2016
Food as medicine: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of home delivered, medically tailored meals (HDMTM) on quality of life (QoL) in metastatic lung and non-colorectal GI cancer patients.
Ishaq O, Mailhot Vega R, Zullig L, Wassung A, Walters D, Berland N, Du K, Ahn J, Leichman C, Jill Cohen D, Gu P, Chachoua A, Leichman L, Pearl K, Schiff P. Food as medicine: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of home delivered, medically tailored meals (HDMTM) on quality of life (QoL) in metastatic lung and non-colorectal GI cancer patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 155-155. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.26_suppl.155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGI cancer patientsCancer patientsMetastatic lungHealthcare utilizationNutritional interventionFinancial toxicityFACT-G questionnaireTrial of homeAdvanced-stage cancerMetastatic cancer patientsLower healthcare costsQuality of lifeKnowledge of nutritionEligible patientsMalnutrition incidenceLonger hospitalMalnourished patientsPrimary endpointPS 0Oral alimentationPatient's symptomsQOL improvementShorter survivalFirst RCTGI cancers
2014
Outcomes of rectal cancer with liver oligometastases
Resende Salgado L, Hsu H, Du K. Outcomes of rectal cancer with liver oligometastases. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2014, 5: 414-20. PMID: 25436119, PMCID: PMC4226821, DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2014.078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRectal cancer patientsTotal mesorectal excisionProgression-free survivalCourse chemoradiationLiver metastasesOverall survivalCancer patientsLocal controlRectal cancerDistant metastasisMean PFS timeOligometastatic colorectal cancerOligometastatic rectal cancerPelvic lymph nodesKaplan-Meier methodMulti-modality treatment approachSingle institution experienceTime of diagnosisGoals of careKaplan-Meier analysisEquivalent local controlMean survival timeLong-term survivalYears of ageCensoring deaths