2019
Clinical characteristics and treatment‐associated survival of head and neck Ewing sarcoma
Torabi SJ, Izreig S, Kasle DA, Benchetrit L, Salehi PP, Judson BL. Clinical characteristics and treatment‐associated survival of head and neck Ewing sarcoma. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: 2385-2392. PMID: 31774563, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalLocal therapyRare malignancySurvival analysisPredictors of OSKaplan-Meier survival analysisNeck Ewing sarcomaDistant metastatic diseaseNon-metastatic diseaseMultivariate Cox regressionTime of diagnosisTime of presentationMulti-modal therapyWorse OSClinical characteristicsMetastatic diseaseImproved survivalPediatric patientsDistant metastasisCox regressionRetrospective studyAnatomic distributionCancer DatabaseOsseous disease
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
2016
Treatment trends and survival effects of chemotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base
Kuo P, Sosa JA, Burtness BA, Husain ZA, Mehra S, Roman SA, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Treatment trends and survival effects of chemotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer 2016, 122: 1853-1860. PMID: 27019213, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29962.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantDatabases, FactualFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansHypopharyngeal NeoplasmsKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckUnited StatesYoung AdultConceptsHypopharyngeal cancerDefinitive settingTreatment modalitiesSurvival rateNational Cancer Data BaseMultivariate Cox regression analysisKaplan-Meier survival curvesPrimary hypopharyngeal cancerUse of chemotherapyCox regression analysisDefinitive chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant treatmentDefinitive radiotherapyAdult patientsOverall survivalClinical factorsDefinitive treatmentImproved survivalDistant metastasisSurvival outcomesChemoradiotherapyRadiotherapySurvival analysisSurvival curves