2019
Incidence and Risk Factors of Second Malignancies Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Newly-Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Classical Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Receiving Cytoreductive Therapy with Hydroxyurea
Wang R, Shallis R, Huntington S, Zeidan A, Gore S, Davidoff A, Ma X, Podoltsev N. Incidence and Risk Factors of Second Malignancies Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Newly-Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Classical Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Receiving Cytoreductive Therapy with Hydroxyurea. Blood 2019, 134: 330. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-127568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyeloid hematological malignanciesHU usersPopulation-based studyHematological malignanciesCumulative incidenceCelgene CorporationMPN diagnosisCytoreductive therapySolid malignanciesGray's testPolycythemia veraMPN patientsEssential thrombocythemiaContinuous Part D coverageBoehringer IngelheimAdvisory CommitteeLarge population-based studyDaiichi SankyoImpact of hydroxyureaRetrospective cohort studyElixhauser comorbidity scorePV/ET myelofibrosisRisk regression modelsSAS version 9.4Part D coverageClinical Effectiveness of Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) and Lenalidomide (Len) in Older Patients (pts) with Refractory Anemia with Ring Sideroblasts: A Large Population-Based Study in the United States (US)
Wang X, Wang R, Zhang C, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Huntington S, Gore S, Davidoff A, Ma X. Clinical Effectiveness of Hypomethylating Agents (HMAs) and Lenalidomide (Len) in Older Patients (pts) with Refractory Anemia with Ring Sideroblasts: A Large Population-Based Study in the United States (US). Blood 2019, 134: 4748. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-128821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPopulation-based studyLR-MDSMedian overall survivalOverall survivalClinical effectivenessHypomethylating agentCelgene CorporationMedian durationRed blood cellsMedian timeRing sideroblastsBoehringer IngelheimAdvisory CommitteeLarge population-based studyDaiichi SankyoOlder adultsAbnormal erythroid precursorsTransfusion independence rateEnd Results-MedicareHigh-risk MDSErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsKaplan-Meier statisticsComparative clinical effectivenessEnd of studyPart D coverage
2012
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and Home Use of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents for MDS-Associated Anemia: A Medicare-Database Analysis.
Davidoff A, Hendrick F, Stuart B, Zeidan A, Shenolikar R, Gore S, Baer M. Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage and Home Use of Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents for MDS-Associated Anemia: A Medicare-Database Analysis. Blood 2012, 120: 3176. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.3176.3176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErythropoiesis stimulating agentsLow-income subsidyPart D claimsMyelodysplastic syndromePart D plansPrior authorizationStudy cohortD claimsOOP paymentsMDS diagnosisPart DUse of ESAsPart D.Lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesPoor functional statusChronic renal failureD plansErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsMultivariate logistic regressionTreatment of anemiaPart D coverageMedicare Part APlan characteristicsPrescription drug coveragePatient-level observations