2023
Overall survival in low-comorbidity patients with stage I non–small cell lung cancer who chose stereotactic body radiotherapy compared to surgery
Udelsman B, Canavan M, Zhan P, Ely S, Park H, Boffa D, Mase V. Overall survival in low-comorbidity patients with stage I non–small cell lung cancer who chose stereotactic body radiotherapy compared to surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2023, 167: 822-833.e7. PMID: 37500052, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2023.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiotherapyStage I non-small cell lung cancerLow-comorbidity patientsCell lung cancerOverall survivalSurgical managementLung cancerSurgical resectionBody radiotherapyClinical stage I non-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerPropensity score-matched cohortPropensity score-matched patientsPropensity score-matched analysisEarly-stage lung cancerLong-term OSNational Cancer DatabaseProportion of patientsCancer DatabasePatientsSBRT patientsSurgeryCancerMortality
2019
Radiation therapy treatment facility and overall survival in the adjuvant setting for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Lee NCJ, Kelly JR, An Y, Park HS, Judson BL, Burtness BA, Husain ZA. Radiation therapy treatment facility and overall survival in the adjuvant setting for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer 2019, 125: 2018-2026. PMID: 30748002, PMCID: PMC6541535, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume surgical facilitiesPostoperative radiation therapyNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalSurvival benefitCell carcinomaSurgical facilitiesPropensity score-matched cohortAnnual case volumeDefinitive surgeryAdvanced headOS improvementImproved outcomesRadiation therapyCase volumeOral cavityPatientsReduced hazardMultivariate analysisSurgeryInvasive HNSCCCarcinomaSurvivalTreatment