Article
Oncology
Elizabeth S. Tarras, Deborah C. Marshall, Kenneth Rosenzweig, Deborah Korenstein, Susan Chimonas
Summary: From 2014 to 2019, a cohort of 15,585 US medical oncologists became less likely to receive industry payments, but the overall value of the payments increased. Over time, medical oncologists receiving lower-value payments (<$10,000) accepted smaller amounts and those receiving higher-value payments (>$10,000) accepted larger amounts. The trend in industry payments to medical oncologists since the inception of the Open Payments program highlights the limitations of transparency without accountability in policy making.
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Oncology
Mohammed W. Rahman, Niti U. Trivedi, Peter B. Bach, Aaron P. Mitchell
Summary: This study assessed temporal trends in industry payments to oncologists in the US and found that payments to oncologists have increased over the years. Payments were higher for oncologists involved in clinical practice guideline development and for pharmaceutical companies marketing PD1/PD-L1 drugs.
JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE CANCER NETWORK
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Kristin Wright, Daniel E. E. Meyers, Timothy M. M. Chisamore, Matthew D. F. McInnes, Sergio Sismondo, Bishal Gyawali, Vinay Prasad, Christopher M. M. Booth
Summary: A small number of medical oncologists receive very high payments from the pharmaceutical industry, and they hold major leadership roles within oncology. Further research is needed to explore the potential impact of these conflicts of interest on clinical practice and policy.
JCO ONCOLOGY PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Raphael E. Cuomo, Mingxiang Cai, Neal Shah, Tim K. Mackey
Summary: This study analyzed physician-industry relationships from 2014 to 2018, finding significant variability in financial relationships across specialties, regions, timeframes, and payment types. Limited match rates between NPPES and Open Payments databases may have resulted in selection bias. Further research is needed in light of changing industry payment trends and public perceptions of these relationships.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Divya Ayyala-Somayajula, Jennifer L. Dodge, Albert Farias, Norah Terrault, Brian P. Lee
Summary: This study found that adults with liver disease face greater financial distress, including healthcare and medication affordability issues, as well as delays and unmet healthcare needs. Adults with liver disease also have an increased risk of all-cause mortality when experiencing financial distress. Therefore, interventions to improve healthcare affordability should be prioritized for this population.
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Quinn T. Ostrom, Gino Cioffi, Kristin Waite, Carol Kruchko, Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan
Summary: The report from CBTRUS provides the most up-to-date population-based data on primary brain tumors in the United States, including incidence rates, mortality rates, and survival rates for both malignant and non-malignant tumors.
Article
Clinical Neurology
George Thomas, Sydney Bornstein, Kevin Cho, Raj D. Rao
Summary: This study analyzed trends in medical industry payments to spine surgeons and all physicians from 2014 to 2019, finding that while payments to all physicians increased, payments to spine surgeons decreased, largely due to decreasing payments from the top eight device manufacturers with the highest level of surgeon payments.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hyeon-Ju Ryoo Ali, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Stephen Y. Wang, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Arvind Bhimaraj, Safi U. Khan, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Elias Mossialos, Rohan Khera, Khurram Nasir
Summary: Financial hardship due to medical bills is a prevalent issue for patients with heart failure in the US, especially among younger individuals with lower educational attainment. Policies that reduce out-of-pocket costs and improved identification of this phenomenon in the clinical setting are needed to minimize financial toxicity while ensuring optimal care.
JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Edward Christopher Dee, Ryan D. Nipp, Vinayak Muralidhar, Zizi Yu, Santino S. Butler, Brandon A. Mahal, Paul L. Nguyen, Nina N. Sanford
Summary: A majority of cancer survivors reported financial worry, with female sex, younger age, and Asian American race associated with increased odds of financial worry. Participants endorsing financial worry were more likely to have psychological distress.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mary Brauchla, Mark J. Dekker, Colin D. Rehm
Summary: The study found that the decline in vitamin C intake is mainly due to a decrease in fruit juice consumption and a slight increase in whole fruit intake. While vitamin C intake increased in children/adolescents, it did not increase in adults, and the contribution from vegetables remained generally unchanged. The proportion of the population consuming vitamin C below the Estimated Average Requirement has increased.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Elena O. Dewar, Edward Christopher Dee, Melaku A. Arega, Chul Ahn, Nina N. Sanford
Summary: The majority of cancer survivors who have tried e-cigarettes do not actively use them. The increasing popularity of e-cigarettes may be driven by more individuals trying them over time. Current or former traditional cigarette smokers are more likely to actively use e-cigarettes.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Kyle W. Singerman, Meredith G. Moore, Joost T. P. Kortlever, Ryan M. Gobble
Summary: This study investigates the industry support received by plastic surgeons from 2013 to 2018 and found that a small percentage of surgeons received the majority of industry payments. Academic and non-academic surgeons received similar amounts of industry funds.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Anne Kimball, Virginia B. Bowen, Kathryn Miele, Hillard Weinstock, Phoebe Thorpe, Laura Bachmann, Robert McDonald, Aliza Machefsky, Elizabeth Torrone
Summary: The number of reported congenital syphilis cases in the United States increased significantly during 2014-2018, with many cases being diagnosed later than ideal. There were several missed opportunities for early diagnosis in infants, indicating a need for more early screening and monitoring initiatives.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Misop Han, Sean O. Hogan, Eric Holmboe, Yuezhou Jing, Kenji Yamazaki, Bruce J. Trock
Summary: Financial incentives and conflicts of interest may influence physician decisionmaking. This retrospective cohort study analyzed industry payments made to newly independent physicians in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, and internal medicine. The study found that surgical specialties and male physicians accepted significantly higher industry payments, indicating a potential conflict of interest. Further research is needed to identify modifiable factors associated with physicians accepting general payments.
Article
Immunology
Andre Dailey, Anna Satcher Johnson, Xiaohong Hu, Zanetta Gant, Shacara Johnson Lyons, William Adih
Summary: The number of people diagnosed with HIV in the United States has been steadily increasing from 2014 to 2018. While early infections (stage 1-2) have slightly increased, the percentage of AIDS diagnoses (stage 3) has declined. Linkage to HIV medical care within 1 month of diagnosis has improved, as well as viral suppression within 6 months, with an average annual increase of 6.5%.
JAIDS-JOURNAL OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Kathryn R. Tringale, Tanya Nguyen, Naeim Bahrami, Deborah C. Marshall, Kelly M. Leyden, Roshan Karunamuni, Tyler M. Seibert, Mary Kay Gorman, Michael Connor, Jeff Burkeen, David E. Piccioni, Nikdokht Farid, Jona A. Hattangadi-Gluth, Carrie R. McDonald
RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Oncology
Roshan Karunamuni, Kathryn R. Tringale, Jeffrey Burkeen, Michelle D. Tibbs, Minh-Phuong Huynh-Le, Naeim Bahrami, Deborah Marshall, Tyler M. Seibert, Carrie R. McDonald, Jona A. Hattangadi-Gluth
JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Oncology
Michelle D. Tibbs, Minh-Phuong Huynh-Le, Anny Reyes, Anna Christina Macari, Roshan Karunamuni, Kathryn Tringale, Jeffrey Burkeen, Deborah Marshall, Ronghui Xu, Carrie R. McDonald, Jona A. Hattangadi-Gluth
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
(2020)
Article
Oncology
Elizabeth S. Tarras, Deborah C. Marshall, Kenneth Rosenzweig, Deborah Korenstein, Susan Chimonas
Summary: From 2014 to 2019, a cohort of 15,585 US medical oncologists became less likely to receive industry payments, but the overall value of the payments increased. Over time, medical oncologists receiving lower-value payments (<$10,000) accepted smaller amounts and those receiving higher-value payments (>$10,000) accepted larger amounts. The trend in industry payments to medical oncologists since the inception of the Open Payments program highlights the limitations of transparency without accountability in policy making.
Article
Oncology
Mia Salans, Anthony Yip, Jeffrey Burkeen, Kevin X. Liu, Euyhyun Lee, Tonya Pan-Weisz, Deborah Marshall, Susan G. R. McDuff, Yasamin Sharifzadeh, Yoseph Dalia, Parag Sanghvi, Daniel Simpson, Ronghui Xu, Carrie McDonald, Jona A. Hattangadi-Gluth
Summary: The study identified that patients receiving stereotactic radiosurgery reported better posttreatment quality of life compared to whole brain radiation therapy and systemic therapy. Patients with melanoma metastases, nonmarried status, male gender, and older age reported better quality of life in various domains after intracranial radiotherapy.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY-CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Deborah C. Marshall, Zahra Ghiassi-Nejad, Allison Powers, Joy S. Reidenberg, Pamela Argiriadi, Meng Ru, Vishruta Dumane, Michael Buckstein, Karyn Goodman, Stephanie Blank, Julie Schnur, Barry Rosenstein
Summary: The structure and function of the bulboclitoris, the primary organ responsible for female sexual arousal and orgasm, have yet to be described in radiotherapy literature. Contouring for the bulboclitoris was feasible, and bulboclitoris-sparing IMRT significantly reduced dose to the bulboclitoris in female patients with anal cancer. Further clinical studies are warranted to explore the potential benefits of this approach in reducing sexual toxicity.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
(2021)
Letter
Oncology
Deborah C. Marshall, Elizabeth S. Tarras, Susan Chimonas
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Benjamin Y. Liu, Sadiq Rehmani, Minal S. Kale, Deborah Marshall, Kenneth E. Rosenzweig, Chung Yin Kong, Juan Wisnivesky, Keith Sigel
Summary: This study found that early stage NSCLC patients treated with SBRT showed similar rates of cardiovascular events regardless of tumor laterality, while patients treated with 3DCRT plus IMRT had higher risks of congestive heart failure and percutaneous coronary artery intervention for left-sided tumors.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Deborah Marshall, Melissa D. Aldridge, Kavita Dharmarajan
Summary: Under the CMS' RO Model, a majority of bone metastases patients received shorter radiation courses in hospital outpatient settings. After adjustment, hospital outpatient treatment setting remained a significant predictor for receiving <= 10 fractions. The main contributors to expenditures were the number of fractions and treatment type.
Review
Oncology
Deborah C. Marshall, Elizabeth S. Tarras, Ayesha Ali, Julie Bloom, Mylin A. Torres, Jenna M. Kahn
Summary: This scoping review highlights the lack of scientific research on the impacts of radiotherapy on female erectile tissues and the difficulty in designing studies due to the lack of biomedical data. Collaborative interdisciplinary research is needed to generate radiobiologic and clinical evidence to improve sexual outcomes in female patients.
CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS
(2022)
Editorial Material
Urology & Nephrology
Daniel R. Dickstein, Deborah C. Marshall
Summary: Limited information is available on the effects of prostate cancer therapies on sexual health outcomes in sexual and gender minority patients. Understanding these outcomes is crucial for personalized clinical decision-making and creating a more equitable health system.
NATURE REVIEWS UROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Elaine Cha, Noah J. Mathis, Himanshu Joshi, Sonam Sharma, Melissa Zinovoy, Meng Ru, Oren Cahlon, Erin F. Gillespie, Deborah C. Marshall
Summary: This study aimed to identify predictors of patient experience scores in radiation therapy. The results showed that improving waiting times can lead to higher patient experience scores, while physician gender was not associated with patient experience outcomes. However, further research is needed to understand the effects of physician gender on patient experience scores.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY
(2022)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Deborah C. Marshall, Elizabeth S. Tarras, Kenneth Rosenzweig, Deborah Korenstein, Susan Chimonas
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2020)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Deborah C. Marshall, Derek D. Kao, Richard Bakst, Sonam Sharma, Rocco Ferrandino, Kenneth Rosenzweig, Juan Wisnivesky, Keith Sigel
LARYNGOSCOPE INVESTIGATIVE OTOLARYNGOLOGY
(2020)