2022
In with the old, in with the new: machine learning for time to event biomedical research
Danciu I, Agasthya G, Tate JP, Chandra-Shekar M, Goethert I, Ovchinnikova OS, McMahon BH, Justice AC. In with the old, in with the new: machine learning for time to event biomedical research. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2022, 29: 1737-1743. PMID: 35920306, PMCID: PMC9471708, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocac106.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Accuracy of the Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 (VACO) Index for predicting short-term mortality among 1307 US academic medical centre inpatients and 427 224 US Medicare patients
King JT, Yoon JS, Bredl ZM, Habboushe JP, Walker GA, Rentsch CT, Tate JP, Kashyap NM, Hintz RC, Chopra AP, Justice AC. Accuracy of the Veterans Health Administration COVID-19 (VACO) Index for predicting short-term mortality among 1307 US academic medical centre inpatients and 427 224 US Medicare patients. Journal Of Epidemiology & Community Health 2021, 76: 254-260. PMID: 34583962, PMCID: PMC8483922, DOI: 10.1136/jech-2021-216697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVACO IndexShort-term mortalityAcademic medical centerCause mortalityMedicare inpatientMedical CenterSingle US academic medical centerCOVID-19 indexTime of diagnosisUS academic medical centersUS Medicare patientsGreater clinical attentionCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2Nationwide cohortComorbidity diagnosesMedicare cohortInpatient populationUS veteransMedicare patientsHospital dataMedicare dataOutpatient dataClinical attentionInpatients
2020
Using longitudinal PSA values and machine learning for predicting progression of early stage prostate cancer in veterans.
Danciu I, Erwin S, Agasthya G, Janet T, McMahon B, Tourassi G, Justice A. Using longitudinal PSA values and machine learning for predicting progression of early stage prostate cancer in veterans. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: e17554-e17554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.e17554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease progressionClinical data warehouseLast PSAPSA valuesEarly-stage prostate cancerSEER summary stageTime of diagnosisAppropriate treatment planProstate cancer patientsStage prostate cancerHealth record dataProstate cancer diagnosisEvidence-based approachClinical decision supportCancer RegistryRadium-223Cancer patientsGleason scoreSummary stageLaboratory valuesProstate cancerTreatment planOutcome predictionDiagnosisPSA
2018
Impact of HIV on Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Individuals with Multiple Myeloma
Giri S, Wong E, Rose M, Wadia R, Park L, Justice A, Neparidze N. Impact of HIV on Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Individuals with Multiple Myeloma. Blood 2018, 132: 3162. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-115633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVeterans Aging Cohort StudyMultiple myelomaEM diseaseUninfected patientsClinical characteristicsLytic lesionsOutcome of MMRisk of MMImpact of HAARTRole of HAARTStage 3 diseaseSymptomatic multiple myelomaTime of diagnosisAggressive clinical courseAging Cohort StudyClinical outcome dataCourse of diseasePlasma cell disordersDurie-Salmon stageVeterans Health AdministrationImpact of HIVSignificant differencesStage 1High rateStage 2