2020
Chromosome 1 abnormalities and survival of patients with multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents
Giri S, Huntington SF, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ, Neparidze N. Chromosome 1 abnormalities and survival of patients with multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 2245-2253. PMID: 32442299, PMCID: PMC7252537, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk chromosomal abnormalitiesOverall survivalMultiple myelomaChromosome 1 abnormalitiesCox proportional hazards regression modelHigh-risk multiple myelomaProportional hazards regression modelsFlatiron Health databaseR-ISS stageMedian overall survivalFirst-line therapyDays of diagnosisInferior overall survivalInternational Staging SystemKaplan-Meier methodSurvival of patientsWorse overall survivalLog-rank testHazards regression modelsCommon genetic aberrationsElectronic health recordsEligible patientsContemporary cohortImmunomodulatory agentsStaging system
2018
Association between Oncologist Ownership of Imaging Facilities and Utilization: An Analysis of Positron-Emission Tomography (PET) Use in Lymphoma Settings with Variable PET Utility
Huntington S, Zhu W, Hoag J, Wang R, Zeidan A, Giri S, Podoltsev N, Gore S, Ma X, Gross C, Davidoff A. Association between Oncologist Ownership of Imaging Facilities and Utilization: An Analysis of Positron-Emission Tomography (PET) Use in Lymphoma Settings with Variable PET Utility. Blood 2018, 132: 3538. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-115140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic lymphocytic leukemiaConsensus guidelinesFollicular lymphomaPET scansClinical utilityMedicare beneficiariesSetting of CLLEnd Results-Medicare dataPopulation-based cohort studyLarge B-cell lymphomaLow-value imagingLymphoma-directed therapyFirst-line therapyPatients' sociodemographic characteristicsElixhauser Comorbidity IndexPositron emission tomography useYears of treatmentLow clinical utilityLymphoma settingPet ownershipB-cell lymphomaHierarchical multivariable modelUse of PETTreating oncologistComorbidity index