2023
Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer
Baum L, KC M, Soulos P, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Rivera D, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 316-323. PMID: 37802882, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdditional opioid useNew opioid useOpioid useNon-metastatic cancerPersistent opioid useRetrospective cohort studySolid tumor malignanciesClinical strataEligible patientsNaïve patientsOpioid prescribingMetastatic patientsSurgery patientsCohort studySEER-MedicareMetastatic cancerPatientsTumor malignancyCancerOlder adultsSurgeryRandom sampleAdditional useChemotherapyPrescribing
2021
Adoption of consolidative durvalumab among patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Jairam V, Pasha S, Soulos P, Goldberg S, Yu J, Decker R, Gross C, Park H. Adoption of consolidative durvalumab among patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: e20550-e20550. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.e20550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerTumor characteristicsLung cancerFDA approvalConsolidative durvalumabPatient characteristicsUnresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancerStage III non-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerFirst-line platinum-doublet chemotherapyStudy periodFlatiron Health databasePlatinum-doublet chemotherapyGuideline-concordant carePD-L1 statusMultivariable logistic regressionCochran-Armitage testDe-identified databaseChi-square testDefinitive chemoradiationDoublet chemotherapyEligible patientsPACIFIC trialSurgery detailsMediators of racial disparity in the use of prostate MRI.
Leapman M, Dinan M, Pasha S, Washington S, Ma X, Gross C. Mediators of racial disparity in the use of prostate MRI. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6554-6554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancerRacial disparitiesProstate MRIMRI useArea-level measuresObserved racial disparitiesEligible patientsPathologic factorsDual eligibilityWhite patientsBlack patientsSEER regionMedicare databaseCancer careSix-month periodPatientsSociodemographic factorsCancerMRIZip codesOlder AmericansMediatorsDiagnostic toolObserved disparitiesHigh-poverty areas