2021
Treatment Utilization and Characteristics Among Patients with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes According to Hypomethylating Agent Use
Zeidan A, Divino V, DeKoven M, Shah D, Wang E, Bey D, Salimi T, Epstein R. Treatment Utilization and Characteristics Among Patients with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes According to Hypomethylating Agent Use. Blood 2021, 138: 5030. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-144852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeClinical Trials CommitteeHigher comorbidity burdenHMA therapySupportive careTrials CommitteeComorbidity burdenTreatment utilizationMean ageMyelodysplastic syndromeReal-world clinical practiceBaseline renal diseaseIntra-Cellular TherapiesLower comorbidity burdenAbsence of progressionRetrospective observational studyStem cell transplantationSimilar mean ageReal-world studyCurrent employmentFrailer patientsIQVIA PharMetricsSubcutaneous azacitidineIndex dateIntensive chemotherapy
2018
Racial Disparities in the Utilization of Recommended Supportive Care Among Patients with Multiple Myeloma in the United States
Giri S, Zhu W, Wang R, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A, Huntington S. Racial Disparities in the Utilization of Recommended Supportive Care Among Patients with Multiple Myeloma in the United States. Blood 2018, 132: 978. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-119791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupportive care measuresMultiple myelomaInfluenza vaccinationMM therapySupportive careCare measuresFlu seasonAntiviral prophylaxisComorbidity burdenMedicare beneficiariesPre-existing chronic kidney diseaseContinuous Medicare Parts ANon-Hispanic black ethnicityMultivariable logistic regression modelRacial disparitiesHigher comorbidity burdenLower comorbidity burdenNovel MM therapiesSupportive care therapySupportive care useEnd Results-MedicareTreatment-related toxicityChronic kidney diseaseProportion of patientsYear of diagnosis