Adoption of New Risk Stratification Technologies Within US Hospital Referral Regions and Association With Prostate Cancer Management
Leapman MS, Wang R, Park HS, Yu JB, Sprenkle PC, Dinan MA, Ma X, Gross CP. Adoption of New Risk Stratification Technologies Within US Hospital Referral Regions and Association With Prostate Cancer Management. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128646. PMID: 34623406, PMCID: PMC8501394, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingHospital referral regionsProportion of patientsProstate cancerGenomic testingCohort studyReferral regionsRetrospective cohort studyProstate cancer carePatient-level analysisCommercial insurance claimsProstate cancer managementUS hospital referral regionsYears of ageProportion of menPatients 40Definitive treatmentCancer careTesting uptakeHRR levelMAIN OUTCOMECancer managementPatientsRegional uptakeSociodemographic and hospital‐based predictors of intense end‐of‐life care among children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies
Mun S, Wang R, Ma X, Ananth P. Sociodemographic and hospital‐based predictors of intense end‐of‐life care among children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies. Cancer 2021, 127: 3817-3824. PMID: 34185881, PMCID: PMC8478813, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematologic malignanciesYoung adultsLife careMultivariable logistic regression modelCancer-directed treatmentPremier Healthcare DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department visitsIntensive care unitHigh-intensity endDays of lifeMajority of childrenLogistic regression modelsIntravenous chemotherapyTracheostomy placementCohort studyDepartment visitsCare unitMechanical ventilationHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelCardiopulmonary resuscitationType of insuranceHealthcare databasesMalignancy