Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment Delays: Benchmarks and Survival Association
Morse E, Berson E, Fujiwara R, Judson B, Mehra S. Hypopharyngeal Cancer Treatment Delays: Benchmarks and Survival Association. Otolaryngology 2018, 160: 267-276. PMID: 30324861, DOI: 10.1177/0194599818797605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBenchmarkingCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapyCohort StudiesDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansHypopharyngeal NeoplasmsLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, ConformalRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSurvival AnalysisTime-to-TreatmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsRadiation treatment durationOverall survivalInduction chemotherapyMedian durationConcurrent chemoradiationHypopharyngeal cancerCox proportional hazards regressionNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards regressionMultivariable logisticRetrospective cohortTreatment initiationMedicaid insuranceTreatment delayCancer HospitalHazards regressionNonwhite raceCancer DatabaseTreatment endSurvival associationsTreatment durationPatientsChemoradiationChemotherapyTreatment factorsNational treatment times in oropharyngeal cancer treated with primary radiation or chemoradiation
Morse E, Judson B, Husain Z, Burtness B, Yarbrough W, Sasaki C, Cheraghlou S, Mehra S. National treatment times in oropharyngeal cancer treated with primary radiation or chemoradiation. Oral Oncology 2018, 82: 122-130. PMID: 29909886, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation treatment durationHuman papilloma virus-positive tumorsVirus-positive tumorsOverall survivalOropharyngeal cancerTreatment durationTreatment endMedian durationTreatment initiationTreatment delayHuman papilloma virus-associated tumorsHuman papilloma virus-negative tumorsEnd intervalOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaCox proportional hazards regressionNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards regressionSquamous cell carcinomaVirus-associated tumorsVirus-negative tumorsMultivariable logisticHazards regressionCell carcinomaHuman papillomaCancer DatabaseTreatment delays in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A national cancer database analysis
Morse E, Fujiwara RJT, Judson B, Mehra S. Treatment delays in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A national cancer database analysis. The Laryngoscope 2018, 128: 2751-2758. PMID: 29756382, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaryngeal squamous cell carcinomaOverall survivalSquamous cell carcinomaTreatment initiationNonsurgical patientsSurgical patientsTotal treatment packageMedian durationRadiation treatmentTreatment delayCell carcinomaTreatment endNational Cancer Database AnalysisEnd intervalCox proportional hazards regressionNational Cancer DatabaseProportional hazards regressionMultivariable logistic regressionDuration of diagnosisHigh-volume facilitiesTreatment packageRadiotherapy durationAdjuvant treatmentHazards regressionInsurance status