2024
Patterns of Care for T1 Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinomas from 2004–2020
Malik D, Jacobs D, Fereydooni S, Park H, Mehra S. Patterns of Care for T1 Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinomas from 2004–2020. The Laryngoscope 2024, 134: 3633-3644. PMID: 38411338, DOI: 10.1002/lary.31363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlottic squamous cell carcinomaT1 glottic squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaDual-modality treatmentOver-treatmentT1a tumorsCell carcinomaTreatment regimensOverall treatment modalityNational Cancer DatabaseRate of surgeryYear of treatmentMultivariate logistic regressionCochran-Armitage testT1b tumorsT1b diseaseCancer DatabaseOver-treatedTreatment modalitiesTreatment patternsAssociated with greater likelihoodSurgeryPatientsTumorLogistic regression
2022
Outcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-treatment DNA Methylation From Peripheral Blood
Qian D, Ulrich B, Peng G, Zhao H, Conneely K, Miller A, Bruner D, Eldridge R, Wommack E, Higgins K, Shin D, Saba N, Smith A, Burtness B, Park H, Stokes W, Beitler J, Xiao C. Outcomes Stratification of Head and Neck Cancer Using Pre- and Post-treatment DNA Methylation From Peripheral Blood. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 115: 1217-1228. PMID: 36410685, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrence-free survivalWorse recurrence-free survivalOverall survivalMethylation risk scoreRadiation therapyValidation cohortPeripheral bloodDiscovery cohortOutcome stratificationShorter recurrence-free survivalNeck squamous cell carcinomaGastrostomy tube insertionHigher neutrophil countOral cavity cancerAforementioned risk factorsSquamous cell carcinomaPeripheral blood samplesNonmetastatic HNSCCNeutrophil countPrognostic factorsCox regressionPrognostic valueCell carcinomaTube insertionImmune modulation
2021
Combinations of immunotherapy and radiation therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a narrative review
Hayman TJ, Bhatia AK, Jethwa KR, Young MR, Park HS. Combinations of immunotherapy and radiation therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a narrative review. Translational Cancer Research 2021, 10: 2571-2585. PMID: 35116571, PMCID: PMC8798834, DOI: 10.21037/tcr-20-2096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaRadiation therapyCell carcinomaImmune responseNon-surgical treatment modalitiesCell death ligand 1Cell death protein 1Cancer-directed therapyCombination of immunotherapyAnti-tumor responseDeath ligand 1Death protein 1Adaptive immune responsesAdaptive immune systemAdvanced HNSCCAdvanced diseaseMetastatic settingPostoperative settingSystemic therapyImmunomodulatory effectsTreatment modalitiesRecurrent/Clinical trialsClinical data
2020
Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Jacobs D, Olino K, Park HS, Clune J, Cheraghlou S, Girardi M, Burtness B, Kluger H, Judson BL. Primary Treatment Selection for Clinically Node-Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. Otolaryngology 2020, 164: 1214-1221. PMID: 33079010, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820967001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNode-negative Merkel cell carcinomaLymph node evaluationImproved overall survivalPrimary tumor excisionMerkel cell carcinomaCase volumeOverall survivalSurgical managementCell carcinomaTumor excisionTreatment selectionNode evaluationCox proportional hazards regressionGuideline-recommended carePrimary treatment selectionNational Cancer DatabaseNode-negative diseasePercentage of patientsRetrospective cohort analysisInitial surgical managementKaplan-Meier analysisWide local excisionProportional hazards regressionRates of receiptInitial managementNationwide Patterns of Pathologic Fractures Among Patients Hospitalized With Bone Metastases
Jairam V, Lee V, Yu JB, Park HS. Nationwide Patterns of Pathologic Fractures Among Patients Hospitalized With Bone Metastases. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 43: 720-726. PMID: 32694296, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000737.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic fractureBone metastasesMultiple myelomaUtilization Project National Inpatient SampleLonger inpatient staysMultivariable logistic regressionNational Inpatient SampleIntrahepatic bile ductsRenal pelvis cancerRenal cell carcinomaProphylactic stabilizationHospital admissionPrimary cancerBile ductInpatient stayPelvis cancerCell carcinomaInpatient SamplePrimary diagnosisRisk factorsBaseline differencesOutpatient monitoringHigh riskHealthcare costsPatientsAssessment of Lymph Node Evaluation in Patients with Clinically Node Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Jacobs D, Park H, Young M, Olino K, Rahmati R, Mehra S, Burtness B, Judson B. Assessment of Lymph Node Evaluation in Patients with Clinically Node Negative Merkel Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2020, 106: 1191-1192. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.11.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of cytoreductive nephrectomy and survival in the immune checkpoint inhibitor era.
Miccio J, Ma S, Oladeru O, Yang D, Peters G, Jethwa K, Park H, Hurwitz M, Leapman M, Sprenkle P, Nguyen P, Yu J, Johung K. Association of cytoreductive nephrectomy and survival in the immune checkpoint inhibitor era. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 748-748. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.6_suppl.748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCytoreductive nephrectomyICI eraImproved overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalIFN eraFuhrman gradeBenefit of CNEfficacy of ICIsClinical T stageCox regression analysisTreatment facility typeRenal cell carcinomaCARMENA trialInterferon eraMultivariable associateN0 diseaseOS benefitProspective reevaluationMedian ageT stageCell carcinomaCancer DatabasePartial nephrectomy
2019
Multi-Institutional Validation of Deep Learning for Pretreatment Identification of Extranodal Extension in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Kann BH, Hicks DF, Payabvash S, Mahajan A, Du J, Gupta V, Park HS, Yu JB, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Husain ZA, Aneja S. Multi-Institutional Validation of Deep Learning for Pretreatment Identification of Extranodal Extension in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 38: 1304-1311. PMID: 31815574, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.02031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaExtranodal extensionSquamous cell carcinomaLymph nodesCell carcinomaContrast-enhanced CT scanDiagnostic abilityBoard-certified neuroradiologistsTreatment escalationCancer Genome AtlasPathologic confirmationPretreatment identificationDiagnostic challengeExternal validation data setsPathology resultsPretreatment imagingPoor prognosticatorClinical utilityCT scanPatientsClinical decisionHNSCCDiagnostic accuracyInstitutional ValidationGenome AtlasImpact of contralateral lymph nodal involvement and extranodal extension on survival of surgically managed HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer staged with the AJCC eighth edition
Miccio JA, Verma V, Kelly J, Kann BH, An Y, Park HS, Eskander A, Burtness B, Husain Z. Impact of contralateral lymph nodal involvement and extranodal extension on survival of surgically managed HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer staged with the AJCC eighth edition. Oral Oncology 2019, 99: 104447. PMID: 31630059, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaExtranodal extensionLymphovascular invasionKaplan-Meier overall survival analysisContralateral lymph node involvementHPV-positive oropharyngeal cancerFuture staging systemsNational Cancer DatabaseLymph node involvementLymph nodal involvementSquamous cell carcinomaAJCC eighth editionOverall survival analysisPathologic nodalInferior OSNodal involvementNode involvementWorse OSClinical stagingPrognostic factorsOropharyngeal cancerPositive marginsPrognostic importanceCell carcinomaCox regression1149P Pathologic staging changes in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Stage migration and implications for adjuvant treatment
Husain Z, Lee N, Eskander A, Park H, mehra S, Burtness B. 1149P Pathologic staging changes in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Stage migration and implications for adjuvant treatment. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: v466. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz252.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral cavity squamous cell carcinomaPathologic extranodal extensionDepth of invasionSquamous cell carcinomaPT3N0 patientsOverall survivalStage migrationCell carcinomaStaging systemAJCC-8 staging systemFive-year overall survivalNational InstitutePathologic tumor classificationNational Cancer DatabaseAmerican Joint CommitteeRisk of deathNew staging systemBristol-Myers SquibbPStage IVBUpstaged tumorsDefinitive surgeryPostoperative radiotherapyPT3 tumorsAdjuvant treatmentExtranodal extensionClinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy
LOGANADANE G, KANN BH, PARK HS, JOHNSON SB, MEHRA S, JUDSON BL, BHATIA A, BELKACEMI Y, YARBROUGH WG, BURTNESS B, HUSAIN ZA. Clinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy. Anticancer Research 2019, 39: 4885-4890. PMID: 31519591, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalAdjuvant therapyNeck squamous cell carcinomaOutcomes of patientsRecurrence-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaNeck cancer patientsHNSCC patientsClinical outcomesRecurrence rateCell carcinomaMean TTPCancer patientsPatientsTherapyResectionMonthsOutcomesHNSCCSurgeryCarcinomaHeadIncidenceProgressionPathologic staging changes in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Stage migration and implications for adjuvant treatment
Lee NCJ, Eskander A, Park HS, Mehra S, Burtness BA, Husain Z. Pathologic staging changes in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Stage migration and implications for adjuvant treatment. Cancer 2019, 125: 2975-2983. PMID: 31090934, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32161.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cavity squamous cell carcinomaPathologic extranodal extensionDepth of invasionAJCC Cancer Staging ManualCancer Staging ManualSquamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalPT3N0 patientsStage migrationStaging ManualCell carcinomaStaging systemAJCC-8 staging systemPathologic tumor classificationNational Cancer DatabaseRisk of deathNew staging systemPStage IVBUpstaged tumorsAdjuvant treatmentDefinitive surgeryExtranodal extensionPostoperative radiotherapyPT classificationPT1 tumorsRadiation therapy treatment facility and overall survival in the adjuvant setting for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Lee NCJ, Kelly JR, An Y, Park HS, Judson BL, Burtness BA, Husain ZA. Radiation therapy treatment facility and overall survival in the adjuvant setting for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer 2019, 125: 2018-2026. PMID: 30748002, PMCID: PMC6541535, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume surgical facilitiesPostoperative radiation therapyNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalSurvival benefitCell carcinomaSurgical facilitiesPropensity score-matched cohortAnnual case volumeDefinitive surgeryAdvanced headOS improvementImproved outcomesRadiation therapyCase volumeOral cavityPatientsReduced hazardMultivariate analysisSurgeryInvasive HNSCCCarcinomaSurvivalTreatment
2018
Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Late‐Stage Salivary Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Cheraghlou S, Schettino A, Zogg CK, Otremba MD, Bhatia A, Park HS, Osborn HA, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Associated With Improved Survival for Late‐Stage Salivary Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 883-889. PMID: 30151947, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27444.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSalivary Gland NeoplasmsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeConceptsLate-stage patientsSquamous cell carcinomaAdjuvant radiotherapyAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant chemotherapyImproved survivalCell carcinomaImproved long-term survivalCox survival regressionPrimary cutaneous malignanciesUnique disease entityAddition of chemotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseEarly-stage diseaseFive-year survivalEarly-stage patientsKaplan-Meier analysisParotid gland cancerLate stage groupLong-term survivalSurvival benefitCutaneous malignanciesPoor prognosisRetrospective studySex differences in patients with high risk HPV-associated and HPV negative oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas
Li H, Park HS, Osborn HA, Judson BL. Sex differences in patients with high risk HPV-associated and HPV negative oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas. Cancers Of The Head & Neck 2018, 3: 4. PMID: 31093357, PMCID: PMC6460664, DOI: 10.1186/s41199-018-0031-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSquamous cell carcinomaNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalOral cavityHPV cancersCell carcinomaHPV-negative squamous cell carcinomaOral cavity squamous cell carcinomaOP SCCHigh-risk human papillomavirusImproved overall survivalRetrospective cohort studyHigh-risk HPVDistinct clinical entityHuman papilloma virusLog-rank testKaplan-Meier estimatesOral cavity sitesChi-square testHPV carcinogenesisWorse OSCohort studyHPV statusRisk HPVClinical entity
2017
Evaluation of Pathology-Based Staging for HPV-Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx in a Large National Sample
Kelly J, An Y, Park H, Yarbrough W, Burtness B, Husain Z. Evaluation of Pathology-Based Staging for HPV-Associated Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx in a Large National Sample. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2017, 99: e347. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1430.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Comparison of Upfront Surgery Versus Chemoradiation for cT1-2 N1-2b Oropharynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on Human Papillomavirus Status
Kelly J, Park H, An Y, Decker R, Contessa J, Yarbrough W, Burtness B, Judson B, Husain Z. Comparison of Upfront Surgery Versus Chemoradiation for cT1-2 N1-2b Oropharynx Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on Human Papillomavirus Status. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2016, 96: e327. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Prognostic Importance of Pathologic Extracapsular Extension in Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
An Y, Park H, Kelly J, Stahl J, Contessa J, Husain Z. The Prognostic Importance of Pathologic Extracapsular Extension in Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2016, 96: e346. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1500.Peer-Reviewed Original Research