2024
Racial differences in treatment and survival among older patients with multiple myeloma
Wang R, Neparidze N, Ma X, Colditz G, Chang S, Wang S. Racial differences in treatment and survival among older patients with multiple myeloma. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e6915. PMID: 38234237, PMCID: PMC10905251, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic whitesNon-Hispanic white patientsMultiple myelomaRacial differencesHazard ratioReceipt of treatmentOlder patientsIncreasing racial disparitiesIntroduction of novel agentsCox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelLower mortalityStudy investigated racial differencesAssess survival outcomesProportional hazards modelNon-HispanicProportion of patientsMedicare beneficiariesRacial disparitiesTreatment utilizationHazards modelSurvival outcomesNovel agentsMM survivalMM treatment
2022
Mediators of Racial Disparity in the Use of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Among Patients With Prostate Cancer
Leapman MS, Dinan M, Pasha S, Long J, Washington SL, Ma X, Gross CP. Mediators of Racial Disparity in the Use of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Among Patients With Prostate Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 687-696. PMID: 35238879, PMCID: PMC8895315, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.8116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPopulation-based cohort studyProstate cancerWhite patientsRacial disparitiesCohort studyMRI useIndividual-level socioeconomic statusEligible male patientsSocioeconomic statusNeighborhood-level socioeconomic statusLocalized prostate cancerProstate cancer diagnosisObserved racial disparitiesProstate magnetic resonanceMediation analysisPathologic factorsMale patientsUS SurveillanceBlack patientsMedicare databaseMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsNew diagnosis
2021
Mediators of racial disparity in the use of prostate MRI.
Leapman M, Dinan M, Pasha S, Washington S, Ma X, Gross C. Mediators of racial disparity in the use of prostate MRI. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6554-6554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancerRacial disparitiesProstate MRIMRI useArea-level measuresObserved racial disparitiesEligible patientsPathologic factorsDual eligibilityWhite patientsBlack patientsSEER regionMedicare databaseCancer careSix-month periodPatientsSociodemographic factorsCancerMRIZip codesOlder AmericansMediatorsDiagnostic toolObserved disparitiesHigh-poverty areas
2018
Racial 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 diagnosis