Digital health for patients with multiple myeloma: an unmet need

S Jagannath, J Mikhael, O Nadeem… - JCO Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
Multiple myeloma (MM) is associated with the highest symptom burden and lowest health-
related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with hematologic malignancies. HRQoL in …

[HTML][HTML] Outcome and survival of myeloma patients diagnosed 2008–2015. Real-world data on 4904 patients from the Swedish Myeloma Registry

CH Blimark, I Turesson, A Genell, L Ahlberg… - …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epidemiology and outcome of myeloma are mainly reported from large university centers
and collaborative groups, and do not represent 'real-world'patients. The Swedish Myeloma …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic status is globally a prognostic factor for overall survival of multiple myeloma patients: synthesis of studies and review of the literature

S Intzes, M Symeonidou, K Zagoridis… - … of Hematology and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is reflecting differences in sociodemographic
factors affecting cancer survivorship. Deprived, low SES populations have a higher …

Improved survival of glioblastoma patients treated at academic and high-volume facilities: a hospital-based study from the National Cancer Database

P Zhu, XL Du, JJ Zhu, Y Esquenazi - Journal of neurosurgery, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to explore the association between facility type
(academic center [AC] vs non-AC), facility volume (high-volume facility [HVF] vs low-volume …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic factors and survival of multiple myeloma patients

K Chamoun, A Firoozmand, P Caimi, P Fu, S Cao… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Multiple Myeloma is the third most common hematologic malignancy.
Outcomes have improved significantly, as the result of the introduction of novel agents as …

Trends in multiple myeloma presentation, management, cost of care, and outcomes in the Medicare population: a comprehensive look at racial disparities

S Ailawadhi, RD Frank, M Sharma, R Menghani… - Cancer, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Outcomes have improved significantly in multiple myeloma (MM), but racial
disparities in health care access and survival exist. A comprehensive analysis exploring MM …

Association between treatment at high-volume facilities and improved overall survival in soft tissue sarcomas

S Venigalla, KT Nead, R Sebro, DM Guttmann… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are rare malignancies that require complex
multidisciplinary management. Therefore, facilities with high sarcoma case volume may …

Treatment facility volume and survival in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a registry-based analysis

SS Joshi, EA Handorf, M Zibelman, ER Plimack… - European urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Higher treatment facility (TF) volume has been linked with improved oncologic
treatment outcomes. Objective To determine the association between TF volume and overall …

Impact of academic facility type and volume on post-surgical outcomes following diagnosis of glioblastoma

A Hauser, SW Dutta, TN Showalter, JP Sheehan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To identify if facility type and/or facility volume impact overall survival (OS)
following diagnosis of glioblastoma (GBM). We also sought to compare early post-surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Physician uncertainty aversion impacts medical decision making for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia: results of a national survey

P Bories, S Lamy, C Simand, S Bertoli, C Delpierre… - …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia can be treated with intensive chemotherapy,
low-intensity therapy such as low-dose aracytine or hypomethylating agents, or best …