2024
Patterns of Care for T1 Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinomas from 2004–2020
Malik D, Jacobs D, Fereydooni S, Park H, Mehra S. Patterns of Care for T1 Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinomas from 2004–2020. The Laryngoscope 2024, 134: 3633-3644. PMID: 38411338, DOI: 10.1002/lary.31363.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlottic squamous cell carcinomaT1 glottic squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaDual-modality treatmentOver-treatmentT1a tumorsCell carcinomaTreatment regimensOverall treatment modalityNational Cancer DatabaseRate of surgeryYear of treatmentMultivariate logistic regressionCochran-Armitage testT1b tumorsT1b diseaseCancer DatabaseOver-treatedTreatment modalitiesTreatment patternsAssociated with greater likelihoodSurgeryPatientsTumorLogistic regression
2017
Dose-Volume Predictors of Esophagitis After Thoracic Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
Harder EM, Chen Z, Park HS, Mancini BR, Decker RH. Dose-Volume Predictors of Esophagitis After Thoracic Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 40: 477-482. PMID: 26017483, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStepwise selection techniqueRadiation therapyThoracic stereotactic body radiation therapyStereotactic hypofractionated radiation therapyStereotactic body radiation therapyDose-volume predictorsNormal tissue complication probabilityHypofractionated radiation therapyMultivariate logistic regressionProbability estimatesBody radiation therapyPlanning target volumeEsophageal toxicityEsophagitis ratesCTCAE v4.0Dosimetric predictorsPulmonary tumorsInstitutional databaseRadiotherapy parameters
2014
Increase in the use of lung stereotactic body radiotherapy without a preceding biopsy in the United States
Rutter CE, Corso CD, Park HS, Mancini BR, Yeboa DN, Lester-Coll NH, Kim AW, Decker RH. Increase in the use of lung stereotactic body radiotherapy without a preceding biopsy in the United States. Lung Cancer 2014, 85: 390-394. PMID: 25001510, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2014.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerStereotactic body radiotherapyBody radiotherapyStage I non-small cell lung cancerEarly-stage non-small cell lung cancerStage non-small cell lung cancerMultivariate analysisUse of SBRTLung stereotactic body radiotherapyLogistic regressionNational Cancer DatabasePercentage of patientsYear of diagnosisSmaller tumor sizeCell lung cancerMultivariate logistic regressionMedical inoperabilityMedical comorbiditiesInoperable patientsTumor sizeLung cancerCancer DatabaseEfficacious treatmentSBRT deliveryBiopsy