2020
Provider Engagement in Radiation Oncology Data Science: Workshop Report.
Jain AK, Aneja S, Fuller CD, Dicker AP, Chung C, Kim E, Kirby JS, Quon H, Lam CJK, Louv WC, Ahern C, Xiao Y, McNutt TR, Housri N, Ennis RD, Kang J, Tang Y, Higley H, Berny-Lang MA, Camphausen KA. Provider Engagement in Radiation Oncology Data Science: Workshop Report. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2020, 4: 700-710. PMID: 32755458, PMCID: PMC7469584, DOI: 10.1200/cci.20.00051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUsing a Collaborative, Virtual Discussion Platform to Mobilize Oncologic Expertise for the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Bejjani A, Burt L, Washington C, Terao M, Housri S, Housri N. Using a Collaborative, Virtual Discussion Platform to Mobilize Oncologic Expertise for the COVID-19 Pandemic. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2020, 4: 794-798. PMID: 32897736, PMCID: PMC7529517, DOI: 10.1200/cci.20.00073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGynecologic oncologyPediatric oncologyActive disease sitesCOVID-19 pandemicOncology patientsMedical oncologyClinical managementBreast cancerOncology expertsCare resourcesInitial experienceDisease sitesDisease typeOncologyWorldwide pandemicOncologistsRadiation oncologyHealth careCOVID-19Peer-reviewed informationSubstantial numberPandemicTotal numberPatientsCancer
2017
Strategies for Translating Evidence-Based Medicine in Lung Cancer into Community Practice
Rosenberg SA, Baschnagel AM, Bagley SJ, Housri N. Strategies for Translating Evidence-Based Medicine in Lung Cancer into Community Practice. Current Oncology Reports 2017, 19: 5. PMID: 28168606, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-017-0563-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic body radiotherapyNon-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatmentCell lung cancer treatmentLung cancer treatmentNational clinical trialEvidence-based treatmentsEvidence-based medicineTranslating EvidenceCommunity oncologistsBody radiotherapyLung cancerClinical trialsPreclinical discoveryClinical practiceCommunity settingsCancer treatmentOncologistsCommunity practiceTreatmentMedicineImmunotherapyNSCLCInternet-based resourcesRadiotherapyCancer
2015
Racial Disparities in Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
Housri N, Khan AJ, Taunk N, Goyal S, Nelson CJ, Ferro A, Haffty BG. Racial Disparities in Hypofractionated Radiotherapy Breast Cancer Clinical Trials. The Breast Journal 2015, 21: 387-394. PMID: 25919123, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsNon-white womenCancer patientsClinical trialsWhite womenRacial disparitiesRadiation oncology clinical trialsBreast cancer clinical trialsRetrospective cohort studyClinico-pathologic factorsLymph node positivityUse of chemotherapyClinical trial enrollmentOncology clinical trialsUse of brachytherapyBreast radiotherapy trialsCancer clinical trialsPaucity of dataCohort studyNode positivityPatient demographicsReceptor statusTrial enrollmentTumor characteristicsDisease stage
2014
Electronic Medical Record: A Balancing Act of Patient Safety Privacy Health Care Delivery
Gummadi S, Housri N, Zimmers TA, Koniaris LG. Electronic Medical Record: A Balancing Act of Patient Safety Privacy Health Care Delivery. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 2014, 348: 238-243. PMID: 24879530, DOI: 10.1097/maj.0000000000000287.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Ethics and the law: is there common ground on informed consent for disparities in hospital outcomes?
Housri N, Coombs M, Orandi BJ, Pawlik TM, Koniaris LG. Ethics and the law: is there common ground on informed consent for disparities in hospital outcomes? Annals Of Internal Medicine 2011, 155: 260-4. PMID: 21844552, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-155-4-201108160-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Parameters Favorable to Intraprostatic Radiation Dose Escalation in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer
Housri N, Ning H, Ondos J, Choyke P, Camphausen K, Citrin D, Arora B, Shankavaram U, Kaushal A. Parameters Favorable to Intraprostatic Radiation Dose Escalation in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 80: 614-620. PMID: 20932672, PMCID: PMC3580994, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.06.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSimultaneous integrated boostIntraprostatic lesionIntegrated boostPrescribed doseDose constraintsCurrent phase I trialRadiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) protocolBladder dose constraintsHigh-dose cohortPhase I trialLocalized prostate cancerRadiation dose escalationIntensity-modulated radiotherapy plansHigh-dose radiationDominant intraprostatic lesionCritical normal tissuesDose cohortsDose escalationI trialProstate cancerIndividual patientsCT scanMRI scansCancer lesionsSmall cohort
2009
Radiotherapy for patients with the human immunodeficiency virus: Are special precautions necessary?
Housri N, Yarchoan R, Kaushal A. Radiotherapy for patients with the human immunodeficiency virus: Are special precautions necessary? Cancer 2009, 116: 273-283. PMID: 20014399, PMCID: PMC3409663, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAntiretroviral therapyImmunodeficiency virusInteraction of HIVImmunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemicRadiation-associated toxicitiesCourse of radiotherapyManagement of malignanciesHIV patientsMajority of reportsKaposi's sarcomaPatientsRadiotherapyMedical literatureMalignancyAIDSTherapyVirusToxicityReportSpecial precautionsChemoradiotherapySarcomaCancerOutcomes of Malignant CNS Ependymomas: An Examination of 2408 Cases Through the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database (1973–2005)
Rodríguez D, Cheung MC, Housri N, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Camphausen K, Koniaris LG. Outcomes of Malignant CNS Ependymomas: An Examination of 2408 Cases Through the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Database (1973–2005). Journal Of Surgical Research 2009, 156: 340-351. PMID: 19577759, PMCID: PMC7371344, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd Results (SEER) databaseSurgical resectionCNS ependymomasMedian survivalResults databaseRadiation therapyMultivariate analysisIntracranial tumor locationOverall median survivalRole of surgeryFive-year survivalSignificant survival benefitLonger median survivalGrade III tumorsPrimary tumor siteLack of radiationMedian agePatient ageSurvival benefitImproved survivalIndependent predictorsAnnual incidenceMalignant ependymomaSurgical extirpationPatient survivalSurgery does not adversely affect survival in primary gastrointestinal lymphoma
Cheung MC, Housri N, Ogilvie MP, Sola JE, Koniaris LG. Surgery does not adversely affect survival in primary gastrointestinal lymphoma. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2009, 100: 59-64. PMID: 19399785, DOI: 10.1002/jso.21298.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastrointestinal lymphomaMultivariate analysisMarginal zone B-cell lymphomaAssociated survival benefitPrimary gastrointestinal lymphomaEnd Results (SEER) databaseImpact of surgeryRisk of deathB-cell lymphomaMedian survivalOverall survivalSurgical resectionIndependent predictorsSurvival benefitOverall incidencePoor prognosisResults databaseSurgical extirpationExtirpative surgeryTumor locationMale genderUnivariate analysisSurgeryLymphomaTreatment data
2008
Malignant abdominal mesothelioma: Defining the role of surgery
Rodríguez D, Cheung MC, Housri N, Koniaris LG. Malignant abdominal mesothelioma: Defining the role of surgery. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2008, 99: 51-57. PMID: 18942074, DOI: 10.1002/jso.21167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of surgerySurgical resectionMedian survivalDifferentiated tumor gradePotential surgical resectionOverall median survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseLonger median survivalLocalized diseaseYounger patientsIndependent predictorsAnnual incidenceResults databasePoor outcomeSurgical extirpationMale genderMalignant mesotheliomaTumor gradeAdvanced ageAbdominal mesotheliomaPatientsMultivariate analysisResectionSurvivalSignificant differencesShould Informed Consent for Cancer Treatment Include a Discussion about Hospital Outcome Disparities?
Housri N, Weil RJ, Shalowitz DI, Koniaris LG. Should Informed Consent for Cancer Treatment Include a Discussion about Hospital Outcome Disparities? PLOS Medicine 2008, 5: e214. PMID: 18942888, PMCID: PMC2570421, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAre Many Community Hospitals Undertreating Breast Cancer?
Gutierrez JC, Hurley JD, Housri N, Perez EA, Byrne MM, Koniaris LG. Are Many Community Hospitals Undertreating Breast Cancer? Annals Of Surgery 2008, 248: 154-162. PMID: 18650623, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e31816c4030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiopsy, NeedleBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyFemaleFloridaHealth Care SurveysHospitals, CommunityHospitals, UniversityHumansImmunohistochemistryMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOutcome Assessment, Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'Radiotherapy, AdjuvantRegistriesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsLong-term outcomesTeaching hospitalCommunity hospitalBreast cancerPoor long-term outcomesFlorida Cancer Data SystemHigh-volume community hospitalsLow-volume hospitalsOverall survival rateBreast-conserving surgeryHigh-volume centersSignificant independent predictorsAdjuvant therapyAdvanced diseaseMultimodality therapySurvival benefitIndependent predictorsTreatment patternsDuctal carcinomaPatient outcomesPractice patternsBetter survivalStage IIIOperative casesTreatment approachesMalignant Breast Cancer in Children: A Review of 75 Patients
Gutierrez JC, Housri N, Koniaris LG, Fischer AC, Sola JE. Malignant Breast Cancer in Children: A Review of 75 Patients. Journal Of Surgical Research 2008, 147: 182-188. PMID: 18498867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant breast tumorsBreast tumorsPediatric patientsSarcomatous tumorsAdjuvant radiation therapyEnd Results registryAge-adjusted incidenceMalignant breast diseaseMalignant breast cancerCommon histologyAdvanced diseaseLocalized diseaseMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionCarcinoma patientsPrimary diseaseSarcoma patientsPhyllodes tumorMalignant diseaseSubgroup analysisBreast diseaseCarcinoma groupInvasive diseaseBreast malignancyIncidence trendsScientific Impact of Women in Academic Surgery
Housri N, Cheung MC, Koniaris LG, Zimmers TA. Scientific Impact of Women in Academic Surgery. Journal Of Surgical Research 2008, 148: 13-16. PMID: 18570925, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.02.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research