2024
Real-World Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving First-Line Treatment With Venetoclax + Obinutuzumab Versus Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Ravelo A, Patel A, To T, Li S, Huntington S. Real-World Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving First-Line Treatment With Venetoclax + Obinutuzumab Versus Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024, 24: s180. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(24)00569-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCLL-144 Real-World Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving First-Line Treatment With Venetoclax + Obinutuzumab Versus Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Ravelo A, Patel A, To T, Li S, Huntington S. CLL-144 Real-World Healthcare Costs Among Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving First-Line Treatment With Venetoclax + Obinutuzumab Versus Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2024, 24: s345. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(24)01263-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPer-patient per-monthPer-patient per-month costsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorFirst-line treatmentTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLymphocytic leukemiaMonths 0Kinase inhibitorsHealthcare costsCLL/small lymphocytic lymphomaFixed-duration treatmentFirst-line therapyOff-treatment periodMonths post-indexMonths pre-indexRetrospective observational studyClinical trial enrollmentUS health planCommercially insured patientsLymphocytic lymphomaPrimary cancerFirst-linePost-indexIbrutinib
2023
Real-World Comparison of Healthcare Costs of Venetoclax-Obinutuzumab Vs. Btki Use Among Elderly U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in the Front-Line (1L) Setting
Manzoor B, Huntington S, Jawaid D, Puckett J, Emechebe N, Ravelo A, Kamal-Bahl S, Doshi J. Real-World Comparison of Healthcare Costs of Venetoclax-Obinutuzumab Vs. Btki Use Among Elderly U.S. Medicare Beneficiaries with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in the Front-Line (1L) Setting. Blood 2023, 142: 5085. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-177939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic lymphocytic leukemiaPost-index periodU.S. Medicare beneficiariesBTK inhibitorsHealth care costsMedicare beneficiariesTreatment periodIndex dateMonth 13Months 0Prescription coverageLymphocytic leukemiaHealthcare costsCare costsMonths post-index periodDiagnosis of CLLMonthly health care costsMonthly costCause total costsFixed-duration treatmentPre-index periodPrior CLL treatmentTreatment-free remissionBCL-2 inhibitor venetoclaxFront-line settingAssessing unmet need among elderly Medicare Beneficiaries with Mantle cell lymphoma: an analysis of treatment patterns, survival, healthcare resource utilization, and costs
Squires P, Puckett J, Ryland K, Kamal-Bahl S, Raut M, Doshi J, Huntington S. Assessing unmet need among elderly Medicare Beneficiaries with Mantle cell lymphoma: an analysis of treatment patterns, survival, healthcare resource utilization, and costs. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2023, 64: 1752-1770. PMID: 37497877, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2234525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare resource utilizationMantle cell lymphomaElderly patientsTreatment patternsCell lymphomaUnmet needLater linesNational Medicare claimsHalf of patientsHealth care utilizationElderly Medicare beneficiariesLarge unmet needReal-world outcomesCause hospitalizationOverall survivalCare utilizationHospitalization ratesNovel therapiesMedicare claimsL regimenHealthcare costsMedicare beneficiariesL treatmentPatientsLymphoma
2021
Cost-Effectiveness of First-Line Versus Second-Line Use of Daratumumab in Older, Transplant-Ineligible Patients With Multiple Myeloma.
Patel KK, Giri S, Parker TL, Bar N, Neparidze N, Huntington SF. Cost-Effectiveness of First-Line Versus Second-Line Use of Daratumumab in Older, Transplant-Ineligible Patients With Multiple Myeloma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 1119-1128. PMID: 33411586, DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant-ineligible patientsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioFirst-line settingHealthcare costsClinical outcomesMultiple myelomaProgression-free survivalOverall survival dataUS payer perspectiveDirect healthcare costsCost-effectiveness ratioRandomized trialsDisease progressionTreatment strategiesParametric survival modelingPayer perspectiveSubsequent linesLater linesPatientsCostly treatmentIncremental costQALYSurvival dataLenalidomideMyeloma
2019
Healthcare expenses for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis R, Wang R, Huntington S, Perreault S, Ma X, Zeidan AM. Healthcare expenses for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Expert Review Of Hematology 2019, 12: 641-650. PMID: 31159602, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1627869.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantInsurance statusHealthcare costsTreatment approachesAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatmentStem cell transplantTreatment costsDirect healthcare costsInpatient treatment costsPatient insurance statusPersonalized treatment approachesAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemia treatmentInfluence health policyIntensive chemotherapyOral therapyCell transplantMain cost driversMyeloid leukemiaNovel agentsMedical outcomesLeukemia treatmentHealthcare resourcesAML
2016
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Consolidation with Brentuximab Vendotin Versus Active Surveillance in Individuals with High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Undergoing High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue
Hui L, von Keudell G, Wang R, Zeidan A, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A, Huntington S. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Consolidation with Brentuximab Vendotin Versus Active Surveillance in Individuals with High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Undergoing High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue. Blood 2016, 128: 1188. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.1188.1188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous stem cell transplantationReconstructed individual patient dataIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioR Hodgkin lymphomaIndividual patient dataHodgkin's lymphomaActive surveillanceOverall survivalHealth care costsHL progressionHL recurrenceHealthcare costsCare costsHigh-risk Hodgkin lymphomaSignificant health care costsDouble-blind trialPatient dataUse of BVFirst-line therapyHigh-dose chemotherapyPrimary refractory diseaseProgression-free survivalStem cell rescueLong-term followStem cell transplantation