2018
Sorafenib prescribed by gastroenterologists and hepatologists for hepatocellular carcinoma
Kaplan DE, Mehta R, D’Addeo K, Valderrama A, Taddei TH. Sorafenib prescribed by gastroenterologists and hepatologists for hepatocellular carcinoma. Medicine 2018, 97: e9757. PMID: 29369224, PMCID: PMC5794408, DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000009757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaOverall survivalBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) systemManagement of HCCVeterans Health Administration hospitalsRetrospective cohort studyFirst-line therapySimilar survival outcomesChild-TurcottePugh scoreComorbidity indexChart abstractionCohort studySurvival benefitSystemic therapyBCLC stagePrimary outcomePrescriber typeSurvival outcomesAdministration HospitalMultivariable modelProvider specialtyCancer stagingHCC diagnosis
2015
Interim analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) screening and survival in 4,087 veterans diagnosed with HCC from 2008 to 2010.
Kaplan D, Taddei T, Aytaman A, Hunt K, Knott A, Dieperink E, Baytarian M, Fox R, Pedrosa M, D'Addeo K, Dai F, Mehta R, Duggal M, Pocha C, Skanderson M, Valderrama A. Interim analysis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) screening and survival in 4,087 veterans diagnosed with HCC from 2008 to 2010. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 243-243. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.3_suppl.243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Health AdministrationHepatocellular carcinomaTumor sizeICD9 codesInterim analysisVA Corporate Data WarehouseCharlson-Deyo indexLiver disease careEtiology of cirrhosisPresence of ascitesLarger tumor sizeIVA/IVBHepatocellular carcinoma screeningTotal tumor sizeNumber of tumorsCorporate Data WarehouseMultivariate survival modelsMajority of veteransMedian OSAdvanced diseaseHepatitis CMilan criteriaBCLC stagingChart abstractionHepatitis B