2023
Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer
Baum L, KC M, Soulos P, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Rivera D, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 316-323. PMID: 37802882, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdditional opioid useNew opioid useOpioid useNon-metastatic cancerPersistent opioid useRetrospective cohort studySolid tumor malignanciesClinical strataEligible patientsNaïve patientsOpioid prescribingMetastatic patientsSurgery patientsCohort studySEER-MedicareMetastatic cancerPatientsTumor malignancyCancerOlder adultsSurgeryRandom sampleAdditional useChemotherapyPrescribing
2019
Clinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy
LOGANADANE G, KANN BH, PARK HS, JOHNSON SB, MEHRA S, JUDSON BL, BHATIA A, BELKACEMI Y, YARBROUGH WG, BURTNESS B, HUSAIN ZA. Clinical Outcomes of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Who Undergo Resection, But Forgo Adjuvant Therapy. Anticancer Research 2019, 39: 4885-4890. PMID: 31519591, DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.13674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalAdjuvant therapyNeck squamous cell carcinomaOutcomes of patientsRecurrence-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaNeck cancer patientsHNSCC patientsClinical outcomesRecurrence rateCell carcinomaMean TTPCancer patientsPatientsTherapyResectionMonthsOutcomesHNSCCSurgeryCarcinomaHeadIncidenceProgressionRadiation 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
2016
Disparities in radiation therapy delivery: current evidence and future directions in head and neck cancer
Park HS, Decker RH. Disparities in radiation therapy delivery: current evidence and future directions in head and neck cancer. Cancers Of The Head & Neck 2016, 1: 5. PMID: 31093335, PMCID: PMC6457146, DOI: 10.1186/s41199-016-0005-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeck cancerCurrent evidenceNon-clinical factorsDelivery of surgerySystemic therapyTreatment disparitiesRadiation therapyRadiation therapy deliveryClinical decisionCertain subpopulationsCancerTherapySocioeconomic statusTherapy deliveryPatientsMore researchHypothesized mechanismsDisparitiesHeadFuture directionsDeliverySurgery
2015
Adoption of Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Irradiation for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Patients After Breast Conservation Surgery
An Y, Rutter C, Park H, Corso C, Mancini B, Lester-Coll N, Yeboa D, Evans S. Adoption of Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Irradiation for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Patients After Breast Conservation Surgery. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 93: e54-e55. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinimally Invasive Surgery and External Beam Radiation Therapy Selection for Prostate Cancer Varies Significantly by Health Insurance Status
Bledsoe T, Park H, Rutter C, Aneja S, Yu J. Minimally Invasive Surgery and External Beam Radiation Therapy Selection for Prostate Cancer Varies Significantly by Health Insurance Status. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2015, 93: e358-e359. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.1461.Peer-Reviewed Original Research