2024
‘It Just Makes Sense to Me’: A qualitative study exploring patient decision‐making and experiences with prostate MRI during active surveillance for prostate cancer
Sutherland R, Gross C, Ma X, Jeong F, Seibert T, Cooperberg M, Catalona W, Ellis S, Loeb S, Schulman‐Green D, Leapman M. ‘It Just Makes Sense to Me’: A qualitative study exploring patient decision‐making and experiences with prostate MRI during active surveillance for prostate cancer. BJUI Compass 2024, 5: 593-601. PMID: 38873351, PMCID: PMC11168777, DOI: 10.1002/bco2.351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingProstate cancerActive surveillanceActive surveillance of prostate cancerGleason Grade Group 1Surveillance of prostate cancerIntermediate-risk prostate cancerMonitoring of prostate cancerMRI-ultrasound fusion biopsyGrade group 1Monitoring prostate cancerGroup 2 tumorsMagnetic resonance imaging scansFusion biopsyLongitudinal follow-upProstate biopsyFollow-upProstateSemi-structured interviews of patientsMRI useQualitative studyGroup 1Interviews of patientsPatients
2022
Mediators of Racial Disparity in the Use of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Among Patients With Prostate Cancer
Leapman MS, Dinan M, Pasha S, Long J, Washington SL, Ma X, Gross CP. Mediators of Racial Disparity in the Use of Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Among Patients With Prostate Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 687-696. PMID: 35238879, PMCID: PMC8895315, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.8116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingPopulation-based cohort studyProstate cancerWhite patientsRacial disparitiesCohort studyMRI useIndividual-level socioeconomic statusEligible male patientsSocioeconomic statusNeighborhood-level socioeconomic statusLocalized prostate cancerProstate cancer diagnosisObserved racial disparitiesProstate magnetic resonanceMediation analysisPathologic factorsMale patientsUS SurveillanceBlack patientsMedicare databaseMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsNew diagnosis
2021
Mediators of racial disparity in the use of prostate MRI.
Leapman M, Dinan M, Pasha S, Washington S, Ma X, Gross C. Mediators of racial disparity in the use of prostate MRI. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6554-6554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancerRacial disparitiesProstate MRIMRI useArea-level measuresObserved racial disparitiesEligible patientsPathologic factorsDual eligibilityWhite patientsBlack patientsSEER regionMedicare databaseCancer careSix-month periodPatientsSociodemographic factorsCancerMRIZip codesOlder AmericansMediatorsDiagnostic toolObserved disparitiesHigh-poverty areas
2013
Trends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer
Killelea BK, Long JB, Chagpar AB, Ma X, Soulos PR, Ross JS, Gross CP. Trends and clinical implications of preoperative breast MRI in Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2013, 141: 155-163. PMID: 23942872, PMCID: PMC3893026, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2656-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative breast magnetic resonance imagingBreast magnetic resonance imagingBreast-conserving surgeryMagnetic resonance imagingBreast cancerSurgical approachBilateral cancerMRI useOlder womenAssociation of MRIEnd Results-Medicare databasePreoperative MRI useContralateral prophylactic mastectomyType of surgeryCohort of womenBilateral mastectomyUnilateral mastectomyProphylactic mastectomyMastectomyMedicare beneficiariesSurgeryResonance imagingClinical implicationsCancerInvasive surgery