Selecting initial treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia in older adults
Podoltsev NA, Stahl M, Zeidan AM, Gore SD. Selecting initial treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia in older adults. Blood Reviews 2016, 31: 43-62. PMID: 27745715, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2016.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaTreatment-related mortalityInduction chemotherapyComplete remissionInitial treatmentMyeloid leukemiaNovel agentsOlder adultsMedian overall survivalGroup of patientsPhase III developmentDisease-related characteristicsMechanism of actionCPX-351Overall survivalLow-intensity treatmentClinical trialsTreatment outcomesPatientsRemissionChemotherapyLeukemiaMortalityTreatmentAdultsIntensity of end‐of‐life care for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Findings from a large national database
Fletcher SA, Cronin AM, Zeidan AM, Odejide OO, Gore SD, Davidoff AJ, Steensma DP, Abel GA. Intensity of end‐of‐life care for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes: Findings from a large national database. Cancer 2016, 122: 1209-1215. PMID: 26914833, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathCritical IllnessDatabases, FactualFemaleHospice CareHumansIntensive Care UnitsLogistic ModelsMaleMultivariate AnalysisMyelodysplastic SyndromesOdds RatioPatient Care TeamQuality of Health CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSEER ProgramSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsMyelodysplastic syndromeDays of lifeHospice enrollmentLife careEnd Results-Medicare databaseIntensive care unit admissionEOL quality measuresIntensity of endIntensity of EOLCare unit admissionTransfusion-dependent patientsLarge national databaseUnit admissionPalliative needsNonwhite patientsRed blood cellsMDS patientsPlatelet transfusionsHospice useEOL careHospice modelMultivariable modelLower oddsPatientsPopulation ages