2020
National trends in the management of patients with positive surgical margins at radical prostatectomy
Ghabili K, Park HS, Yu JB, Sprenkle PC, Kim SP, Nguyen KA, Ma X, Gross CP, Leapman MS. National trends in the management of patients with positive surgical margins at radical prostatectomy. World Journal Of Urology 2020, 39: 1141-1151. PMID: 32562045, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03298-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyPositive surgical marginsUse of ADTPost-prostatectomy radiation therapyRadiation therapySurgical marginsRadical prostatectomyInitial courseNode-negative prostate cancerPost-operative radiation therapyMultivariable logistic regression modelNational Cancer DatabaseAdverse pathologic featuresManagement of patientsPost-operative managementLogistic regression modelsDeprivation therapySurgical cancersPrimary endpointRT useSecondary endpointsPathologic characteristicsPathologic featuresUninsured statusCancer Database
2009
Treatment patterns of aging Americans with differentiated thyroid cancer
Park HS, Roman SA, Sosa JA. Treatment patterns of aging Americans with differentiated thyroid cancer. Cancer 2009, 116: 20-30. PMID: 19908255, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifferentiated thyroid cancerElderly patientsTotal thyroidectomyRadioactive iodineYounger patientsThyroid cancerMultivariate analysisStage IV diseaseEnd Results (SEER) databaseCurrent practice guidelinesLong-term outcomesAge 65 yearsUse of thyroidectomyNonpapillary histologyRAI treatmentAdvanced diseaseWorse survivalImproved survivalPathologic characteristicsResults databaseTreatment patternsExtrathyroid extensionLarge tumorsPractice guidelinesPatients