2016
Elderly patients undergoing SBRT for inoperable early-stage NSCLC achieve similar outcomes to younger patients
Mancini BR, Park HS, Harder EM, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Decker RH, Husain ZA. Elderly patients undergoing SBRT for inoperable early-stage NSCLC achieve similar outcomes to younger patients. Lung Cancer 2016, 97: 22-27. PMID: 27237023, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2016.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiation therapyNon-elderly patientsElderly patientsDistant controlOverall survivalYounger patientsInoperable early-stage non-small cell lung cancerUse of SBRTStage non-small cell lung cancerLocal controlMultivariable Cox proportional hazards analysisCox proportional hazards analysisGrade 5 toxicityNon-elderly cohortProportional hazards analysisCell lung cancerRisk of complicationsRate of efficacyBody radiation therapyLogistic regression analysisLate gradeAcute gradeSurgical resection
2015
Growing Use of Mastectomy for Ductal Carcinoma-In Situ of the Breast Among Young Women in the United States
Rutter CE, Park HS, Killelea BK, Evans SB. Growing Use of Mastectomy for Ductal Carcinoma-In Situ of the Breast Among Young Women in the United States. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 22: 2378-2386. PMID: 25564175, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-4334-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral prophylactic mastectomyUse of mastectomyYounger patientsHigh-risk histopathologic featuresNational Cancer Data BaseGreater medical comorbidityRate of mastectomyYounger patient ageBreast conservation therapyMultivariable logistic regressionHigh tumor gradeProportion of womenBackgroundDuctal carcinomaPreinvasive formExtensive diseaseMastectomy ratesMedical comorbiditiesPatient ageConservation therapyDuctal carcinomaHistopathologic featuresExcellent outcomesProphylactic mastectomySurgical choiceTumor grade
2014
Elderly Patients Undergoing SBRT for Inoperable Early-Stage NSCLC Achieve Similar Outcomes to Younger Patients
Mancini B, Park H, Harder E, Rutter C, Corso C, Decker R, Husain Z. Elderly Patients Undergoing SBRT for Inoperable Early-Stage NSCLC Achieve Similar Outcomes to Younger Patients. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2014, 90: s162. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.656.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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