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 imagingProstate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer: Diagnostic performance, clinical thresholds, and strategies for refinement
Sundaresan V, Smani S, Rajwa P, Renzulli J, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Leapman M. Prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer: Diagnostic performance, clinical thresholds, and strategies for refinement. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2024 PMID: 39019723, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2024.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate specific antigenProstate cancerPSA-based prostate cancer screeningDiagnostic performanceProstate specific antigen densityProstate specific antigen velocityLow-grade prostate cancerProstate-specific antigen screeningFree prostate specific antigenTreatment of prostate cancerProstate cancer screeningClinical action thresholdsProstate volumeAntigen screeningMalignant cellsSpecific antigenCancer screeningScreening biomarkerProstateClinical roleTest characteristicsCancerClinical applicationClinical thresholdEarly detection‘It Just Makes Sense to Me’: A qualitative study exploring patient decision‐making and experiences with prostate MRI during active surveillance for prostate cancer
Sutherland R, Gross C, Ma X, Jeong F, Seibert T, Cooperberg M, Catalona W, Ellis S, Loeb S, Schulman‐Green D, Leapman M. ‘It Just Makes Sense to Me’: A qualitative study exploring patient decision‐making and experiences with prostate MRI during active surveillance for prostate cancer. BJUI Compass 2024, 5: 593-601. PMID: 38873351, PMCID: PMC11168777, DOI: 10.1002/bco2.351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingProstate cancerActive surveillanceActive surveillance of prostate cancerGleason Grade Group 1Surveillance of prostate cancerIntermediate-risk prostate cancerMonitoring of prostate cancerMRI-ultrasound fusion biopsyGrade group 1Monitoring prostate cancerGroup 2 tumorsMagnetic resonance imaging scansFusion biopsyLongitudinal follow-upProstate biopsyFollow-upProstateSemi-structured interviews of patientsMRI useQualitative studyGroup 1Interviews of patientsPatientsReliable Prostate Cancer Risk Mapping From MRI Using Targeted and Systematic Core Needle Biopsy Histopathology
Zeevi T, Leapman M, Sprenkle P, Venkataraman R, Staib L, Onofrey J. Reliable Prostate Cancer Risk Mapping From MRI Using Targeted and Systematic Core Needle Biopsy Histopathology. IEEE Transactions On Biomedical Engineering 2024, 71: 1084-1091. PMID: 37874731, PMCID: PMC10901528, DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2023.3326799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic resonance imagingIndividual patientsBiopsy locationProstate biopsy dataBiopsy histopathologyHistopathology scoresPathology scoresBiopsy dataMRI biomarkersTreatment planPatientsResonance imagingProstate regionBiomarkersTherapy treatment plansPathologyRepresentative sampleScoresImaging analysisPrevious studiesHistopathologyProstateCancerCliniciansTemporal and regional patterns of prostate cancer positron emission tomography imaging among commercial insurance beneficiaries in the United States.
Leapman M, Long J, Westvold S, Rabil M, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Saperstein L, Fallah J, Suzman D, Lerro C, Xu J, Kluetz P, Karnes R, Kunst N, Wang S, Ma X, Gross C. Temporal and regional patterns of prostate cancer positron emission tomography imaging among commercial insurance beneficiaries in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 34-34. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.4_suppl.34.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProportion of patientsProstate cancerPSMA-PETPET imagingProstate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomographyDiagnosis of prostate cancerProstate cancer visualizationPSMA PET imagingPSMA-targeted agentsPositron emission tomography imagingCochran-Armitage testDynamic cohort studyPositron emission tomographyCommercial insurance beneficiariesEmission tomography imagingChi-square testCancer visualizationCholine tracersCohort studyProstateTreatment decisionsBlue Cross Blue Shield AxisCochran-ArmitageEmission tomographyInsurance beneficiaries
2021
Characteristics of Online Crowdfunding Campaigns for Urological Cancers in the United States
Holler J, Hakam N, Nabavizadeh B, Sadighian M, Shibley W, Li K, Weiser L, Rios N, Enriquez A, Leapman M, Amend G, Breyer B. Characteristics of Online Crowdfunding Campaigns for Urological Cancers in the United States. Urology Practice 2021, 9: 56-63. PMID: 37145560, DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrological cancersActive treatmentCancer campaignsMajor urological cancersPrimary cancer typeCross-sectional studyWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testRecipient ageMultivariable analysisPatient populationTesticular malignancyMalignancy typeTesticular cancerKidney cancerMedical careCancerCancer typesMedical expensesFinancial burdenOutcomesBladderKruskal-WallisProstateAge