designOncology trialsClinical practicePublication statusRCTsTrial questionModern RCTsLogistic regressionHalf of trialsTrialsPhase IIIGold standard
2020
Management of hyperleukocytosis and impact of leukapheresis among patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on short- and long-term clinical outcomes: a large, retrospective, multicenter, international study
Stahl M, Shallis RM, Wei W, Montesinos P, Lengline E, Neukirchen J, Bhatt VR, Sekeres MA, Fathi AT, Konig H, Luger S, Khan I, Roboz GJ, Cluzeau T, Martínez-Cuadron D, Raffoux E, Germing U, Umakanthan JM, Mukherjee S, Brunner AM, Miller A, McMahon CM, Ritchie EK, Rodríguez-Veiga R, Itzykson R, Boluda B, Rabian F, Tormo M, Acuña-Cruz E, Rabinovich E, Yoo B, Cano I, Podoltsev NA, Bewersdorf JP, Gore S, Zeidan AM. Management of hyperleukocytosis and impact of leukapheresis among patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on short- and long-term clinical outcomes: a large, retrospective, multicenter, international study. Leukemia 2020, 34: 3149-3160. PMID: 32132655, PMCID: PMC8155811, DOI: 10.1038/s41375-020-0783-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaOverall survivalMyeloid leukemiaMultivariate analysisLong-term clinical outcomesComposite complete remissionImpact of leukapheresisManagement of hyperleukocytosisMedian overall survivalThirty-day mortalityHigh-quality evidenceWhite cell countProportional hazards modelUse of leukapheresisLogistic regression modelsSignificant resource useIntensive chemotherapyComplete remissionHazard ratioClinical outcomesInferior outcomesUnadjusted analysesQuality evidencePotential complicationsOdds ratio