2023
Black-White differences in uterine cancer symptomatology and stage at diagnosis
Xu X, Chen L, Nunez-Smith M, Clark M, Ferris J, Hershman D, Wright J. Black-White differences in uterine cancer symptomatology and stage at diagnosis. Gynecologic Oncology 2023, 180: 118-125. PMID: 38091770, PMCID: PMC10922746, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced stage diagnosisWhite patientsPostmenopausal bleedingPatient characteristicsEnd Results-Medicare databaseBlack-white differencesBlack-White disparitiesBlack patientsUterine cancerCancer symptomsHigh riskPatientsAdvanced stageSymptomsDiagnosisCancer symptomatologyRegression modelsRiskLarge proportionBleedingHistologyCancerEpidemiologySymptomatologyMonths
2022
Validation of the KELIM score as a predictor of response to neoadjuvant treatment in patients with advanced high grade serous ovarian cancer
Piedimonte S, Kim R, Bernardini M, Atenafu E, Clark M, Lheureux S, May T. Validation of the KELIM score as a predictor of response to neoadjuvant treatment in patients with advanced high grade serous ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 2022, 167: 417-422. PMID: 37191644, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.10.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKaplan-Meier survival analysisOutcomes of cytoreductionRetrospective cohort studyDays of chemotherapyCA 125 valuesMeier survival analysisLocal ethics boardCytoreductive outcomeMedian pfsCohort studyInhibitor useTreatment delayFunctional statusBRCA statusInclusion criteriaHigh riskPlatinum sensitivityStage IIIPatientsSurvival analysisEthics BoardHigh gradeSignificant differencesNACTPoly adenosine