2024
Cost trends of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Therapy: the impact of oral anticancer agents and immunotherapy
Forman R, Long J, Westvold S, Agnish K, McManus H, Leapman M, Hurwitz M, Spees L, Wheeler S, Gross C, Dinan M. Cost trends of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Therapy: the impact of oral anticancer agents and immunotherapy. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2024, pkae067. PMID: 39133171, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkae067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaOral anticancer agentsOAA useAssociated with decreased adherenceRenal cell carcinomaAnticancer agentsDays of treatmentCombination therapyCell carcinomaStudy patientsInitial treatmentReal-world costsCombination groupImmunotherapyPatientsOOP costsTherapyTreatment typePercent daysPerspective of payersTreatmentClaims dataMedicare patientsAnalyzed differencesFee-for-service Medicare
2021
Provider‐ and patient‐level predictors of oral anticancer agent initiation and adherence in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Spees LP, Wheeler SB, Jackson BE, Baggett CD, Wilson LE, Greiner MA, Kaye DR, Zhang T, George D, Scales CD, Pritchard JE, Leapman M, Gross CP, Dinan MA. Provider‐ and patient‐level predictors of oral anticancer agent initiation and adherence in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Medicine 2021, 10: 6653-6665. PMID: 34480518, PMCID: PMC8495289, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaPatient-level factorsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaRisk ratioState cancer registry dataPatient-level predictorsPatient-level characteristicsCancer registry dataProvider Enumeration SystemMRCC diagnosisMedical oncologyInsurance typeMedicare patientsRegistry dataFemale providersPatientsMedian proportionPoisson regressionCare issuesPrivate insuranceMale providersAdherenceCarcinomaAnticancer agents
2020
Rapid rise in the cost of targeted cancer therapies for Medicare patients with solid tumors from 2006 to 2015
Wilson LE, Greiner MA, Altomare I, Rotter J, Dinan MA. Rapid rise in the cost of targeted cancer therapies for Medicare patients with solid tumors from 2006 to 2015. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2020, 12: 375-380. PMID: 33250425, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerCancer costsLung cancerBreast cancerProportion of patientsSystemic anticancer therapyPart D enrollmentNew malignanciesPatients 65Systemic therapyMedicare 5Colorectal cancerInvasive lungMedicare patientsCohort analysisMedicare populationMedicare beneficiariesPatientsSolid tumorsTherapyCancerAnticancer therapyCancer therapyFinancial burdenLungReal-world systemic therapy utilization in Medicare patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma diagnosed between 2008 and 2012
Dinan MA, Georgieva MV, Li Y, Zhang T, Harrison M, Shenolikar R, Scales CD. Real-world systemic therapy utilization in Medicare patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma diagnosed between 2008 and 2012. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2020, 12: 298-304. PMID: 32912737, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic urothelial carcinomaSecond-line chemotherapyUrothelial carcinomaOlder patientsSystemic therapyTreatment optionsMedicare patientsReal-world treatment patternsGrade IV diseaseAdvanced urothelial carcinomaSecond-line treatmentPoor oncologic outcomesYear of diagnosisUpper urinary tractLimited treatment optionsAcademic cancer centerSEER-Medicare dataForm of chemotherapyNon-academic centersDoublet chemotherapyPlatinum doubletsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLine therapyOncologic outcomesRenal diseasePrevalence, screening, treatment, and complications of osteoporosis and osteopenia in Medicare patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Brander D, Oeffinger K, Greiner M, Dinan M. Prevalence, screening, treatment, and complications of osteoporosis and osteopenia in Medicare patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e24050-e24050. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e24050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDual-energy X-ray absorptiometryChronic lymphocytic leukemiaFragility fracturesCumulative incidenceBone mineral density screeningComplications of osteoporosisUse of bisphosphonatesRoutine health maintenanceX-ray absorptiometryWilcoxon rank sum testChi-square testRank sum testCumulative incidence functionBisphosphonate useBaseline characteristicsMedicare 5Adverse outcomesBMD screeningTreatment advancesGray's testChronic cancerMedicare patientsDXA useLymphocytic leukemiaHigh risk
2018
Nationwide utilization and costs of targeted anti-cancer drugs for elderly patients with solid tumors in the United States, 2004-2015.
Wilson L, Greiner M, Altomare I, Rotter J, Dinan M. Nationwide utilization and costs of targeted anti-cancer drugs for elderly patients with solid tumors in the United States, 2004-2015. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 23-23. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.30_suppl.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTargeted anti-cancer drugsCancer spendingCancer patientsD patientsBC patientsAnti-cancer drugsColorectal cancer populationPatients age 65Breast cancer patientsLung cancer patientsMedicare spendingElderly lungsElderly patientsPatient ageCC patientsLC patientsMedicare 5Colorectal cancerInvasive lungPatient populationCancer populationMedicare patientsNationwide utilizationRetrospective analysisMean costReal-world systemic therapy utilization in Medicare patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
Dinan M, Georgieva M, Shenolikar R, Scales C. Real-world systemic therapy utilization in Medicare patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 415-415. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.6_suppl.415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic urothelial carcinomaMedicare patientsUrothelial carcinomaInitial chemotherapyPlatinum-doublet regimenAdvanced urothelial carcinomaDistant metastatic diseasePlatinum-containing chemotherapyReceipt of chemotherapyMetastatic bladder cancerYear of diagnosisCongestive heart failureGemcitabine/carboplatinGemcitabine/cisplatinUpper urinary tractCharacterized patientsDoublet chemotherapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyDoublet regimenMetastatic diseaseMost patientsSystemic therapyHeart failureRenal diseaseComorbid conditions