2024
Use of Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) and Eltrombopag (EPAG) Among Patients with Acquired Aplastic Anemia (AA) in the United States: Results from a Large National Database
Stempel J, Wang R, Lee A, Ma X, Podoltsev N. Use of Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) and Eltrombopag (EPAG) Among Patients with Acquired Aplastic Anemia (AA) in the United States: Results from a Large National Database. Blood 2024, 144: 2319. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-202185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHorse anti-thymocyte globulinLow transfusion burdenAcquired aplastic anemiaCalcineurin inhibitor levelsCalcineurin inhibitorsSevere AARed blood cellsEltrombopag therapyTransfusion burdenMedian proportion of daysTransfusion of red blood cellsCalcineurin inhibitor agentsMedian starting doseAnti-thymocyte globulinDiagnosis to initiationTransplant-ineligible patientsBone marrow failureRare autoimmune disorderReduce transfusion requirementsBaseline red blood cellRetrospective cohort studyStudent's t-testProportion of daysBlue Cross Blue ShieldElixhauser comorbidity score
2019
Incidence and Risk Factors of Second Malignancies Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Newly-Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Classical Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Receiving Cytoreductive Therapy with Hydroxyurea
Wang R, Shallis R, Huntington S, Zeidan A, Gore S, Davidoff A, Ma X, Podoltsev N. Incidence and Risk Factors of Second Malignancies Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Newly-Diagnosed Philadelphia Chromosome-Negative Classical Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Receiving Cytoreductive Therapy with Hydroxyurea. Blood 2019, 134: 330. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-127568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMyeloid hematological malignanciesHU usersPopulation-based studyHematological malignanciesCumulative incidenceCelgene CorporationMPN diagnosisCytoreductive therapySolid malignanciesGray's testPolycythemia veraMPN patientsEssential thrombocythemiaContinuous Part D coverageBoehringer IngelheimAdvisory CommitteeLarge population-based studyDaiichi SankyoImpact of hydroxyureaRetrospective cohort studyElixhauser comorbidity scorePV/ET myelofibrosisRisk regression modelsSAS version 9.4Part D coverage