2021
Regional Adoption of Commercial Gene Expression Testing for Prostate Cancer
Leapman MS, Wang R, Ma S, Gross CP, Ma X. Regional Adoption of Commercial Gene Expression Testing for Prostate Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2021, 7: 52-58. PMID: 33237277, PMCID: PMC7689565, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.6086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerCohort studyGenomic testingTissue-based genomic testsProportion of patientsDynamic cohort studyProstate cancer careProstate cancer screeningHospital referral region levelCommercial health insuranceGene expression testingEligible patientsMedian ageCancer careCancer screeningInclusion criteriaFindings highlight factorsHRR levelMAIN OUTCOMEAdministrative claimsGroup 2Group 1Medicare beneficiariesPatientsMedian household income
2020
Chromosome 1 abnormalities and survival of patients with multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents
Giri S, Huntington SF, Wang R, Zeidan AM, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ, Neparidze N. Chromosome 1 abnormalities and survival of patients with multiple myeloma in the era of novel agents. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 2245-2253. PMID: 32442299, PMCID: PMC7252537, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk chromosomal abnormalitiesOverall survivalMultiple myelomaChromosome 1 abnormalitiesCox proportional hazards regression modelHigh-risk multiple myelomaProportional hazards regression modelsFlatiron Health databaseR-ISS stageMedian overall survivalFirst-line therapyDays of diagnosisInferior overall survivalInternational Staging SystemKaplan-Meier methodSurvival of patientsWorse overall survivalLog-rank testHazards regression modelsCommon genetic aberrationsElectronic health recordsEligible patientsContemporary cohortImmunomodulatory agentsStaging system