2019
Factors linked with receiving a lymph node dissection during surgery for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Radadia K, Rivera-Nunez Z, Kim S, Farber N, Sterling J, Modi P, Sharad G, Rahul P, Weiss R, Kim I, Elsamra S, Jang T, Singer E. Factors linked with receiving a lymph node dissection during surgery for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 672-672. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.7_suppl.672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical lymph nodesLymph node dissectionRenal cell carcinomaNational Cancer DatabaseTime of surgeryNode dissectionCell carcinomaTreatment centersPositive clinical lymph nodesNonmetastatic renal cell carcinomaAmerican Urological Association guidelinesNon-metastatic patientsClinical T stageEntire study populationPreoperative imaging modalitiesLogistic regression modelsGreatest predictorClinical characteristicsNodal involvementClinical stagingLymph nodesRegional lymphadenopathyT stageOpen surgeryRenal surgery
2017
Local Therapy Improves Overall Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Parikh R, Byun J, Goyal S, Kim I. Local Therapy Improves Overall Survival in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Prostate Cancer. The Prostate 2017, 77: 559-572. PMID: 28093791, DOI: 10.1002/pros.23294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMetastatic prostate cancerLocal therapyOverall survivalProstate cancerRadiation therapyMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsLower co-morbidity scoreFive-year overall survivalCox proportional hazards modelAcademic/research programCo-morbidity scoreSuperior overall survivalNode-negative statusProspective clinical trialsKaplan-Meier methodLower T stagePatterns of careProportional hazards modelPropensity-score matchingPrimary diseaseT stageMedicare insuranceGleason scoreCancer Database
2013
Korean Prostate Cancer Patients Have Worse Disease Characteristics than their American Counterparts
Kang D, Chung J, Ha H, Min K, Yoon J, Kim W, Seo W, Kang P, Jung S, Kim I. Korean Prostate Cancer Patients Have Worse Disease Characteristics than their American Counterparts. Asian Pacific Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2013, 14: 6913-6917. PMID: 24377625, DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.11.6913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigh Gleason scoreGleason scoreProstate cancerT stageRadical prostatectomyPreoperative prostate-specific antigen levelProstate cancer treatment strategiesProstate-specific antigen levelMean body mass indexKorean prostate cancer patientsMean preoperative PSAWorse disease characteristicsAdvanced prostate cancerPathological T stageHigher T stageProstate cancer patientsHigher PSA valuesMalignant prostate cancerCancer treatment strategiesPreoperative PSAMass indexProstate sizePSA testPSA values