2016
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) have a significant impact on patients’ overall health and productivity: the MPN Landmark survey
Mesa R, Miller CB, Thyne M, Mangan J, Goldberger S, Fazal S, Ma X, Wilson W, Paranagama DC, Dubinski DG, Boyle J, Mascarenhas JO. Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) have a significant impact on patients’ overall health and productivity: the MPN Landmark survey. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 167. PMID: 26922064, PMCID: PMC4769833, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2208-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrognostic risk scoreMyeloproliferative neoplasmsRisk scorePolycythemia veraEssential thrombocythemiaDisease burdenDaily livingOverall healthSymptom severityMedian disease durationLandmark surveyPatient's overall healthOverall disease burdenRisk of mortalityMedian respondent ageLower symptom severityDisease durationSymptom burdenPatients' qualityMPN subtypesTreatment managementPatientsConclusionsThese findingsResultsThe surveyQoL
2009
Neighborhood socioeconomic status influences the survival of elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes in the United States
Wang R, Gross CP, Halene S, Ma X. Neighborhood socioeconomic status influences the survival of elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes in the United States. Cancer Causes & Control 2009, 20: 1369-1376. PMID: 19455395, PMCID: PMC2921772, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-009-9362-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusMyelodysplastic syndromeSocioeconomic statusElderly patientsHazard ratioMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelCox proportional hazards modelSurvival of patientsPopulation-based studyRisk of deathRisk of mortalityProportional hazards modelImpact of SESLow socioeconomic statusCensus tractsPrognostic roleMDS patientsIndependent determinantsRefractory anemiaHistological subtypesHazards modelPatientsSES statusTractS scores