2021
Re: Association of Black Race with Prostate Cancer–specific and Other-cause Mortality
Ghali F, Kane C. Re: Association of Black Race with Prostate Cancer–specific and Other-cause Mortality. European Urology 2021, 80: 758-759. PMID: 34535345, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2021.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Pathologic nodal downstaging in men with clinically involved lymph nodes undergoing radical prostatectomy: Implications for definitive locoregional therapy
Ghali F, Daly W, Hansen M, Hayn M, Sammon J, Beaule L, Sarkar R, Murphy J, Kader A, Derweesh I, Rose B, Ryan S. Pathologic nodal downstaging in men with clinically involved lymph nodes undergoing radical prostatectomy: Implications for definitive locoregional therapy. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2020, 39: 130.e1-130.e7. PMID: 33121914, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.08.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingProstatectomyProstatic NeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateConceptsNodal statusRadical prostatectomyOverall survivalDiscordant stagingDiscordant statusSimilar OSLymph nodesClinical positive lymph nodesNational Cancer Data BaseClinical nodal stagingDefinitive locoregional therapyPathologic nodal statusUnderwent radical prostatectomyPositive lymph nodesPositive nodal statusLow Gleason scoreNegative node statusDifficult clinical scenariosKaplan-Meier estimationCharlson indexClinical nodalCM1 diseaseCT1-3Noncurative therapyPathologic nodal
2016
Does Travel Time to a Radiation Facility Impact Patient Decision‐Making Regarding Treatment for Prostate Cancer? A Study of the New Hampshire State Cancer Registry
Ghali F, Celaya M, Laviolette M, Ingimarsson J, Carlos H, Rees J, Hyams E. Does Travel Time to a Radiation Facility Impact Patient Decision‐Making Regarding Treatment for Prostate Cancer? A Study of the New Hampshire State Cancer Registry. The Journal Of Rural Health 2016, 34: s84-s90. PMID: 27862285, DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew Hampshire State Cancer RegistrySeason of diagnosisState Cancer RegistryNearest radiation facilityCancer RegistryProstate cancerTreatment decisionsRisk categoriesExternal beam radiation therapyD'Amico risk categoryLocalized prostate cancerYears of treatmentMultivariable regression analysisBeam radiation therapyHigh-risk categoryWinter diagnosisMultivariable analysisRadiation therapyNew diagnosisSignificant interactionMarried statusRural residenceOlder agePatientsUrban residence