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 indexRacial Disparities in the Utilization of Recommended Supportive Care Among Patients with Multiple Myeloma in the United States
Giri S, Zhu W, Wang R, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A, Huntington S. Racial Disparities in the Utilization of Recommended Supportive Care Among Patients with Multiple Myeloma in the United States. Blood 2018, 132: 978. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-119791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupportive care measuresMultiple myelomaInfluenza vaccinationMM therapySupportive careCare measuresFlu seasonAntiviral prophylaxisComorbidity burdenMedicare beneficiariesPre-existing chronic kidney diseaseContinuous Medicare Parts ANon-Hispanic black ethnicityMultivariable logistic regression modelRacial disparitiesHigher comorbidity burdenLower comorbidity burdenNovel MM therapiesSupportive care therapySupportive care useEnd Results-MedicareTreatment-related toxicityChronic kidney diseaseProportion of patientsYear of diagnosisOncologist volume and outcomes in older adults diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma
Huntington SF, Hoag JR, Zhu W, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ. Oncologist volume and outcomes in older adults diagnosed with diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Cancer 2018, 124: 4211-4220. PMID: 30216436, PMCID: PMC6263848, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaB-cell lymphomaOlder adultsCell lymphomaPopulation-based cohort analysisHigh-quality cancer careAnthracycline-containing regimenGuideline-adherent therapyHigh-volume providersNumber of patientsLook-back periodCytotoxic regimensSystemic therapyImproved survivalClinical outcomesReduced hospitalizationsLymphoma patientsCancer careCohort analysisMedicare beneficiariesComplex surgeryDLBCL casesLymphomaClinical volume