2018
Association between prolonged metastatic free interval and recurrent metastatic breast cancer survival: findings from the SEER database
Chang E, Mougalian SS, Adelson KB, Young MR, Yu JB. Association between prolonged metastatic free interval and recurrent metastatic breast cancer survival: findings from the SEER database. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 173: 209-216. PMID: 30242577, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4968-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic-free intervalMetastatic breast cancerInitial breast cancer diagnosisBreast cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalitySubsequent metastatic diseaseBreast cancer diagnosisMetastatic diseaseFree intervalBreast cancerCancer diagnosisBreast cancer-specific survival ratesMetastatic breast cancer survivalCancer-specific survival ratesDiagnosis of MBCImproved cancer-specific survivalRecurrent metastatic breast cancerCancer-specific survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseLow tumor gradeBreast cancer survivalChoice of treatmentStratification of patientsMethodsThe SurveillancePurposeThe prevalence
2016
Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures.
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Davidoff AJ, Long JB, Gross CP. Associations Between End-of-Life Cancer Care Patterns and Medicare Expenditures. Journal Of The National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2016, 14: 1001-8. PMID: 27496116, PMCID: PMC5577560, DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2016.0107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of deathLife care expendituresLife careIntensive endCancer decedentsIntensive care unit admissionCare expendituresLife care interventionsCare unit admissionEmergency department visitsSEER-Medicare databaseLast monthProportion of decedentsHospital referral regionsExpenditure differencesHospital deathICU admissionUnit admissionDepartment visitsHospice enrollmentIntensive careHighest quintileLater chemotherapyHospice useLowest quintileTrends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program
Wang SY, Hall J, Pollack CE, Adelson K, Bradley EH, Long JB, Gross CP. Trends in end-of-life cancer care in the Medicare program. Journal Of Geriatric Oncology 2016, 7: 116-125. PMID: 26783015, PMCID: PMC5577563, DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2015.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife cancer careDay of deathAggressive endLife careCancer careHospital deathHospice enrollmentEmergency departmentIntensive care unit admissionEnd Results-Medicare dataAggressiveness of endLate hospice enrollmentLife chemotherapy useCare unit admissionHospital referral regionsResult of cancerProportion of beneficiariesChemotherapy useICU admissionUnit admissionED visitsPatient demographicsTumor characteristicsReferral regionsMedicare beneficiaries