2015
High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma
Damast S, Higgins SA, Ratner E, De Leon MC, Mani S, Silasi DA, Azodi M, Santin A, Rutherford T, Schwartz PE. High-dose-rate vaginal brachytherapy with chemotherapy for surgically staged localized uterine serous carcinoma. Journal Of Contemporary Brachytherapy 2015, 7: 35-40. PMID: 25829935, PMCID: PMC4371058, DOI: 10.5114/jcb.2015.48539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecurrence-free survivalUterine serous carcinomaComprehensive surgical stagingOverall survivalSurgical stagingSerous carcinomaPara-aortic lymph node dissectionFIGO 2009 stage ICarboplatin-paclitaxel chemotherapyInstitutional chart reviewIsolated vaginal recurrencesSimultaneous lung metastasisLymph node dissectionPelvic control rateKaplan-Meier methodRate vaginal brachytherapyCases of recurrenceMedian followNode dissectionPeritoneal cytologyVaginal brachytherapyVaginal recurrenceTotal hysterectomyChart reviewBrachytherapy dose
2011
Comparison between 155 cases of robotic vs. 150 cases of open surgical staging for endometrial cancer
ElSahwi KS, Hooper C, De Leon MC, Gallo TN, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Santin AD, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ, Azodi M. Comparison between 155 cases of robotic vs. 150 cases of open surgical staging for endometrial cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 124: 260-264. PMID: 22036203, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.09.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpen armsEndometrial cancerSurgical stagingOperative timePara-aortic lymph node dissectionMean lymph node countPre-existing cardiac conditionsRobot-assisted surgical stagingOpen surgical stagingRobotic-assisted stagingLymph node countLymph node dissectionMean hospital stayRetrospective chart reviewBody mass indexPostoperative ileusCardiopulmonary complicationsHospital stayNode dissectionChart reviewBlood lossMass indexMean ageCardiac conditionsRobotic casesThe significance of perineural invasion in early-stage cervical cancer
ElSahwi KS, Barber E, Illuzzi J, Buza N, Ratner E, Silasi DA, Santin AD, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. The significance of perineural invasion in early-stage cervical cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2011, 123: 561-564. PMID: 21968340, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.08.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly cervical cancerPerineural invasionCervical cancerRisk factorsAdjuvant therapyEarly-stage cervical cancer patientsEarly-stage cervical cancerMultiple high-risk factorsAdjusted hazard ratioIndependent risk factorRetrospective chart reviewLymphovascular space invasionCervical cancer patientsLarger tumor sizeHigh-risk factorsChart reviewHazard ratioCervical stromaParametrial invasionWorse prognosisPoor prognosisSpace invasionTumor sizeMean ageTumor extension
2009
Ovarian preservation and staging in reproductive-age endometrial cancer patients
Richter CE, Qian B, Martel M, Yu H, Azodi M, Rutherford TJ, Schwartz PE. Ovarian preservation and staging in reproductive-age endometrial cancer patients. Gynecologic Oncology 2009, 114: 99-104. PMID: 19410280, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2009.03.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalLonger disease-free survivalYale-New Haven HospitalEndometrial cancer patientsOvarian preservationSurgical stagingOverall survivalEndometrial cancerCancer patientsEarly-stage low-grade endometrial cancerStage IYoung endometrial cancer patientsBetter disease-free survivalLow-grade endometrial cancerGrade 1 diseaseRetrospective chart reviewLonger overall survivalChart reviewYounger patientsClinical stagingSurgical treatmentEndometrial carcinomaGynecologic pathologistsRisk factorsAge 45
2006
Atypical presentations of carboplatin hypersensitivity reactions: Characterization and management in patients with gynecologic malignancies
McAlpine JN, Kelly MG, O'Malley DM, Azodi M, Coombe K, Schwartz PE, Rutherford TJ. Atypical presentations of carboplatin hypersensitivity reactions: Characterization and management in patients with gynecologic malignancies. Gynecologic Oncology 2006, 103: 288-292. PMID: 16647749, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin testingPlatinum hypersensitivityAllergy symptomsCarboplatin cycleLife-threatening adverse eventsCarboplatin skin testingCarboplatin-treated patientsCycles/patientDuration of symptomsRetrospective chart reviewSystemic allergic reactionsCarboplatin hypersensitivity reactionsContinuation of treatmentNegative predictive valueAPH patientsChart reviewChemotherapeutic cyclesGynecologic malignanciesAdverse eventsAtypical presentationDose escalationMedian onsetHypersensitivity reactionsAllergic reactionsMedian number