2020
A novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process using transoral surgery for oropharyngeal cancer in ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Trial E3311
Ferris RL, Flamand Y, Holsinger FC, Weinstein GS, Quon H, Mehra R, Garcia JJ, Hinni ML, Gross ND, Sturgis EM, Duvvuri U, Méndez E, Ridge JA, Magnuson JS, Higgins KA, Patel MR, Smith RB, Karakla DW, Kupferman ME, Malone JP, Judson BL, Richmon J, Boyle JO, Bayon R, O'Malley BW, Ozer E, Thomas GR, Koch WM, Bell RB, Saba NF, Li S, Sigurdson ER, Burtness B. A novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process using transoral surgery for oropharyngeal cancer in ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Trial E3311. Oral Oncology 2020, 110: 104797. PMID: 32679405, PMCID: PMC7771718, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal cancerTransoral surgeryOropharyngeal bleedingPositive marginsTransoral resectionGrade III/IVSurgical oncology trialsPost-operative therapySurgical quality assuranceSurgical pathology reportsFinal pathologic marginsMulti-institutional dataPathologic marginsBleeding rateClinical trialsPathology reportsLower incidenceOngoing quality assuranceOncology trialsSurgical expertiseMeticulous evaluationSurgeon expertiseTransoral headPatientsSurgery
2003
Doxorubicin cardiotoxicity: Prevention of congestive heart failure with serial cardiac function monitoring with equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography in the current era
Mitani I, Jain D, Joska TM, Burtness B, Zaret BL. Doxorubicin cardiotoxicity: Prevention of congestive heart failure with serial cardiac function monitoring with equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography in the current era. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2003, 10: 132-139. PMID: 12673177, DOI: 10.1067/mnc.2003.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureDoxorubicin therapyBaseline LVEFHeart failureCumulative doxorubicin doseLower baseline LVEFNormal baseline LVEFCancer-related deathCancer chemotherapeutic agentsLVEF monitoringLower LVEFDoxorubicin doseCardiac functionDoxorubicin chemotherapySerious toxicityLower incidenceEquilibrium radionuclideLVEFHigh incidenceERNA studiesAdditional casesChemotherapeutic agentsCancer typesPatientsTherapy