2021
Publication Bias in Gastrointestinal Oncology Trials Performed over the Past Decade
Peters GW, Tao W, Wei W, Miccio JA, Jethwa KR, Cecchini M, Johung KL. Publication Bias in Gastrointestinal Oncology Trials Performed over the Past Decade. The Oncologist 2021, 26: 660-667. PMID: 33728733, PMCID: PMC8342580, DOI: 10.1002/onco.13759.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGI oncologyPublication biasImpact of RCTsFuture trial designMultivariable logistic regressionSignificant publication biasPast trialsAccrual completionCancer RCTsEvidence-based practiceGastrointestinal cancerClinical managementTrial completionTrial designOncology trialsClinical practicePublication statusRCTsTrial questionModern RCTsLogistic regressionHalf of trialsTrialsPhase IIIGold standard
2020
A Single-Institution Experience of Induction 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, and Oxaliplatin Followed by Surgery Versus Consolidative Radiation for Borderline and Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer.
Cecchini M, Miccio JA, Pahade J, Lacy J, Salem RR, Johnson SB, Blakaj A, Stein S, Kortmansky JS, Johung KL. A Single-Institution Experience of Induction 5-Fluorouracil, Leucovorin, Irinotecan, and Oxaliplatin Followed by Surgery Versus Consolidative Radiation for Borderline and Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas 2020, 49: 904-911. PMID: 32658074, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaLA PDACUnresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaInduction FOLFIRINOXConsolidative radiotherapyOverall survivalAdvanced unresectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaSingle-center retrospective reviewMeaningful survival benefitMedian overall survivalUnresectable pancreatic cancerR0 resection rateKaplan-Meier methodSingle institution experienceBenefits of surgeryLog-rank testConsolidative radiationDefinitive radiationLA patientsPreoperative radiationResection rateSurgery patientsSurvival benefitSurvival impactImproved survival