2018
Survival Outcomes for Induction vs Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus
Kuo P, Torabi SJ, Kraus D, Judson BL. Survival Outcomes for Induction vs Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Maxillary Sinus. Otolaryngology 2018, 160: 658-663. PMID: 30296902, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818804777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseAdjuvant chemotherapyMultivariate Cox regressionInduction chemotherapyLog-rank testMaxillary sinus cancerOverall survivalCox regressionSinus cancerMaxillary sinusUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisPoor local control ratesAdvanced maxillary sinus cancerAdjuvant chemotherapy cohortImproved overall survivalLocal control rateMortality hazard ratioKaplan-Meier analysisSquamous cell carcinomaSignificant mortality hazard ratiosSecondary database analysisWarrants further investigationPropensity-score matchingChemotherapy cohortHazard ratioAdjuvant 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 study
2016
Survival Outcomes for Combined Modality Therapy for Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
Kuo P, Manes RP, Schwam ZG, Judson BL. Survival Outcomes for Combined Modality Therapy for Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma. Otolaryngology 2016, 156: 132-136. PMID: 27703092, DOI: 10.1177/0194599816670146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSinonasal undifferentiated carcinomaCombined modality therapyNational Cancer DatabaseUndifferentiated carcinomaChemoradiotherapy groupModality therapyOverall survivalSurvival outcomesTreatment modalitiesCancer DatabaseSurvival rateAdjuvant chemotherapy groupImproved survival outcomesMultivariate Cox regressionCumulative survival rateKaplan-Meier analysisMulti-institutional studyCases of SNUCAdjuvant chemotherapyChemotherapy groupMultimodality therapyModality treatmentPrognostic factorsCox regressionAggressive malignancy
2015
Treatment Factors Associated With Survival in Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer: Analysis of 6830 Cases From the National Cancer Data Base
Luryi AL, Chen MM, Mehra S, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Treatment Factors Associated With Survival in Early-Stage Oral Cavity Cancer: Analysis of 6830 Cases From the National Cancer Data Base. JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2015, 141: 593-598. PMID: 25974757, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoto.2015.0719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cavity squamous cell cancerNational Cancer Data BaseNeck dissectionOverall survivalImproved survivalRadiation therapyTreatment factorsMultivariable analysisPositive marginsStage IEarly-stage oral cavity cancerOral cavity squamous cell carcinomaElimination of patientsTumor prognostic featuresAdjuvant radiation therapyOccult nodal diseaseOral cavity cancerSquamous cell cancerSquamous cell carcinomaPopulation-level dataAdjuvant chemotherapyPathologic restagingNodal diseaseMost patientsPrognostic impact