2023
Racial/ethnic disparities in the cause of death among patients with prostate cancer in the United States from 1995 to 2019: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Zeng H, Xu M, Xie Y, Nawrocki S, Morze J, Ran X, Shan T, Xia C, Wang Y, Lu L, Yu X, Azeredo C, Ji J, Yuan X, Curi-Quinto K, Liu Y, Liu B, Wang T, Ping H, Giovannucci E. Racial/ethnic disparities in the cause of death among patients with prostate cancer in the United States from 1995 to 2019: a population-based retrospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine 2023, 62: 102138. PMID: 37593228, PMCID: PMC10430154, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause of deathProstate cancerEthnic disparitiesAI/ANsCohort studyCumulative incidenceDiagnostic periodPopulation-based retrospective cohort studyPopulation-based cancer registry dataPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyCause-specific deathProstate cancer survivorsEnd Results ProgramCox regression modelLongitudinal cohort studyCancer registry dataPrimary prostate cancerHospitals Clinical Medicine DevelopmentBeijing Municipal AdministrationEthnic groupsBlack-White disparitiesCause mortalityWhite patientsBlack patients
2022
Patterns and trends in the cause of death for patients with endometrial cancer
Ran X, Yang H, Yu X, Lu L, Wang Y, Ji J, Xu M, Wei W, Li B, Zeng H. Patterns and trends in the cause of death for patients with endometrial cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2022, 7: pkac082. PMID: 36420983, PMCID: PMC9808774, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkac082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancer patientsEndometrial cancerCause of deathCause deathCumulative incidenceBlack-White disparitiesHistological subtypesCancer patientsPopulation-based cohort studyProportional subdistribution hazardsRacial disparitiesPrimary endometrial cancerCause-specific hazards modelEnd Results ProgramRisk of deathCohort studyWhite patientsBlack patientsSurgery utilizationResults ProgramRelative riskHazards modelPatientsCancerDeathAsparagine Metabolism in Tumors Is Linked to Poor Survival in Females with Colorectal Cancer: A Cohort Study
Shen X, Cai Y, Lu L, Huang H, Yan H, Paty PB, Muca E, Ahuja N, Zhang Y, Johnson CH, Khan SA. Asparagine Metabolism in Tumors Is Linked to Poor Survival in Females with Colorectal Cancer: A Cohort Study. Metabolites 2022, 12: 164. PMID: 35208238, PMCID: PMC8875032, DOI: 10.3390/metabo12020164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrence-free survivalOverall survivalColorectal cancer prognosisPoor overall survivalPrimary tumor tissuesTumor metabolomeUnique metabolite profilesCohort studyCRC patientsCRC treatmentFemale patientsPoor prognosisColorectal cancerPrognostic disadvantagePatient outcomesPoor survivalSurgical colectomySex-specific differencesCox proportionalEleven metabolitesUntargeted metabolomics analysisCancer prognosisStage ITumor tissueSignificant sex differences
2021
Genetic susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in chromosome 22q13.31, findings of a genome‐wide association study
Wang Z, Budhu AS, Shen Y, Wong LL, Hernandez BY, Tiirikainen M, Ma X, Irwin ML, Lu L, Zhao H, Lim JK, Taddei T, Mishra L, Pawlish K, Stroup A, Brown R, Nguyen MH, Koshiol J, Hernandez MO, Forgues M, Yang H, Lee M, Huang Y, Iwasaki M, Goto A, Suzuki S, Matsuda K, Tanikawa C, Kamatani Y, Mann D, Guarnera M, Shetty K, Thomas CE, Yuan J, Khor CC, Koh W, Risch H, Wang XW, Yu H. Genetic susceptibility to hepatocellular carcinoma in chromosome 22q13.31, findings of a genome‐wide association study. JGH Open 2021, 5: 1363-1372. PMID: 34950780, PMCID: PMC8674550, DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12682.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCase-control studyHepatocellular carcinomaSingle nucleotide polymorphismsChronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infectionHepatitis C virus infectionGenetic susceptibilityC virus infectionLong-term alcohol useFatty liver diseaseUS case-control studyBody mass indexMajor risk factorGenome-wide association studiesHCV infectionCohort studyLiver diseaseCigarette smokingMass indexRisk factorsHCC casesVirus infectionGene-environment interactionsUS populationDisease risk
2020
Surgical approach for interval debulking after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: A single-institution retrospective cohort study
Webster E, Dugan K, McNamara B, Lu L, Azodi M, Ratner E, Schwartz P, Menderes G. Surgical approach for interval debulking after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of advanced ovarian cancer: A single-institution retrospective cohort study. Gynecologic Oncology 2020, 159: 131. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.05.163.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Comparison of anthropometric indices of obesity in predicting subsequent risk of hyperglycemia among Chinese men and women in Mainland China.
Xu F, Wang YF, Lu L, Liang Y, Wang Z, Hong X, Li J. Comparison of anthropometric indices of obesity in predicting subsequent risk of hyperglycemia among Chinese men and women in Mainland China. Asia Pacific Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2010, 19: 586-93. PMID: 21147722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexWaist circumferencePotential confoundersChinese adultsCommunity-based prospective cohort studyOverall cumulative incidenceProspective cohort studyStrong risk factorCapillary blood glucoseDose-response relationshipPerformance of waistSubsequent hyperglycemiaCohort studyCumulative incidenceMass indexHip ratioSuch dose-response relationshipsAnthropometric indicesBlood glucoseRisk factorsSubsequent riskRelative riskWHtRHyperglycemiaChinese men