2023
Survival analysis of patients treated at oncology practices with more aggressive end-of-life practice patterns.
Canavan M, Wang X, Ascha M, Miksad R, Showalter T, Calip G, Gross C, Adelson K. Survival analysis of patients treated at oncology practices with more aggressive end-of-life practice patterns. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 6562-6562. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.16_suppl.6562.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReal-world overall survivalSystemic anticancer therapySurvival analysisNon-small cell lungCox proportional hazards modelPractice-level factorsRenal cell carcinomaProportional hazards modelCommon cancer typesDe-identified databaseElectronic health recordsAdvanced diseaseAdult patientsHazard ratioMetastatic diseaseMost patientsOverall survivalSurvival benefitSystemic treatmentAggressive endPrimary outcomeCell carcinomaCell lungPrimary exposureCancer patientsPerceived appropriateness of assessing for health-related socioeconomic risks among adult patients with cancer
Vu M, Boyd K, De Marchis E, Garnache B, Gottlieb L, Gross C, Lee N, Lindau S, Mun S, Winslow V, Makelarski J. Perceived appropriateness of assessing for health-related socioeconomic risks among adult patients with cancer. Cancer Research Communications 2023, 3: 521-531. PMID: 37020993, PMCID: PMC10069714, DOI: 10.1158/2767-9764.crc-22-0283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsHealth care settingsAdult patientsCare settingsHealth care-related factorsCare-related factorsPerceptions of patientsAmerican Cancer SocietyFisher's exact testNational Cancer InstituteMost patientsOutpatient clinicCancer SocietySocioeconomic riskCancer InstitutePatientsExact testSelf-administered surveyEHR documentationSignificant associationSociodemographic characteristicsClinical settingCancerHealthcare settingsCancer treatment
2022
Factors associated with the quality of end-of-life care for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Dzimitrowicz H, Wilson L, Jackson B, Spees L, Baggett C, Greiner M, Kaye D, Zhang T, George D, Scales C, Pritchard J, Leapman M, Gross C, Dinan M, Wheeler S. Factors associated with the quality of end-of-life care for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 300-300. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.6_suppl.300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic renal cell carcinomaOral anti-cancer agentsRenal cell carcinomaSEER-MedicareDays of lifeSystemic therapyICU admissionCell carcinomaOdds ratioLife careSEER-Medicare cohortSystemic therapy useMultivariable logistic regressionUse of hospiceQuality of endHigh-quality endMRCC diagnosisAnti-cancer agentsMost patientsOlder patientsHospital admissionMedian ageTherapy useImmunotherapy treatmentRetrospective study