2020
Racial and Ethnic Disparities Have a Significant Impact on the Outcomes of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Population-Based Study
Goksu S, Khatib J, Goksu B, Wang R, Patel P, Vusirkala M, Cole S, Seyhanli A, Ozer M, Collins R, Chung S, Zeidan A, Madanat Y. Racial and Ethnic Disparities Have a Significant Impact on the Outcomes of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Population-Based Study. Blood 2020, 136: 2-3. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2020-140564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksCause-specific survivalIncidence rate ratiosNon-Hispanic whitesCox proportional regression modelMedian overall survivalOutcomes of patientsNHB patientsMyelodysplastic syndromeNHW patientsHazard ratioHispanic patientsSurvival outcomesDisease characteristicsIncidence rateRace/ethnicityOverall survivalInsurance statusSurvival analysisAge groupsLonger median overall survivalLarge population-based analysisMultivariable Cox proportional regression modelsHigher incidence rate ratioEarlier population-based studies
2019
Healthcare expenses for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia
Bewersdorf JP, Shallis R, Wang R, Huntington S, Perreault S, Ma X, Zeidan AM. Healthcare expenses for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Expert Review Of Hematology 2019, 12: 641-650. PMID: 31159602, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1627869.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantInsurance statusHealthcare costsTreatment approachesAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) treatmentStem cell transplantTreatment costsDirect healthcare costsInpatient treatment costsPatient insurance statusPersonalized treatment approachesAcute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemia treatmentInfluence health policyIntensive chemotherapyOral therapyCell transplantMain cost driversMyeloid leukemiaNovel agentsMedical outcomesLeukemia treatmentHealthcare resourcesAML