2021
Prevalence of Missing Data in the National Cancer Database and Association With Overall Survival
Yang DX, Khera R, Miccio JA, Jairam V, Chang E, Yu JB, Park HS, Krumholz HM, Aneja S. Prevalence of Missing Data in the National Cancer Database and Association With Overall Survival. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e211793. PMID: 33755165, PMCID: PMC7988369, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseNon-small cell lung cancerOverall survivalCell lung cancerCancer DatabaseMedical recordsLung cancerProstate cancerBreast cancerPatient recordsComplete dataRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyCancer RegistryCommon cancerVariables of interestHigh prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsClinical advancementReal-world data sourcesCancerPrevalenceSurvivalHeterogeneous differences
2020
Emergency Department Visits for Firearm-Related Injuries among Youth in the United States, 2006–2015
Lee V, Camp C, Jairam V, Park HS, Yu JB. Emergency Department Visits for Firearm-Related Injuries among Youth in the United States, 2006–2015. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2020, 48: 67-73. PMID: 33404319, DOI: 10.1177/1073110520979403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNationwide Emergency Department SampleEmergency department visitsFirearm injuriesDepartment visitsInjury dataSignificant public health problemEmergency Department SampleEmergency Department DatabasesPublic health problemFirearm-related injuriesPatient ageEmergency departmentRisk factorsDepartment databaseNumber of childrenSignificant burdenImmense burdenHealth problemsDeath dataInjuryVisitsUnited StatesBurdenDescriptive analysisSafety measures
2019
Minimum Data Elements for Radiation Oncology: An American Society for Radiation Oncology Consensus Paper
Hayman J, Dekker A, Feng M, Keole S, McNutt T, Machtay M, Martin N, Mayo C, Pawlicki T, Smith B, Kudner R, Dawes S, Yu J. Minimum Data Elements for Radiation Oncology: An American Society for Radiation Oncology Consensus Paper. Practical Radiation Oncology 2019, 9: 395-401. PMID: 31445187, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health record vendorsData elementsImprove care coordinationElectronic health recordsMinimum data elementsCare coordinationPractice staffHealth recordsRadiation oncology dataIncident learning systemAccreditation programASTRO Board of DirectorsData entryTask ForceQuality measuresAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRODraft manuscriptRegistryDatabase architectInteroperability initiativesLegal counselLearning systemCancer treatmentHolistic approachRadiation oncologyConservative management of low‐risk prostate cancer among young versus older men in the United States: Trends and outcomes from a novel national database
Mahal A, Butler S, Franco I, Muralidhar V, Larios D, Pike L, Zhao S, Sanford N, Dess R, Feng F, D’Amico A, Spratt D, Yu J, Nguyen P, Rebbeck T, Mahal B. Conservative management of low‐risk prostate cancer among young versus older men in the United States: Trends and outcomes from a novel national database. Cancer 2019, 125: 3338-3346. PMID: 31251398, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerPositive biopsy coresShort-term outcomesBiopsy coresProstate cancerManagement of low-risk prostate cancerOlder patientsProstate cancer-specific mortality ratesConservative managementProstate cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortality ratesActive surveillance/watchful waitingRate of conservative managementOlder menCancer-specific mortalityShort-term safetyQuality-of-life implicationsDefinitive treatmentYounger patientsOverall mortalityPatientsMortality rateProstateNational databaseCancer
2016
National sociodemographic disparities in the treatment of high‐risk prostate cancer: Do academic cancer centers perform better than community cancer centers?
Mahal B, Chen Y, Muralidhar V, Mahal A, Choueiri T, Hoffman K, Hu J, Sweeney C, Yu J, Feng F, Kim S, Beard C, Martin N, Trinh Q, Nguyen P. National sociodemographic disparities in the treatment of high‐risk prostate cancer: Do academic cancer centers perform better than community cancer centers? Cancer 2016, 122: 3371-3377. PMID: 27434225, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedBlack or African AmericanCancer Care FacilitiesCommunity Health ServicesDatabases, FactualDemographyFollow-Up StudiesHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMedically UninsuredNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisProstatic NeoplasmsQuality of Health CareRisk FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHigh-risk prostate cancerCommunity cancer centerProstate cancerAcademic cancer centerCancer CenterDefinitive therapyTreatment delayTreatment of high-risk prostate cancerAcademic centersNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate Cox regression analysisSociodemographic disparitiesHigh-risk cancerCancer treatment patternsMultivariate Cox regressionTiming of therapyCox regression analysisMultivariate logistic analysisTreatment disparitiesCommunity centersExperience treatment delaysUninsured patientsTreatment patternsGray's testCox regression
2015
In Reply to Rusthoven and Kavanagh
Jagsi R, Bekelman J, Chen A, Chen R, Hoffman K, Shih Y, Smith B, Yu J. In Reply to Rusthoven and Kavanagh. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 91: 680-681. PMID: 25680609, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.11.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Considerations for Observational Research Using Large Data Sets in Radiation Oncology
Jagsi R, Bekelman J, Chen A, Chen R, Hoffman K, Shih Y, Smith B, Yu J. Considerations for Observational Research Using Large Data Sets in Radiation Oncology. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 90: 11-24. PMID: 25195986, PMCID: PMC4159773, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChecklistComparative Effectiveness ResearchDatabases, FactualDiffusion of InnovationHealth Care CostsHealth Services ResearchHealth SurveysInsurance Claim ReviewMedicareNeoplasmsNomogramsObservational Studies as TopicProfessional PracticePropensity ScorePublication BiasRadiation OncologyRare DiseasesRegistriesResearch DesignSEER ProgramUnited StatesConceptsRadiation oncology communityRadiation oncologyObservational researchHealth services researchObservational studyWell-designed observational studiesOncology communityField of radiation oncologyHealth careServices researchEvaluate causalityObservational analysisData sourcesInternational Journal of Radiation OncologyMethodological expertiseRadiation oncology researchEvaluate evidenceRecognition of limitationsOncologyClinical trialsPotential data sourcesResearch questionsOncology researchHealthMethodological considerations