2024
Racial differences in treatment and survival among older patients with multiple myeloma
Wang R, Neparidze N, Ma X, Colditz G, Chang S, Wang S. Racial differences in treatment and survival among older patients with multiple myeloma. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e6915. PMID: 38234237, PMCID: PMC10905251, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic whitesNon-Hispanic white patientsMultiple myelomaRacial differencesHazard ratioReceipt of treatmentOlder patientsIncreasing racial disparitiesIntroduction of novel agentsCox proportional hazards modelsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelLower mortalityStudy investigated racial differencesAssess survival outcomesProportional hazards modelNon-HispanicProportion of patientsMedicare beneficiariesRacial disparitiesTreatment utilizationHazards modelSurvival outcomesNovel agentsMM survivalMM treatment
2021
Racial Disparities in Telemedicine Uptake during the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States
Neparidze N, Lau K, Wang X, Davidoff A, Huntington S, Jamy O, Calip G, Shah H, Stephens D, Miksad R, Parikh R, Takvorian S, Goyal G, Seymour E. Racial Disparities in Telemedicine Uptake during the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States. Blood 2021, 138: 1973. PMCID: PMC8701527, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-153787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent equity holderWhite patientsBlack patientsInpatient treatmentVisit ratesTelemedicine uptakeTreatment categoriesPerson visitsHematologic malignanciesAdvisory CommitteeTreatment typeSignificant reductionRacial disparitiesLines of therapyDiagnosis of AMLDe-identified databaseEarly pandemic monthsPotential racial disparitiesCurrent employmentElectronic health recordsFlatiron HealthHospital admissionActive treatmentInitial diagnosisCSL Behring