2020
Birth Characteristics and Risk of Early-Onset Synovial Sarcoma
Wiemels JL, Wang R, Feng Q, Clark CJ, Amatruda JF, Rubin E, Yee AC, Morimoto LM, Metayer C, Ma X. Birth Characteristics and Risk of Early-Onset Synovial Sarcoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2020, 29: 1162-1167. PMID: 32245786, PMCID: PMC7605594, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-0093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynovial sarcomaBirth weightMultivariable logistic regression analysisEpidemiologic researchFurther epidemiologic researchLittle epidemiologic researchHigh birth weightSynovial sarcoma casesSiblings of patientsLogistic regression analysisBirth orderNon-Hispanic whitesYoung adult periodYear of birthElevated cancer incidencePoor outcomeBirth characteristicsPeak incidenceRare cancersRisk factorsCancer incidenceCancer casesAggressive cancerHigh riskSarcoma cases
2018
Association Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
Leapman MS, Wang R, Park HS, Yu JB, Weinreb JC, Gross CP, Ma X. Association Between Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Observation for Low-risk Prostate Cancer. Urology 2018, 124: 98-106. PMID: 30107188, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk prostate cancerProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingProstate cancerDefinitive treatmentPCa diagnosisEnd Results-Medicare databaseResonance imagingMultivariable logistic regression analysisPropensity scoreDiagnosis of PCaUse of MRIConditional logistic regression modelsLogistic regression analysisLogistic regression modelsInitial managementMultivariable analysisGreater oddsPatientsSocioeconomic statusDiagnosisHigher likelihoodRegression analysisDemographic factorsCancer
2017
Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life
Wang R, Zeidan AM, Halene S, Xu X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF, Podoltsev NA, Gross CP, Gore SD, Ma X. Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2017.72.714. PMID: 28783450, PMCID: PMC5648174, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.72.7149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaDays of lifeEnd of lifeLife careHospice careOlder patientsHospice enrollmentMyeloid leukemiaIntensive care unit admissionMultivariable logistic regression analysisOlder adultsLate hospice enrollmentCare unit admissionRetrospective cohort studyUse of chemotherapyIntensive care unitHealth care useLogistic regression analysisYears of ageUnit admissionAggressive treatmentCohort studyOverall cohortAML diagnosisCare unit