Hepatocellular carcinoma: Impact of academic setting and hospital volume on patient survival
Uhlig J, Sellers CM, Khan SA, Cha C, Kim HS. Hepatocellular carcinoma: Impact of academic setting and hospital volume on patient survival. Surgical Oncology 2019, 31: 111-118. PMID: 31654956, DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2019.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCombined Modality TherapyDatabases, FactualFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHepatectomyHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansLiver NeoplasmsLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrognosisRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateConceptsOverall survivalHepatocellular carcinomaAcademic centersHospital volumePatient survivalInterventional oncologyYoung African American patientsHigh-volume academic centersMultivariable Cox regressionFirst-line treatmentLow-volume centersLonger patient survivalAfrican American patientsHCC treatment modalitiesNon-academic centersLiver transplantMultivariable adjustmentPatient demographicsSurgical resectionLine treatmentCox regressionPotential confoundersVolume centersTreatment modalitiesAmerican patientsImpact of hospital volume and type on survival in hepatocellular carcinoma: Results from the National Cancer Database.
Uhlig J, Sellers C, Khan S, Cha C, Kim H. Impact of hospital volume and type on survival in hepatocellular carcinoma: Results from the National Cancer Database. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 417-417. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.4_suppl.417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Cancer DatabaseNon-academic centersHospital volumeHepatocellular carcinomaAcademic centersTreatment modalitiesOverall survivalCancer DatabaseInterventional oncologyYoung African American patientsCox proportional hazards modelHigh-volume academic centersHigher patient survivalFirst-line treatmentLow-volume centersAfrican American patientsHCC treatment modalitiesProportional hazards modelImaging-based diagnosisLiver transplantMultivariable adjustmentPatient demographicsSurgical resectionPatient survivalPotential confoundersIntrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Socioeconomic Discrepancies, Contemporary Treatment Approaches and Survival Trends from the National Cancer Database
Uhlig J, Sellers CM, Cha C, Khan SA, Lacy J, Stein SM, Kim HS. Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Socioeconomic Discrepancies, Contemporary Treatment Approaches and Survival Trends from the National Cancer Database. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2019, 26: 1993-2000. PMID: 30693451, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-019-07175-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaOverall survivalMedicaid insuranceCancer DatabaseLonger survivalTreatment allocationSurvival trendsTreatment approachesInterventional oncologySocioeconomic discrepanciesHigher surgery ratesMultivariable Cox modelFirst-line treatmentCurrent treatment approachesContemporary treatment approachesLow incomeMale African AmericansEligible patientsMethodsThe 2004ICC patientsSurgery ratesMale sexTreatment predictorsCancer stage