2018
Association between Oncologist Ownership of Imaging Facilities and Utilization: An Analysis of Positron-Emission Tomography (PET) Use in Lymphoma Settings with Variable PET Utility
Huntington S, Zhu W, Hoag J, Wang R, Zeidan A, Giri S, Podoltsev N, Gore S, Ma X, Gross C, Davidoff A. Association between Oncologist Ownership of Imaging Facilities and Utilization: An Analysis of Positron-Emission Tomography (PET) Use in Lymphoma Settings with Variable PET Utility. Blood 2018, 132: 3538. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-115140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic lymphocytic leukemiaConsensus guidelinesFollicular lymphomaPET scansClinical utilityMedicare beneficiariesSetting of CLLEnd Results-Medicare dataPopulation-based cohort studyLarge B-cell lymphomaLow-value imagingLymphoma-directed therapyFirst-line therapyPatients' sociodemographic characteristicsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPositron emission tomography useYears of treatmentLow clinical utilityLymphoma settingPet ownershipB-cell lymphomaHierarchical multivariable modelUse of PETTreating oncologistComorbidity index
2014
Tumor lysis syndrome and acute anemia in an African-American man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Zhang B, Lee AI, Podoltsev N. Tumor lysis syndrome and acute anemia in an African-American man with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Oxford Medical Case Reports 2014, 2014: 138-140. PMID: 25988058, PMCID: PMC4369993, DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omu053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor lysis syndromeAcute hemolytic episodesLysis syndromeHemolytic episodesHigh riskPeripheral blood smear findingsG6PD deficiencyTime of presentationBlood smear findingsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaG6PD-deficient patientsAfrican American menRed blood cellsTransfusion supportSerious complicationsClinical parametersSmear findingsAcute anemiaHematologic emergencyLymphocytic leukemiaTumor cellsBlood streamPatientsBlood cellsOxidative stress