2021
Dissemination of cancer survivorship care plans: who is being left out?
Timsina LR, Zarzaur B, Haggstrom DA, Jenkins PC, Lustberg M, Obeng-Gyasi S. Dissemination of cancer survivorship care plans: who is being left out? Supportive Care In Cancer 2021, 29: 4295-4302. PMID: 33415363, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05915-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvivorship care plansCancer survivorsCare plansComprehensive survivorship care planCancer survivorship care plansLow educational achievementMultivariable logistic regressionSelf-reported receiptQuality of careAssociation of SDOHYounger patientsSurgeons CommissionCancer patientsPrimary careAmerican CollegeAdult populationSocial determinantsLogistic regressionPatientsSurvivorsLower likelihoodMarital statusCareFuture studiesReceipt
2020
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospice Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Dying from Pancreatic Cancer
Paredes AZ, Hyer JM, Palmer E, Lustberg MB, Pawlik TM. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Hospice Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Dying from Pancreatic Cancer. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2020, 25: 155-161. PMID: 32193849, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-020-04568-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthnic minority patientsPancreatic cancerHospice utilizationMinority patientsHospice servicesWhite patientsMedicare Standard Analytic FilesRacial/Ethnic DisparitiesStandard Analytic FilesDeceased individualsTime of deathOverall low useClinical factorsMost patientsMultivariable analysisAnalytic FilesMedicare beneficiariesPancreatectomyPatientsComparable oddsEthnic disparitiesCancerLogistic regressionLow useDeath
2015
Risk factors for anthracycline-associated cardiotoxicity
Reinbolt R, Patel R, Pan X, Timmers C, Pilarski R, Shapiro C, Lustberg M. Risk factors for anthracycline-associated cardiotoxicity. Supportive Care In Cancer 2015, 24: 2173-2180. PMID: 26563179, PMCID: PMC4874738, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-015-3008-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAnthracycline cardiotoxicityRisk factorsAlcoholic drinks/weekFemale breast cancer patientsHigher cardiotoxicity riskDrinks/weekModerate alcohol consumptionAnthracycline-associated cardiotoxicityBreast cancer patientsCases of cardiotoxicityMajor alleleEjection fractionPediatric patientsCancer patientsCardiotoxicity riskLower riskTherapeutic strategiesAlcohol consumptionCardiotoxicityMultivariate analysisLogistic regressionPatientsGenomic predictorsSignificant correlation