2018
Impact of carboplatin hypersensitivity and desensitization on patients with recurrent ovarian cancer
Altwerger G, Florsheim EB, Menderes G, Black J, Schwab C, Gressel GM, Nelson WK, Carusillo N, Passante T, Huang G, Litkouhi B, Azodi M, Silasi DA, Santin A, Schwartz PE, Ratner ES. Impact of carboplatin hypersensitivity and desensitization on patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2018, 144: 2449-2456. PMID: 30255380, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-018-2753-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarboplatin hypersensitivityCarboplatin desensitizationHypersensitive patientsOverall survivalRisk factorsOvarian cancerTwo-sided Fisher exactAdvanced stage ovarian cancerInfusion of carboplatinRecurrent ovarian cancerIndependent risk factorLonger overall survivalStage ovarian cancerOvarian cancer patientsLong-term treatmentNew risk factorsHigher likelihoodTwo-sided p valueT-testStudent's t-testDesignRetrospective studyGermline BRCA1/2Improved OSLonger OSDesensitization protocol
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