2022
Practice patterns and real-life outcomes for patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia in the United States
Bewersdorf JP, Prozora S, Podoltsev NA, Shallis R, Huntington SF, Neparidze N, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Davidoff AJ. Practice patterns and real-life outcomes for patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia in the United States. Blood Advances 2022, 6: 376-385. PMID: 34724703, PMCID: PMC8791583, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2021005642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute promyelocytic leukemiaAdverse outcomesPromyelocytic leukemiaNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesBaseline white blood cell countFavorable long-term prognosisWhite blood cell countVizient Clinical Data BaseGuideline-concordant regimensGuideline-concordant therapyGuideline-concordant treatmentGuideline-recommended therapiesBaseline clinical characteristicsHigh-risk diseaseLong-term prognosisPopulation-based registryBlood cell countClinical data baseLarge database analysisLogistic regression modelsTreatment concordanceClinical characteristicsReal-world practiceTreatment patternsNetwork guidelines
2021
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of splenic infarction in cancer patients: a retrospective, single center report of 206 cases
Bewersdorf JP, Parmar N, Israel GM, Gettinger SN, Lee AI. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of splenic infarction in cancer patients: a retrospective, single center report of 206 cases. Journal Of Thrombosis And Thrombolysis 2021, 52: 854-862. PMID: 33765243, DOI: 10.1007/s11239-021-02428-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillation/flutterSplenic infarctCancer patientsThromboembolic eventsRisk factorsHigh riskExact testMultivariable logistic regression modelYale-New Haven HospitalRetrospective cohort studyThromboembolic risk factorsUse of anticoagulationVenous thromboembolic eventsSingle-center reportsΧ2 testLow platelet countFisher's exact testNew Haven HospitalMultivariable regression modelsLow recurrence riskLogistic regression modelsPearson χ2 testAnticoagulation useClinical characteristicsCohort study