2021
Sociodemographic and hospital‐based predictors of intense end‐of‐life care among children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies
Mun S, Wang R, Ma X, Ananth P. Sociodemographic and hospital‐based predictors of intense end‐of‐life care among children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies. Cancer 2021, 127: 3817-3824. PMID: 34185881, PMCID: PMC8478813, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.33764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematologic malignanciesYoung adultsLife careMultivariable logistic regression modelCancer-directed treatmentPremier Healthcare DatabaseRetrospective cohort studyEmergency department visitsIntensive care unitHigh-intensity endDays of lifeMajority of childrenLogistic regression modelsIntravenous chemotherapyTracheostomy placementCohort studyDepartment visitsCare unitMechanical ventilationHospital characteristicsMultivariable modelCardiopulmonary resuscitationType of insuranceHealthcare databasesMalignancyA Stakeholder-Driven Qualitative Study to Define High Quality End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer
Ananth P, Mun S, Reffat N, Li R, Sedghi T, Avery M, Snaman J, Gross CP, Ma X, Wolfe J. A Stakeholder-Driven Qualitative Study to Define High Quality End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2021, 62: 492-502. PMID: 33556497, PMCID: PMC8339188, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.01.134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-quality endQuality EOLCAdvanced cancerSymptom managementLife careQuality endLocation of deathMulticenter qualitative studyAvoidance of hospitalizationPerson-centered measuresCancer stakeholdersEnd of lifeSupportive careMechanical ventilationParents of childrenEmergency departmentInterdisciplinary careInterdisciplinary healthcare professionalsCardiopulmonary resuscitationHospice careQualitative studyCancerHealthcare professionalsFamily preferencesYoung adults
2019
Patterns of Care and Clinical Outcomes with 7+3 Induction Chemotherapy for Patients (pts) with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in the United States (US): A Large Population-Based Study
Zeidan A, Podoltsev N, Wang X, Bewersdorf J, Shallis R, Huntington S, Neparidze N, Giri S, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A, Wang R. Patterns of Care and Clinical Outcomes with 7+3 Induction Chemotherapy for Patients (pts) with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in the United States (US): A Large Population-Based Study. Blood 2019, 134: 116. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2019-126643.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone marrow aspirate/biopsyHigh-volume hospitalsAcute myeloid leukemiaMedium-volume hospitalsAML ptsInduction chemotherapyIntensive care unitAnti-infective medicationsAnti-viral medicationInpatient stayCelgene CorporationAntifungal prophylaxisHospital deathVolume hospitalsHospital volumeMechanical ventilationLarge population-based retrospective cohort studyPopulation-based retrospective cohort studyCytarabine-based induction chemotherapyBoehringer IngelheimAdvisory CommitteeLarge population-based studyDaiichi SankyoInduction-related mortalityMedium-volume institutions