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 of Broad-Based Genomic Sequencing With Survival Among Patients With Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Community Oncology Setting
Presley CJ, Tang D, Soulos PR, Chiang AC, Longtine JA, Adelson KB, Herbst RS, Zhu W, Nussbaum NC, Sorg RA, Agarwala V, Abernethy AP, Gross CP. Association of Broad-Based Genomic Sequencing With Survival Among Patients With Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Community Oncology Setting. JAMA 2018, 320: 469-477. PMID: 30088010, PMCID: PMC6142984, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.9824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDNA, NeoplasmFemaleGenes, erbB-1GenomicsGenotypeHumansImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm StagingReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRetrospective StudiesSequence Analysis, DNASurvival AnalysisConceptsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerCommunity oncology settingCell lung cancerLung cancerOncology settingRoutine testingNonsquamous non-small cell lung cancerTargeted treatmentPropensity score-matched survival analysisStage IIIB/IVFlatiron Health databaseIIIB/IVRetrospective cohort studyThird-line treatmentFirst-line treatmentMinority of patientsUnadjusted mortality ratesEGFR/ALKCohort studyOverall survivalSecondary outcomesUnmatched cohortPrimary outcomeAntineoplastic treatment
2017
Bidirectional 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 populationPatientsImpacts of Early Guideline-Directed 21-Gene Recurrence Score Testing on Adjuvant Therapy Decision Making
Dzimitrowicz H, Mougalian S, Storms S, Hurd S, Chagpar AB, Killelea BK, Horowitz NR, Lannin DR, Harigopal M, Hofstatter E, DiGiovanna MP, Adelson KB, Silber A, Abu-Khalaf M, Chung G, Zaheer W, Abdelghany O, Hatzis C, Pusztai L, Sanft TB. Impacts of Early Guideline-Directed 21-Gene Recurrence Score Testing on Adjuvant Therapy Decision Making. JCO Oncology Practice 2017, 13: jop.2017.022731. PMID: 29048991, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2017.022731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant therapy decisionsRecurrence scoreChemotherapy useRS testingMedical oncologistsHistorical controlsChemotherapy decisionsTherapy decisionsEligibility criteriaNational Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelinesProspective quality improvement projectEarly-stage breast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapy recommendationsTime of diagnosisTime of surgeryQuality improvement projectTesting groupChemotherapy initiationChemotherapy recommendationsMedian timeTrial enrollmentNetwork guidelinesSurgical oncologistsClinical trialsBreast cancer
2016
Electronic Intervention to Improve Structured Cancer Stage Data Capture
Cecchini M, Framski K, Lazette P, Vega T, Strait M, Adelson K. Electronic Intervention to Improve Structured Cancer Stage Data Capture. JCO Oncology Practice 2016, 12: e949-e956. PMID: 27650837, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2016.013540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision Support TechniquesElectronic Health RecordsHumansNeoplasm StagingNeoplasmsOncology Service, HospitalQuality ImprovementConceptsStaging rateElectronic health recordsCancer stageClinical trial eligibilityElectronic decision supportTrial eligibilityMonths postinterventionCancer stagingPhysician useClinical notesBPA implementationProblem listHealth recordsElectronic interventionMonthsTreatment planningCancerStagingPhysiciansAct methodologyInterventionUnstructured free textHard stopBPAPatients
2015
Chemotherapy Use, Performance Status, and Quality of Life at the End of Life
Prigerson HG, Bao Y, Shah MA, Paulk ME, LeBlanc TW, Schneider BJ, Garrido MM, Reid MC, Berlin DA, Adelson KB, Neugut AI, Maciejewski PK. Chemotherapy Use, Performance Status, and Quality of Life at the End of Life. JAMA Oncology 2015, 1: 778-784. PMID: 26203912, PMCID: PMC4828728, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.2378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsChi-Square DistributionFemaleHealth StatusHealth Status IndicatorsHumansLogistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingNeoplasmsOdds RatioPalliative CarePatient SelectionProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTerminal CareTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsEnd-stage cancerGood performance statusBaseline performance statusQuality of lifeChemotherapy usePatient performance statusPerformance statusPalliative chemotherapyEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusGood baseline performance statusPoor baseline performance statusProgressive metastatic cancerProgressive metastatic diseasePoor performance statusSolid tumor patientsClinical Oncology guidelinesLongitudinal cohort studyOutpatient oncology clinicsChemotherapy regimenEnd of lifeCohort studyMetastatic diseaseOncology clinicPatient survivalOncology guidelines