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A comparison of perioperative outcomes of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical (VATS) Lobectomy with open thoracotomy and lobectomy: Results of an analysis using propensity score based weightingWalter J Scott
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Ann Surg Innov Res 4:1. 2010....
The impact of misclassification due to survey response fatigue on estimation and identifiability of treatment effectsBrian L Egleston
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Facility, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Stat Med 30:3560-72. 2011..The results suggest that measures designed to reduce survey order effects might have unintended consequences. We present a data example that demonstrates the problem of survey order effects...
On estimation of the survivor average causal effect in observational studies when important confounders are missing due to deathBrian L Egleston
Biostatistics Facility, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111 2497, USA
Biometrics 65:497-504. 2009..We apply our methodology to the evaluation of the effect of trauma center care on vitality outcomes using data from the National Study on Costs and Outcomes of Trauma Care...
Sensitivity analysis to investigate the impact of a missing covariate on survival analyses using cancer registry dataBrian L Egleston
Biostatistics Facility, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Stat Med 28:1498-511. 2009..We found that surgery was protective, but that the magnitude of the effect depended on assumptions about the relationship of grade with missingness...
Validity of estimating non-sex hormone-binding globulin bound testosterone and oestradiol from total hormone measurements in boys and girlsBrian L Egleston
Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
Ann Clin Biochem 47:233-41. 2010..However, assays to measure circulating hormone levels might not always be accessible. We sought to validate the empirical calculation of circulating bioavailable testosterone and oestradiol in children...
A tutorial on principal stratification-based sensitivity analysis: application to smoking cessation studiesBrian L Egleston
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Clin Trials 7:286-98. 2010..Those who enter a randomized trial but do not change smoking behavior might not experience withdrawal-related symptoms...
Causal inference for non-mortality outcomes in the presence of deathBrian L Egleston
Biostatistics Facility, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Biostatistics 8:526-45. 2007..We apply our method using the first three rounds of survey data from the Salisbury Eye Evaluation, a population-based cohort study of older adults. We also present a simulation study that validates our method...
Anatomic features of enhancing renal masses predict malignant and high-grade pathology: a preoperative nomogram using the RENAL Nephrometry scoreAlexander Kutikov
Division of Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Eur Urol 60:241-8. 2011..Counseling patients with enhancing renal mass currently occurs in the context of significant uncertainty regarding tumor pathology...
Competing risks of death in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma: a comorbidity based modelAlexander Kutikov
Department of Urological Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA
J Urol 188:2077-83. 2012..These factors must be considered against the benefits of treatment. We constructed a model of competing causes of death to help contextualize treatment trade-off analyses in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma...
Small renal masses progressing to metastases under active surveillance: a systematic review and pooled analysisMarc C Smaldone
Division of Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA
Cancer 118:997-1006. 2012..The authors systematically reviewed the literature and conducted a pooled analysis of studies on small renal masses who underwent active surveillance to identify the risk progression and the characteristics associated with metastases...
Cancer patient preferences for quality and length of lifeNeal J Meropol
Division of Medical Science and Population Science, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Cancer 113:3459-66. 2008..The objective of the current study was to describe cancer patient values regarding QOL and LOL and explore associations with communication preferences...
Physical activity among lung cancer survivors: changes across the cancer trajectory and associations with quality of lifeElliot J Coups
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Cheltenham, PA 19012, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:664-72. 2009..The current study addressed this research gap and also examined the association between lung cancer survivors' physical activity and their QOL...
Evaluating overall survival and competing risks of death in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma using a comprehensive nomogramAlexander Kutikov
Department of Urological Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
J Clin Oncol 28:311-7. 2010....
Percutaneous vs surgical cryoablation of the small renal mass: is efficacy compromised?Christopher J Long
Departments of Urological Oncology and Biostatistics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
BJU Int 107:1376-80. 2011..To review and analyse the cumulative literature to compare surgical and percutaneous cryoablation of small renal masses (SRMs)...
Use of systemic therapy and factors affecting survival for patients undergoing cytoreductive nephrectomyAlexander Kutikov
Department of Urological Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
BJU Int 106:218-23. 2010....
Preoperative delays in the US Medicare population with breast cancerRichard J Bleicher
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
J Clin Oncol 30:4485-92. 2012....
Age, tumor size and relative survival of patients with localized renal cell carcinoma: a surveillance, epidemiology and end results analysisBenjamin J Scoll
Department of Urologic Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA
J Urol 181:506-11. 2009..We analyzed data from the SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results) database to evaluate the relative survival of patients treated surgically for localized renal cell carcinoma as related to tumor size and patient age...
Advanced imaging modalities in early stage breast cancer: preoperative use in the United States Medicare populationMargaret L Crivello
Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 20:102-10. 2013..Guidelines for breast cancer staging exist, but adherence remains unknown. This study evaluates patterns of imaging in early stage breast cancer usually reserved for advanced disease...
Cancer genetic risk assessment and referral patterns in primary careHetal S Vig
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 13:735-41. 2009..This study was undertaken to describe cancer risk assessment practices among primary care providers (PCPs)...
Prospective case-control study of serum mullerian inhibiting substance and breast cancer riskJoanne F Dorgan
Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 101:1501-9. 2009..The objective of this study was to determine whether serum MIS levels are associated with breast cancer risk...
Assay reproducibility and within-person variation of Müllerian inhibiting substanceJoanne F Dorgan
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19012, USA
Fertil Steril 94:301-4. 2010..To assess reproducibility of a commercial müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS) assay and evaluate within-person variation in serum MIS levels...
When parents disclose BRCA1/2 test results: their communication and perceptions of offspring responseAngela R Bradbury
Department of Clinical Genetics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111 2497, USA
Cancer 118:3417-25. 2012..Little is known about the prevalence and predictors of parent communication to offspring and how offspring respond to this communication...
Population-based trends in lung cancer incidence in womenBrian L Egleston
Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Facility, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Semin Oncol 36:506-15. 2009..This review aims to discuss the epidemiology of lung cancer in women, as well as the incidence of second primaries, and presents current opinions on the myriad of causes...
Enhanced genetic instability and dasatinib sensitivity in mammary tumor cells lacking NEDD9Mahendra K Singh
Departments of Developmental Therapeutics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA
Cancer Res 70:8907-16. 2010..These studies identify NEDD9 as a complex modulator of different aspects of mammary tumor growth...
Knowledge and perceptions of familial and genetic risks for breast cancer risk in adolescent girlsAngela R Bradbury
Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3 West Perelman Center 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 136:749-57. 2012..Research evaluating the impact of awareness and perceptions of breast cancer risk on psychosocial, health, and risk behaviors is needed to develop strategies to optimize responses to cancer risk...
A preliminary investigation of the predictors of tanning dependenceCarolyn J Heckman
Population Science, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Cheltenham, PA 19012, USA
Am J Health Behav 32:451-64. 2008..To investigate possible predictors of tanning dependence including demographic variables, exposure and protective behaviors, and other health-related behaviors...
Serum amino acid levels as a biomarker for renal cell carcinomaAladdin Mustafa
Cancer Biology Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA
J Urol 186:1206-12. 2011..Therefore, we investigated whether serum amino acid profiles are a potentially useful biomarker in patients with renal cell carcinoma...
Depressive symptoms and serum lipid levels in young adult womenCarolyn Y Fang
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Robert C Young Pavilion, 4th Floor, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
J Behav Med 36:143-52. 2013..The present findings suggest that depressive symptoms are inversely associated with serum LDL-C levels in young adult women, but that these associations are not likely mediated by adverse lifestyle behaviors...
Using health communication best practices to develop a web-based provider-patient communication aid: the CONNECT studyLinda Fleisher
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19012, United States
Patient Educ Couns 71:378-87. 2008..This paper highlights the development of a theory-guided, web-based communication aid (CONNECT), designed to facilitate treatment decision-making among patients with advanced cancer...
Evaluation of the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial Risk calculator in a high-risk screening populationDavid J Kaplan
Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, USA
BJU Int 105:334-7. 2010..Study Type - Diagnostic (exploratory cohort) Level of Evidence 2b...
Efficacy of motivational interviewing for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta-analysisCarolyn J Heckman
Fox Chase Cancer Center, 510 Township Line Road, First Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19012, USA
Tob Control 19:410-6. 2010..A systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the efficacy of interventions incorporating motivational interviewing for smoking cessation and identify correlates of treatment effects...
Association of routine pretreatment magnetic resonance imaging with time to surgery, mastectomy rate, and margin statusRichard J Bleicher
Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA19111, USA
J Am Coll Surg 209:180-7; quiz 294-5. 2009..This study characterizes those receiving MRI versus those who did not, and reports on their short-term surgical outcomes, including time to operation, margin status, and mastectomy rate...
Academic ranking score: a publication-based reproducible metric of thought leadership in urologyAlexander Kutikov
Division of Urologic Oncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Eur Urol 61:435-9. 2012..Hospital rankings have become integral to the marketing strategies of many health care systems. Methodology used in compiling these lists appears highly flawed...
Family cohesion moderates the relation between free testosterone and delinquent behaviors in adolescent boys and girlsCarolyn Y Fang
Fox Chase Cancer Center, 510 Township Line Road, Cheltenham, PA 19012, USA
J Adolesc Health 44:590-7. 2009..This study examined the associations of free testosterone and family environment with delinquent and aggressive behaviors among adolescent boys and girls with elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels...
Targeting C4-Demethylating Genes in the Cholesterol Pathway Sensitizes Cancer Cells to EGF Receptor Inhibitors via Increased EGF Receptor DegradationAnna Sukhanova
1Program in Developmental Therapeutics and 2Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Facility, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3The Research Institute at Nationwide Children s Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 4Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland and 5Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia
Cancer Discov 3:96-111. 2013..Analysis of Nsdhl-deficient Bpa(1H/+) mice confirmed dramatic and selective loss of internalized platelet-derived growth factor receptor in fibroblasts, and reduced activation of EGFR and its effectors in regions of skin lacking NSDHL...
Correlates of physical activity among lung cancer survivorsElliot J Coups
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19012, USA
Psychooncology 18:395-404. 2009..However, little is known regarding correlates of physical activity in this survivor population. The current study addressed this research gap...
Factors affecting recovery of functional status in older adults after cancer surgeryJanet H Van Cleave
NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:34-43. 2011..To explore factors influencing functional status over time after cancer surgery in adults aged 65 and older...
A novel Cas family member, HEPL, regulates FAK and cell spreadingMahendra K Singh
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
Mol Biol Cell 19:1627-36. 2008..Better understanding of the complete protein family should help inform prediction of cancer incidence and prognosis...
Intention to communicate BRCA1/BRCA2 genetic test results to the familyAndrea M Barsevick
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111 2497, USA
J Fam Psychol 22:303-12. 2008..These results extend the theory of planned behavior by showing that gender and generation influence intention when the relative's opinion is unknown...
Excise, ablate or observe: the small renal mass dilemma--a meta-analysis and reviewDavid A Kunkle
Department of Urologic Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA
J Urol 179:1227-33; discussion 1233-4. 2008..We performed a meta-analysis of published data evaluating nephron sparing surgery, cryoablation, radio frequency ablation and observation for small renal masses to define the current data...
Visual acuity change and mortality in older adultsEllen E Freeman
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 46:4040-5. 2005..The goals of this study are to determine whether visual acuity loss increases the risk of dying and to examine whether depressive symptoms act as a mediator in this relationship...
