2018
National determinants of active surveillance among patients with clinical stage 1A kidney tumors.
Lu A, Nguyen K, Nolte A, Alimi O, Hsiang W, Ghabili K, Syed J, Shuch B, Leapman M. National determinants of active surveillance among patients with clinical stage 1A kidney tumors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 694-694. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.6_suppl.694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall renal massesNational Cancer DatabaseActive surveillanceInitial managementRenal massesCancer DatabaseClinical T1a renal massesMultivariate logistic regression modelFacility-level differencesWest North Central census divisionCancer registry dataT1a renal massesLogistic regression modelsSocio-demographic determinantsDefinitive therapyDefinitive treatmentPatient ageTotal cohortPractice patternsNational utilizationRegistry dataInclusion criteriaCaucasian raceKidney tumorsPatients
2016
Pathologic and biochemical outcomes among African American and Caucasian men with low-risk prostate cancer in the search database: Implications for active surveillance candidacy.
Leapman M, Freedland S, Aaronson W, Kane C, Terris M, Amling C, Carroll P, Cooperberg M. Pathologic and biochemical outcomes among African American and Caucasian men with low-risk prostate cancer in the search database: Implications for active surveillance candidacy. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 76-76. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.2_suppl.76.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiochemical recurrenceAA raceCaucasian manProstate cancerAA menCaucasian raceEqual Access Regional Cancer Hospital (SEARCH) databaseClinical low-risk diseaseLow-risk prostate cancerRecurrence-free survival ratesCox proportional hazards analysisAdverse pathological findingsEqual-access health systemHigher median PSAImmediate radical prostatectomyLow-risk diseaseLow-risk tumorsPositive surgical marginsProportional hazards analysisLow-risk menAfrican American menUse of ASGleason upgradePathologic upgradingPathological upgrade