2021
Incarceration and Cancer-Related Outcomes (ICRO) study protocol: using a mixed-methods approach to investigate the role of incarceration on cancer incidence, mortality and quality of care
Puglisi L, Halberstam AA, Aminawung J, Gallagher C, Gonsalves L, Schulman-Green D, Lin HJ, Metha R, Mun S, Oladeru OT, Gross C, Wang EA. Incarceration and Cancer-Related Outcomes (ICRO) study protocol: using a mixed-methods approach to investigate the role of incarceration on cancer incidence, mortality and quality of care. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e048863. PMID: 34035109, PMCID: PMC8154989, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of careCancer careCancer incidenceSequential explanatory mixed-methods study designCancer screening ratesConnecticut Tumor RegistrySocioeconomic statusMultivariable logistic regressionExplanatory mixed-methods study designCox survival modelsConnecticut DepartmentHuman Investigation CommitteePaucity of dataInstitutional review boardUniversity Institutional Review BoardMixed-methods study designTumor RegistryScreening ratesCancer mortalityInvasive cancerCancer outcomesCancer disparitiesStudy protocolHigh riskOutcome studiesHow did the COVID crisis affect use of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with breast cancer?
Chagpar A, Lannin D, Mougalian S, Berger E, Gross C, Horowitz N, Sanft T, DiGiovanna M, Golshan M, Pusztai L. How did the COVID crisis affect use of neoadjuvant therapy for patients with breast cancer? Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: e18708-e18708. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e18708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of NTNeoadjuvant therapyEarly pandemic periodBreast cancerNon-metastatic breast cancerPractice settingsEarly pandemicFlatiron Health databaseNeoadjuvant endocrine therapyTechnology-enabled abstractionSame period one yearSimilar clinicopathologic featuresLongitudinal electronic health recordsPeriod one yearElectronic health recordsTNBC subsetEndocrine therapyPatient ageTN patientsClinicopathologic featuresContemporary cohortClinical stageCancer clinicCancer managementHigh risk
2020
The association between Medicaid insurance, biomarker testing, and outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC).
Gross C, Meyer C, Ogale S, Kent M, Wong W. The association between Medicaid insurance, biomarker testing, and outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 89-89. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.29_suppl.89.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiomarker-driven therapiesBiomarker testingEvidence of testingYear of diagnosisQuality cancer careUS cancer patientsLikelihood of testingDe-identified databaseEvidence of receiptEligible ptsOverall survivalAdjusted analysisContemporary cohortMedicaid insuranceRetrospective studyCancer careCancer patientsWorse outcomesCancer clinicHigh riskCommercial insurancePrivate insuranceAdvanced diagnosisTherapyDiagnosis
2019
Understanding cancer care coordination: Opening the black box.
Canavan M, Sedghi T, Gross C, Lane S, Bogdan J, Adelson K. Understanding cancer care coordination: Opening the black box. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: e18310-e18310. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.e18310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndirect patient careCare coordinatorsPatient careAcute care utilizationCare management programSite of careDirect patient careOncology Care ModelElderly patientsMultidisciplinary careTreatment complicationsCare utilizationCancer careSymptom assessmentCare coordinationOutpatient careCare modelCare plansHigh riskAcademic centersNurses' experiencesCancer supportPatientsCareActivity time
2017
Impact of hearing and visual impairment in older adults with cancer.
Soto Perez De Celis E, Sun C, Tew W, Mohile S, Gajra A, Klepin H, Owusu C, Gross C, Muss H, Lichtman S, Chapman A, Cohen H, Dale W, Kim H, Katheria V, Hurria A. Impact of hearing and visual impairment in older adults with cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 10036-10036. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.10036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive deficitsOlder adultsImpact of hearingVisual impairmentIADL dependencyImpaired hearingAnxietyDaily livingDeficitsInstrumental activitiesImpairmentDepressionHearingCross-sectional analysisAdultsChemotherapy toxicityOlder patientsProspective studyRisk factorsADL limitationsHigh riskSolid tumorsMultivariate analysisCancerRisk