2020
Margin negative resection and pathologic downstaging with multiagent chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy in patients with localized pancreas cancer: A national cancer database analysis
Miccio JA, Talcott WJ, Patel T, Park HS, Cecchini M, Salem RR, Khan SA, Stein S, Kortmansky JS, Lacy J, Narang A, Herman J, Jabbour SK, Hallemeier CL, Johung K, Jethwa KR. Margin negative resection and pathologic downstaging with multiagent chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy in patients with localized pancreas cancer: A national cancer database analysis. Clinical And Translational Radiation Oncology 2020, 27: 15-23. PMID: 33392398, PMCID: PMC7772693, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2020.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaCT3-4 diseaseMargin-negative resectionR0 resectionNon-metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaLocalized Pancreatic Ductal AdenocarcinomaNational Cancer Database AnalysisPre-operative RTMulti-agent chemotherapyNational Cancer DatabasePathologic complete responsePre-operative radiotherapyKaplan-Meier methodCox regression analysisMultivariable associateMultiagent chemotherapyNegative resectionPathologic responseComplete responseMeier methodCurative treatmentPancreas cancerFemale sexCancer DatabaseDuctal adenocarcinomaAssociation of cytoreductive nephrectomy and survival in the immune checkpoint inhibitor era.
Miccio J, Ma S, Oladeru O, Yang D, Peters G, Jethwa K, Park H, Hurwitz M, Leapman M, Sprenkle P, Nguyen P, Yu J, Johung K. Association of cytoreductive nephrectomy and survival in the immune checkpoint inhibitor era. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 748-748. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.6_suppl.748.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCytoreductive nephrectomyICI eraImproved overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseOverall survivalIFN eraFuhrman gradeBenefit of CNEfficacy of ICIsClinical T stageCox regression analysisTreatment facility typeRenal cell carcinomaCARMENA trialInterferon eraMultivariable associateN0 diseaseOS benefitProspective reevaluationMedian ageT stageCell carcinomaCancer DatabasePartial nephrectomy
2018
Extended duration of dilator use beyond 1 year may reduce vaginal stenosis after intravaginal high-dose-rate brachytherapy
Stahl JM, Qian JM, Tien CJ, Carlson DJ, Chen Z, Ratner ES, Park HS, Damast S. Extended duration of dilator use beyond 1 year may reduce vaginal stenosis after intravaginal high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Supportive Care In Cancer 2018, 27: 1425-1433. PMID: 30187220, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-018-4441-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal stenosisEndometrial carcinomaMultivariable Cox proportional hazardsMultivariable Cox regression analysisVD useAcademic tertiary referral centerTertiary referral centerCox regression analysisLog-rank testCox proportional hazardsDevelopment of gradeDilator usePelvic radiotherapyReferral centerNoncompliant patientsPrimary outcomeAdjuvant brachytherapyEC patientsConclusionsThe riskRate brachytherapyProportional hazardsOptimal durationPatientsBrachytherapyStudy period
2017
Post-operative radiotherapy is associated with improved survival in esophageal cancer with positive surgical margins
Gao SJ, Park HS, Corso CD, Rutter CE, Khan SA, Johung KL. Post-operative radiotherapy is associated with improved survival in esophageal cancer with positive surgical margins. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Oncology 2017, 8: 953-961. PMID: 29299354, PMCID: PMC5750177, DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2017.08.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-operative radiotherapyClinical stage INational Cancer Data BaseEarly-stage esophageal cancerOverall survivalPositive surgical marginsPositive marginsUpfront esophagectomyEsophageal cancerStage IImproved survivalSurgical marginsMultivariable Cox regression analysisImproved overall survivalReceipt of chemotherapyCox regression analysisMultivariable logistic regressionEsophageal cancer patientsLog-rank testAdjuvant chemotherapyOS benefitPostoperative chemotherapyPN0 diseaseMultivariable analysisCancer patientsRole of Adjuvant Treatment in Esophageal Cancer With Incidental Pathologic Node Positivity
Gao SJ, Park HS, Corso CD, Rutter CE, Kim AW, Johung KL. Role of Adjuvant Treatment in Esophageal Cancer With Incidental Pathologic Node Positivity. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 2017, 104: 267-274. PMID: 28456393, DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMargin-positive patientsSurgical resectionEsophageal cancer patientsMargin-negative patientsAdjuvant treatmentChemoradiation therapyOverall survivalCarcinoma patientsCancer patientsMultivariable Cox regression analysisNational Cancer Data BaseSquamous cell carcinoma patientsPathologic nodal involvementPathologic node positivityConcurrent chemoradiation therapyAdjuvant chemoradiation therapyCell carcinoma patientsEsophageal carcinoma patientsCox regression analysisFurther prospective studiesOptimal adjuvant treatmentLog-rank testKaplan-Meier estimationAdjuvant chemotherapyN0 patientsThe prognostic value of extranodal extension in human papillomavirus‐associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
An Y, Park HS, Kelly JR, Stahl JM, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Contessa JN, Decker RH, Koshy M, Husain ZA. The prognostic value of extranodal extension in human papillomavirus‐associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer 2017, 123: 2762-2772. PMID: 28323338, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30598.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm InvasivenessNeoplasm StagingOropharyngeal NeoplasmsOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsPrognosisPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckSurvival RateConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaENE-positive patientsHPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaExtranodal extensionHPV-positive patientsOverall survivalPrimary surgeryPT4 tumorsAdjuvant chemoradiationConcurrent chemoradiotherapyAdjuvant treatmentPositive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaPT3/pT4 tumorsMultivariable Cox regression analysisNational Cancer Data BasePredictors of OSPropensity score-matched comparisonAdjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapyCharlson-Deyo scoreInvolved lymph nodesAdverse prognostic factorInferior overall survivalLymph node statusCox regression analysisSingle-institution study