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Patient-reported measures of well-being in older multiple myeloma patients: use of secondary data source.

BackgroundChanges in well-being of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) before and after diagnosis have not been quantified.AimsExplore the use of secondary data to examine the changes in the well-being of older patients with MM.MethodsWe used the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), linked to Medicare claims to identify older MM patients. We compared patient-reported measures (PRM), including physical impairment, sensory impairment, and patient experience (significant pain, self-rated health, depression) in the interviews before and after MM diagnosis using McNemar's test. We propensity-matched

Phase-specific and lifetime costs of cancer care in Ontario, Canada.

BackgroundCancer is a major public health issue and represents a significant economic burden to health care systems worldwide. The objective of this analysis was to estimate phase-specific, 5-year and lifetime net costs for the 21 most prevalent cancer sites, and remaining tumour sites combined, in Ontario, Canada.MethodsWe selected all adult patients diagnosed with a primary cancer between 1997 and 2007, with valid ICD-O site and histology codes, and who survived 30 days or more after diagnosis, from the Ontario Cancer Registry (N = 394,092). Patients were linked to treatment data from Cancer

Disparities in care of older adults of color with cancer: A narrative review.

This review describes the barriers and challenges faced by older adults of color with cancer and highlights methods to improve their overall care. In the next decade, cancer incidence rates are expected to increase in the United States for people aged ≥65 years. A large proportion will be older adults of color who often have worse outcomes than older White patients. Many issues contribute to racial disparities in older adults, including biological factors and social determinants of health (SDOH) related to healthcare access, socioeconomic concerns, systemic racism, mistrust, and the neighborho

Economic burden of disease progression among multiple myeloma patients who have received transplant and at least one line of therapy in the US.

Effects of disease progression on healthcare resource utilization (HRU) and costs among multiple myeloma (MM) patients with ≥1 line of therapy (LOT) who received their first stem cell transplant (SCT) within 1 year of initial MM diagnosis were estimated using a large US claims database. Disease progression was defined as advancement to the next LOT, bone metastasis, hypercalcemia, soft tissue plasmacytoma, skeletal related events, acute kidney disease, or death within 12 months of LOT initiation. Annual HRU and costs in the first three LOTs (L1-L3) were compared for patients with versus withou

Hospitalization at the end of life in patients with multiple myeloma.

BACKGROUND: Despite advances in treatment, multiple myeloma (MM) remains incurable and results in significant morbidity and mortality. Further research investigating where MM patients die and characterization of end-of-life hospitalizations is needed. METHODS: We utilized the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to explore the hospitalization burden of MM patients at the end of their lives. RESULTS: The percent of patients dying in the hospital as a percent of overall MM deaths ranged from 54% in 2002 to 41.4% in 2017 (p < 0.01). Blood transfusions were received in 32.7% of these hospitalizations

Comparison of Access to Novel Drugs for Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Between India and the United States.

This review will compare and contrast the costs and access to novel drugs for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and lymphoma in the United States and India during the last 5 years. Clinical outcomes for patients with hematologic malignancies have improved significantly since the approval of immunotherapeutic and targeted therapies. These new treatments have had an impact on overall outcomes and have helped determine the design for translational research and future trials. Although most of these novel drugs called "innovators" are initially approved and marketed in the United States,

Is the Scope of Costs Considered in Budget Impact Analyses for Anticancer Drugs Rational? A Systematic Review and Comparative Study.

Background: With the increasing disease burden of cancer worldwide, more and more anticancer drugs have been approved in many countries, and the results of budget impact analyses (BIAs) have become important evidence for related reimbursement decisions. Objectives: We systematically reviewed whether BIAs for anticancer drugs consider the scope of costs rationally and compared the results of different cost scopes to provide suggestions for future analyses and decision-making. Methods: Eligible BIAs published in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library from 2016 to 2021 were iden

Excess Body Weight and the Risk of Second Primary Cancers Among Cancer Survivors.

ImportanceLittle is known about the causes of second primary cancers among individuals with a history of cancer. Descriptive studies have suggested that lifestyle factors, including excess body weight, may be important.ObjectiveTo investigate whether excess body weight is associated with the risk of a second primary malignant neoplasm among cancer survivors.Design, setting, and participantsThis cohort study of adults in 21 states in the US used data from the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition cohort, a large prospective study that invited participants to respond to a survey in 1992 and bienn

Facing financial barriers to healthcare: patient-informed adaptation of a conceptual framework for adults with a history of cancer.

BackgroundCancer-related financial hardship is associated with negative clinical outcomes, which may be partially explained by cost-related delayed or forgone care in response to financial barriers. We sought to understand patient experiences facing financial barriers to medical care following a cancer diagnosis.MethodsWe conducted virtual, semi-structured interviews in Fall 2022 with 20 adults with a history of cancer who had experienced cancer-related financial hardship in the prior year. We used template analysis within a pragmatic paradigm, combining constructivist and critical realist the

Cost-effectiveness of cancer drugs: Comparative analysis of the United States and England.

BackgroundEngland's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the US' Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) both conduct cost-effectiveness evaluations for new cancer drugs to help payers make drug coverage decisions. However, NICE and ICER assessments have been noted to reach different conclusions. We aim to better understand the degree to which their recommendations diverge and what drives these apparent differences.MethodsWe compared the methods and results of publicly available cost-effectiveness evaluations performed by ICER and NICE of similarly assessed ca

The current socioeconomic and regulatory landscape of immune effector cell therapies.

Immune cell effector therapies, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, T-cell receptor (TCR) T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and macrophage-based therapies, represent a transformative approach to cancer treatment, harnessing the immune system to target and eradicate malignant cells. CAR-T cell therapy, the most established among these, involves engineering T cells to express CARs specific to cancer cell antigens, showing remarkable efficacy in hematologic malignancies like leukemias, B-cell lymphomas, and multiple myeloma. Similarly, TCR-modified therapies, which reprogram T ce

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Depressed, anxious and breathless missing out: Weight screening in general practice in a regional catchment of New South Wales.

ObjectiveTo assess the recording status of weight management measures among adults presenting to general practices within regional catchments.DesignCross-sectional; secondary data analysis.SettingPrimary health care - 17 general practices located in the Illawarra Shoalhaven region of regional New South Wales.ParticipantsA subset of the Sentinel Practices Data Sourcing project database (n = 118 709 adults) that included information on demographic indicators, chronic disease status, and obesity and overweight-specific measurement indicators recorded from September 2011 to September 2013.Main out

Seamless Navigation of Bispecific Therapies: Optimizing Management and Outpatient Access With a Focus on Coordination.

Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) have emerged as crucial therapeutic agents for patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and most recently, lung cancer. These therapies have demonstrated remarkable efficacy in clinical trials; however, multidisciplinary collaboration is essential to ensure optimal patient outcomes amid the operational complexities associated with BsAb therapy. As BsAbs are being prepared for broader adoption, clinicians and treatment centers must navigate operational challenges, including financial considerations, patient selection, careg

Association between race and treatment patterns and survival outcomes in multiple myeloma: A Connect MM Registry analysis.

BackgroundStudies have reported racial disparities in access to and use of multiple myeloma (MM) treatments between African American (AA) and White patients. Although AA patients demonstrate longer disease-specific survival, this has not uniformly translated into improved survival over time. The association between race and treatment patterns and survival outcomes was analyzed using data from the Connect MM Registry.MethodsThe Connect MM Registry is a large US, multicenter, prospective observational cohort study of patients with newly diagnosed MM. Patients who received first-line (1L) stem ce

Temporal trends and determinants of inpatient palliative care utilization among hospitalized patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

BackgroundAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains an aggressive malignancy, despite advancements in diagnosis and treatment. Early integration of palliative care has been shown to alleviate symptom burden and enhance quality of life among patients and their caregivers. However, palliative care remains underutilized, especially in hematologic malignancies. This study aims to determine the rate of inpatient palliative care utilization among hospitalized patients with AML and to identify predictors of inpatient palliative care utilization.MethodsThis retrospective study utilized data extracted from

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Contemporary treatment patterns of overweight and obesity: insights from the Mass General Brigham health care system.

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of obesity, obesity-related conditions (ORCs), and antiobesity medication (AOM) eligibility and prescribing practice among eligible patients in a large health care system.MethodsIn this cross-sectional analysis of the multicenter Mass General Brigham health care system (Boston, Massachusetts) spanning 2018 to 2022, adults eligible for AOMs (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 or BMI 27-29.9 kg/m2 with ≥1 ORC) were identified. Among those AOM-eligible, the prevalence of prescriptions for AOMs approved for long-term weight management was evaluated.R

Factors influencing cancer patients' experiences of care in the USA, United Kingdom, and Canada: A systematic review.

The extent to which individual and structural factors influence cancer patients' reports of their experiences are not yet well understood. We sought to identify which groups of patients consistently report poorer experiences and whether structural care factors might also be associated with better or worse reports. We conducted a systematic review of literature in PubMed and Web of Science with the date of last search as 27th of February 2022 following PRISMA guidelines. We focused on studies from three established population-based surveys datasets and instruments. After screening 303 reference

Evaluation of Emergency Department Visits by Oncology Patients: A Running Comparison to Admissions and ED Visits Under the CMS OP-35 Ruling.

BackgroundCancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. The incidence of emergency department (ED) visits by oncology patients has grown over the past years. Some ED visits are medically unnecessary and could be prevented with improved prevention measures.ObjectivesTo evaluate the incidence and causes of ED visits by cancer patients and evaluate outcomes and disposition of ED visits.MethodsThis single-center, retrospective chart review was conducted in a tertiary medical hospital. We collected data using an electronic medical record and included oncology patients with activ

Value-based pricing: Toward achieving a balance between individual and population gains in health benefits.

ObjectivesValue-based pricing of oncology drugs provides a best estimate for the price of a drug, as it relates to the benefits it provides for individual patients. To date, the impact of value-based pricing to reference cost-effectiveness thresholds (λ) on individual and population-level health benefits remains uncharacterized. The current study examined the potential benefits of value-based pricing by quantifying the incremental net health benefit (INHB) of publicly funded oncology drugs, if funding occurred at manufacturer-submitted price without value-based pricing.MethodsPan-Canadian Onco