Publications by authors named "Tomiko Crocker"
Background And Objectives: Despite growing interest in how patient frailty affects outcomes (eg, in neuro-oncology), its role after transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing disease (CD) remains unclear. We evaluated the effect of frailty on CD outcomes using the Registry of Adenomas of the Pituitary and Related Disorders (RAPID) data set from a collaboration of US academic pituitary centers.
Methods: Data on consecutive surgically treated patients with CD (2011-2023) were compiled using the 11-factor modified frailty index.
Background And Objectives: To address the lack of a multicenter pituitary surgery research consortium in the United States, we established the Registry of Adenomas of the Pituitary and Related Disorders (RAPID). The goals of RAPID are to examine surgical outcomes, improve patient care, disseminate best practices, and facilitate multicenter surgery research at scale. Our initial focus is Cushing disease (CD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Despite growing interest in how patient frailty affects outcomes (eg, in neuro-oncology), its role after transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing disease (CD) remains unclear. We evaluated the effect of frailty on CD outcomes using the Registry of Adenomas of the Pituitary and Related Disorders (RAPID) data set from a collaboration of US academic pituitary centers.
Methods: Data on consecutive surgically treated patients with CD (2011-2023) were compiled using the 11-factor modified frailty index.
The RAPID Consortium: A Platform for Clinical and Translational Pituitary Tumor Research.
J Neurol Surg B Skull Base
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- The formation of the RAPID initiative aims to improve research and quality in pituitary tumor treatment by establishing a collaborative platform among 11 academic U.S. centers and creating standardized data modules for various pituitary disorders.
- The development process incorporated lessons learned from past challenges in creating research registries, ensuring that RAPID has a solid governance structure, including a Steering Committee and data coordination center.
- RAPID is currently compiling both retrospective and prospective data and is looking to facilitate multicenter research that can lead to important studies on outcomes, biobanking, and health economics in the field of pituitary tumors.