2023
Optimization of Radium-223 Treatment of Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Based on the Burden of Skeletal Metastasis and Clinical Parameters
Shariftabrizi A, Kothari S, George S, Attwood K, Levine E, Lamonica D. Optimization of Radium-223 Treatment of Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Based on the Burden of Skeletal Metastasis and Clinical Parameters. The Oncologist 2023, 28: 246-251. PMID: 36651837, PMCID: PMC10020806, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline BSIBone scan indexMetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancerCastration-resistant prostate cancerProstate cancerOverall survivalSkeletal metastasesRa-223 therapyRa-223 treatmentRadium-223 treatmentTreatment-associated reductionChemotherapy-naïve patientsMedian overall survivalAbsolute neutrophil countRadium-223 dichlorideHigh serum PSANovel treatment modalitiesAlkaline phosphatase levelsChemotherapy-naïveTreatment tolerabilityNeutrophil countSerum PSABone scanLaboratory parametersPatient selection
2020
Cost-effectiveness of first-line vs third-line ibrutinib in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Patel KK, Isufi I, Kothari S, Davidoff AJ, Gross CP, Huntington SF. Cost-effectiveness of first-line vs third-line ibrutinib in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood 2020, 136: 1946-1955. PMID: 32518952, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020004922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHealth care costsFirst-line ibrutinibLifetime direct health care costsCare costsCost-effectiveness ratioParametric survival modelingUnselected older adultsDirect health care costsUS payer perspectiveCurrent pricingLife yearsFixed-duration treatmentIncremental costIncremental effectivenessPayer perspectiveHigher health care costsIbrutinib armScenario analysisMonthly costCostPricingChronic lymphocytic leukemiaMarkov model
2019
Survival Outcomes of Younger Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treated in the Rituximab Era
Gerson JN, Handorf E, Villa D, Gerrie AS, Chapani P, Li S, Medeiros LJ, Wang MI, Cohen JB, Calzada O, Churnetski MC, Hill BT, Sawalha Y, Hernandez-Ilizaliturri FJ, Kothari S, Vose JM, Bast MA, Fenske TS, Gari S, Maddocks KJ, Bond D, Bachanova V, Kolla B, Chavez J, Shah B, Lansigan F, Burns TF, Donovan AM, Wagner-Johnston N, Messmer M, Mehta A, Anderson JK, Reddy N, Kovach AE, Landsburg DJ, Glenn M, Inwards DJ, Karmali R, Kaplan JB, Caimi PF, Rajguru S, Evens A, Klein A, Umyarova E, Pulluri B, Amengual JE, Lue JK, Diefenbach C, Fisher RI, Barta SK. Survival Outcomes of Younger Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treated in the Rituximab Era. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: 471-480. PMID: 30615550, PMCID: PMC7554677, DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.00690.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsFemaleHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansLymphoma, Mantle-CellMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaProgression-Free SurvivalRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsRituximabTime FactorsTransplantation, AutologousYoung AdultConceptsImproved progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalMantle cell lymphomaTransplantation-eligible patientsOverall survivalMultivariable regression analysisRituximab eraCell lymphomaLarge cohortMedian progression-free survivalPropensity score-weighted analysisAdults age 65 yearsImproved overall survivalAge 65 yearsB-cell lymphomaRegression analysisCyclin D1 expressionEligible patientsFit patientsImproved OSInduction chemotherapyYounger patientsSurvival outcomesUnadjusted analysesInclusion criteria