2022
Oral Anticancer Agent (OAA) Adherence and Survival in Elderly Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC)
Dinan MA, Wilson LE, Greiner MA, Spees LP, Pritchard JE, Zhang T, Kaye D, George D, Scales CD, Baggett CD, Gross CP, Leapman MS, Wheeler SB. Oral Anticancer Agent (OAA) Adherence and Survival in Elderly Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC). Urology 2022, 168: 129-136. PMID: 35878815, PMCID: PMC9588695, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaOral anticancer agentsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaMedicare beneficiariesPocket costsOdds of adherenceRetrospective cohort studyDisease-specific survivalReal-world adherenceRCC-specific survivalProportion of daysNon-significant trendAdherent useOAA therapyCohort studyElderly patientsMultivariable analysisStudy criteriaUnivariate analysisOAA treatmentPatientsCarcinomaAdherenceSurvival
2021
Real-World Utilization of Oral Anticancer Agents and Related Costs in Older Adults with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the United States
Wilson LE, Spees L, Pritchard J, Greiner MA, Scales CD, Baggett CD, Kaye D, George DJ, Zhang T, Wheeler SB, Dinan MA. Real-World Utilization of Oral Anticancer Agents and Related Costs in Older Adults with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the United States. Kidney Cancer 2021, 5: 115-127. PMID: 34632169, PMCID: PMC8474520, DOI: 10.3233/kca-210119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral anticancer agentsMetastatic RCCPatient characteristicsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaPocket costsFirst oral therapySEER-Medicare analysisRepresentative patient populationRenal cell carcinomaAnticancer agentsPrescription drug coverageRace/ethnicityMRCC diagnosisMost patientsOral therapyUnmarried patientsCell carcinomaPatient populationAdvanced ageInclusion criteriaPatientsDrug coverageAge 65Medicare Part D prescription drug coverageSocioeconomic disparities