2020
Proton-Based Chemoradiotherapy—What Level of Evidence Is Necessary to Justify Its Widespread Use?
Park HS, Yu JB. Proton-Based Chemoradiotherapy—What Level of Evidence Is Necessary to Justify Its Widespread Use? JAMA Oncology 2020, 6: 246-247. PMID: 31876903, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.4875.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Upfront surgery versus definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with human Papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer
Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Yarbrough WG, Contessa JN, Decker R, Mehra S, Judson BL, Burtness B, Husain Z. Upfront surgery versus definitive chemoradiotherapy in patients with human Papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer. Oral Oncology 2018, 79: 64-70. PMID: 29598952, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.02.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabasePrimary surgeryOverall survivalAdjuvant chemoradiotherapyDefinitive chemoradiotherapyUpfront surgerySurgical patientsHuman papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaPropensity score-matched analysisOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerCox proportional hazards regressionMultivariable Cox regressionNon-private insuranceInferior overall survivalMargin-negative resectionSquamous cell cancerProportional hazards regressionSquamous cell carcinomaLog-rank testChi-square testClinicopathologic predictorsSimilar OSSurgery patientsTrimodal therapy
2017
Patterns of care and outcomes for use of concurrent chemoradiotherapy over radiotherapy alone for anaplastic gliomas
Yeboa DN, Rutter CE, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Corso CD, Mancini BR, Bindra RS, Contessa J, Yu JB. Patterns of care and outcomes for use of concurrent chemoradiotherapy over radiotherapy alone for anaplastic gliomas. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2017, 125: 258-265. PMID: 29054377, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2017.09.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of CCRTConcurrent chemoradiotherapyPatterns of careAnaplastic gliomasOverall survivalCox proportional hazards regression modelingProportional hazards regression modelingMultivariable logistic regression analysisConcurrent CRTNational Cancer DatabaseKaplan-Meier analysisLog-rank testLogistic regression analysisGrade III gliomasAdjusted hazardAdult patientsImproved survivalCancer DatabaseDesign cohortRadiotherapyPropensity scorePatientsGliomasChemoradiotherapyRegression modelingComparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study
Kelly JR, Park HS, An Y, Contessa JN, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Decker R, Husain Z. Comparison of Survival Outcomes Among Human Papillomavirus–Negative cT1-2 N1-2b Patients With Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Treated With Upfront Surgery vs Definitive Chemoradiation Therapy: An Observational Study. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 1107-1111. PMID: 28056116, PMCID: PMC5824218, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaNegative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaMultivariable Cox regressionPrimary surgical resectionOverall survivalUpfront surgerySurgical resectionObservational studyChemoradiation therapySurgical patientsAdjuvant CRTSurvival outcomesCox regressionNational Cancer Data BaseOropharyngeal squamous cell cancerDefinitive chemoradiation therapyMost surgical patientsConcurrent chemoradiation therapyHPV-positive diseaseMargin-negative resectionOptimal patient selectionPrimary treatment modalityUpfront surgical resectionKaplan-Meier analysis
2016
Concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for “biopsy‐only” glioblastoma multiforme
Kole AJ, Park HS, Yeboa DN, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Aneja S, Lester-Coll NH, Mancini BR, Knisely JP, Yu JB. Concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for “biopsy‐only” glioblastoma multiforme. Cancer 2016, 122: 2364-2370. PMID: 27172136, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPropensity score-matched analysisConcurrent chemoradiotherapySignificant OS benefitOverall survivalGlioblastoma multiformeOS benefitUS National Cancer Data BaseMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards regressionImproved overall survivalStandard postoperative therapyProportional hazards regressionMultivariable logistic regressionLog-rank testStandard of careChi-square testClinicopathologic predictorsPostoperative therapySurgical resectionImproved survivalMedian ageMultivariable analysisHazards regressionNational cohort
2015
Role of Chemoradiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Corso CD, Rutter CE, Park HS, Lester-Coll NH, Kim AW, Wilson LD, Husain ZA, Lilenbaum RC, Yu JB, Decker RH. Role of Chemoradiotherapy in Elderly Patients With Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 4240-4246. PMID: 26481366, PMCID: PMC4678178, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.62.4270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemoradiotherapyComorbidityDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsElderly patientsOverall survivalSurvival benefitLung cancerLimited-stage small cell lung cancerCancer clinical stage IClinical stage III diseaseNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards regressionPropensity scoreSmall cell lung cancerLarge population-based cohortLimited-Stage SmallRole of chemoradiotherapyClinical stage IStage III diseaseUse of chemoradiotherapyCell lung cancerPopulation-based cohortProportional hazards regressionLog-rank testMixed-effects logistic regressionLarge national databaseOS advantageSequential chemoradiotherapyComparison of survival outcomes among standard radiotherapy regimens in limited-stage small cell lung cancer patients receiving concurrent chemoradiation
Rutter CE, Park HS, Corso CD, Yeboa DN, Mancini BR, Lester-Coll NH, Kim AW, Decker RH. Comparison of survival outcomes among standard radiotherapy regimens in limited-stage small cell lung cancer patients receiving concurrent chemoradiation. Lung Cancer 2015, 90: 243-248. PMID: 26277031, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall cell lung cancerDose-fractionation regimensLimited-stage small cell lung cancerConcurrent CRTConcurrent chemoradiationOverall survivalLimited-stage small-cell lung cancer patientsProportional hazardsSmall cell lung cancer patientsMultivariable Cox proportional hazardsCell lung cancer patientsOptimal radiotherapy doseOngoing randomized trialsInferior overall survivalKaplan-Meier analysisCell lung cancerLarger tumor sizeMedian survival timeLung cancer patientsCox proportional hazardsStandard radiotherapy regimensLarge national datasetChemoradiation regimensSimilar OSEquivalent OSPatients Selected for Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiation at High-volume Facilities Achieve Improved Survival in Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Wang EH, Rutter CE, Corso CD, Decker RH, Wilson LD, Kim AW, Yu JB, Park HS. Patients Selected for Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiation at High-volume Facilities Achieve Improved Survival in Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2015, 10: 937-943. PMID: 25738221, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefinitive concurrent chemoradiation therapyConcurrent chemoradiation therapyHigh-volume facilitiesNon-small cell lung cancerStage III NSCLC patientsCell lung cancerOverall survivalNSCLC patientsLung cancerStage III non-small cell lung cancerHigher Charlson-Deyo comorbidity scoresCharlson-Deyo comorbidity scoreNational Cancer Data BaseCox proportional hazards regressionFacility case volumeImproved overall survivalAdvanced nodal stageDefinitive concurrent chemoradiationKaplan-Meier analysisPopulation-based survivalMultivariable logistic regressionProportional hazards regressionRisk of deathIntensity-modulated radiotherapyAcademic affiliation