2021
Need for Emergent Intervention within 6 Hours: A Novel Prediction Model for Hospital Trauma Triage
Morris R, Karam BS, Zolfaghari EJ, Chen B, Kirsh T, Tourani R, Milia DJ, Napolitano L, de Moya M, Conterato M, Aliferis C, Ma S, Tignanelli C. Need for Emergent Intervention within 6 Hours: A Novel Prediction Model for Hospital Trauma Triage. Prehospital Emergency Care 2021, 26: 556-565. PMID: 34313534, DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2021.1958961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharacterizing COVID-19 clinical phenotypes and associated comorbidities and complication profiles
Lusczek ER, Ingraham NE, Karam BS, Proper J, Siegel L, Helgeson ES, Lotfi-Emran S, Zolfaghari EJ, Jones E, Usher MG, Chipman JG, Dudley RA, Benson B, Melton GB, Charles A, Lupei MI, Tignanelli CJ. Characterizing COVID-19 clinical phenotypes and associated comorbidities and complication profiles. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0248956. PMID: 33788884, PMCID: PMC8011766, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsClinical phenotypePhenotype IIIClinical outcomesCOVID-19 clinical phenotypesHours of admissionPhenotype IHazard of deathCoronavirus disease 2019Specific clinical phenotypesCOVID-19 phenotypesHospital complicationsRespiratory comorbiditiesPatient comorbiditiesDifferent comorbiditiesComplication profilePatient populationAdmission characteristicsMultivariable modelRetrospective analysisDisease 2019ComorbiditiesTrial designPatientsClinical practice
2019
An Intraocular Pressure Predictive of High-risk Histopathologic Features in Group E Retinoblastoma Eyes
Kim ME, Shah S, Zolfaghari E, Jubran R, Reid MW, Kim JW, Berry JL. An Intraocular Pressure Predictive of High-risk Histopathologic Features in Group E Retinoblastoma Eyes. International Ophthalmology Clinics 2019, 59: 77-86. PMID: 30908281, PMCID: PMC6681901, DOI: 10.1097/iio.0000000000000265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolEye EnucleationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantIntraocular PressureMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsYoung Adult
2018
Iris Hypoplasia as the Presenting Sign of Retinoblastoma in a Child With a 13q Deletion.
Shah S, Koban Y, Le BHA, Bechtold M, Zolfaghari E, Kim JW, Berry JL. Iris Hypoplasia as the Presenting Sign of Retinoblastoma in a Child With a 13q Deletion. Journal Of Pediatric Ophthalmology & Strabismus 2018, 55: e10-e13. PMID: 29684226, PMCID: PMC7444716, DOI: 10.3928/01913913-20180215-02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChromosome DeletionChromosome DisordersChromosomes, Human, Pair 13Diagnosis, DifferentialDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA, NeoplasmFemaleFluorescein AngiographyFundus OculiHumansInfantIrisIris DiseasesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMutationPigmentation DisordersRetinoblastomaRetinoblastoma Binding ProteinsTomography, Optical CoherenceUbiquitin-Protein Ligases
2017
Lack of correlation between age at diagnosis and RB1 mutations for unilateral retinoblastoma: the importance of genetic testing
Berry JL, Lewis L, Zolfaghari E, Green S, Le BHA, Lee TC, Murphree AL, Kim JW, Jubran R. Lack of correlation between age at diagnosis and RB1 mutations for unilateral retinoblastoma: the importance of genetic testing. Ophthalmic Genetics 2017, 39: 408-410. PMID: 29286867, PMCID: PMC7446179, DOI: 10.1080/13816810.2017.1420807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong‐term outcomes of Group D retinoblastoma eyes during the intravitreal melphalan era
Berry JL, Shah S, Bechtold M, Zolfaghari E, Jubran R, Kim JW. Long‐term outcomes of Group D retinoblastoma eyes during the intravitreal melphalan era. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2017, 64 PMID: 28646513, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup D eyesGroup D retinoblastoma eyesD eyesSystemic chemoreductionIntravitreal melphalanSalvage rateRetinoblastoma eyesIntravitreal melphalan injectionRetrospective chart reviewOverall salvage ratePrimary outcome measurementLong-term outcomesExternal beam radiationOcular salvageSalvage therapyVitreous seedsChart reviewGlobe salvageIntravitreal injectionKaplan-MeierTreatment modalitiesTumor recurrenceMelphalan injectionOutcome measurementsMelphalanNot All Seeds Are Created Equal: Seed Classification Is Predictive of Outcomes in Retinoblastoma
Berry JL, Bechtold M, Shah S, Zolfaghari E, Reid M, Jubran R, Kim JW. Not All Seeds Are Created Equal: Seed Classification Is Predictive of Outcomes in Retinoblastoma. Ophthalmology 2017, 124: 1817-1825. PMID: 28655537, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.05.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinChildChild, PreschoolCryotherapyEtoposideFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantInfusions, IntravenousIntravitreal InjectionsLaser CoagulationMaleMelphalanNeoplasm SeedingRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomaRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapyVincristineVitreous BodyConceptsIntra-arterial chemotherapyIntravitreal melphalanIntravenous chemotherapyVitreous seedingSalvage rateRetrospective reviewIVM injectionsOverall globe salvage ratePrimary intra-arterial chemotherapyGlobe salvage rateNonrandomized retrospective reviewOutcome of retinoblastomaRecurrent vitreous seedingPrimary outcome measureActive retinoblastomaVitreous seedsGlobe salvageIntravitreal chemotherapySingle centerIntravitreal injectionMore injectionsGrade 3Outcome measuresSecondary measuresEffective treatment
2016
Risk of metastasis and orbital recurrence in advanced retinoblastoma eyes treated with systemic chemoreduction versus primary enucleation
Berry JL, Kogachi K, Aziz HA, McGovern K, Zolfaghari E, Murphree AL, Jubran R, Kim JW. Risk of metastasis and orbital recurrence in advanced retinoblastoma eyes treated with systemic chemoreduction versus primary enucleation. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2016, 64: e26270. PMID: 28221729, PMCID: PMC7034314, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCombined Modality TherapyEtoposideEye EnucleationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfantMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOrbital NeoplasmsPrognosisRetinal NeoplasmsRetinoblastomaRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSalvage TherapyVincristineConceptsPrimary enucleation groupSystemic chemoreductionHigh-risk pathologyMetastatic diseaseOrbital recurrencePrimary enucleationAdvanced retinoblastomaEnucleation groupTreatment failureHigh-risk pathologic featuresChildren's Hospital Los AngelesPrimary outcome measureRisk of metastasisSalvage therapySecondary enucleationRetrospective reviewE retinoblastomaMedian timePathologic featuresRetinoblastoma eyesTreatment modalitiesPoor responseOutcome measuresChemoreductionSubsequent enucleation