2023
End-of-Life Systemic Oncologic Treatment in the Immunotherapy Era: The Role of Race, Insurance, and Practice Setting
Canavan M, Wang X, Ascha M, Miksad R, Showalter T, Calip G, Gross C, Adelson K. End-of-Life Systemic Oncologic Treatment in the Immunotherapy Era: The Role of Race, Insurance, and Practice Setting. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 4729-4738. PMID: 37339389, PMCID: PMC10602547, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsDeathHumansImmunotherapyInsuranceNeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesTerminal CareUnited StatesConceptsSystemic treatmentEnd of lifeWhite patientsBlack patientsOdds ratioLarge real-world populationPractice settingsTreatment ratesPatient-level factorsEmergency department useIntensive care unitReal-world populationDay of deathImmunotherapy eraSystemic therapyOncologic treatmentCare unitDeidentified databaseDepartment usePatient raceInsurance typeMetastatic cancerDownstream careMedicaid patientsHigher oddsParent Priorities in End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer
Ananth P, Lindsay M, Mun S, McCollum S, Shabanova V, de Oliveira S, Pitafi S, Kirch R, Ma X, Gross C, Boyden J, Feudtner C, Wolfe J. Parent Priorities in End-of-Life Care for Children With Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2313503. PMID: 37184834, PMCID: PMC10878399, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.13503.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
End-of-Life Care for Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Era of Oral Anticancer Therapy
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. End-of-Life Care for Patients With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Era of Oral Anticancer Therapy. JCO Oncology Practice 2022, 19: e213-e227. PMID: 36413741, PMCID: PMC9970274, DOI: 10.1200/op.22.00401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaOral anticancer agentsDays of lifeRenal cell carcinomaEOL careSystemic therapySEER-MedicareHospital deathCell carcinomaLife careIntensive care unit admissionCancer informationAggressive EOL careHigh-quality EOLOral anticancer therapySystemic therapy useCare unit admissionMultivariable logistic regressionQuality of endUnit admissionED visitsOlder patientsYounger patientsHospital admissionTherapy use