Disparities in NCCN guideline-compliant care for patients with early-stage pancreatic adenocarcinoma at minority-serving versus non-minority-serving hospitals

HA Lima, L Alaimo, Z Moazzam, Y Endo… - Annals of Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Racial/ethnic disparities in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) outcomes may
relate to receipt of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline-compliant …

Appendicitis Hospitalization Care Costs Among Patients With Delayed Diagnosis of Appendicitis

DA Kulasekere, R Royan, Y Shan, AM Reyes… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Delayed appendicitis diagnosis is associated with worse outcomes. Appendicitis
hospital care costs associated with delayed diagnosis are unknown. Objective To determine …

Racial Segregation among patients with cholangiocarcinoma—impact on diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes

MM Munir, S Woldesenbet, Y Endo, HA Lima… - Annals of Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Racial segregation, an effect of historical marginalization, may impact cancer
care and outcomes. We sought to examine the impact of racial segregation on the diagnosis …

Association of minority-serving hospital status with post-discharge care utilization and expenditures in gastrointestinal cancer

HA Lima, S Woldesenbet, Z Moazzam, Y Endo… - Annals of Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Disparities in utilization of post-discharge care and overall expenditures may
relate to site of care and race/ethnicity. We sought to define the impact of minority-serving …

Comparing survival after resection, ablation, and radiation in small intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

SJ Masoud, KE Rhodin, E Kanu, J Bao… - Annals of Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Hepatectomy is the cornerstone of curative-intent treatment for intrahepatic
cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). However, in patients unable to be resected, data comparing …

Does adjuvant therapy benefit low-risk resectable cholangiocarcinoma? An evaluation of the NCCN guidelines

MM Munir, SM Ruff, Y Endo, HA Lima, L Alaimo… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines
recommend adjuvant therapy for patients with resectable cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). The …

The association of guideline-concordant sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma at minority-serving hospitals

AC Greene, WG Wong, RA Perez Holguin… - Annals of surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Minority-serving hospitals (MSHs) have been associated with lower
guideline adherence and worse outcomes for various cancers. However, the relationship …

Impact of staging concordance and downstaging after neoadjuvant therapy on survival following resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: a Bayesian analysis

L Alaimo, Z Moazzam, HA Lima, Y Endo… - Annals of Surgical …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Concordance between clinical and pathological staging, as well as the overall
survival (OS) benefit associated with neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) remain ill-defined. We …

Disparities in Surgical Treatment of Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma at Minority Serving Hospitals

EJ Olecki, RAP Holguin, MM Mayhew, WG Wong… - Journal of Surgical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Minority serving hospitals (MSH) are those serving a disproportionally high
number of minority patients. Previous research has demonstrated that treatment at MSH is …

Artificial intelligence to investigate predictors and prognostic impact of time to surgery in colon cancer

L Alaimo, Z Moazzam, S Woldesenbet… - Journal of surgical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives The role of time to surgery (TTS) for long‐term
outcomes in colon cancer (CC) remains ill‐defined. We sought to utilize artificial intelligence …