2021
A machine‐learning modified CART algorithm informs Merkel cell carcinoma prognosis
Cheraghlou S, Sadda P, Agogo GO, Girardi M. A machine‐learning modified CART algorithm informs Merkel cell carcinoma prognosis. Australasian Journal Of Dermatology 2021, 62: 323-330. PMID: 34028790, DOI: 10.1111/ajd.13624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMerkel cell carcinomaPositive lymph node countLymph node countPositive nodesDistant metastasisValidation cohortRare neuroendocrine skin cancerRetrospective cohort studyEnd Results registryLymph node biopsyLymph node metastasisThree-year survivalNeuroendocrine skin cancerNovel prognostic factorHigh mortality rateNode countAJCC groupsMCC stagingSEER cohortCohort studyMCC patientsNode biopsyPrognostic factorsNode metastasis
2019
Evaluation of Lymph Node Ratio Association With Long-term Patient Survival After Surgery for Node-Positive Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Cheraghlou S, Agogo GO, Girardi M. Evaluation of Lymph Node Ratio Association With Long-term Patient Survival After Surgery for Node-Positive Merkel Cell Carcinoma. JAMA Dermatology 2019, 155: 803-811. PMID: 30825411, PMCID: PMC6583886, DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseMerkel cell carcinomaPositive lymph nodesDisease-specific survivalLymph nodesSEER registryEligible casesPatient survivalPatient counselingCell carcinomaPrognostic indicatorPopulation-based US cohortLong-term patient survivalAJCC N stagingCancer-accredited facilitiesAdjuvant radiation therapyRetrospective cohort studyAdjuvant chemoradiation therapyEnd Results registryTreatment planningHigh mortality rateSEER data setLNR statusTraditional TNMAdjuvant therapy
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