2024
Systemic anti-cancer therapy and cost at end of life: A SEER Medicare analysis.
Adelson K, Cheng L, Huang Y, Niu J, Zhao H, Nortje N, Xiang J, Giordano S, Canavan M. Systemic anti-cancer therapy and cost at end of life: A SEER Medicare analysis. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 11092-11092. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.11092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSystemic anticancer therapyCombined chemo-immunotherapyLiquid tumorsSolid tumorsDay of deathEmergency departmentRates of systemic therapySystemic anti-cancer therapySEER-Medicare databaseAnti-cancer therapyChemo-immunotherapyLT patientsSystemic therapyCI patientsSEER-MedicareST patientsIdentified patientsCost of drugsAssociated with higher costsEnd of lifeAnticancer therapyImmunotherapyChemotherapyPatientsTherapy
2021
Trends in end-of- life (EOL) systemic oncologic treatment in contemporary clinical practice: Insights from real-world data.
Canavan M, Wang X, Ascha M, Miksad R, Showalter T, Calip G, Gross C, Adelson K. Trends in end-of- life (EOL) systemic oncologic treatment in contemporary clinical practice: Insights from real-world data. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 253-253. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.39.28_suppl.253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDay of deathReal-world practiceTraditional chemotherapyCancer treatmentStudy periodPractice-level factorsOverall healthcare utilizationSystemic cancer treatmentRates of chemotherapyDays of lifeDe-identified databaseContemporary clinical practiceLogistic regression modelsElectronic health recordsCancer care organizationsSystemic therapySystemic treatmentOncologic treatmentHealthcare utilizationImmune therapyTargeted therapyStratified analysisHigher total costsLife careOncolytic therapy
2020
Adoption of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Patterns of Care at the End of Life.
Riaz F, Gan G, Li F, Davidoff AJ, Adelson KB, Presley CJ, Adamson BJ, Shaw P, Parikh RB, Mamtani R, Gross CP. Adoption of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Patterns of Care at the End of Life. JCO Oncology Practice 2020, 16: e1355-e1370. PMID: 32678688, PMCID: PMC8189605, DOI: 10.1200/op.20.00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsEnd of lifeUse of chemotherapySystemic cancer therapySystemic therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsColon cancerElectronic health record-derived databaseUse of ICIsFDA approvalCell lung cancerPatterns of careCare of patientsMicrosatellite stable colon cancerMSS colon cancerPearson's chi-square testDrug Administration approvalPatient-level dataCancer therapyDays of lifeChi-square testAggressive therapyBiologic therapyPatient characteristicsTreatment patternsThe adoption of immune checkpoint inhibitors and patterns of care at the end of life.
Riaz F, Gan G, Li F, Davidoff A, Adelson K, Presley C, Adamson B, Shaw P, Parikh R, Mamtani R, Gross C. The adoption of immune checkpoint inhibitors and patterns of care at the end of life. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 12027-12027. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.12027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-small cell lung cancerImmune checkpoint inhibitorsUse of chemotherapyMSS colon cancerEnd of lifeSystemic therapySystemic cancer therapyColon cancerFDA approvalCheckpoint inhibitorsBiologic therapyPatient characteristicsUse of ICIsCell lung cancerPatterns of careCare of patientsMicrosatellite stable colon cancerPearson's chi-square testPatient-level dataCancer therapyDays of lifeDe-identified databaseSignificant increaseChi-square testAggressive therapy
2019
Treatment-Related Complications of Systemic Therapy and Radiotherapy
Jairam V, Lee V, Park HS, Thomas CR, Melnick ER, Gross CP, Presley CJ, Adelson KB, Yu JB. Treatment-Related Complications of Systemic Therapy and Radiotherapy. JAMA Oncology 2019, 5: 1028-1035. PMID: 30946433, PMCID: PMC6583836, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.0086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-related complicationsOverall ED visitsAcute kidney injuryED visitsSystemic therapyInpatient admissionsEmergency departmentKidney injuryCommon complicationMAIN OUTCOMEUtilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department SampleFinancial burdenNationwide Emergency Department SampleHospital-related factorsClinical Modification codesEmergency Department SampleClinical Classification SoftwareTotal financial burdenInternational Statistical ClassificationOverall financial burdenHigh rateRelated Health ProblemsAcute complicationsStudy cohortNinth Revision
2017
Racial disparities in the use of programmed death-1 checkpoint inhibitors.
O'Connor J, Seidl-Rathkopf K, Torres A, You P, Nussbaum N, Fessele K, Darius K, Adelson K, Yin E, Presley C, Chiang A, Ross J, Abernethy A, Gross C. Racial disparities in the use of programmed death-1 checkpoint inhibitors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 3068-3068. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.3068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDeath-1 checkpoint inhibitorsElectronic health record databaseLines of therapySystemic therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsCancer clinicRacial disparitiesAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerNon-small cell lung cancerMetastatic renal cell carcinomaAnti-PD1 treatmentCell lung cancerRenal cell carcinomaHealth record databaseSignificant racial disparitiesNew cancer drugsSquamous histologyStudy drugReal-world practiceAdvanced melanomaTherapy linesWhite patientsMale sexCell carcinomaLung cancerAdoption of immunotherapy into real-world practice: Insights from the use of checkpoint inhibitors.
O'Connor J, Seidl-Rathkopf K, You P, Nussbaum N, Torres A, Fessele K, Darius K, Adelson K, Yin E, Presley C, Chiang A, Ross J, Abernethy A, Gross C. Adoption of immunotherapy into real-world practice: Insights from the use of checkpoint inhibitors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: e14583-e14583. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.e14583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElectronic health record databaseReal-world practiceCheckpoint inhibitorsAdvanced non-small cell lung cancerFDA approvalNon-small cell lung cancerDeath-1 checkpoint inhibitorsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaAdoption of immunotherapyGeneralizability of trialsCell lung cancerRenal cell carcinomaDrug Administration approvalHealth record databaseChi-square testStudy drugOlder patientsSystemic therapyAdvanced melanomaMedian ageTherapy linesCell carcinomaLung cancerAdministration approvalClinical trials