2020
Multiple myeloma (MM) therapy within a Medicare-insured patient population: Role of care setting and oncologist sub-specialization in hematologic malignancies.
Davidoff A, Long J, Huntington S. Multiple myeloma (MM) therapy within a Medicare-insured patient population: Role of care setting and oncologist sub-specialization in hematologic malignancies. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 38-38. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.29_suppl.38.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLines of therapyCare settingsNon-teaching hospitalsHematologic malignanciesSEER-MedicareContinuous Medicare Parts AMajor cancer sitesMultivariable logistic regressionNew immunomodulatory drugsMultiple myeloma therapyEnd of studyMedicare Part ANCI cancer centersFit patientsCell transplantDiagnosis yearImmunomodulatory drugsTreatment patternsMM diagnosisCancer CenterPatient populationCancer sitesMyeloma therapyAcademic hospitalLower odds
2019
Underutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States
Giri S, Zhu W, Wang R, Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Gore SD, Neparidze N, Ma X, Gross CP, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF. Underutilization of guideline‐recommended supportive care among older adults with multiple myeloma in the United States. Cancer 2019, 125: 4084-4095. PMID: 31381151, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone-modifying drugsSupportive careMultiple myelomaInfluenza vaccinationAntiviral prophylaxisOlder adultsLower oddsEnd Results-Medicare databaseNon-Hispanic black patientsMultivariable logistic regression modelBaseline renal impairmentSupportive care useTreatment-related toxicityFacility-level characteristicsNon-Hispanic blacksOutcomes of interestCommunity-based settingsLogistic regression modelsRenal impairmentActive treatmentBlack patientsCare useConcomitant useProphylactic antiviralsReduced oddsRBC transfusion independence among lower risk MDS patients receiving hypomethylating agents: a population-level analysis
Zeidan AM, Zhu W, Stahl M, Wang R, Huntington SF, Giri S, Podoltsev NA, Gore SD, Ma X, Davidoff AJ. RBC transfusion independence among lower risk MDS patients receiving hypomethylating agents: a population-level analysis. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2019, 60: 3181-3187. PMID: 31170846, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1622700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRBC transfusion independenceLR-MDS patientsTransfusion independenceHMA initiationRBC transfusionClinical effectivenessReal-life clinical effectivenessRed blood cell transfusionLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesLow-risk MDS patientsRisk MDS patientsBlood cell transfusionRisk myelodysplastic syndromesHMA therapyLR-MDSCell transfusionMost patientsDisease courseMDS patientsMedicare databaseMyelodysplastic syndromePopulation-level estimatesLower oddsTransfusionPatients