2015
Comparative Effectiveness of Azacitidine Versus Decitabine Among Older Adults Diagnosed with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS)
Zeidan A, Long J, Hall J, Wang R, Huntington S, Abel G, Prebet T, Podoltsev N, Gross C, Gore S, Ma X, Davidoff A. Comparative Effectiveness of Azacitidine Versus Decitabine Among Older Adults Diagnosed with Higher-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (HR-MDS). Blood 2015, 126: 3285. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.3285.3285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk myelodysplastic syndromeHR-MDS patientsKaplan-Meier survival curvesEnd of studyHMA initiationMedian OSClinical trialsComorbidity countHazard ratioHigh school educationClinical practiceMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelSurvival curvesEnd Results-Medicare databaseMedian household incomeRandomized phase III trialReal-world clinical practiceCox proportional hazards modelOlder MDS patientsDisability Status ScoreRetrospective cohort studyOverall survival advantagePhase III trialsYear of diagnosisErythropoiesis-stimulating agents
2009
Geriatric assessment of older adults with cancer: Baseline data from a 500 patient multicenter study
Hurria A, Mohile S, Lichtman S, Owusu C, Klepin H, Gross C, Hansen K, Klapper S, Togawa K, Tew W. Geriatric assessment of older adults with cancer: Baseline data from a 500 patient multicenter study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2009, 27: 9546-9546. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.9546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric assessmentOlder adultsBrief geriatric assessmentNew chemotherapy regimenStage IV diseaseComorbid medical conditionsMultivariate logistic regressionCommon tumor typesNon-white raceGross cognitive impairmentBlessed Orientation-MemoryChemotherapy regimenChemotherapy toxicityMetastatic diseaseOlder patientsPatient ageMulticenter studyFunctional statusProspective dataOncology practiceTreatment decisionsInstrumental activitiesMedical conditionsGYN cancersHigh school education