2020
Model selection applied to 750 outpatient ICD-9 codes identifies hazards important for all-cause cancer mortality in 2 million veterans with 14 years of follow-up.
McMahon B, Dhaubhadel S, Hengartner N, Danciu I, Janet T, Justice A. Model selection applied to 750 outpatient ICD-9 codes identifies hazards important for all-cause cancer mortality in 2 million veterans with 14 years of follow-up. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 2053-2053. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.2053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical recordsCause cancer mortalityVeterans' medical recordsChronic airway obstructionCongestive heart failureColon cancer screeningTobacco use disorderPrevalent codesAirway obstructionHeart failureCancer mortalityC-statisticCancer screeningCommon cancerICD9 codesUse disordersSubsequent mortalityClinical practiceColon cancerICD codesMortalityCancer treatmentVeterans AdministrationCancerAdministration
2019
Predictors of timely opioid agonist treatment initiation among veterans with and without HIV
Wyse JJ, Robbins JL, McGinnis KA, Edelman EJ, Gordon AJ, Manhapra A, Fiellin DA, Moore BA, Korthuis PT, Gaither JR, Gordon K, Skanderson M, Barry DT, Crystal S, Justice A, Kraemer KL. Predictors of timely opioid agonist treatment initiation among veterans with and without HIV. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2019, 198: 70-75. PMID: 30878769, PMCID: PMC6836871, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.01.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid agonist therapyOpioid use disorderVeterans Aging Cohort StudyOAT initiationUninfected patientsClinical encountersNational observational cohortAging Cohort StudyAfrican American patientsImproved health outcomesAgonist therapyCohort studyObservational cohortTreatment initiationPredictive factorsEffective treatmentAdjusted modelUninfected controlsUse disordersPsychiatric diagnosisPWHClinical practicePatientsHealth outcomesRural residence
2011
Cancer Screening in Patients Infected with HIV
Sigel K, Dubrow R, Silverberg M, Crothers K, Braithwaite S, Justice A. Cancer Screening in Patients Infected with HIV. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2011, 8: 142-152. PMID: 21695529, PMCID: PMC3307131, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-011-0085-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer screening interventionsCancer screeningScreening interventionsGeneral populationHIV clinical practiceAnal cancerHodgkin's lymphomaLung cancerHepatocellular carcinomaHIVClinical practicePatientsEnhanced riskScreening testHealth maintenanceSpecific cancersCancerHealth concernLife expectancyGood evidenceParticular cancerLymphomaRiskScreeningIntervention
2009
Trends in Multidrug Treatment Failure and Subsequent Mortality among Antiretroviral Therapy-Experienced Patients with HIV Infection in North America
Deeks SG, Gange SJ, Kitahata MM, Saag MS, Justice AC, Hogg RS, Eron JJ, Brooks JT, Rourke SB, Gill MJ, Bosch RJ, Benson CA, Collier AC, Martin JN, Klein MB, Jacobson LP, Rodriguez B, Sterling TR, Kirk GD, Napravnik S, Rachlis AR, Calzavara LM, Horberg MA, Silverberg MJ, Gebo KA, Kushel MB, Goedert JJ, McKaig RG, Moore RD, Research and Design N. Trends in Multidrug Treatment Failure and Subsequent Mortality among Antiretroviral Therapy-Experienced Patients with HIV Infection in North America. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009, 49: 1582-1590. PMID: 19845473, PMCID: PMC2871149, DOI: 10.1086/644768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma HIV RNA levelsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV RNA levelsVirologic failureRegimen failureHistory of AIDSAntiretroviral therapyTreatment failureHigher plasma HIV RNA levelsAbility of therapyRNA levelsT-cell countsTreatment-naive patientsIndependent risk factorMultivariate Cox regressionAggressive therapeutic interventionMore effective optionsModified therapyHIV infectionCox regressionRisk factorsT cellsSubsequent mortalityMortality rateClinical practice
2008
Does short-term virologic failure translate to clinical events in antiretroviral-naïve patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in clinical practice?
Mugavero M, May M, Harris R, Saag M, Costagliola D, Egger M, Phillips A, Günthard H, Dabis F, Hogg R, de Wolf F, Fatkenheuer G, Gill M, Justice A, D'Arminio Monforte A, Lampe F, Miró J, Staszewski S, Sterne J. Does short-term virologic failure translate to clinical events in antiretroviral-naïve patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in clinical practice? AIDS 2008, 22: 2481-2492. PMID: 19005271, PMCID: PMC2793403, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e328318f130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral-naïve patientsAntiretroviral therapyLopinavir/ritonavirVirologic failureClinical eventsThird drugART initiationCohort studyAntiretroviral Therapy Cohort CollaborationNaïve HIV-positive patientsHIV-positive patientsObservational cohort studyHIV Cohort StudyART regimenCohort CollaborationNaïve patientsClinical outcomesResidual confoundingClinical practicePatientsInhibitor backboneAbacavirNevirapineTherapyDrugs