2023
Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer
Puklin L, Li F, Cartmel B, Zhao J, Sanft T, Lisevick A, Winer E, Lustberg M, Spiegelman D, Sharifi M, Irwin M, Ferrucci L. Post-diagnosis weight trajectories and mortality among women with breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2023, 9: 98. PMID: 38042922, PMCID: PMC10693588, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-023-00603-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBreast cancer diagnosisWeight changeCause mortalityClinical characteristicsWeight gainWeight lossBreast cancerWeight trajectoriesPost-diagnosis weight changeBreast cancer-specific mortalityCox proportional hazards modelModern treatment eraCancer-specific mortalityCancer diagnosisModerate weight lossModerate weight gainProportional hazards modelAdverse health outcomesElectronic health recordsTreatment eraBaseline characteristicsTumor RegistryMass indexWeight managementRandomized trial of exercise on cancer‐related blood biomarkers and survival in women with ovarian cancer
Cartmel B, Li F, Zhou Y, Gottlieb L, Lu L, Mszar R, Harrigan M, Ligibel J, Gogoi R, Schwartz P, Risch H, Irwin M. Randomized trial of exercise on cancer‐related blood biomarkers and survival in women with ovarian cancer. Cancer Medicine 2023, 12: 15492-15503. PMID: 37269192, PMCID: PMC10417064, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExercise interventionOvarian cancerTrial of exerciseExercise-induced changesMin/weekGroup differencesSubset of participantsCause mortalityExercise groupOverall survivalStudy armsCA 125Randomized trialsBlood biomarkersBlood drawBreast cancerClinical significanceIGF-1Effect model analysisSecondary analysisBeneficial effectsCancerBiomarkersTrialsWomen
2020
Access and Outcomes Among Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients in a Large Integrated Health System
Thomas A, Papoutsidakis N, Spatz E, Testani J, Soucier R, Chou J, Ahmad T, Darr U, Hu X, Li F, Chen ME, Bellumkonda L, Sumathipala A, Jacoby D. Access and Outcomes Among Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients in a Large Integrated Health System. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e014095. PMID: 31973610, PMCID: PMC7033886, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.014095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCause of DeathConnecticutDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHeart Disease Risk FactorsHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CareReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSocial ClassSocial Determinants of HealthTreatment OutcomeConceptsSpecialty careHCM patientsCare cohortHypertrophic cardiomyopathyYale New Haven Health SystemLarge integrated health systemHealth systemBackground Hypertrophic cardiomyopathyRetrospective cohort studySocioeconomic statusPatients' socioeconomic statusHigher socioeconomic status groupsHypertrophic cardiomyopathy patientsIntegrated health systemSpecialty care accessSocioeconomic status groupsMedical insurance providersCardiomyopathy clinicCause deathLSES patientsCause hospitalizationCause mortalityNoncardiac causesCohort studySecondary outcomes