Issue 2/2019
Content (53 Articles)
Management of Regional Lymph Nodes in Patients with Merkel Cell Carcinoma Following a Positive Sentinel Node Biopsy: Less May be More, But is Either Enough?
George Hruby, Alexander Guminski, John F. Thompson
Biomarkers of Bad Biology: Curse or a Blessing?
Sudeep Banerjee, Jason K. Sicklick
A Novel Nomogram and Risk Classification System Predicting the Cancer-Specific Survival of Patients with Initially Diagnosed Metastatic Esophageal Cancer: A SEER-Based Study
Xin Tang, Xiaojuan Zhou, Yanying Li, Xue Tian, Yongsheng Wang, Meijuan Huang, Li Ren, Lin Zhou, Zhenyu Ding, Jiang Zhu, Yong Xu, Feng Peng, Jin Wang, You Lu, Youling Gong
Multifocal/Multicentric Ipsilateral Invasive Breast Carcinomas with Similar Histology: Is Multigene Testing of All Individual Foci Necessary?
Anne Grabenstetter, Edi Brogi, Joanne F. Chou, Monica Morrow, Maura Dickler, Larry Norton, Hannah Y. Wen
Does Lymph Node Status Prior to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Influence the Number of Sentinel Nodes Removed?
Jennifer L. Baker, Shirin Muhsen, Emily C. Zabor, Michelle Stempel, Mary L. Gemignani
The Role of the Neo-Bioscore Staging System in Guiding the Optimal Strategies for Regional Nodal Irradiation Following Neoadjuvant Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients with cN1 and ypN0–1
Lu Cao, Cheng Xu, Youlia M. Kirova, Gang Cai, Rong Cai, Shu-Bei Wang, Kun-Wei Shen, Dan Ou, Jia-Yi Chen
Survival Impact of Locoregional Treatment of the Primary Tumor in De Novo Metastatic Breast Cancers in a Large Multicentric Cohort Study: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis
Elvire Pons-Tostivint, Youlia Kirova, Amélie Lusque, Mario Campone, Julien Geffrelot, Chafika Mazouni, Audrey Mailliez, David Pasquier, Nicolas Madranges, Nelly Firmin, Agathe Crouzet, Anthony Gonçalves, Clémentine Jankowski, Thibault De La Motte Rouge, Nicolas Pouget, Brigitte de La Lande, Delphine Mouttet-Boizat, Jean-Marc Ferrero, Lionel Uwer, Jean-Christophe Eymard, Marie-Ange Mouret-Reynier, Thierry Petit, Mathieu Robain, Thomas Filleron, Christian Cailliot, Florence Dalenc
Oncotype DX® Recurrence Score as a Predictor of Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy
Alison M. Pease, Luis A. Riba, Ryan A. Gruner, Nadine M. Tung, Ted A. James
Regional Recurrence Risk Following a Negative Sentinel Node Procedure Does Not Approximate the False-Negative Rate of the Sentinel Node Procedure in Breast Cancer Patients Not Receiving Radiotherapy or Systemic Treatment
Marleen M. Roos, Julia E. C. van Steenhoven, Kim C. Aalders, Kay Schreuder, Josephina P. J. Burgmans, Sabine Siesling, Sjoerd Elias, Thijs van Dalen
Management of Sentinel Lymph Node Metastasis in Merkel Cell Carcinoma: Completion Lymphadenectomy, Radiation, or Both?
Matthew C. Perez, Daniel E. Oliver, Evan S. Weitman, David Boulware, Jane L. Messina, Javier Torres-Roca, C. Wayne Cruse, Ricardo J. Gonzalez, Amod A. Sarnaik, Vernon K. Sondak, Evan J. Wuthrick, Louis B. Harrison, Jonathan S. Zager
Completion Lymph Node Dissection or Radiation Therapy for Sentinel Node Metastasis in Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Jay S. Lee, Alison B. Durham, Christopher K. Bichakjian, Paul W. Harms, James A. Hayman, Scott A. McLean, Kelly L. Harms, William R. Burns
Validation of a Nomogram for Non-sentinel Node Positivity in Melanoma Patients, and Its Clinical Implications: A Brazilian–Dutch Study
Eduardo Bertolli, Viola Franke, Vinicius Fernando Calsavara, Mariana Petaccia de Macedo, Clovis Antonio Lopes Pinto, Winan J. van Houdt, Michel W. J. M. Wouters, Joao Pedreira Duprat Neto, Alexander C. J. van Akkooi
Epigenetic Status of CDO1 Gene May Reflect Chemosensitivity in Colon Cancer with Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Keigo Yokoi, Hiroki Harada, Kazuko Yokota, Satoru Ishii, Toshimichi Tanaka, Nobuyuki Nishizawa, Masashi Shimazu, Ken Kojo, Hirohisa Miura, Takahiro Yamanashi, Takeo Sato, Takatoshi Nakamura, Masahiko Watanabe, Keishi Yamashita
The Immunoscore is a Superior Prognostic Tool in Stages II and III Colorectal Cancer and is Significantly Correlated with Programmed Death-Ligand 1 (PD-L1) Expression on Tumor-Infiltrating Mononuclear Cells
Takato Yomoda, Tomoya Sudo, Akihiro Kawahara, Takahiro Shigaki, Susumu Shimomura, Kensuke Tajiri, Sachiko Nagasu, Fumihiko Fujita, Tetsushi Kinugasa, Yoshito Akagi
Learning by Example: An International Perspective on Reflex-Testing for Lynch Syndrome
Vanessa N. Palter, Natalie A. Baker, Aaron Pollett, Corinne Daly, Marcia Facey, Carolyn Rotenberg, Linda Rabeneck, Nancy N. Baxter
Cross-Sectional Study on MRI Restaging After Chemoradiotherapy and Interval to Surgery in Rectal Cancer: Influence on Short- and Long-Term Outcomes
Robin Detering, Wernard A. A. Borstlap, Lisa Broeders, Linda Hermus, Corrie A. M. Marijnen, Regina G. H. Beets-Tan, Willem A. Bemelman, Henderik L. van Westreenen, Pieter J. Tanis, A. Aalbers, Y. Acherman, G. D. Algie, B. Alting von Geusau, F. Amelung, S. A. Bartels, S. Basha, A. J. N. M. Bastiaansen, E. Belgers, W. Bleeker, J. Blok, R. J. I. Bosker, J. W. Bosmans, M. C. Boute, N. D. Bouvy, H. Bouwman, A. Brandt-Kerkhof, D. J. Brinkman, S. Bruin, E. R. J. Bruns, J. P. M. Burbach, J. W. A. Burger, C. J. Buskens, S. Clermonts, P. P. L. O. Coene, C. Compaan, E. C. J. Consten, T. Darbyshire, S. M. L. de Mik, E. J. R. de Graaf, I. de Groot, R. J. L. de vos tot Nederveen Cappel, J. H. W. de Wilt, J. van der Wolde, F. C. den Boer, J. W. T. Dekker, A. Demirkiran, M. Derkx-Hendriksen, F. R. Dijkstra, P. van Duijvendijk, M. S. Dunker, Q. E. Eijsbouts, H. Fabry, F. Ferenschild, J. W. Foppen, M. F. Gerhards, P. Gerven, J. A. H. Gooszen, J. A. Govaert, W. M. U. Van Grevenstein, R. Haen, J. J. Harlaar, E. Harst, K. Havenga, J. Heemskerk, J. F. Heeren, B. Heijnen, P. Heres, C. Hoff, W. Hogendoorn, P. Hoogland, A. Huijbers, P. Janssen, A. C. Jongen, F. H. Jonker, E. G. Karthaus, A. Keijzer, J. M. A. Ketel, J. Klaase, F. W. H. Kloppenberg, M. E. Kool, R. Kortekaas, P. M. Kruyt, J. T. Kuiper, B. Lamme, J. F. Lange, T. Lettinga, D. J. Lips, F. Logeman, M. F. Lutke Holzik, E. Madsen, A. Mamound, C. C. Marres, I. Masselink, M. Meerdink, A. G. Menon, J. S. Mieog, D. Mierlo, G. D. Musters, G. A. P. Nieuwenhuijzen, P. A. Neijenhuis, J. Nonner, M. Oostdijk, P. M. P. Paul, K. C. M. J. Peeters, I. T. A. Pereboom, F. Polat, P. Poortman, M. Raber, B. M. M. Reiber, R. J. Renger, C. C. van Rossem, H. J. Rutten, A. Rutten, R. Schaapman, M. Scheer, L. Schoonderwoerd, N. Schouten, A. M. Schreuder, W. H. Schreurs, G. A. Simkens, G. D. Slooter, H. C. E. Sluijmer, N. Smakman, R. Smeenk, H. S. Snijders, D. J. A. Sonneveld, B. Spaansen, E. J. Spillenaar Bilgen, E. Steller, W. H. Steup, C. Steur, E. Stortelder, J. Straatman, H. A. Swank, C. Sietses, H. A. ten Berge, H. G. ten hoeve, W. W. ter Riele, I. M. Thorensen, B. Tip-Pluijm, B. R. Toorenvliet, L. Tseng, J. B. Tuynman, J. van Bastelaar, S. C. van Beek, A. W. H. van de Ven, M. A. J. van de Weijer, C. van den Berg, I. van den Bosch, J. D. W. van der Bilt, S. J. van der Hagen, R. van der hul, G. van der Schelling, A. van der Spek, N. van der Wielen, E. van duyn, C. van Eekelen, J. A. van Essen, K. van Gangelt, A. A. W. van Geloven, C. van Kessel, Y. T. van Loon, A. van Rijswijk, S. J. van Rooijen, T. van Sprundel, L. van Steensel, W. F. van Tets, H. L. van Westreenen, S. Veltkamp, T. Verhaak, P. M. Verheijen, L. Versluis-Ossenwaarde, S. Vijfhuize, W. J. Vles, S. C. Voeten, F. J. Vogelaar, W. W. Vrijland, E. Westerduin, M. E. Westerterp, M. Wetzel, K. P. Wevers, B. Wiering, C. D. M. Witjes, M. W. Wouters, S. T. K. Yauw, E. S. van der Zaag, E. C. Zeestraten, D. D. Zimmerman, T. Zwieten
Feasibility of Endoscopic Resection in Early Gastric Cancer with Lymphovascular Invasion
Jeung Hui Pyo, Hyuk Lee, Yang Won Min, Byung-Hoon Min, Jun Haeng Lee, Kyoung-Mee Kim, Hyeseung Kim, Kyunga Kim, Jae J. Kim
The Controlling Nutritional Status Score Serves as a Predictor of Short- and Long-Term Outcomes for Patients with Stage 2 or 3 Gastric Cancer: Analysis of a Multi-institutional Data Set
Song Ryo, Mitsuro Kanda, Seiji Ito, Yoshinari Mochizuki, Hitoshi Teramoto, Kiyoshi Ishigure, Toshifumi Murai, Takahiro Asada, Akiharu Ishiyama, Hidenobu Matsushita, Chie Tanaka, Daisuke Kobayashi, Michitaka Fujiwara, Kenta Murotani, Yasuhiro Kodera
Survival Outcomes of Two Phase 2 Studies of Adjuvant Chemotherapy with S-1 Plus Oxaliplatin or Capecitabine Plus Oxaliplatin for Patients with Gastric Cancer After D2 Gastrectomy
Yoshiaki Nakamura, Takeharu Yamanaka, Keisho Chin, Haruhiko Cho, Hitoshi Katai, Masanori Terashima, Kazunari Misawa, Motohiro Hirao, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Eiji Oki, Mitsuru Sasako, Yasunori Emi, Hideaki Bando, Yoshiyuki Kawashima, Tetsu Fukunaga, Masahiro Gotoh, Takako Ishibashi, Kohei Shitara
Outcomes in Peritoneal Dissemination from Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Appendix Treated with Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
Carlos Munoz-Zuluaga, Armando Sardi, Mary Caitlin King, Carol Nieroda, Michelle Sittig, Ryan MacDonald, Vadim Gushchin
Sites of Recurrence After Complete Cytoreduction and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Patients with Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Colorectal and Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma: A Tertiary Center Experience
Yael Feferman, Daniel Solomon, Shanel Bhagwandin, Joseph Kim, Samantha N. Aycart, Daniela Feingold, Umut Sarpel, Daniel M. Labow
Restrictive Intraoperative Fluid Therapy is Associated with Decreased Morbidity and Length of Stay Following Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion
Ryan J. Hendrix, Aneel Damle, Chloe Williams, Ariana Harris, Spiro Spanakis, Donald H. Lambert, Laura A. Lambert
Surgeon Volume and Surgeon Age in Relation to Proficiency Gain Curves for Prognosis Following Surgery for Esophageal Cancer
Eivind Gottlieb-Vedi, Hugh Mackenzie, Frans van Workum, Camiel Rosman, Pernilla Lagergren, Sheraz Markar, Jesper Lagergren
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Versus Upfront Esophagectomy in Clinical Stage II and III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Po-Kuei Hsu, Hui-Shan Chen, Chia-Chuan Liu, Shiao-Chi Wu
Specific Tumor Characteristics Predict Upstaging in Early-Stage Esophageal Cancer
Kelly R. Haisley, Christopher M. Hart, Andy J. Kaempf, Nihar R. Dash, James P. Dolan, John G. Hunter
Laterally Extended Pelvic Resection for Gynaecological Malignancies: A Multicentric Experience with Out-of-the-Box Surgery
Giuseppe Vizzielli, Raj Naik, Lukas Dostalek, Nicolò Bizzarri, Ali Kucukmetin, Giovanni Tinelli, Giovanni Scambia, David Cibula
Patterns of Lymph Node Recurrence in Adrenocortical Carcinoma: Possible Implications for Primary Surgical Treatment
Joachim Reibetanz, Britta Rinn, Andreas S. Kunz, Sven Flemming, Cristina L. Ronchi, Matthias Kroiss, Timo Deutschbein, Alina Pulzer, Stefanie Hahner, Arkadius Kocot, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Martin Fassnacht, Christian Jurowich
Biochemical and Skeletal Outcomes of Parathyroidectomy for Normocalcemic (Incipient) Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Shonan Sho, Eric J. Kuo, Angela C. Chen, Ning Li, Michael W. Yeh, Masha J. Livhits
Does p16+ Predict a Favorable Prognosis for Oropharyngeal Cancer? Risk Factors for Treatment Failure for Patients Who Underwent Surgery-Based Therapy
Young Min Park, Min Seok Kang, Yoon Woo Koh, Eun Chang Choi, Se-Heon Kim
A Multicenter Retrospective Study of Elective Neck Dissection for T1-2N0M0 Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Analysis Using Propensity Score-Matching
Mitsunobu Otsuru, Yoshihide Ota, Souichi Yanamoto, Masaya Okura, Masahiro Umeda, Tadaaki Kirita, Hiroshi Kurita, Michihiro Ueda, Takahide Komori, Nobuhiro Yamakawa, Takahiro Kamata, Takumi Hasegawa, Takahiko Shibahara, Youichi Ohiro, Yoshihiro Yamashita, Kazuma Noguchi, Tadahide Noguchi, Kazunari Karakida, Hiroyuki Naito, Tomonao Aikawa, Tetsuro Yamashita, Daijiro Kabata, Ayumi Shintani
Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Versus Open Lymphadenectomy for Biliary Tumors: A Propensity-Score-Based, Case-Matched Analysis
Francesca Ratti, Guido Fiorentini, Federica Cipriani, Michele Paganelli, Marco Catena, Luca Aldrighetti
Hepatic Angiosarcoma: A Multi-institutional, International Experience with 44 Cases
Gregory C. Wilson, Nuria Lluis, Michael A. Nalesnik, Aziza Nassar, Teresa Serrano, Emilio Ramos, Michael Torbenson, Horacio J. Asbun, David A. Geller
Robotic Versus Open Minor Liver Resections of the Posterosuperior Segments: A Multinational, Propensity Score-Matched Study
Carolijn L. Nota, Yanghee Woo, Mustafa Raoof, Thomas Boerner, I. Quintus Molenaar, Gi Hong Choi, T. Peter Kingham, Karen Latorre, Inne H. M. Borel Rinkes, Jeroen Hagendoorn, Yuman Fong
ASO Author Reflections: The Role of Robotic Surgery in Liver Resection
Carolijn L. Nota, Jeroen Hagendoorn, Yuman Fong
Higher Tumor Burden Neutralizes Negative Margin Status in Hepatectomy for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis
Masanori Oshi, Georgios Antonios Margonis, Yu Sawada, Nikolaos Andreatos, Jin He, Takafumi Kumamoto, Daisuke Morioka, Christopher Lee Wolfgang, Kuniya Tanaka, Matthew John Weiss, Itaru Endo
National Failure of Surgical Staging for T1b Gallbladder Cancer
Elaine Vo, Steven A. Curley, Christy Y. Chai, Nader N. Massarweh, Hop S. Tran Cao
Actual 5-Year Survivors After Surgical Resection of Hilar Cholangiocarcinoma
Thuy B. Tran, Cecilia G. Ethun, Timothy M. Pawlik, Carl Schmidt, Eliza W. Beal, Ryan C. Fields, Bradley Krasnick, Sharon M. Weber, Ahmed Salem, Robert C. G. Martin, Charles R. Scoggins, Perry Shen, Harveshp D. Mogal, Kamran Idrees, Chelsea A. Isom, Ioannis Hatzaras, Rivfka Shenoy, Shishir K. Maithel, George A. Poultsides
First-Line Gemcitabine and Nab-Paclitaxel Chemotherapy for Localized Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Pat Gulhati, Laura Prakash, Matthew H. G. Katz, Xuemei Wang, Milind Javle, Rachna Shroff, David Fogelman, Jeffrey E. Lee, Ching-Wei D. Tzeng, Jeffrey H. Lee, Brian Weston, Eric Tamm, Priya Bhosale, Eugene J. Koay, Anirban Maitra, Huamin Wang, Robert A. Wolff, Gauri R. Varadhachary
Increased SOX9 Expression in Premalignant and Malignant Pancreatic Neoplasms
Jennifer L. Gnerlich, Xianzhong Ding, Cara Joyce, Kevin Turner, Christopher D. Johnson, Haiyan Chen, Gerard J. Abood, Samuel G. Pappas, Gerard V. Aranha
Tumor-Infiltrating NETs Predict Postsurgical Survival in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Wei Jin, Hua-Xiang Xu, Shi-Rong Zhang, Hao Li, Wen-Quan Wang, He-Li Gao, Chun-Tao Wu, Jin-Zhi Xu, Zi-Hao Qi, Shuo Li, Quan-Xing Ni, Liang Liu, Xian-Jun Yu
Significance of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Uptake in Response to Chemoradiotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Hiroshi Kurahara, Kosei Maemura, Yuko Mataki, Masahiko Sakoda, Satoshi Iino, Yota Kawasaki, Takaaki Arigami, Shinichiro Mori, Yuko Kijima, Shinichi Ueno, Hiroyuki Shinchi, Shoji Natsugoe
Pancreaticoduodenectomy with Mesocaval Shunt for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Eve Simoneau, Claire Goumard, Jeffrey E. Lee, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Thomas A. Aloia, Yun Shin Chun, Michael P. Kim, Matthew H. G. Katz, Ching-Wei D. Tzeng
The Value of 99mTc-PSMA SPECT/CT-Guided Surgery for Identifying and Locating Lymph Node Metastasis in Prostate Cancer Patients
Heng-chuan Su, Yao Zhu, Si-long Hu, Chang Liu, Guo-wen Lin, Bo Dai, Ying-jian Zhang, Ding-Wei Ye
Perceptions of Barriers Towards Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a National Survey of Radiation Oncologists and Urologists
Simon P. Kim, Cary P. Gross, Nilay D. Shah, Jon. C. Tilburt, Badrinath Konety, Stephen B. Williams, Christopher J. Weight, James B. Yu, Aryavarta M. S. Kumar, Neal J. Meropol
Combination of the Preoperative Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Monocyte-Lymphocyte Ratio as a Novel Prognostic Factor in Patients with Upper-Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
Hau-Chern Jan, Wen-Horng Yang, Chien-Hui Ou
Important Therapeutic Considerations in T1b Penile Cancer: Prognostic Significance and Adherence to Treatment Guidelines
Yao Zhu, Wei-Jie Gu, Wen-Jun Xiao, Bei-He Wang, Mounsif Azizi, Philippe E. Spiess, Ding-Wei Ye
ASO Author Reflections: T1b Penile Cancer: An Alarm to Improve Treatment
Yao Zhu, Philippe E. Spiess, Ding-Wei Ye
Completion Thyroidectomy: Revisited a Quarter of a Century Later
Benzon M. Dy, Veljko Strajina, Michael Tuttle, Ashok R. Shaha
Reply to “Differences in the Impact of Age on Mortality in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer”
Norman G. Nicolson, Tobias Carling
Treatment Intensity Differences According to Participation in a Population Screening Program
G. B. Mann, C. Nickson, K. Elder
Reply to “Can Patients with Multiple Breast Cancers in the Same Breast Avoid Mastectomy by Having Multiple Lumpectomies to Achieve Equivalent Rates of Local Breast Cancer Recurrence? Response to the Preliminary Alliance 11102 Trial Report”
Kari M. Rosenkranz, Karla Ballman, Linda McCall, Charlotte Dai Kubicky, Laurie Cuttino, Huong Le-Petross, Kelly Hunt, Armando Giuliano, Kimberly Van Zee, Bruce Haffty, Judy Boughey