2020
Patterns of care and clinical outcomes with cytarabine-anthracycline induction chemotherapy for AML patients in the United States
Zeidan AM, Podoltsev NA, Wang X, Zhang C, Bewersdorf JP, Shallis RM, Huntington SF, Neparidze N, Giri S, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Ma X, Wang R. Patterns of care and clinical outcomes with cytarabine-anthracycline induction chemotherapy for AML patients in the United States. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 1615-1623. PMID: 32311013, PMCID: PMC7189301, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive induction chemotherapyAcute myeloid leukemiaHospital deathInduction chemotherapyAdult patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelLow hospital volumePremier Healthcare DatabasePredictors of deathHealthcare resource utilizationIntensive care unitPatterns of careStandard of careLogistic regression modelsFit patientsRemission inductionFirst hospitalizationHospital volumeInpatient deathInpatient mortalityOlder patientsSupportive careMedian ageAML patientsCare unit
2019
Underutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States
Giri S, Zhu W, Wang R, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Neparidze N, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Underutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States. Cancer 2019, 125: 4084-4095. PMID: 31381151, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone-modifying drugsSupportive careMultiple myelomaInfluenza vaccinationAntiviral prophylaxisOlder adultsLower oddsEnd Results-Medicare databaseNon-Hispanic black patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelBaseline renal impairmentSupportive care useTreatment-related toxicityFacility-level characteristicsNon-Hispanic blacksOutcomes of interestCommunity-based settingsLogistic regression modelsRenal impairmentActive treatmentBlack patientsCare useConcomitant useProphylactic antiviralsReduced odds