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BACKGROUNDAdenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), 1 of the most common salivary gland malignancies, arises from the intercalated ducts, which are composed of inner ductal epithelial cells and outer myoepithelial cells. The objective of this study was to determine the genomic subtypes of ACC with emphasis on dominant cell type to identify potential specific biomarkers for each subtype and to improve the understanding...
BACKGROUNDThe incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma caused by oncogenic HPV (HPV‐OPSCC) is rising worldwide. HPV‐OPSCC is commonly diagnosed by RT‐qPCR of HPV‐16 E6 and E7 oncoproteins or by cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor 2A, multiple tumor suppressor 1 (p16) immunohistochemistry (IHC). Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) has been recently reported as ultra‐sensitive and highly precise method...
Contract research organizations (CROs) represent a multibillion dollar industry that is firmly embedded in the contemporary clinical trial process. Over the past 30 years, and especially within the last decade, the reach of CROs has extended to service all phases of drug trials in an increasingly global research environment. The presence of CROs is particularly noticeable in medical oncology because...
BACKGROUNDThe Australian National Cervical Screening Program, introduced more than 20 years ago, does not record the Indigenous status of screening participants. This article reports the first population‐based estimates of participation in cervical screening for Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australian women.
METHODSThis was a retrospective, population‐based study of 1,334,795 female Queensland residents,...
BACKGROUNDThe aim of this study was to identify nurse factors (eg, knowledge, practices, and clinical habits regarding complementary and alternative medicine [CAM] as well as demographic factors) and patient characteristics (eg, age, sex, and treatment status) associated with nurses' CAM inquiry and referral patterns.
METHODSBaseline data were collected with nurse/patient questionnaires about CAM...
BACKGROUNDAlthough married cancer patients have more favorable survival than unmarried patients, reasons underlying this association are not fully understood. The authors evaluated the role of economic resources, including health insurance status and neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES), in a large California cohort.
METHODSFrom the California Cancer Registry, we identified 783,167 cancer patients...
BACKGROUNDThis article presents a first look at rates and trends for cases in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program diagnosed through 2013 using the February 2015 submission, and a validation of rates and trends from the February 2014 submission using the subsequent November 2014 submission. To the authors' knowledge, this is the second time SEER has published trends based...
BACKGROUNDDuring the process of tumor profiling, there is the potential to detect germline variants. To the authors' knowledge, there currently is no accepted standard of care for how to deal with these incidental findings. The goal of the current study was to assess disclosure preferences among patients with cancer regarding incidental genomic variants that may be discovered during tumor profiling...
BACKGROUNDIt has been observed that married cancer patients have lower mortality rates than unmarried patients, but data for different racial/ethnic groups are scarce. The authors examined the risk of overall mortality associated with marital status across racial/ethnic groups and sex in data from the California Cancer Registry.
METHODSCalifornia Cancer Registry data for all first primary invasive...
BACKGROUNDThe months immediately after the completion of treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are often regarded as a stressful time for children and families. In this prospective, longitudinal study, the prevalence and predictors of anxiety and depressive symptoms after the completion of treatment were examined.
METHODSParticipants included 160 children aged 2 to 9 years with...
BACKGROUNDEconomic analyses of new technologies, such as proton‐beam radiotherapy (PBT), are a public health priority. To date, no systematic review of the cost‐effectiveness of PBT has been performed.
METHODSSystematic searches of PubMed, EMBASE, abstracts from American Society for Radiation Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology meetings, and the Cost‐Effectiveness Analysis Registry...
BACKGROUNDThe overall survival (OS) benefit of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma patients older than 70 years is debated. This study examines the outcomes of elderly patients receiving CRT versus radiotherapy (RT) alone.
METHODSThe National Cancer Data Base was queried for patients older than 70 years with nonmetastatic oropharyngeal, laryngeal, or hypopharyngeal...
BACKGROUNDIn the current study, the authors sought to both characterize the national trends in proton therapy use for prostate cancer and determine the factors associated with receipt of this limited resource, using what to the best of their knowledge is the largest nationwide cancer registry.
METHODSThe National Cancer Data Base was used to identify 187,730 patients diagnosed with nonmetastatic...
BACKGROUNDThere has been increasing interest in the primary surgical treatment of patients with early T classification (T1‐T2) oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), with the stated goal of de‐escalating or avoiding adjuvant treatment. Herein, the authors sought to determine the degree to which this interest has translated into changes in practice patterns, and the rates of adverse postoperative...
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