2024
Real‐world analysis of adverse event rates after initiation of ibrutinib among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Huntington S, de Nigris E, Puckett J, Kamal‐Bahl S, Farooqui M, Ryland K, Sarpong E, Leng S, Yang X, Doshi J. Real‐world analysis of adverse event rates after initiation of ibrutinib among Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e6953. PMID: 38348963, PMCID: PMC10832339, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6953.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaRate of adverse eventsIncidence rate of adverse eventsAdverse eventsPatient-monthsLymphocytic leukemiaIncidence ratePatients treated with ibrutinibTreatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemiaStandard-of-care therapyNon-discontinuationInitiation of ibrutinibBTK inhibitor ibrutinibAdverse event ratesPotential side effectsInhibitor ibrutinibMedicare beneficiariesReal-world analysisAtrial fibrillationFollow-upIbrutinibSide effectsReal-world outcomesEvent ratesLeukemia
2023
Ibrutinib discontinuation and associated factors in a real-world national sample of elderly Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Huntington S, de Nigris E, Puckett J, Kamal-Bahl S, Farooqui M, Ryland K, Sarpong E, Leng S, Yang X, Doshi J. Ibrutinib discontinuation and associated factors in a real-world national sample of elderly Medicare beneficiaries with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2023, 64: 2286-2295. PMID: 37870435, DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2023.2256911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenineAgedHumansLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellMedicarePiperidinesUnited StatesConceptsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaIbrutinib discontinuationLymphocytic leukemiaHalf of patientsMonths of initiationElderly Medicare beneficiariesLarge unmet needPart D low-income subsidyLow-income subsidyCardiovascular comorbiditiesElderly patientsReal-world practiceIbrutinib treatmentLymphocytic lymphomaAdvanced ageClinical trialsMedical CenterMedicare claimsDiscontinuationHigh riskMedicare beneficiariesUnmet needPatientsLeukemiaTwo-thirds
2020
Cost-effectiveness of first-line vs third-line ibrutinib in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Patel KK, Isufi I, Kothari S, Davidoff AJ, Gross CP, Huntington SF. Cost-effectiveness of first-line vs third-line ibrutinib in patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Blood 2020, 136: 1946-1955. PMID: 32518952, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020004922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHealth care costsFirst-line ibrutinibLifetime direct health care costsCare costsCost-effectiveness ratioParametric survival modelingUnselected older adultsDirect health care costsUS payer perspectiveCurrent pricingLife yearsFixed-duration treatmentIncremental costIncremental effectivenessPayer perspectiveHigher health care costsIbrutinib armScenario analysisMonthly costCostPricingChronic lymphocytic leukemiaMarkov model