2018
Epidemiology of myelodysplastic syndromes: Why characterizing the beast is a prerequisite to taming it
Zeidan AM, Shallis RM, Wang R, Davidoff A, Ma X. Epidemiology of myelodysplastic syndromes: Why characterizing the beast is a prerequisite to taming it. Blood Reviews 2018, 34: 1-15. PMID: 30314642, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2018.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCase ascertainmentAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantationAnnual age-adjusted incidenceHematopoietic stem cell transplantationOutcomes of patientsAge-adjusted incidenceStem cell transplantationAcute myeloid leukemiaTraditional morphologic assessmentClassification of MDSVariable cytopeniasCell transplantationMyelodysplastic syndromePrior receiptInefficient hematopoiesisEffective therapyMale genderRisk factorsMyeloid leukemiaEpidemiological trendsTreatment decisionsMyeloid neoplasmsEpidemiological assessmentDiagnostic criteriaTemporal improvement
2017
Cost‐effectiveness analysis of consolidation with brentuximab vedotin for high‐risk Hodgkin lymphoma after autologous stem cell transplantation
Hui L, von Keudell G, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Gore SD, Ma X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Cost‐effectiveness analysis of consolidation with brentuximab vedotin for high‐risk Hodgkin lymphoma after autologous stem cell transplantation. Cancer 2017, 123: 3763-3771. PMID: 28640385, PMCID: PMC5610636, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30818.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPrice reductionHealth care costsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesMarkov decision-analytic modelCost-effectiveness ratioIndication-specific pricingLife-time costsCare costsAutologous stem cell transplantationDecision analytic modelStandard discountingQALYBrentuximab vedotinHigher health care costsActive surveillancePricingConsolidative settingConsolidation therapyCostSensitivity analysis
2016
Disease‐related costs of care and survival among Medicare‐enrolled patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Zeidan AM, Wang R, Davidoff AJ, Ma S, Zhao Y, Gore SD, Gross CP, Ma X. Disease‐related costs of care and survival among Medicare‐enrolled patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Cancer 2016, 122: 1598-1607. PMID: 26970288, PMCID: PMC5509410, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansMaleMedicareMyelodysplastic SyndromesRegistriesSEER ProgramUnited StatesConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeEligible patientsHazard ratioMedicare beneficiariesMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelEnd Results-Medicare databasePropensity score-matched groupsCox proportional hazards modelOverall study populationSubgroup of patientsConfidence intervalsCost-saving interventionEnd of studyProportional hazards modelElderly patientsOverall survivalDisease characteristicsMDS cohortPatient outcomesStudy populationInternational ClassificationWarrants additional researchHazards modelPatientsSurvival rate