2023
Total and treatment-related costs of care associated with in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving targeted or immune therapy.
Rahman S, Long J, Westvold S, Wheeler S, Spees L, Leapman M, Hurwitz M, McManus H, Gross C, Dinan M. Total and treatment-related costs of care associated with in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving targeted or immune therapy. JCO Oncology Practice 2023, 19: 28-28. DOI: 10.1200/op.2023.19.11_suppl.28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaOral anticancer agentsInitial treatmentRetrospective cohort studyUse of immunotherapyYear of diagnosisRenal cell carcinomaDirect treatment costsMean Medicare paymentsMedicare paymentsMedicare Part DInitial therapyCohort studyMetastatic diagnosisCell carcinomaCombination therapyImmunotherapyMedicare beneficiariesPatientsAge 65Disease controlOlder ageStudy periodTherapyDiagnosisRelative Burden of Cancer and Noncancer Mortality Among Long-Term Survivors of Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer in the US
Kc M, Fan J, Hyslop T, Hassan S, Cecchini M, Wang S, Silber A, Leapman M, Leeds I, Wheeler S, Spees L, Gross C, Lustberg M, Greenup R, Justice A, Oeffinger K, Dinan M. Relative Burden of Cancer and Noncancer Mortality Among Long-Term Survivors of Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer in the US. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2323115. PMID: 37436746, PMCID: PMC10339147, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.23115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term survivorsCancer-specific mortalityColorectal cancerCancer cohortReceptor statusInitial diagnosisGleason scoreProstate cancerBreast cancerLong-term adult survivorsMedian cancer-specific survivalEnd Results cancer registryProstate-specific antigen levelRectal cancer cohortCancer-specific survivalStage III diseaseYear of diagnosisProgesterone receptor statusEstrogen receptor statusProportion of deathsSurvival time ratioEarly-stage cancerNononcologic outcomesIndex cancerLocalized disease
2020
The association between Medicaid insurance, biomarker testing, and outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC).
Gross C, Meyer C, Ogale S, Kent M, Wong W. The association between Medicaid insurance, biomarker testing, and outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 89-89. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.29_suppl.89.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiomarker-driven therapiesBiomarker testingEvidence of testingYear of diagnosisQuality cancer careUS cancer patientsLikelihood of testingDe-identified databaseEvidence of receiptEligible ptsOverall survivalAdjusted analysisContemporary cohortMedicaid insuranceRetrospective studyCancer careCancer patientsWorse outcomesCancer clinicHigh riskCommercial insurancePrivate insuranceAdvanced diagnosisTherapyDiagnosis
2017
Mammography use in breast cancer survivors: An administrative claims study.
Ruddy K, Sangaralingham L, Neuman H, Greenberg C, Freedman R, Jemal A, Mougalian S, Hunt K, Haddad T, Lemaine V, Ghosh K, Hieken T, Vachon C, Gross C, Shah N. Mammography use in breast cancer survivors: An administrative claims study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 6531-6531. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.6531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer survivorsResidual breast tissueCancer survivorsMammography useBreast surgeryBreast cancerEarly-stage breast cancerMetastatic breast cancer diagnosisBreast tissueAnnual surveillance mammographyDefinitive breast surgeryOperable breast cancerCancer diagnosisCommercial insurance databaseProportion of patientsYear of diagnosisMultivariable logistic regressionStage breast cancerAdministrative claims dataYears of ageFirst yearBreast cancer diagnosisInsured cohortUnderwent mammographyRecurrent diseaseUse of alternative medicine for cancer and its impact on survival.
Johnson S, Gross C, Park H, Yu J. Use of alternative medicine for cancer and its impact on survival. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e18175-e18175. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e18175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharlson-Deyo comorbidity scoreConventional cancer treatmentsNational Cancer DatabaseAlternative medicineColorectal cancerCancer treatmentComorbidity scoreCox proportional hazards regressionGreater riskNon-metastatic breastYear of diagnosisAlternative medicine useKaplan-Meier methodSubgroup of patientsAlternative medicine utilizationProportional hazards regressionCancer patient characteristicsDisease-related factorsLog-rank testAnti-cancer treatmentChi-square testPatterns of utilizationHigher socioeconomic statusHormone therapyOverall survival
2015
Comparative Effectiveness of Azacitidine Versus Decitabine Among Older Adults Diagnosed with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS)
Zeidan A, Long J, Hall J, Wang R, Huntington S, Abel G, Prebet T, Podoltsev N, Gross C, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A. Comparative Effectiveness of Azacitidine Versus Decitabine Among Older Adults Diagnosed with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS). Blood 2015, 126: 3285. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.3285.3285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeHR-MDS patientsKaplan-Meier survival curvesEnd of studyHMA initiationMedian OSClinical trialsComorbidity countHazard ratioHigh school educationClinical practiceMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelSurvival curvesEnd Results-Medicare databaseMedian household incomeRandomized phase III trialReal-world clinical practiceCox proportional hazards modelOlder MDS patientsDisability Status ScoreRetrospective cohort studyOverall survival advantagePhase III trialsYear of diagnosisErythropoiesis-stimulating agents