2017
Disparities in next generation sequencing in a population-based community cohort of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Presley C, Soulos P, Chiang A, Longtine J, Adelson K, Herbst R, Nussbaum N, Sorg R, Abernethy A, Agarwala V, Gross C. Disparities in next generation sequencing in a population-based community cohort of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 6563-6563. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.6563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerNGS testingLung cancerBiomarker testingOncology practiceNext-generation sequencingNon-squamous non-small cell lung cancerPopulation-based community cohortReal-world clinical practiceMulti-gene panel testingInsurance-related disparitiesAdvanced lung cancerFirst-line treatmentHistory of smokingRetrospective observational studyElectronic health record dataWorld clinical practiceClustering of patientsHealth record dataYounger patientsMedian agePatient characteristicsWhite patients
2015
Comparative Effectiveness of Azacitidine Versus Decitabine Among Older Adults Diagnosed with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS)
Zeidan A, Long J, Hall J, Wang R, Huntington S, Abel G, Prebet T, Podoltsev N, Gross C, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A. Comparative Effectiveness of Azacitidine Versus Decitabine Among Older Adults Diagnosed with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS). Blood 2015, 126: 3285. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.3285.3285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeHR-MDS patientsKaplan-Meier survival curvesEnd of studyHMA initiationMedian OSClinical trialsComorbidity countHazard ratioHigh school educationClinical practiceMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelSurvival curvesEnd Results-Medicare databaseMedian household incomeRandomized phase III trialReal-world clinical practiceCox proportional hazards modelOlder MDS patientsDisability Status ScoreRetrospective cohort studyOverall survival advantagePhase III trialsYear of diagnosisErythropoiesis-stimulating agents