2024
Systemic anti-cancer therapy and cost at end of life: A SEER Medicare analysis.
Adelson K, Cheng L, Huang Y, Niu J, Zhao H, Nortje N, Xiang J, Giordano S, Canavan M. Systemic anti-cancer therapy and cost at end of life: A SEER Medicare analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 11092-11092. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.11092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic anticancer therapyCombined chemo-immunotherapyLiquid tumorsSolid tumorsDay of deathEmergency departmentRates of systemic therapySystemic anti-cancer therapySEER-Medicare databaseAnti-cancer therapyChemo-immunotherapyLT patientsSystemic therapyCI patientsSEER-MedicareST patientsIdentified patientsCost of drugsAssociated with higher costsEnd of lifeAnticancer therapyImmunotherapyChemotherapyPatientsTherapy
2019
Impact of an oncology urgent care clinic on emergency department rates.
Sedghi T, Canavan M, Gross C, Davidoff A, Gould Rothberg BE, Strait M, Sinanis N, Adelson K. Impact of an oncology urgent care clinic on emergency department rates. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 6615-6615. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.6615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgent care clinicED visit ratesSmilow Cancer HospitalVisit ratesProvider visitsED utilizationED visitsCare clinicsUnique patientsEmergency departmentAcute medical attentionUnscheduled emergency departmentRegular clinic visitsCommon cancer typesLower ED utilizationEmergency department ratesFull study sampleTwo-sample t-testClinic visitsSupportive careOncology providersED useSymptom managementCancer HospitalCancer Center