2018
Initial Adoption of Recombinant Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Following Thyroidectomy in the Medicare Thyroid Cancer Patient Population
Dinan MA, Li Y, Reed SD, Sosa JA. Initial Adoption of Recombinant Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Following Thyroidectomy in the Medicare Thyroid Cancer Patient Population. Endocrine Practice 2018, 25: 31-42. PMID: 30383499, DOI: 10.4158/ep-2018-0253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormoneHuman thyroid-stimulating hormoneThyroid-stimulating hormoneMultivariable analysisPatient populationUse of rhTSHLower inpatient costsMean outpatient costsDistant metastatic diseaseDifferentiated thyroid cancerEmergency department visitsRadioactive iodine administrationCancer patient populationSEER-Medicare dataCostly hospital staysTotal inpatient daysHealthcare Common Procedure Coding SystemTotal Medicare paymentsNumber of outpatientsMedicare patient populationPositron emission tomographySimilar overall costsRAI administrationHospital stayMultiple comorbidities
2016
Chemotherapy costs associated with receipt of the adoption of oncotype DX in early-stage breast cancer within the SEER-Medicare population.
Dinan M, Mi X, Reed S, Lyman G, Curtis L. Chemotherapy costs associated with receipt of the adoption of oncotype DX in early-stage breast cancer within the SEER-Medicare population. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 32-32. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.7_suppl.32.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk diseaseOncotype DXRisk diseaseChemotherapy costsODX testingBreast cancerAdjuvant chemotherapyRisk womenPatient outcomesEnd Results-Medicare dataEarly-stage breast cancerER-positive breast cancerReal-world clinical practiceIntermediate-risk womenSEER-Medicare populationLow-risk diseaseHigh-risk womenPositive breast cancerWorld clinical practiceActual patient outcomesTotal Medicare paymentsNCCN guidelinesOverall cohortMultivariable analysisPathologic features
2015
Longitudinal Trends in Costs of Palliative Radiation for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Robinson TJ, Dinan MA, Li Y, Lee WR, Reed SD. Longitudinal Trends in Costs of Palliative Radiation for Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2015, 18: 933-939. PMID: 26241733, PMCID: PMC4638209, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancer metastasisRadiation therapyTreatment courseProstate cancerBony metastasesEnd Results-Medicare dataRadiation treatmentCancer metastasisCost-effective palliationPalliative radiation therapyPalliative radiation treatmentGeneral patient populationShort treatment courseHospital-based settingStudy inclusion criteriaTotal Medicare paymentsRadiation treatment courseRadiation therapy techniquesLack of evidencePalliative radiationPalliative settingPalliative treatmentClinical benefitPatient population
2013
Longitudinal trends in costs for palliative radiation for metastatic prostate cancer.
Robinson T, Dinan M, Li Y, Lee R, Reed S. Longitudinal trends in costs for palliative radiation for metastatic prostate cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: 6554-6554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.6554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative radiation therapyMetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancerRadiation therapyBony metastasesInclusion criteriaOutpatient facilitiesMedicare paymentsDistant metastatic diseaseTime of diagnosisPalliative radiation treatmentSEER-Medicare dataTreatment claimsStudy inclusion criteriaProstate cancer metastasisHealth care costsTotal Medicare paymentsAverage Medicare paymentsHealth care expendituresCarrier claimsPalliative radiationMetastatic diseasePalliative treatmentMedian ageMedian time