2022
Patient, provider, and hospital factors associated with oral anti-neoplastic agent initiation and adherence in older patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Kaye DR, Wilson LE, Greiner MA, Spees LP, Pritchard JE, Zhang T, Pollack CE, George D, Scales CD, Baggett CD, Gross CP, Leapman MS, Wheeler SB, Dinan MA. Patient, provider, and hospital factors associated with oral anti-neoplastic agent initiation and adherence in older patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2022, 13: 614-623. PMID: 35125336, PMCID: PMC9232903, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaCancer-specific survivalMedical oncologistsRenal cell carcinomaHospital factorsHospital characteristicsOlder patientsCell carcinomaOAA treatmentDiagnosis of mRCCHigh-quality cancer careOlder adultsDecreased relative riskHigh-poverty zip codesYears of ageAnti-neoplastic agentsMRCC diagnosisSpecialty accessSurvival persistCause mortalityCancer providersPatient factorsMetastatic diagnosisCancer careRelative risk
2020
Disparities in utilization of oral anticancer agents and related costs in elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the United States.
Wilson L, Spees L, Pritchard J, Greiner M, Scales C, Baggett C, Kaye D, George D, Zhang T, Wheeler S, Dinan M. Disparities in utilization of oral anticancer agents and related costs in elderly patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the United States. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 106-106. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.29_suppl.106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaOral anticancer agentsRenal cell carcinomaPatient characteristicsCell carcinomaManagement of mRCCSEER-Medicare patientsMultivariable-adjusted modelsMajority of patientsPatient-level characteristicsAnticancer agentsMedicare Part D benefitPart D benefitSurvival persistCertain comorbiditiesElderly patientsMultivariable adjustmentMarried patientsMetastatic diagnosisRace/ethnicity categoriesAdvanced ageInclusion criteriaHispanic ethnicityPatientsPocket spending