2024
Characterization of time toxicity in older patients with metastatic breast cancer
Atre S, Soulos P, Kuderer N, Gross C, Baum L, Dinan M, Lustberg M. Characterization of time toxicity in older patients with metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2024, 207: 541-550. PMID: 38816556, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07379-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerBone-modifying agentsComorbid medical conditionsOlder patientsBreast cancerRetrospective cohort studySEER-Medicare databaseTreatment typeCancer treatment modalityTreatment modalitiesSEER-MedicareCohort studyUnadjusted analysisPatientsAge-related impactCancer treatmentComorbiditiesDay patientsCancerRadiotherapyOlder ageMedical conditionsToxicityTreatmentSociodemographic factors
2023
Perceived appropriateness of assessing for health-related socioeconomic risks among adult patients with cancer
Vu M, Boyd K, De Marchis E, Garnache B, Gottlieb L, Gross C, Lee N, Lindau S, Mun S, Winslow V, Makelarski J. Perceived appropriateness of assessing for health-related socioeconomic risks among adult patients with cancer. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 521-531. PMID: 37020993, PMCID: PMC10069714, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsHealth care settingsAdult patientsCare settingsHealth care-related factorsCare-related factorsPerceptions of patientsAmerican Cancer SocietyFisher's exact testNational Cancer InstituteMost patientsOutpatient clinicCancer SocietySocioeconomic riskCancer InstitutePatientsExact testSelf-administered surveyEHR documentationSignificant associationSociodemographic characteristicsClinical settingCancerHealthcare settingsCancer treatment
2021
Trends in end-of- life (EOL) systemic oncologic treatment in contemporary clinical practice: Insights from real-world data.
Canavan M, Wang X, Ascha M, Miksad R, Showalter T, Calip G, Gross C, Adelson K. Trends in end-of- life (EOL) systemic oncologic treatment in contemporary clinical practice: Insights from real-world data. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 253-253. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.39.28_suppl.253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDay of deathReal-world practiceTraditional chemotherapyCancer treatmentStudy periodPractice-level factorsOverall healthcare utilizationSystemic cancer treatmentRates of chemotherapyDays of lifeDe-identified databaseContemporary clinical practiceLogistic regression modelsElectronic health recordsCancer care organizationsSystemic therapySystemic treatmentOncologic treatmentHealthcare utilizationImmune therapyTargeted therapyStratified analysisHigher total costsLife careOncolytic therapy
2019
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion impact on racial disparities in time to cancer treatment.
Adamson B, Cohen A, Estevez M, Magee K, Williams E, Gross C, Meropol N, Davidoff A. Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion impact on racial disparities in time to cancer treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: lba1-lba1. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2019.37.18_suppl.lba1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTimely treatmentMedicaid expansionRacial disparitiesFlatiron Health electronic health record-derived databaseElectronic health record-derived databaseCancer ptsDiagnosis dateTreatment startAdvanced cancerMetastatic diagnosisCancer outcomesMetastatic cancerState of residenceHealthcare accessAge 18Private insuranceCancer typesExpansion statusTreatment overallCancer treatmentPractice typeTreatmentAfrican AmericansOutcomesCancer
2017
Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival
Johnson SB, Park HS, Gross CP, Yu JB. Use of Alternative Medicine for Cancer and Its Impact on Survival. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 110: djx145. PMID: 28922780, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djx145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBreast NeoplasmsChoice BehaviorColorectal NeoplasmsComorbidityComplementary TherapiesEducational StatusFemaleHumansIncomeLung NeoplasmsMaleNeoplasm StagingNorthwestern United StatesPacific StatesPatient PreferenceProstatic NeoplasmsResidence CharacteristicsSex FactorsSurvival RateConceptsConventional cancer treatmentsAlternative medicineColorectal cancerCox proportional hazards regressionGreater riskLower comorbidity scoreMultivariable logistic regressionProportional hazards regressionPatterns of utilizationHigher socioeconomic statusNonmetastatic breastComorbidity scoreHormone therapyCurable cancerHazards regressionLung cancerAM useAnticancer treatmentStage IICancerIndependent covariatesLogistic regressionPatientsCancer treatmentSocioeconomic statusUse of alternative medicine for cancer and its impact on survival.
Johnson S, Gross C, Park H, Yu J. Use of alternative medicine for cancer and its impact on survival. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e18175-e18175. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e18175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharlson-Deyo comorbidity scoreConventional cancer treatmentsNational Cancer DatabaseAlternative medicineColorectal cancerCancer treatmentComorbidity scoreCox proportional hazards regressionGreater riskNon-metastatic breastYear of diagnosisAlternative medicine useKaplan-Meier methodSubgroup of patientsAlternative medicine utilizationProportional hazards regressionCancer patient characteristicsDisease-related factorsLog-rank testAnti-cancer treatmentChi-square testPatterns of utilizationHigher socioeconomic statusHormone therapyOverall survival
2015
“The burden upon me”: The complexity of healthcare utilization among Medicare patients undergoing curative lung cancer treatment.
Presley C, Soulos P, Yu J, Gross C. “The burden upon me”: The complexity of healthcare utilization among Medicare patients undergoing curative lung cancer treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 7533-7533. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.7533.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Development and validation of a prognostic index for fracture risk in older men undergoing prostate cancer treatment.
Graham-Steed T, Soulos P, Dearing N, Concato J, Tinetti M, Gross C. Development and validation of a prognostic index for fracture risk in older men undergoing prostate cancer treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 5056-5056. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.15_suppl.5056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerceptions of radiation oncologists and urologists on the type of evidence that informs and changes the clinical practice of prostate cancer.
Delpe S, Shah N, Tilburt J, Karnes R, Nguyen P, Shuch B, Gross C, Schulam P, Yu J, Ziegenfuss J, Kim S. Perceptions of radiation oncologists and urologists on the type of evidence that informs and changes the clinical practice of prostate cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 167-167. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.4_suppl.167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLevel of evidenceProstate cancerSpecialty-specific journalsRadiation oncologistsTreatment recommendationsClinical practiceClinical guidelinesMultivariable logistic regression modelLocalized prostate cancerNew treatment paradigmProstate cancer specialistsProstate cancer treatmentLogistic regression modelsNational survey studySurvey response ratePhysician characteristicsTreatment paradigmCancer specialistsResponse rateOncologistsUrologistsCancerCancer treatmentRCTsCancer journals
2011
Are the Efforts of Current Clinical Trials Involving Radiation Therapy Focused on the Evidence Gaps in Cancer Treatment?
Lloyd S, Gross C, Makarov D, Yu J. Are the Efforts of Current Clinical Trials Involving Radiation Therapy Focused on the Evidence Gaps in Cancer Treatment? International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2011, 81: s139-s140. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.286.Peer-Reviewed Original Research