2017
Information Needs of Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer When Making Radiation Therapy Decisions
Wang SY, Kelly G, Gross C, Killelea BK, Mougalian S, Presley C, Fraenkel L, Evans SB. Information Needs of Older Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer When Making Radiation Therapy Decisions. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2017, 98: 733-740. PMID: 28366581, PMCID: PMC5468466, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation therapy decisionsEarly-stage breast cancerTherapy decisionsOlder womenRadiation therapyBreast cancerSide effectsAdjuvant radiation therapyBreast cancer careBreast cancer survivorsCancer survivorsMean ageCancer careCancer needsResponse rateProfessional Advisory CommitteeTherapyWomenCancerAdvisory CommitteeParticipantsYearsWide variationLumpectomyMain decision makers
2016
Association between Time since Cancer Diagnosis and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Level Analysis
Wang SY, Hsu SH, Gross CP, Sanft T, Davidoff AJ, Ma X, Yu JB. Association between Time since Cancer Diagnosis and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Level Analysis. Value In Health 2016, 19: 631-638. PMID: 27565280, PMCID: PMC5002308, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2016.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComponent summary scoresSF-6D scoresMental component summary scoresSurvivors of prostateYear of diagnosisPoor-prognosis cancerCancer survivorsSummary scoresCancer diagnosisCervical cancerLower mental component summary scoresLower SF-6D scoresPhysical component summary scoreCancer typesSurvivors of breastHealth-related qualityLevel of HRQoLPatient demographic characteristicsBreast cancer survivorsDecade of diagnosisDemographic characteristicsMost cancer survivorsMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyQuality of lifePoor mental healthAssessing cost-utility of predictive biomarkers in oncology: a streamlined approach
Safonov A, Wang S, Gross CP, Agarwal D, Bianchini G, Pusztai L, Hatzis C. Assessing cost-utility of predictive biomarkers in oncology: a streamlined approach. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2016, 155: 223-234. PMID: 26749360, PMCID: PMC5990969, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3677-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCost-effectiveness analysisPredictive biomarkersBiomarker-guided treatmentIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHealth-related qualityTreatment costsCost-effectiveness ratioClinical outcomesClinical efficacyPrognostic biomarkerTraditional cost-effectiveness analysisBiomarker useLife yearsBiomarker valuesBiomarker prevalenceClinical literatureBiomarkersTreatmentState transition modelDecision analytic approachMedical utilityDecision analytic toolsCrizotinibHER2
2014
Examining the Cost-Effectiveness of Radiation Therapy Among Older Women With Favorable-Risk Breast Cancer
Sen S, Wang SY, Soulos PR, Frick KD, Long JB, Roberts KB, Yu JB, Evans SB, Chagpar AB, Gross CP. Examining the Cost-Effectiveness of Radiation Therapy Among Older Women With Favorable-Risk Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2014, 106: dju008. PMID: 24598714, PMCID: PMC3982782, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overBrachytherapyBreast NeoplasmsComorbidityCost-Benefit AnalysisFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansLife ExpectancyMedicareNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingQuality of LifeQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSampling StudiesSEER ProgramUnited StatesConceptsExternal beam radiation therapyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted life yearsBreast cancerOlder womenRadiation therapyEnd Results-Medicare databaseRisk breast cancerBeam radiation therapyCost-effectiveness ratioNewer radiation therapy modalitiesQuality of lifeRadiation therapy modalitiesLocal recurrenceTrial criteriaRT modalityTherapy modalitiesLife yearsCancerIncremental costTherapyWomenBaseline stateNew modality
2012
Physical therapy interventions for knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis: a systematic review.
Wang SY, Olson-Kellogg B, Shamliyan TA, Choi JY, Ramakrishnan R, Kane RL. Physical therapy interventions for knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis: a systematic review. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2012, 157: 632-44. PMID: 23128863, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-157-9-201211060-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-strength evidencePhysical therapy interventionsPT interventionsIndividual RCTsAerobic exerciseTherapy interventionPool standardized mean differencesPhysiotherapy Evidence DatabaseRisk of biasCommunity-dwelling adultsStandardized mean differenceMeans of outcomesImproved disabilityKnee painAdverse eventsKnee osteoarthritisNonsurgical treatmentCochrane LibraryPhysical functionEvidence DatabaseLeading causeOutcome measuresSustained benefitPainSynthesis of evidence