2018
Costs of relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma among Medicare patients
Huntington S, Keshishian A, McGuire M, Xie L, Baser O. Costs of relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma among Medicare patients. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2018, 59: 2880-2887. PMID: 29936866, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2018.1459613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCost of IllnessFemaleHealth Care CostsHospitalizationHumansInsurance Claim ReviewLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMaleMedicareNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaHealth care costsLarge B-cell lymphomaFirst-line treatmentB-cell lymphomaCare costsHealth care expendituresCare expendituresHigher health care costsOffice visit costsSecond-line therapyFirst-line therapyHigher medical costsLikelihood of relapseRelapsed cohortMedicare patientsMedicare claimsMedical costsVisit costsPropensity scoreOlder adultsPatientsLymphomaTherapyTreatment
2016
Evaluating the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilization Following First-Line Therapy for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Patients in the US Medicare Population
Huntington S, Keshishian A, Xie L, Baser O, McGuire M. Evaluating the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilization Following First-Line Therapy for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Patients in the US Medicare Population. Blood 2016, 128: 3574. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.3574.3574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaFirst-line therapyHealth care utilizationNon-relapse groupRelapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphomaFirst-line treatmentCare utilizationHealth care costsRelapsed cohortSTATinMED ResearchRelapsed groupMedicare beneficiariesCare costsCause health care costsHealth-care utilization analysisSignificant health care savingsHealth care resource utilizationDiffuse large B-cell lymphoma patientsHigher health care utilizationLarge B-cell lymphoma patientsB-cell lymphoma patientsOlder adultsLarge B-cell lymphomaInitial diagnosis dateNon-relapse patients