2022
Acceptance of Simulated Adult Patients With Medicaid Insurance Seeking Care in a Cancer Hospital for a New Cancer Diagnosis
Marks VA, Hsiang WR, Nie J, Demkowicz P, Umer W, Haleem A, Galal B, Pak I, Kim D, Salazar MC, Berger ER, Boffa DJ, Leapman MS. Acceptance of Simulated Adult Patients With Medicaid Insurance Seeking Care in a Cancer Hospital for a New Cancer Diagnosis. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2222214. PMID: 35838668, PMCID: PMC9287756, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew cancer diagnosesMedicaid insuranceCancer careAdult patientsSkin cancerComprehensive community cancer programsMultivariable logistic regression modelMedicaid acceptanceCancer-accredited facilitiesCancer diagnosisCommunity cancer programsBreast cancer carePopulation of patientsState Medicaid expansion statusCancer care servicesFacility-level factorsAbility of patientsAmerican Hospital Association Annual SurveyMedicaid expansion statusHigh-quality careLogistic regression modelsCancer HospitalCommon cancerFindings highlight gapsCancer programsAppendiceal Cancer in the National Cancer Database: Increasing Frequency, Decreasing Age, and Shifting Histology.
Salazar MC, Canavan ME, Chilakamarry S, Boffa DJ, Schuster KM. Appendiceal Cancer in the National Cancer Database: Increasing Frequency, Decreasing Age, and Shifting Histology. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2022, 234: 1082-1089. PMID: 35703801, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight-sided colon cancerNational Cancer DatabaseAppendiceal cancerColon cancerAcute appendicitisNonoperative managementCancer DatabasePatients 49 yearsPatients 18 yearsArea of residenceLogistic regression modelsAppendiceal histologyPatients 40Appendectomy specimensPatient ageCarcinoid tumorsAppendiceal carcinoidsCancer incidenceCancer histologySmall studyAge groupsCancerCarcinoidsLogistic regressionHistology
2021
Optimal Radiation Dose for Stage III Lung Cancer—Should “Definitive” Radiation Doses Be Used in the Preoperative Setting?
Saffarzadeh AG, Canavan M, Resio BJ, Walters SL, Flores KM, Decker RH, Boffa DJ. Optimal Radiation Dose for Stage III Lung Cancer—Should “Definitive” Radiation Doses Be Used in the Preoperative Setting? JTO Clinical And Research Reports 2021, 2: 100201. PMID: 34590044, PMCID: PMC8474436, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2021.100201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term mortality riskStage III NSCLCLow dosePreoperative settingMortality riskHigh doseRadiation doseClinical stage III patientsNational Cancer Database dataStage III lung cancerStage III patientsUse of surgeryLength of stayGy of radiationCox proportional hazardsComparative effectiveness analysisOptimal radiation doseSingle-dose strategyLong-term survivalRadiation dosesLogistic regression modelsDefinitive chemoradiotherapyN2 patientsNonsurgical patientsPerioperative outcomes
2019
Benefit of combining local treatment and systemic therapy for stage IV NSCLC: Results from the National Cancer Database.
Dendy Case M, Uhlig J, Blasberg J, Boffa D, Chiang A, Gettinger S, Kim H. Benefit of combining local treatment and systemic therapy for stage IV NSCLC: Results from the National Cancer Database. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 8545-8545. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.8545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerNational Cancer DatabaseStage IV non-small cell lung cancerStage IV NSCLC patientsSystemic therapyOverall survivalSurgical resectionPatient demographicsNSCLC patientsCancer DatabaseMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsSquamous cell carcinoma patientsPropensity scoreMultivariable logistic regression modelCox proportional hazards modelSuperior overall survivalCell carcinoma patientsCell lung cancerLung cancer treatmentProportional hazards modelLogistic regression modelsLimited nodalTA patientsMetastatic diseaseMultivariable adjustment