2022
Oral Anticancer Agent (OAA) Adherence and Survival in Elderly Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC)
Dinan MA, Wilson LE, Greiner MA, Spees LP, Pritchard JE, Zhang T, Kaye D, George D, Scales CD, Baggett CD, Gross CP, Leapman MS, Wheeler SB. Oral Anticancer Agent (OAA) Adherence and Survival in Elderly Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (mRCC). Urology 2022, 168: 129-136. PMID: 35878815, PMCID: PMC9588695, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaOral anticancer agentsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaMedicare beneficiariesPocket costsOdds of adherenceRetrospective cohort studyDisease-specific survivalReal-world adherenceRCC-specific survivalProportion of daysNon-significant trendAdherent useOAA therapyCohort studyElderly patientsMultivariable analysisStudy criteriaUnivariate analysisOAA treatmentPatientsCarcinomaAdherenceSurvival
2021
Oral anticancer agent (OAA) adherence and survival in elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).
Dinan M, Wilson L, Greiner M, Spees L, Pritchard J, Zhang T, Kaye D, George D, Scales C, Wheeler S. Oral anticancer agent (OAA) adherence and survival in elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 280-280. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.6_suppl.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaOral anticancer agentsDisease-specific survivalRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaPatient populationSEER-Medicare patientsDisease-specific mortalityNumber of comorbiditiesOlder patient populationProgression-free survivalReal-world adherenceRandomized clinical trialsTreatment of patientsAnalysis of patientsProportion of daysRCC-specific mortalityMinimum effective doseSignificant reductionOAA therapyCause mortalityElderly patientsFavorable survivalMetastatic RCCMultivariable analysis
2019
Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer in Elderly: Total Thyroidectomy/RAI Predominates but Lacks Survival Advantage
Zambeli-Ljepović A, Wang F, Dinan MA, Hyslop T, Roman SA, Sosa J, Scheri RP. Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer in Elderly: Total Thyroidectomy/RAI Predominates but Lacks Survival Advantage. Journal Of Surgical Research 2019, 243: 189-197. PMID: 31185435, PMCID: PMC6773493, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.05.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-specific survivalPapillary thyroid cancerExtent of surgeryTotal thyroidectomyTumor sizeThyroid cancerLow-risk papillary thyroid cancerEnd Results-Medicare databaseLow-risk thyroid cancerOlder adultsNational treatment patternsRadioactive iodine administrationUnderwent total thyroidectomyLarger tumor sizeMultivariable logistic regressionQuality of lifeMost older adultsPostoperative RAIRAI administrationCompletion thyroidectomyExcellent prognosisOlder patientsExtensive surgeryFavorable prognosisMedian age