2022
Concurrent prescribing of opioids with other sedating medications after cancer diagnosis: a population-level analysis
Check D, Baggett C, Kim K, Merlin J, Oeffinger K, Winn A, Roberts M, Robinson T, Dinan M. Concurrent prescribing of opioids with other sedating medications after cancer diagnosis: a population-level analysis. Supportive Care In Cancer 2022, 30: 9781-9791. PMID: 36396793, DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07439-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcurrent prescribingSedating medicationsPatient characteristicsMedication-related eventsRetrospective cohort studyNon-metastatic cancerPopulation-based assessmentCancer registry dataMental health conditionsSubstance use disordersPrivate insurance claimsConcurrent prescriptionsCohort studyHispanic patientsSymptom managementRelative riskRegistry dataGabapentinoidsOpioidsPrescribingUse disordersPatientsPoisson regressionPrior useMedications
2021
Provider‐ and patient‐level predictors of oral anticancer agent initiation and adherence in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma
Spees LP, Wheeler SB, Jackson BE, Baggett CD, Wilson LE, Greiner MA, Kaye DR, Zhang T, George D, Scales CD, Pritchard JE, Leapman M, Gross CP, Dinan MA. Provider‐ and patient‐level predictors of oral anticancer agent initiation and adherence in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Medicine 2021, 10: 6653-6665. PMID: 34480518, PMCID: PMC8495289, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaPatient-level factorsRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaRisk ratioState cancer registry dataPatient-level predictorsPatient-level characteristicsCancer registry dataProvider Enumeration SystemMRCC diagnosisMedical oncologyInsurance typeMedicare patientsRegistry dataFemale providersPatientsMedian proportionPoisson regressionCare issuesPrivate insuranceMale providersAdherenceCarcinomaAnticancer agentsPredictors of Chronic Opioid Use: A Population-Level Analysis of North Carolina Cancer Survivors Using Multi-Payer Claims
Check DK, Baggett C, Kim K, Roberts AW, Roberts MC, Robinson T, Oeffinger KC, Dinan MA. Predictors of Chronic Opioid Use: A Population-Level Analysis of North Carolina Cancer Survivors Using Multi-Payer Claims. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2021, 113: 1581-1589. PMID: 33881543, PMCID: PMC8562975, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djab082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic opioid useChronic opioid therapyOpioid useCancer survivorsOpioid therapyBaseline depressionLong-term pain managementSubstance useRetrospective cohort studyPopulation-based studyCancer registry dataLow-income survivorsCohort studyPatient characteristicsPain managementActive treatmentNonmetastatic cancerChronic useInsurance statusRelative riskRegistry dataOpioidsPoisson regressionYounger ageAge groups
2015
Racial variation in adjuvant chemotherapy initiation among breast cancer patients receiving oncotype DX testing
Roberts MC, Weinberger M, Dusetzina SB, Dinan MA, Reeder-Hayes KE, Troester MA, Carey LA, Wheeler SB. Racial variation in adjuvant chemotherapy initiation among breast cancer patients receiving oncotype DX testing. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2015, 153: 191-200. PMID: 26216535, PMCID: PMC4562432, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3518-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant chemotherapy initiationChemotherapy initiationRisk scoreODX testingCarolina Breast Cancer StudyIntermediate-risk groupRacial variationBreast cancer patientsPopulation-based studyHigh-risk groupLarger tumor sizeLow-risk groupOncotype DX testingRacial differencesNorth Carolina womenBreast Cancer StudyAdjuvant chemotherapyTumor sizeCancer patientsRelative riskRisk groupsBreast cancerPoisson regressionYounger agePhase III