2022
Extended versus standard pelvic lymph node dissection yields no difference in 3-year biochemical recurrence rates
Nagaya N, Chua K, Sterling J, Horie S, Kim I. Extended versus standard pelvic lymph node dissection yields no difference in 3-year biochemical recurrence rates. Prostate International 2022, 11: 107-112. PMID: 37409090, PMCID: PMC10318318, DOI: 10.1016/j.prnil.2022.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard pelvic lymph node dissectionPelvic lymph node dissectionLymph node dissectionNode-positive patientsNode dissectionAdjuvant treatmentRecurrence rateGleason scoreSubgroup analysisNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesPSA progression-free survivalAdjuvant androgen deprivation therapyPSA recurrence rateAndrogen deprivation therapyNode-positive diseaseProgression-free survivalGleason score 8Kaplan-Meier analysisAdditional therapeutic benefitBiochemical recurrence ratePositive prostate cancerGleason score 6Time of prostatectomyDeprivation therapyMedian followAssociation of Lymph Node Count and Survival after Primary Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy for Nonseminomatous Testicular Cancer
Patel H, Srivastava A, Kim S, Patel H, Pierorazio P, Bagrodia A, Masterson T, Ghodoussipour S, Kim I, Singer E, Jang T. Association of Lymph Node Count and Survival after Primary Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy for Nonseminomatous Testicular Cancer. Journal Of Urology 2022, 207: 1057-1066. PMID: 34978466, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000002369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary retroperitoneal lymph node dissectionRetroperitoneal lymph node dissectionNonseminomatous germ cell tumorsLymph node countLymph nodesOverall survivalTherapeutic implicationsTesticular nonseminomatous germ cell tumorsFive-year OS ratesHigher lymph node countLymph node-positive diseasePrimary retroperitoneal lymphadenectomyClinical stage INational Cancer DatabaseLymph node dissectionNode-positive diseaseKaplan-Meier methodNonseminomatous testicular cancerCS IGerm cell tumorsLogistic regression analysisNode countImproved OSNode dissectionRetroperitoneal lymphadenectomy
2020
Association of lymph node count and survival after primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT).
Patel H, Srivastava A, Kim S, Singer E, Kim I, Jang T. Association of lymph node count and survival after primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumor (NSGCT). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e17052-e17052. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e17052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonseminomatous germ cell tumorsRetroperitoneal lymph node dissectionLymph node countOverall survivalLN countStage IPrimary retroperitoneal lymph node dissectionTesticular nonseminomatous germ cell tumorsMultivariate analysisClinical stage ILymph node dissectionNational Cancer DatabaseSingle-center studyKaplan-Meier methodGerm cell tumorsNode countPT2 diseaseNode dissectionAnalytic cohortFavorable survivalCenter studyCell tumorsCancer DatabaseTherapeutic implicationsAcademic centersAccuracy of clinical staging in stage I and IIa/b testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT) and implications on survival.
Srivastava A, Patel H, Kim S, Kim I, Singer E, Jang T. Accuracy of clinical staging in stage I and IIa/b testicular nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT) and implications on survival. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e17058-e17058. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e17058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetroperitoneal lymph node dissectionNonseminomatous germ cell tumorsPrimary retroperitoneal lymph node dissectionCS I patientsNational Cancer DatabaseI patientsClinical stageOverall survivalClinical stagingTesticular nonseminomatous germ cell tumorsLymph node dissectionQuarter of patientsKaplan-Meier methodNodal disease burdenGerm cell tumorsUpstaging of diseaseCS1 patientsPathologic nodalPN3 diseasePrior chemotherapyNode dissectionIIA patientsMeier methodClinical outcomesTesticular cancer
2019
Survival rates after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular seminoma.
Tabakin A, Kim S, Polotti C, Shinder B, Rivera-Nunez Z, Sterling J, Farber N, Radadia K, Kim I, Singer E, Jang T. Survival rates after retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular seminoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 534-534. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.7_suppl.534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRetroperitoneal lymph node dissectionOverall survival rateTesticular seminomaSurvival rateOverall survivalClinical stagePC settingsUnderwent retroperitoneal lymph node dissectionComprehensive community cancer programsFive-year overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseCommunity cancer programsFirst-line treatmentLow-volume diseaseLymph node dissectionKaplan-Meier methodSurvival dataAvailable survival dataMajority of menNonseminoma histologyPrior chemotherapyNode dissectionSeminoma patientsFinal cohortOngoing trialsFactors linked with receiving a lymph node dissection during surgery for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Radadia K, Rivera-Nunez Z, Kim S, Farber N, Sterling J, Modi P, Sharad G, Rahul P, Weiss R, Kim I, Elsamra S, Jang T, Singer E. Factors linked with receiving a lymph node dissection during surgery for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 672-672. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.7_suppl.672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical lymph nodesLymph node dissectionRenal cell carcinomaNational Cancer DatabaseTime of surgeryNode dissectionCell carcinomaTreatment centersPositive clinical lymph nodesNonmetastatic renal cell carcinomaAmerican Urological Association guidelinesNon-metastatic patientsClinical T stageEntire study populationPreoperative imaging modalitiesLogistic regression modelsGreatest predictorClinical characteristicsNodal involvementClinical stagingLymph nodesRegional lymphadenopathyT stageOpen surgeryRenal surgery
2018
MP84-12 OUTCOMES AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RECEIPT OF OPEN VS MINIMALLY INVASIVE RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION (RPLND) FOR TESTIS CANCER: ANALYZING THE NATIONAL CANCER DATABASE (NCDB) FROM 2010-2014
Tabakin A, Kim S, Polotti C, Rivera-Núñez Z, Sterling J, Modi P, Farber N, Radadia K, Parikh R, Goyal S, Weiss R, Kim I, Elsamra S, Singer E, Jang T. MP84-12 OUTCOMES AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH RECEIPT OF OPEN VS MINIMALLY INVASIVE RETROPERITONEAL LYMPH NODE DISSECTION (RPLND) FOR TESTIS CANCER: ANALYZING THE NATIONAL CANCER DATABASE (NCDB) FROM 2010-2014. Journal Of Urology 2018, 199: e1129. DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2018.02.2780.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Detailed Analysis of Patients with Metastasis to the Prostatic Anterior Fat Pad Lymph Nodes: A Multi-Institutional Study
Kim I, Modi P, Sadimin E, Ha Y, Kim J, Skarecky D, Cha D, Wambi C, Ou Y, Yuh B, Park S, Llukani E, Albala D, Wilson T, Ahlering T, Badani K, Ahn H, Lee D, May M, Kim W, Lee D. Detailed Analysis of Patients with Metastasis to the Prostatic Anterior Fat Pad Lymph Nodes: A Multi-Institutional Study. Journal Of Urology 2013, 190: 527-534. PMID: 23485503, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.02.073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic anterior fat padAnterior fat padLymph node metastasisMetastatic diseaseLymph nodesNode metastasisFat padPathological analysisMost patientsConcomitant pelvic lymph node dissectionPelvic lymph node dissectionBiochemical recurrence-free survivalAdjuvant/salvage therapyLymph node dissectionCharacteristics of patientsHigh-risk featuresTertiary care centerRecurrence-free survivalMulti-institutional studyPerioperative characteristicsSalvage therapyAdjuvant therapyNode dissectionAndrogen ablationClinical outcomes