2024
RISKS OF GRADE RECLASSIFICATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH GLEASON GRADE GROUP 1 PROSTATE CANCER AND PI-RADS 5 FINDINGS ON PROSTATE MRI
Sundaresan V, Webb L, Rabil M, Golos A, Sutherland R, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Leapman M. RISKS OF GRADE RECLASSIFICATION AMONG PATIENTS WITH GLEASON GRADE GROUP 1 PROSTATE CANCER AND PI-RADS 5 FINDINGS ON PROSTATE MRI. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2024, 42: s79. DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2024.01.222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGleason Grade Group 1PI-RADS 5 lesionsPI-RADSProstate biopsyProstate cancerGleason upgradingRadical prostatectomyActive surveillanceProstate MRIMultivariate logistic regressionGrade Group 1 prostate cancerConversion to active treatmentOptimal management of patientsGrade group 1PI-RADS 5Gleason grade groupProstate Imaging ReportingDied of diseaseManagement of patientsLogistic regressionPrimary study outcomeAssociated with oddsMedian PSAMetastatic diseaseGrade disease
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Access to urologic cancer care for Medicaid-insured patients
Laditi F, Nie J, Hsiang W, Umer W, Haleem A, Marks V, Buck M, Leapman M. Access to urologic cancer care for Medicaid-insured patients. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2023, 41: 206.e21-206.e27. PMID: 36740488, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrologic cancer careCancer careMedicaid insuranceMedicaid acceptanceAcceptance of MedicaidPrimary study outcomeNew Medicaid patientsMedicaid expansion statusNon-expansion statesState Medicaid programsMedicare reimbursement ratesAffordable Care ActVulnerable patientsMedicaid patientsHospital statusKidney tumorsNew diagnosisPatientsHealthcare accessExpansion statusFacility characteristicsNon-teaching facilitiesStudy outcomesAmerican Hospital DirectoryMedicaid