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| Ya Chen T ShihSummaryAffiliation: University of Chicago Country: USA Publications
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Economic burden of renal cell carcinoma in the US: Part II--an updated analysisYa Chen T Shih
Section of Health Services Research, Department of Biostatistics, Division of Quantitative Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Pharmacoeconomics 29:331-41. 2011..Following an updated review of RCC-related economic studies, we supplemented the costs of RCC reported in the literature with estimates from the latest US databases that capture the utilization of several newly approved targeted agents...
Economic burden of renal cell carcinoma: Part I--an updated reviewYa Chen T Shih
Section of Health Services Research, Department of Biostatistics, Division of Quantitative Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Pharmacoeconomics 29:315-29. 2011..More research is needed to assess the quality of the economic studies of RCC and to understand why the estimated costs differ across studies...
Racial disparities in the use of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery: a national Medicare studyGrace L Smith
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 116:734-41. 2010..Therefore, in a comprehensive, national cohort of Medicare patients, racial disparities in the use of radiotherapy (RT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) for invasive breast cancer were quantified...
Adoption of intensity-modulated radiation therapy for breast cancer in the United StatesBenjamin D Smith
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1202, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 103:798-809. 2011..It is thus controversial whether such treatment justifies billing for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)...
Breast-conserving surgery in older patients with invasive breast cancer: current patterns of treatment across the United StatesGrace L Smith
Department of Radiation Oncology, The Section of Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Am Coll Surg 209:425-433.e2. 2009..But earlier studies report low BCS use rates of 12% to 43% nationally, especially in older patients. We sought to determine current patterns and predictors of BCS use...
Brachytherapy for accelerated partial-breast irradiation: a rapidly emerging technology in breast cancer careGrace L Smith
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Clin Oncol 29:157-65. 2011..It is currently used in the community setting, although its efficacy has yet to be validated in prospective comparative trials. Frequency and factors influencing use have not been previously identified...
Cost-utility analysis of palonosetron-based therapy in preventing emesis among breast cancer patientsElenir B C Avritscher
Division of Quantitative Sciences, Department of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77230, USA
J Support Oncol 8:242-51. 2010..The cost-utility of palonosetron-based therapy exceeds the $100,000/QALY threshold. Future research incorporating the price structure of all antiemetics following ondansetron's recent patent expiration is needed...
Cost-minimization analysis of low-molecular-weight heparin (dalteparin) compared to unfractionated heparin for inpatient treatment of cancer patients with deep venous thrombosisElenir B C Avritscher
Section of Health Services Research, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard Unit 196, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
Support Care Cancer 12:531-6. 2004....
In-hospital complications of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for lymphoid malignancies: clinical and economic outcomes from the Nationwide Inpatient SampleJeffrey A Jones
Health Services Research Section, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Cancer 112:1096-105. 2008..Complications remain common, but population-based estimates of their frequency and relative contribution to cost are not available...
Risk of hypothyroidism in older breast cancer patients treated with radiationGrace L Smith
Department of Breast Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Cancer 112:1371-9. 2008..The authors assessed risk of hypothyroidism in breast cancer patients who were receiving RT to a supraclavicular field, which typically includes a portion of thyroid...
