2021
Patterns of treatment with everolimus exemestane in hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer in the era of targeted therapy
Rozenblit M, Mun S, Soulos P, Adelson K, Pusztai L, Mougalian S. Patterns of treatment with everolimus exemestane in hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer in the era of targeted therapy. Breast Cancer Research 2021, 23: 14. PMID: 33514405, PMCID: PMC7844919, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-021-01394-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior endocrine therapyEndocrine therapyMetastatic breast cancerEffective treatment optionTreatment optionsBreast cancerMedian treatmentMedian OSEE therapyHormone receptor-positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancerMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysisHER2-negative metastatic breast cancerPrior treatmentCox proportional hazards regression analysisFirst-line therapy initiationProportional hazards regression analysisPrior treatment optionsLines of therapyProportion of patientsKaplan-Meier methodHazards regression analysisPatterns of treatmentElectronic health record-derived dataClinical trial dataOS benefit
2018
Association between prolonged metastatic free interval and recurrent metastatic breast cancer survival: findings from the SEER database
Chang E, Mougalian SS, Adelson KB, Young MR, Yu JB. Association between prolonged metastatic free interval and recurrent metastatic breast cancer survival: findings from the SEER database. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 173: 209-216. PMID: 30242577, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4968-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic-free intervalMetastatic breast cancerInitial breast cancer diagnosisBreast cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalitySubsequent metastatic diseaseBreast cancer diagnosisMetastatic diseaseFree intervalBreast cancerCancer diagnosisBreast cancer-specific survival ratesMetastatic breast cancer survivalCancer-specific survival ratesDiagnosis of MBCImproved cancer-specific survivalRecurrent metastatic breast cancerCancer-specific survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseLow tumor gradeBreast cancer survivalChoice of treatmentStratification of patientsMethodsThe SurveillancePurposeThe prevalenceSpeed of Adoption of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors of Programmed Cell Death 1 Protein and Comparison of Patient Ages in Clinical Practice vs Pivotal Clinical Trials
O’Connor J, Fessele KL, Steiner J, Seidl-Rathkopf K, Carson KR, Nussbaum NC, Yin ES, Adelson KB, Presley CJ, Chiang AC, Ross JS, Abernethy AP, Gross CP. Speed of Adoption of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors of Programmed Cell Death 1 Protein and Comparison of Patient Ages in Clinical Practice vs Pivotal Clinical Trials. JAMA Oncology 2018, 4: e180798-e180798. PMID: 29800974, PMCID: PMC6143052, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2018.0798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCarcinoma, Renal CellClinical Trials as TopicFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansKidney NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNivolumabPractice Patterns, Physicians'PrognosisProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRetrospective StudiesConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerPivotal clinical trialsRenal cell carcinomaCell death 1 proteinEligible patientsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsDeath 1 proteinClinical trialsClinical practiceFDA approvalAgent treatmentCheckpoint inhibitorsAnti-PD-1 agentsFlatiron Health networkRetrospective cohort studyAge of patientsCell lung cancerClinical trial participantsCohort studyPatient ageYounger patientsMore patientsSuch patientsTrial evidenceCell carcinoma
2017
Development of Imminent Mortality Predictor for Advanced Cancer (IMPAC), a Tool to Predict Short-Term Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer
Adelson K, Lee DKK, Velji S, Ma J, Lipka SK, Rimar J, Longley P, Vega T, Perez-Irizarry J, Pinker E, Lilenbaum R. Development of Imminent Mortality Predictor for Advanced Cancer (IMPAC), a Tool to Predict Short-Term Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice 2017, 14: jop.2017.023200. PMID: 29206553, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2017.023200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term mortalityAdvanced cancerChance of deathLife carePrognostic toolNovel prognostic toolObjective prognostic toolSmilow Cancer HospitalDay of admissionElectronic health record dataMedian survival timeSubjective clinical assessmentHealth record dataPositive predictive valueMedian survivalHospitalized patientsMortality predictorsCancer HospitalPrognostication toolsClinical assessmentSurvival timePatientsPredictive valueCancerMortalityBidirectional Text Messaging to Monitor Endocrine Therapy Adherence and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Breast Cancer
Mougalian SS, Epstein LN, Jhaveri AP, Han G, Abu-Khalaf M, Hofstatter EW, DiGiovanna MP, Silber ALM, Adelson K, Pusztai L, Gross CP. Bidirectional Text Messaging to Monitor Endocrine Therapy Adherence and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Breast Cancer. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics 2017, 1: 1-10. PMID: 30657377, DOI: 10.1200/cci.17.00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse effectsEndocrine therapyClinical trialsBreast cancerFrequency of AEsMedication-related adverse effectsTherapy-related adverse effectsBidirectional Text MessagingEndocrine therapy adherenceAdjuvant endocrine therapyMajority of patientsMedical record reviewSevere adverse effectsText message systemConsecutive patientsVaginal symptomsRecord reviewHot flashesTherapy adherenceClinic nursesHistorical controlsPatient acceptanceProvider teamGeneral populationPatients