2023
A Novel Saliva and Serum miRNA Panel as a Potential Useful Index for Oral Cancer and the Association of miR-21 with Smoking History: a Pilot Study.
Vageli D, Doukas P, Shah R, Boyi T, Liu C, Judson B. A Novel Saliva and Serum miRNA Panel as a Potential Useful Index for Oral Cancer and the Association of miR-21 with Smoking History: a Pilot Study. Cancer Prevention Research 2023, 16: 653-659. PMID: 37683274, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-23-0219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral squamous cell carcinomaSerum miR-21Oral cancerMiR-136MiR-21Smoking historyPilot studySerum miRNAsEarly-stage oral squamous cell carcinomaMiR-29bSquamous cell carcinomaEarly malignant lesionsEarly-stage tumorsSerum miRNA panelFurther validationUseful indexSmoking statusCell carcinomaHealthy controlsPoor survivalTobacco useHealthy volunteersLarge cohortMalignant lesionsSmokers
2018
Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Yield and Density in Head and Neck Malignancies
Cheraghlou S, Otremba M, Yu P, Agogo GO, Hersey D, Judson BL. Prognostic Value of Lymph Node Yield and Density in Head and Neck Malignancies. Otolaryngology 2018, 158: 1016-1023. PMID: 29460685, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818756830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node densityLymph node yieldNeck dissectionNode yieldNeck malignanciesLaird random-effects modelElective neck dissectionEnglish language original researchOvid/EmbaseOvid/MedlineHeterogeneity of studiesRandom-effects modelAdjuvant therapyNodal yieldNonduplicate articlesPrognostic significancePrognostic valuePatient counselingNeck cancerPooled resultsPatient outcomesPoor survivalPubMed databaseSurvival analysisDissection