2024
Changes in Facility Share of Medicaid-insured Patients With Urologic Cancers Following Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Demkowicz P, Buck M, Nie J, Marks V, Wheeler S, Dinan M, Gross C, Leapman M. Changes in Facility Share of Medicaid-insured Patients With Urologic Cancers Following Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Urology 2024, 192: 19-27. PMID: 38901803, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2024.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacility-level changesAffordable Care ActNon-expansion statesUrological cancer patientsProportion of patientsExpansion statesBaseline proportion of patientsUrologic cancer careHigh-income zip codesCancer patientsFactors associated with changesPre-post designCancer care centerPost-ACA periodMedicaid expansion statesMultivariate logistic regressionMedicaid-insured patientsCancer careUrological cancersZip codesCare ActMedicaid patientsMedicaidLogistic regressionCare center
2014
PS1-44: Time to Surgery for Melanoma
Lott J, Soulos P, Aminawung J, Gross C. PS1-44: Time to Surgery for Melanoma. Clinical Medicine & Research 2014, 12: 78-78. PMCID: PMC4453318, DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2014.1250.ps1-44.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCases of melanomaDermatologic careRetrospective cohort studyPatient-level factorsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexICD-9 codesMultivariate logistic regressionSurgical procedure codesMelanoma-related deathHospital referral regionsMedicare administrative claimsClustering of casesPrior melanomaComorbidity indexCohort studySurgical resectionSurgical therapyPrimary outcomeSurgical delayIncident melanomaMedian timeRegional diseaseMedicare databaseCutaneous melanomaSkin biopsies
2012
Factors associated with life expectancy (LE) < 3 months (mo) among older adults receiving palliative chemotherapy (chemo).
Hurria A, Hardt M, Tew W, Mohile S, Owusu C, Gross C, Gajra A, Lichtman S, Katheria V, Ramani R, Zavala L, Klepin H. Factors associated with life expectancy (LE) < 3 months (mo) among older adults receiving palliative chemotherapy (chemo). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 9034-9034. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.9034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnintentional weight lossPoor physical functionMultivariate logistic regressionAdvanced cancerLife expectancyPhysical functionWeight lossBivariate analysisLogistic regressionOlder adultsGeriatric assessment variablesMulti-site cohort studyLimited life expectancyPhysical function measuresFunctional status measuresOlder ptsPalliative chemoPalliative chemotherapyPalliative intentCohort studyPatient ageLow albuminFunctional statusOptimal treatmentRisk factorsPredictors of early discontinuation of chemotherapy (EDC) in patients (pts) age 65 or older with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Gajra A, Tew W, Hardt M, Mohile S, Owusu C, Klepin H, Gross C, Lichtman S, Katheria V, Hurria A. Predictors of early discontinuation of chemotherapy (EDC) in patients (pts) age 65 or older with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: e18133-e18133. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e18133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage IV non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerPoor physical functionOlder ptsPhysical functionAge 65Multi-site prospective studyBivariate analysisGeriatric assessment variablesPatients age 65Cell lung cancerMultivariate logistic regressionLower mean HbPt ageChemotherapy toxicityEarly discontinuationAlbumin levelsMean HbProspective studyPoor outcomeHigher cancerLung cancerPhysical scoresSubset analysisDisease progression
2009
Geriatric assessment of older adults with cancer: Baseline data from a 500 patient multicenter study
Hurria A, Mohile S, Lichtman S, Owusu C, Klepin H, Gross C, Hansen K, Klapper S, Togawa K, Tew W. Geriatric assessment of older adults with cancer: Baseline data from a 500 patient multicenter study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 9546-9546. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.9546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric assessmentOlder adultsBrief geriatric assessmentNew chemotherapy regimenStage IV diseaseComorbid medical conditionsMultivariate logistic regressionCommon tumor typesNon-white raceGross cognitive impairmentBlessed Orientation-MemoryChemotherapy regimenChemotherapy toxicityMetastatic diseaseOlder patientsPatient ageMulticenter studyFunctional statusProspective dataOncology practiceTreatment decisionsInstrumental activitiesMedical conditionsGYN cancersHigh school education