2022
Treatment patterns and health care resource use of patients with metastatic breast cancer with HER2-low expression: A cancer registry-linked insurance claims study.
Check D, Jackson B, Spees L, Dinan M, Kwong J, Mehta S, Wheeler S, Wilson L, Faherty E, Reeder-Hayes K, Lam C. Treatment patterns and health care resource use of patients with metastatic breast cancer with HER2-low expression: A cancer registry-linked insurance claims study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 399-399. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.28_suppl.399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerAnti-HER2 therapyHER2-low expressionMBC patientsEmergency departmentIHC 0Endocrine monotherapyEndocrine therapyTreatment patternsInfusion visitsCDK4/6 inhibitorsHER2 expressionBreast cancerDe novo metastatic breast cancerRetrospective population-based cohort studyNovo metastatic breast cancerBreast cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortality ratesPopulation-based cohort studyHealth care resource useState cancer registry dataHormone receptorsCancer-specific mortalityHealthcare resource utilizationHormone receptor status
2014
Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Patients with Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associated with Hospital Case Volume in the United States
Gratian L, Pura J, Dinan M, Reed S, Scheri R, Roman S, Sosa JA. Treatment Patterns and Outcomes for Patients with Adrenocortical Carcinoma Associated with Hospital Case Volume in the United States. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2014, 21: 3509-3514. PMID: 25069860, PMCID: PMC4515350, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3931-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdrenal Cortex NeoplasmsAdrenocortical CarcinomaAdultAgedDatabases, FactualElective Surgical ProceduresFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, Low-VolumeHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePractice Patterns, Physicians'RegistriesReoperationSurvival RateWorkloadConceptsHigh-volume centersLow-volume centersHospital case volumeOverall survivalTreatment patternsCase volumeRegional lymph node evaluationAggressive surgical resectionLymph node evaluationPrimary adrenal malignancyMedian overall survivalNational Cancer DatabasePostoperative mortality rateBackgroundAdrenocortical carcinomaChemotherapy useAggressive treatmentRadical resectionReadmission ratesSurgical resectionAdrenal malignancyCarcinoma AssociatedClinical outcomesTumor characteristicsACC patientsAggressive diseaseRedistribution of Health Care Costs after the Adoption of Positron Emission Tomography among Medicare Beneficiaries with Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer, 1998–2005
Dinan MA, Curtis LH, Carpenter WR, Biddle AK, Abernethy AP, Patz EF, Schulman KA, Weinberger M. Redistribution of Health Care Costs after the Adoption of Positron Emission Tomography among Medicare Beneficiaries with Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer, 1998–2005. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2014, 9: 512-518. PMID: 24736074, DOI: 10.1097/jto.0000000000000102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell lung cancerTotal health care costsHealth care costsPositron emission tomographyProportion of patientsRate of surgeryMedicare beneficiariesLung cancerCare costsEmission tomographySurgical resectionInpatient costsRetrospective cohort studyYear of diagnosisMain outcome measuresCohort studyTreatment patternsOutcome measuresRadiation therapyChemotherapyPatientsRadiotherapyStudy periodCancerMedicare approval
2010
Changes in the Use and Costs of Diagnostic Imaging Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Cancer, 1999-2006
Dinan MA, Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Patz EF, Abernethy AP, Shea AM, Schulman KA. Changes in the Use and Costs of Diagnostic Imaging Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Cancer, 1999-2006. JAMA 2010, 303: 1625-1631. PMID: 20424253, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaLung cancerMedicare beneficiariesBreast cancerCancer typesColorectal cancerProstate cancerImaging costsPositron emission tomography scanIncident breast cancerYear of diagnosisEmission tomography scanBone density studiesMean total costMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyBone scanTreatment patternsIncident casesCancer careHalf of beneficiariesTomography scanUS CentersMean annual increaseResonance imaging