Search Results - "Kong, Shiying"
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Impact of pre-existing cardiovascular disease on treatment patterns and survival outcomes in patients with lung cancer
Published in BMC cancer (15-10-2020)“…Baseline cardiovascular disease (CVD) can impact the patterns of treatment and hence the outcomes of patients with lung cancer. This study aimed to…”
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Eligibility of real-world patients with metastatic breast cancer for clinical trials
Published in Breast (Edinburgh) (01-12-2020)“…The results of clinical trials in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) are generalized to real-world patients. This study determines the proportion of real-world…”
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Breast Biopsy During Post-treatment Surveillance of Screen-Detected Breast Cancer Patients Yields High Rates of Benign Findings
Published in Annals of surgical oncology (01-08-2020)“…Background The incidence of breast biopsy following treatment for breast cancer is not well-characterized. We sought to determine the frequency and outcomes of…”
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New method for determining breast cancer recurrence-free survival using routinely collected real-world health data
Published in BMC cancer (16-03-2022)“…In cancer survival analyses using population-based data, researchers face the challenge of ascertaining the timing of recurrence. We previously developed…”
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Trends in treatment patterns and survival outcomes in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a Canadian population-based real-world analysis
Published in BMC cancer (10-03-2022)“…As part of the multi-country I-O Optimise research initiative, this population-based study evaluated real-world treatment patterns and overall survival (OS) in…”
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Factors associated with the initiation of chemotherapy within 90 days of death in metastatic colorectal cancer patients: a population-based study
Published in Supportive care in cancer (01-03-2021)“…Introduction Initiation of chemotherapy in patients with cancer near end-of-life (EOL) has become more frequent due to an increasing number of treatment…”
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Oncocytic subtypes of adrenal cortical carcinoma: Aggressive in appearance yet more indolent in behavior?
Published in Surgery (01-10-2019)“…Adrenal cortical carcinoma is an aggressive malignancy and typically heralds a poor prognosis. The oncocytic subtype of this neoplasm is rare but may be…”
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Development and validation of case-finding algorithms for recurrence of breast cancer using routinely collected administrative data
Published in BMC cancer (08-03-2019)“…Recurrence is not explicitly documented in cancer registry data that are widely used for research. Patterns of events after initial treatment such as oncology…”
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A Population-Based Study to Evaluate the Associations of Nodal Stage, Lymph Node Ratio and Log Odds of Positive Lymph Nodes with Survival in Patients with Small Bowel Adenocarcinoma
Published in Current oncology (Toronto) (22-02-2022)“…This study aimed to determine the real-world prognostic significance of lymph node ratio (LNR) and log odds of positive lymph nodes (LOPLN) in patients with…”
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The influence of adjuvant chemotherapy dose intensity on overall survival in resected colon cancer: a multicentered retrospective analysis
Published in BMC cancer (01-11-2022)“…Abstract Background Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in North America. Fluorouracil and oxaliplatin based adjuvant…”
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Patient-level factors associated with chronic opioid use in cancer: a population-based cohort study
Published in Supportive care in cancer (01-09-2020)“…Purpose Concerns around chronic opioid use (COU), misuse, and harms have led to increased scrutiny of opioid prescribing in oncology. There is lack of research…”
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Higher-risk breast cancer in women aged 80 and older: Exploring the effect of treatment on survival
Published in Breast (Edinburgh) (01-10-2021)“…To understand the association between various treatments and survival for older women with higher-risk breast cancer when controlling for patient and tumor…”
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Acute Care Use by Breast Cancer Patients on Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Alberta: Demonstrating the Importance of Measurement to Improving Quality
Published in Current oncology (Toronto) (02-11-2021)“…Breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy are at increased risk of acute care use. The incidence of emergency department (ED) visits and…”
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Effectiveness and Safety of First-Line Pembrolizumab in Older Adults with PD-L1 Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study of the Alberta Immunotherapy Database
Published in Current oncology (Toronto) (18-10-2021)“…The emergence of immunotherapy revolutionized the treatment of non-small-cell-lung cancer (NSCLC), with multiple landmark clinical trials establishing the…”
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Associations Between the Density of Oil and Gas Infrastructure and the Incidence, Stage and Outcomes of Solid Tumours: A Population-Based Geographic Analysis
Published in Frontiers in oncology (15-10-2021)“…We hypothesized that there are geographic areas of increased cancer incidence in Alberta, and that these are associated with high densities of oil and gas(O+G)…”
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Real World Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Melanoma Treated in Alberta, Canada: A Time-Era Based Analysis
Published in Current oncology (Toronto) (05-10-2021)“…Immune checkpoint and MAP kinase pathway inhibitors can significantly improve long-term survival for patients with melanoma. There is limited real-world data…”
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Development and validation of case-finding algorithms for recurrence of breast cancer using routinely collected administrative data
Published in International journal of population data science (21-08-2018)“…IntroductionRecurrence free survival is frequently investigated in cancer outcome studies, however is not explicitly documented in cancer registry data that is…”
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Understanding real‐world treatment patterns and clinical outcomes in AL amyloidosis patients diagnosed in Canada: A population‐based cohort study
Published in EJHaem (01-11-2022)“…Amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis is a rare and chronic bone marrow disorder. Existing claims data can be used to help understand the real‐world treatment…”
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Associations of pre-existing cardiovascular disease (CVD) with treatment patterns and survival outcomes in patients with metastatic prostate cancer: A real-world, population-based study
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (20-05-2021)“…Abstract only e17056 Background: Prior cardio-oncology research has focused on examining the future risk of CVD as a result of cancer treatments. The impact of…”
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Eligibility of real-world patients with stage II/III colorectal cancer (CRC) in adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) trials
Published in Journal of clinical oncology (01-02-2020)“…Abstract only 50 Background: The results of AC trials in stage II/III CRC are often generalized to real-world patients. However, clinical trials have stringent…”
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