2016
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Consolidation with Brentuximab Vendotin Versus Active Surveillance in Individuals with High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Undergoing High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue
Hui L, von Keudell G, Wang R, Zeidan A, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A, Huntington S. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Consolidation with Brentuximab Vendotin Versus Active Surveillance in Individuals with High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Undergoing High Dose Chemotherapy with Stem Cell Rescue. Blood 2016, 128: 1188. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.1188.1188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous stem cell transplantationReconstructed individual patient dataIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioR Hodgkin lymphomaIndividual patient dataHodgkin's lymphomaActive surveillanceOverall survivalHealth care costsHL progressionHL recurrenceHealthcare costsCare costsHigh-risk Hodgkin lymphomaSignificant health care costsDouble-blind trialPatient dataUse of BVFirst-line therapyHigh-dose chemotherapyPrimary refractory diseaseProgression-free survivalStem cell rescueLong-term followStem cell transplantation
2014
Understanding Regional Variation in Medicare Expenditures for Initial Episodes of Prostate Cancer Care
Wang SY, Wang R, Yu JB, Ma X, Xu X, Kim SP, Soulos PR, Saraf A, Gross CP. Understanding Regional Variation in Medicare Expenditures for Initial Episodes of Prostate Cancer Care. Medical Care 2014, 52: 680-687. PMID: 25023913, PMCID: PMC4129645, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAncillary proceduresPatient characteristicsTreatment modalitiesTreatment intensityEnd Results-Medicare databaseProstate cancer careSpecific treatment modalitiesContribution of patientHospital referral regionsInitial treatmentCancer careInitial episodeNoncancer controlsProstate cancerQuintile 5Referral regionsSubstantial geographic variationCare costsMedicare expendituresCostly modalityTreatment factorsMean expenditureLowest expenditure quintileSurgeryModalities