2023
Demographic and clinical factors associated with cardiovascular events in elderly long-term survivors of breast cancer.
Westvold S, KC M, Fan J, Hyslop T, Spees L, Wang S, Silber A, Oeffinger K, Dinan M. Demographic and clinical factors associated with cardiovascular events in elderly long-term survivors of breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: e24105-e24105. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.e24105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term breast cancer survivorsBreast cancer survivorsLong-term survivorsCardiovascular diseaseCancer survivorsHigh riskCancer stageRace/ethnicityClinical characteristicsDiagnosis yearBreast cancerEvidence of CVDNon-Hispanic black patientsNon-metastatic breast cancerLong-term cancer survivorsCox proportional hazards modelCurative-intent surgeryCVD hazard ratiosNon-oncologic outcomesCancer-specific survivalStage III diseaseInitial cancer diagnosisDiagnosis of CVDRace/ethnicity groupsChi-square testFactors Associated With Receipt of Molecular Testing and its Impact on Time to Initial Systemic Therapy in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Osazuwa-Peters O, Wilson L, Check D, Roberts M, Srinivasan S, Clark A, Crawford J, Chrischilles E, Carnahan R, Campbell W, Cowell L, Greenlee R, Abbott A, Mosa A, Mandhadi V, Stoddard A, Dinan M. Factors Associated With Receipt of Molecular Testing and its Impact on Time to Initial Systemic Therapy in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer 2023, 24: 305-312. PMID: 37055337, DOI: 10.1016/j.cllc.2023.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial systemic treatmentSystemic treatmentMolecular testingComorbidity statusMetastatic non-small cell lung cancer patientsMetastatic non-small cell lung cancerTime-varying Cox regression modelsNon-small cell lung cancer patientsProportional hazardsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancer patientsInitial systemic therapyMolecular testing ratesRetrospective cohort studyMajority of patientsCell lung cancerCox regression modelLung cancer patientsNon-Hispanic white individualsCox proportional hazardsYears of ageRace/ethnicityAdult patientsCohort studyPatient age
2021
Provider- and patient-level predictors of oral anticancer agent initiation and adherence in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Spees L, Wheeler S, Jackson B, Baggett C, Wilson L, Greiner M, Kaye D, Zhang T, George D, Scales C, Pritchard J, Leapman M, Gross C, Dinan M. Provider- and patient-level predictors of oral anticancer agent initiation and adherence in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 87-87. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.39.28_suppl.87.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaPatient-level factorsProvider-level factorsRenal cell carcinomaIndex dateRace/ethnicityInitial diagnosisCell carcinomaRisk ratioState cancer registry dataNumber of comorbiditiesMore comorbid conditionsPatient-level predictorsCancer registry dataProportion of daysProvider-level variablesPrescription drug filesMedian PDCMRCC diagnosisMRCC patientsPatient characteristicsPharmacy claimsComorbid conditionsMetastatic diagnosisMedical oncologyReal-World Utilization of Oral Anticancer Agents and Related Costs in Older Adults with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the United States
Wilson LE, Spees L, Pritchard J, Greiner MA, Scales CD, Baggett CD, Kaye D, George DJ, Zhang T, Wheeler SB, Dinan MA. Real-World Utilization of Oral Anticancer Agents and Related Costs in Older Adults with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the United States. Kidney Cancer 2021, 5: 115-127. PMID: 34632169, PMCID: PMC8474520, DOI: 10.3233/kca-210119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOral anticancer agentsMetastatic RCCPatient characteristicsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaPocket costsFirst oral therapySEER-Medicare analysisRepresentative patient populationRenal cell carcinomaAnticancer agentsPrescription drug coverageRace/ethnicityMRCC diagnosisMost patientsOral therapyUnmarried patientsCell carcinomaPatient populationAdvanced ageInclusion criteriaPatientsDrug coverageAge 65Medicare Part D prescription drug coverageSocioeconomic disparitiesReporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics
Varma T, Wallach JD, Miller JE, Schnabel D, Skydel JJ, Zhang AD, Dinan MA, Ross JS, Gross CP. Reporting of Study Participant Demographic Characteristics and Demographic Representation in Premarketing and Postmarketing Studies of Novel Cancer Therapeutics. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e217063. PMID: 33877309, PMCID: PMC8058642, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.7063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNovel cancer therapeuticsPostmarketing studyBlack patientsCancer therapeuticsDemographic dataOlder adultsUS cancer populationUS Cancer StatisticsCross-sectional studyRace/ethnicityParticipants' demographic characteristicsPercentage of trialsPatient sexCancer populationClinical studiesCancer statisticsMAIN OUTCOMEDrug AdministrationFDA approvalStudy participantsCancer typesDemographic characteristicsDemographic informationStudy samplePatients
2018
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and cardiovascular mortality (CVD) in men with early-stage prostate cancer (PC) receiving curative radiation therapy (RT).
Hanlon A, Fleming S, Hamilton A, Dinan M, Melloni C, Harrison M, Khouri M, Wu X, Wilson J, Lipscomb J, Cress R, Anderson R, Kimmick G. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and cardiovascular mortality (CVD) in men with early-stage prostate cancer (PC) receiving curative radiation therapy (RT). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2018, 36: 127-127. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.7_suppl.127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUse of ADTAndrogen deprivation therapyProstate cancerRadiation therapyAdult Comorbidity Evaluation-27National Death Index dataPopulation-based cancer registriesEarly-stage prostate cancerAge 67.7 yearsCV risk factorsDefinitive radiation therapyDeath Index dataRisk of CVDCurative radiation therapyGleason score 3Hazard of deathCause of deathProstate cancer patternsHigher socioeconomic statusRace/ethnicityCV deathCVD equivalentDeprivation therapyHigher CVDCV disease