2022
Changes in Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Relative to the Revised US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Prostate Cancer Screening
Leapman MS, Wang R, Park H, Yu JB, Sprenkle PC, Cooperberg MR, Gross CP, Ma X. Changes in Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Relative to the Revised US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation on Prostate Cancer Screening. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 41-47. PMID: 34762100, PMCID: PMC8587214, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer screeningUS Preventive Services Task ForcePSA testingCancer screeningInterrupted time series analysisCohort studyUS Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendationDraft statementLarge national cohort studyEligible beneficiariesPSA testing ratesRetrospective cohort studyRate of PSANational cohort studyProstate-specific antigenAge-adjusted ratesTask Force recommendationsUSPSTF guidelinesMedian ageGuideline changesProstate cancerMedian numberMAIN OUTCOMEClaims dataTesting rates
2021
Adoption of New Risk Stratification Technologies Within US Hospital Referral Regions and Association With Prostate Cancer Management
Leapman MS, Wang R, Park HS, Yu JB, Sprenkle PC, Dinan MA, Ma X, Gross CP. Adoption of New Risk Stratification Technologies Within US Hospital Referral Regions and Association With Prostate Cancer Management. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2128646. PMID: 34623406, PMCID: PMC8501394, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.28646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingHospital referral regionsProportion of patientsProstate cancerGenomic testingCohort studyReferral regionsRetrospective cohort studyProstate cancer carePatient-level analysisCommercial insurance claimsProstate cancer managementUS hospital referral regionsYears of ageProportion of menPatients 40Definitive treatmentCancer careTesting uptakeHRR levelMAIN OUTCOMECancer managementPatientsRegional uptakePrevalence of Missing Data in the National Cancer Database and Association With Overall Survival
Yang DX, Khera R, Miccio JA, Jairam V, Chang E, Yu JB, Park HS, Krumholz HM, Aneja S. Prevalence of Missing Data in the National Cancer Database and Association With Overall Survival. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e211793. PMID: 33755165, PMCID: PMC7988369, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.1793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseNon-small cell lung cancerOverall survivalCell lung cancerCancer DatabaseMedical recordsLung cancerProstate cancerBreast cancerPatient recordsComplete dataRetrospective cohort studyCohort studyCancer RegistryCommon cancerVariables of interestHigh prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsClinical advancementReal-world data sourcesCancerPrevalenceSurvivalHeterogeneous differences
2020
National Patterns in Prescription Opioid Use and Misuse Among Cancer Survivors in the United States
Jairam V, Yang DX, Verma V, Yu JB, Park HS. National Patterns in Prescription Opioid Use and Misuse Among Cancer Survivors in the United States. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2013605. PMID: 32804217, PMCID: PMC7431994, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.13605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription opioid usePrescription opioid misuseRecent cancer survivorsOpioid useCancer survivorsAdult cancer survivorsOpioid misuseUse disordersHigher prescription opioid useRecent cancer historyCancer-related painHistory of cancerPopulation-based studyNonmelanoma skin cancerDrug use disordersCross-sectional studyAlcohol use disorderLong-term misusePrescription opioidsCancer historyMAIN OUTCOMESkin cancerDrug useYounger ageCancer