2022
Comparison of Long-term Outcomes for Young and Healthy Patients with cT1a and cT3a Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Partial Nephrectomy
Tan W, Koelker M, Campain N, Cole A, Labban M, Mossanen M, Barod R, Kibel A, Chang S, Bex A, Trinh Q. Comparison of Long-term Outcomes for Young and Healthy Patients with cT1a and cT3a Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Partial Nephrectomy. European Urology Focus 2022, 9: 333-335. PMID: 36241545, DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2022.09.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaLocally advanced kidney cancerPositive surgical marginsPartial nephrectomyAdvanced kidney cancerSurgical marginsKidney cancerRate of surgical marginComparison of long-term outcomesNational Cancer DatabaseMedian follow-upPatients aged <Cox proportional-hazards modelLong-term outcomesPresence of tumorCharlson Comorbidity IndexChronic kidney diseaseProportional-hazards modelCT1a tumorsCT1b groupHigher ACMNephron preservationCT stagingSolitary kidneyCell carcinoma
2020
Inequity in selective referral to high-volume hospitals for genitourinary malignancies
Berg S, Tully K, Sahraoui A, Tan W, Krimphove M, Marchese M, Lipsitz S, Noldus J, Trinh Q. Inequity in selective referral to high-volume hospitals for genitourinary malignancies. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2020, 38: 582-589. PMID: 32217041, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-volume hospitalsBladder cancerPredictors of treatmentCancer patientsRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerMuscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancerNegative predictors of treatmentBlack raceNational Cancer DatabaseNonmetastatic prostate cancerUrothelial bladder cancerProstate cancer patientsBladder cancer patientsMultivariate logistic regression modelAssociated with lower ratesKidney cancer patientsPrivate insurance statusAssociated with lower oddsAssociated with greater oddsLow-volume hospitalsRadical cystectomyReceipt of treatmentGenitourinary malignanciesPerioperative morbidity
2019
Delayed nephrectomy has comparable long-term overall survival to immediate nephrectomy for cT1a renal cell carcinoma: A population-based analysis
Tan W, Trinh Q, Hayn M, Marchese M, Lipsitz S, Nabi J, Kilbridge K, Vale J, Khoubehi B, Kibel A, Sun M, Chang S, Sammon J. Delayed nephrectomy has comparable long-term overall survival to immediate nephrectomy for cT1a renal cell carcinoma: A population-based analysis. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2019, 38: 74.e13-74.e20. PMID: 31864937, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.11.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal cell carcinomaCT1a renal cell carcinomaImmediate nephrectomyKaplan-Meier curvesOverall survivalCell carcinomaSurgical resectionRenal massesPatient ageTreatment armsCharlson Comorbidity Index 0Compare OS of patientsLong-term overall survivalInfluence of patient ageCox proportional hazards regression analysisEarly surgical resectionLong-term OSMedian patient ageProportional hazards regression analysisMedian follow-upNational Cancer DatabaseOS of patientsSmall renal massesInverse probabilityRecommended treatment optionVariation in Positive Surgical Margin Status After Radical Prostatectomy for pT2 Prostate Cancer
Tan W, Krimphove M, Cole A, Marchese M, Berg S, Lipsitz S, Löppenberg B, Nabi J, Abdollah F, Choueiri T, Kibel A, Sooriakumaran P, Trinh Q. Variation in Positive Surgical Margin Status After Radical Prostatectomy for pT2 Prostate Cancer. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2019, 17: e1060-e1068. PMID: 31303561, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive surgical marginsFactors associated with positive surgical marginsPositive surgical margin statusPT2 prostate cancerRadical prostatectomyProstate cancerCancer-specific factorsSurgical approachMargin statusHigher hospital surgical volumeSurgical margin statusNational Cancer DatabaseHospital surgical volumeCancer-specific featuresPSM rateSurgical marginsCancer DatabaseImprove patient outcomesEvaluating patientsContribution of patientLogistic regression modelsSurgical volumeProstatectomyPatientsPatient-specificComparing Long-Term Outcomes Following Radical and Partial Nephrectomy for cT1 Renal Cell Carcinoma in Young and Healthy Individuals
Tan W, Berg S, Cole A, Krimphove M, Marchese M, Lipsitz S, Nabi J, Sammon J, Choueiri T, Kibel A, Sun M, Chang S, Trinh Q. Comparing Long-Term Outcomes Following Radical and Partial Nephrectomy for cT1 Renal Cell Carcinoma in Young and Healthy Individuals. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2019, 3: pkz003. PMID: 31360891, PMCID: PMC6649692, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-stage renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaTreated with radical nephrectomyInverse probability of treatment weighting adjustmentPartial nephrectomyRadical nephrectomyType of surgeryOverall survivalTreatment weighting adjustmentCell carcinomaClinical stageCompare overall survival of patientsPatients treated with partial nephrectomyLong-term overall survivalCT1 renal cell carcinomaOverall survival of patientsCox proportional hazards regression analysisProportional hazards regression analysisCompare overall survivalNational Cancer DatabaseMedian follow-upSurvival of patientsKaplan-Meier curvesInverse probabilityLong-term outcomes