2011
Prospective Evaluation of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Aslanian H, Chander B, Robert M, Cooper D, Proctor D, Seropian S, Jain D. Prospective Evaluation of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2011, 57: 720-725. PMID: 22011927, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-011-1938-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute GVHDHost diseaseLower endoscopyRectal biopsyDiagnostic yieldGastrointestinal tractAllogeneic bone marrow transplantationAcute Graft-VersusCases of GVHDLower gastrointestinal involvementOptimal endoscopic approachDiagnosis of GVHDNon-specific symptomsStem cell transplantationBone marrow transplantationUpper gastrointestinal tractLower gastrointestinal tractUpper intestinal tractMajority of casesColonic GVHDGastrointestinal GVHDGastrointestinal involvementGraft-VersusGVHD casesIntestinal GVHD
2006
Relation Between Medicare Screening Reimbursement and Stage at Diagnosis for Older Patients With Colon Cancer
Gross CP, Andersen MS, Krumholz HM, McAvay GJ, Proctor D, Tinetti ME. Relation Between Medicare Screening Reimbursement and Stage at Diagnosis for Older Patients With Colon Cancer. JAMA 2006, 296: 2815-2822. PMID: 17179458, DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.23.2815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal colon lesionsColon lesionsMedicare beneficiariesColon cancerColonoscopy useEnd Results-MedicareProportion of patientsUse of colonoscopyEnd Results (SEER) areasMultivariate logistic regressionReimbursement policiesColon cancer screeningColon cancer riskMultivariate Poisson regressionYears of ageReimbursement policy changesSigmoidoscopy useEligible patientsOlder patientsColorectal cancerCancer screeningPrimary diagnosisScreening modalityColon cancer diagnosisCancer risk