2023
Real-world adherence and discontinuation among Medicare beneficiaries initiating venetoclax vs. BTKis in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Huntington S, Manzoor B, Puckett J, Kamal-Bahl S, Alhasani H, Ravelo A, Jawaid D, Doshi J. Real-world adherence and discontinuation among Medicare beneficiaries initiating venetoclax vs. BTKis in relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2023, 64: 2316-2323. PMID: 37732602, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2255326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaReal-world adherenceRefractory chronic lymphocytic leukemiaTyrosine kinase inhibitorsLymphocytic leukemiaB-cell lymphoma-2 inhibitorBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorsNovel oral agentsClinical trial dataOral agentsClinical characteristicsElderly patientsTreatment landscapeTreatment initiationReal-world findingsHigh adherenceMedicare beneficiariesLower discontinuationTrial dataDiscontinuationPatientsOlder adultsKinase inhibitorsAdherenceLeukemia
2022
CLL-410 Adherence and Discontinuation Among Medicare Beneficiaries Initiating Venetoclax versus BTKis for Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Huntington S, Manzoor B, Puckett J, Kamal-Bahl S, Alhasani H, Ravelo A, Fuldeore M, Doshi J. CLL-410 Adherence and Discontinuation Among Medicare Beneficiaries Initiating Venetoclax versus BTKis for Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2022, 22: s277-s278. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(22)01345-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor clinical characteristicsClinical characteristicsReal-world studyUnadjusted ratesMedicare beneficiariesRelapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaRefractory chronic lymphocytic leukemiaChronic lymphocytic leukemia treatmentRetrospective claims-based studyOlder adultsPost-index periodReal-world adherenceHigher unadjusted ratesClaims-based studyService Medicare beneficiariesChronic lymphocytic leukemiaNational Medicare dataClinical trial dataR CLLRefractory CLLTreatment patternsAdjusted outcomesTreatment outcomesHigh adherenceLymphocytic leukemia
2018
Transfusion Independence in Lower-Risk, Non-del5(q) Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) Among Patients (pts) Initiating Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) While Receiving Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions
Zeidan A, Zhu W, Wang R, Stahl M, Huntington S, Giri S, Podoltsev N, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A. Transfusion Independence in Lower-Risk, Non-del5(q) Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) Among Patients (pts) Initiating Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) While Receiving Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions. Blood 2018, 132: 838. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-116497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRBC transfusion independenceHMA initiationTransfusion independenceTransfusion dependenceLR-MDSClinical trial dataHypomethylating agentTransfusion statusMedian timeMedian TI durationCox modelContinuous Medicare Parts ATrial dataRed blood cell transfusionDiagnosis of MDSRBC transfusion dependenceSubset of ptsBlood cell transfusionEnd Results-MedicareErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsHigh-risk diseaseMultivariate Cox modelTreatment of MDSEnd of studyTI duration