2019
Disparities in broad-based genomic sequencing for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Riaz F, Presley CJ, Chiang AC, Longtine JA, Soulos PR, Adelson KB, Herbst RS, Nussbaum NC, Sorg RA, Abernethy AP, Agarwala V, Gross CP. Disparities in broad-based genomic sequencing for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2019, 10: 669-672. PMID: 30718180, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2019.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Association of Broad-Based Genomic Sequencing With Survival Among Patients With Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Community Oncology Setting
Presley CJ, Tang D, Soulos PR, Chiang AC, Longtine JA, Adelson KB, Herbst RS, Zhu W, Nussbaum NC, Sorg RA, Agarwala V, Abernethy AP, Gross CP. Association of Broad-Based Genomic Sequencing With Survival Among Patients With Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Community Oncology Setting. JAMA 2018, 320: 469-477. PMID: 30088010, PMCID: PMC6142984, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2018.9824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnaplastic Lymphoma KinaseAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDNA, NeoplasmFemaleGenes, erbB-1GenomicsGenotypeHumansImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm StagingReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesRetrospective StudiesSequence Analysis, DNASurvival AnalysisConceptsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerCommunity oncology settingCell lung cancerLung cancerOncology settingRoutine testingNonsquamous non-small cell lung cancerTargeted treatmentPropensity score-matched survival analysisStage IIIB/IVFlatiron Health databaseIIIB/IVRetrospective cohort studyThird-line treatmentFirst-line treatmentMinority of patientsUnadjusted mortality ratesEGFR/ALKCohort studyOverall survivalSecondary outcomesUnmatched cohortPrimary outcomeAntineoplastic treatment
2016
Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures.
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Davidoff AJ, Long JB, Gross CP. Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2016, 14: 1001-8. PMID: 27496116, PMCID: PMC5577560, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of deathLife care expendituresLife careIntensive endCancer decedentsIntensive care unit admissionCare expendituresLife care interventionsCare unit admissionEmergency department visitsSEER-Medicare databaseLast monthProportion of decedentsHospital referral regionsExpenditure differencesHospital deathICU admissionUnit admissionDepartment visitsHospice enrollmentIntensive careHighest quintileLater chemotherapyHospice useLowest quintileTrends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Bradley EH, Long JB, Gross CP. Trends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2016, 7: 116-125. PMID: 26783015, PMCID: PMC5577563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife cancer careDay of deathAggressive endLife careCancer careHospital deathHospice enrollmentEmergency departmentIntensive care unit admissionEnd Results-Medicare dataAggressiveness of endLate hospice enrollmentLife chemotherapy useCare unit admissionHospital referral regionsResult of cancerProportion of beneficiariesChemotherapy useICU admissionUnit admissionED visitsPatient demographicsTumor characteristicsReferral regionsMedicare beneficiaries