2024
Real-World Analysis of Insurer Rejection Rates for Specialty Oral Anticancer Prescriptions in a Nationwide Sample of Patients with Blood Cancer
Doshi J, Li P, Geng Z, Lei X, Pettit A, Armstrong K, Huntington S, Lin J. Real-World Analysis of Insurer Rejection Rates for Specialty Oral Anticancer Prescriptions in a Nationwide Sample of Patients with Blood Cancer. Blood 2024, 144: 786-786. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-203410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsurance typeBlood cancerMedicare patientsCommercial insuranceStep therapyFormulary coverageNationwide sample of patientsPrior authorizationTreatment plan changesDelayed treatment initiationMonths pre-indexOdds of rejectionLonger treatment durationLife-extending therapyReal-world studyOral anticancer medicationsSample of patientsBlood cancer patientsPatient ageClinical characteristicsTreatment initiationReal-world analysisBrand-nameRetrospective analysisPre-index
2023
Real-World Treatment Patterns, Survival, Health Resource use and Costs Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Garg M, Puckett J, Kamal-Bahl S, Raut M, Ryland K, Doshi J, Huntington S. Real-World Treatment Patterns, Survival, Health Resource use and Costs Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma. Future Oncology 2023, 20: 317-328. PMID: 38050764, DOI: 10.2217/fon-2023-0191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaReal-world treatment patternsLarge B-cell lymphomaB-cell lymphomaTreatment patternsMedicare beneficiariesFirst-line treatmentFront-line treatmentHealthcare resource useHealth resource useElderly Medicare beneficiariesUnmet need existsOverall survivalR-CHOPMedicare patientsLater linesOlder adultsTreatmentPatientsLymphomaNeed existsSurvivalTwo-thirdsResource useSame period
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