2021
Assessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States
Jacobs D, Huang H, Olino K, Weiss S, Kluger H, Judson BL, Zhang Y. Assessment of Age, Period, and Birth Cohort Effects and Trends in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Incidence in the United States. JAMA Dermatology 2021, 157: 59-65. PMID: 33146688, PMCID: PMC7643047, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2020.4102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMerkel cell carcinomaBirth cohort effectsCell carcinomaIncidence rateCalendar periodBirth cohortPatient ageNew casesCohort effectsEnd Results Program databaseCross-sectional retrospective studyLongitudinal cohort studyHigh incidence rateAge-adjusted ratesRisk factor exposureRecent birth cohortsCohort studyCarcinoma incidenceRetrospective studyNeuroendocrine cancerAge effectsProgram databaseCohort analysisMAIN OUTCOMECarcinoma
2020
Changes in Population-Level and Institutional-Level Prescribing Habits of Radioiodine Therapy for Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Jacobs D, Breen CT, Pucar D, Holt E, Judson BL, Mehra S. Changes in Population-Level and Institutional-Level Prescribing Habits of Radioiodine Therapy for Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 2020, 31: 272-279. PMID: 32811347, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2020.0237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerNational Cancer DatabaseThyroid cancerRadioactive iodine therapyNumber of patientsHospital-specific effectsIodine therapyAdvanced diseaseTotal thyroidectomyRadioiodine therapyPrescribing habitsRAI useCancer DatabaseMixed regression modelsPatientsJoinpoint analysisHospitalIndividual hospitalsCancerHospital selectionNational trendsThyroidectomyTherapySignificant declineRegression models
2018
National treatment times in oropharyngeal cancer treated with primary radiation or chemoradiation
Morse E, Judson B, Husain Z, Burtness B, Yarbrough W, Sasaki C, Cheraghlou S, Mehra S. National treatment times in oropharyngeal cancer treated with primary radiation or chemoradiation. Oral Oncology 2018, 82: 122-130. PMID: 29909886, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation treatment durationHuman papilloma virus-positive tumorsVirus-positive tumorsOverall survivalOropharyngeal cancerTreatment durationTreatment endMedian durationTreatment initiationTreatment delayHuman papilloma virus-associated tumorsHuman papilloma virus-negative tumorsEnd intervalOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaCox proportional hazards regressionNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards regressionSquamous cell carcinomaVirus-associated tumorsVirus-negative tumorsMultivariable logisticHazards regressionCell carcinomaHuman papillomaCancer DatabaseTreatment delays in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A national cancer database analysis
Morse E, Fujiwara RJT, Judson B, Mehra S. Treatment delays in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A national cancer database analysis. The Laryngoscope 2018, 128: 2751-2758. PMID: 29756382, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaryngeal squamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalSquamous cell carcinomaTreatment initiationNonsurgical patientsSurgical patientsTotal treatment packageMedian durationRadiation treatmentTreatment delayCell carcinomaTreatment endNational Cancer Database AnalysisEnd intervalCox proportional hazards regressionNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards regressionMultivariable logistic regressionDuration of diagnosisHigh-volume facilitiesTreatment packageRadiotherapy durationAdjuvant treatmentHazards regressionInsurance statusTreatment Times in Salivary Gland Cancer: National Patterns and Association with Survival
Morse E, Fujiwara RJT, Judson B, Mehra S. Treatment Times in Salivary Gland Cancer: National Patterns and Association with Survival. Otolaryngology 2018, 159: 283-292. PMID: 29460669, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818758020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall survivalSalivary cancerTotal treatment packageMedian durationRT durationTreatment initiationRadiation treatmentTreatment characteristicsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCox proportional hazards regressionMultivariable binary logistic regressionNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards regressionSalivary gland cancerTreatment packageBinary logistic regressionTherapy durationInitial treatmentFacility volumeHazards regressionFourth quartileCare transitionsGland cancerInsurance statusCancer Database
2016
Treatment delay and facility case volume are associated with survival in early‐stage glottic cancer
Cheraghlou S, Kuo P, Judson BL. Treatment delay and facility case volume are associated with survival in early‐stage glottic cancer. The Laryngoscope 2016, 127: 616-622. PMID: 27653749, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCohort StudiesCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalEarly Detection of CancerFemaleGlottisHospitals, High-VolumeHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLaryngeal NeoplasmsLaryngectomyMaleMiddle AgedOrgan Sparing TreatmentsProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTime FactorsWaiting ListsConceptsEarly-stage glottic cancerGlottic cancerUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisSystem factorsFacility case volumeNational Cancer DatabaseMultivariate Cox regressionEarly glottic cancerKaplan-Meier analysisImprovement of outcomesTumor factorsAdult patientsWorse survivalImproved survivalNumber of treatmentsRetrospective studyTreatment delayCox regressionCancer DatabaseCase volumeGovernment insurancePatientsCancerTreatment factorsSurvival variables
2015
Complications and mortality following surgery for oral cavity cancer: Analysis of 408 cases
Schwam ZG, Sosa JA, Roman S, Judson BL. Complications and mortality following surgery for oral cavity cancer: Analysis of 408 cases. The Laryngoscope 2015, 125: 1869-1873. PMID: 26063059, DOI: 10.1002/lary.25328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cavity cancerPostdischarge complicationsPostoperative complicationsNeck dissectionNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Participant Use Data FilesSurgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Participant Use Data FilesSurgical siteDay 14Oral cavity cancer surgeryParticipant Use Data FilePostdischarge surgical-site infectionsCommon adverse eventsRetrospective cohort studySurgical site complicationsHigh-risk patientsModifiable risk factorsSurgical site infectionDisease-specific complicationsMultivariate regression analysisRespiratory complicationsAdverse eventsCohort studyCurrent smokersSite complicationsCancer surgery
2014
Hypopharyngeal cancer incidence, treatment, and survival: Temporal trends in the United States
Kuo P, Chen MM, Decker RH, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Hypopharyngeal cancer incidence, treatment, and survival: Temporal trends in the United States. The Laryngoscope 2014, 124: 2064-2069. PMID: 25295351, DOI: 10.1002/lary.24651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage annual percent changeHypopharyngeal cancerPatient demographicsTreatment modalitiesDisease severityEnd Results (SEER) databaseRetrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier analysisAnnual percent changeAdult patientsCohort studyOverall survivalWorse survivalImproved survivalResults databaseT stageTumor characteristicsCox regressionCancer incidenceMultivariate analysisPercent changeLaryngopharyngectomyCancerIncidenceTemporal trends