2018
Patterns of failure in high-metastatic node number human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma
Lee NCJ, Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Judson BL, Burtness BA, Husain ZA. Patterns of failure in high-metastatic node number human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma. Oral Oncology 2018, 85: 35-39. PMID: 30220317, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.08.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyCarcinoma, Squamous CellCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeck DissectionNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus InfectionsProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapyConceptsProgression-free survivalInvolved lymph nodesDistant metastasisPatterns of failureLocoregional recurrenceLymph nodesHuman papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal carcinomaMultivariate analysisEdition American Joint CommitteeRate of DMWorse progression-free survivalHigh DM rateDedicated clinical trialsAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer (AJCC) staging systemProportional hazards regressionExternal beam radiationOropharynx cancerFree survivalNeck dissectionOropharyngeal carcinomaOverall survivalDisease recurrenceIntraoperative brachytherapyOPC patients
2015
Racial disparities in the use of SBRT for treating early-stage lung cancer
Corso CD, Park HS, Kim AW, Yu JB, Husain Z, Decker RH. Racial disparities in the use of SBRT for treating early-stage lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2015, 89: 133-138. PMID: 26051446, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiotherapyUse of SBRTEarly-stage lung cancerBlack patientsExternal beam radiationWhite patientsAggressive therapyLung cancerRacial disparitiesNon-operative cohortNational Cancer DatabaseStage I NSCLCPrimary treatment modalitySurgical resection rateMultivariable logistic regressionPopulation-based studyPotential racial disparitiesInoperable candidatesSBRT useSBRT utilizationInoperable patientsResection rateSurgical resectionMultivariable analysisSurgical intervention