2024
Sociodemographic disparities in prostate cancer imaging
Sundaresan V, Lokeshwar S, Sutherland R, Sohoni N, Golos A, Ajjawi I, Leapman M. Sociodemographic disparities in prostate cancer imaging. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 1-9. PMID: 39325212, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04603-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer imagingProstate cancerProstate cancer diagnosisMonitoring of prostate cancerProstate multiparametric MRISociodemographic disparitiesProstate cancer treatmentEquitable cancer careBiochemical recurrenceFactors associated with disparitiesMultiparametric MRIActive surveillanceTreatment planningBlack patientsCancer outcomesTreatment workflowDiagnostic imagingCancer careDiagnosisRural settingsProstateImaging utilizationTreatmentPatientsCancer imaging
2023
Associations between patient sociodemographic factors and non-treatment for localized prostate cancer.
Novosel M, Smani S, Marks V, Jeong F, Sprenkle P, Leapman M. Associations between patient sociodemographic factors and non-treatment for localized prostate cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 307-307. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk prostate cancerLocalized prostate cancerAggressive prostate cancerProstate cancerWhite patientsLower oddsDefinitive treatmentRisk strataSociodemographic factorsMean patient ageNational Cancer DatabaseHigh-risk diseasePatient sociodemographic factorsMultivariable logistic regressionClinical risk criteriaPatient ageImproved survivalBlack patientsInitial treatmentRisk diseaseAsian patientsRetrospective studyBlack raceInsurance statusPatient race
2021
Patient- and provider-level predictors of mortality among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving oral anticancer agents.
Spees L, Dinan M, Jackson B, Baggett C, Wilson L, Greiner M, Kaye D, Zhang T, George D, Scales C, Pritchard J, Leapman M, Gross C, Wheeler S. Patient- and provider-level predictors of mortality among patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving oral anticancer agents. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 116-116. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.39.28_suppl.116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaOral anti-cancer agentsPatients' clinical characteristicsProvider-level factorsCause mortalityRenal cell carcinomaClinical characteristicsHazard ratioMetastatic diagnosisCell carcinomaState cancer registry dataCox proportional hazards modelProvider-level predictorsLower overall survivalOral anticancer agentsCancer registry dataReal-world populationProportional hazards modelSkilled nursing facilitiesProvider Enumeration SystemAnti-cancer agentsIndex dateOverall survivalPatient demographicsBlack patientsMediators of racial disparity in the use of prostate MRI.
Leapman M, Dinan M, Pasha S, Washington S, Ma X, Gross C. Mediators of racial disparity in the use of prostate MRI. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6554-6554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancerRacial disparitiesProstate MRIMRI useArea-level measuresObserved racial disparitiesEligible patientsPathologic factorsDual eligibilityWhite patientsBlack patientsSEER regionMedicare databaseCancer careSix-month periodPatientsSociodemographic factorsCancerMRIZip codesOlder AmericansMediatorsDiagnostic toolObserved disparitiesHigh-poverty areas