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Open AccessTreatment-Free Interval: A Novel Approach to Assessing Real-World Treatment Effectiveness and Economic Impact Among Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea
Objective assessment of treatment effectiveness using real-world claims data is challenging. This study assessed treatment-free intervals (TFI) as a proxy for treatment effectiveness, and all-cause healthcare ...
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Open AccessTreatment Patterns Among Patients with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Comorbid Anxiety and/or Depression in the United States: A Retrospective Claims Analysis
Patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have psychiatric comorbidities that may confound diagnosis and affect treatment outcomes and costs. The current study described treatment pat...
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Open AccessIdentifying individuals with undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder in a large United States civilian population – a machine learning approach
The proportion of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that remain undiagnosed may be substantial. Without an accurate diagnosis, these patients may lack PTSD-targeted treatments and experience ...
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Open AccessTreatment patterns among children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the United States – a retrospective claims analysis
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurobehavioral disorder affecting approximately 10.0% of children and 6.5% of adolescents in the United States (US). A comprehensive assessment of t...
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Open AccessOpioid-Induced Constipation: Cost Impact of Approved Medications in the Emergency Department
Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) prescription medications (OIC-Rx) like methylnaltrexone subcutaneous (SC) have shown efficacy in treating OIC in the emergency department (ED). This study aimed to describe an...
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Open AccessResponse to: Alfred Sandrock, Wildon Farwell. Letter to the Editor, Comparisons Between Separately Conducted Clinical Trials: Letter to the Editor Regarding Dabbous O, Maru B, Jansen JP, Lorenzi M, Cloutier M, Guérin A, et al. Adv Ther (2019) 36(5):1164-76. doi:10.1007/s12325-019-00923-8
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Open AccessSurvival, Motor Function, and Motor Milestones: Comparison of AVXS-101 Relative to Nusinersen for the Treatment of Infants with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1
Infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 typically face a decline in motor function and a severely shortened life expectancy. Clinical trials for SMA type 1 therapies, onasemnogene abeparvovec (AVXS-1...
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Open AccessThe Comorbidity Burden of Hidradenitis Suppurativa in the United States: A Claims Data Analysis
Prior studies have reported that hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is accompanied by a myriad of physical and mental conditions. However, given the small sample sizes and the limited number of pre-selected comorbi...
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Treatment and Monitoring Patterns Among Premenopausal Women with HR+/HER2− Advanced Breast Cancer
Premenopausal women with hormone receptor positive (HR+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-negative (HER2−) advanced breast cancer (aBC) often present with aggressive tumor types that lead to poor p...
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Monitoring of Hematologic, Cardiac, and Hepatic Function in Post-Menopausal Women with HR+/HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer
In the treatment of metastatic breast cancer (mBC), regular monitoring is key in hel** physicians to make informed clinical decisions, managing treatment side effects, and maintaining patients’ quality of li...
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Dosing Patterns and Economic Burden of Palbociclib Drug Wastage in HR+/HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer
Targeted therapies have revolutionized the treatment of hormone receptor positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HR+/HER2−) metastatic breast cancer (mBC). However, as for many oncology dru...
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Economic Burden of HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer Among Adult Premenopausal Women
Premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) have complex treatment needs and may receive sequential combinati...
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Monitoring for and Characterizing Crizotinib Progression: A Chart Review of ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Crizotinib is recommended as first-line therapy for ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but within a year of treatment initiation many patients develop resistance. With the recent approval of second-...
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Open AccessTreatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization, and costs following first-line antidepressant treatment in major depressive disorder: a retrospective US claims database analysis
Although the symptoms of major depressive disorder (MDD) are often manageable with pharmacotherapy, response to first-line antidepressant treatment is often less than optimal. This study describes long-term tr...
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Treatment Patterns and Early Outcomes of ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Receiving Ceritinib: A Chart Review Study
This study aimed to provide the first real-world description of the characteristics, treatments, dosing patterns, and early outcomes of patients with ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received c...
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Open AccessReadmission Risk in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: Comparative Study of Nebulized β2-Agonists
Bronchodilators are used for managing the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and minimizing the risk of hospitalization and readmission. Hospital readmission is predictive of morbidity an...
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Real-World Analysis of Medical Costs and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Elderly Women with HR+/HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer Receiving Everolimus-Based Therapy or Chemotherapy
The objective of this study was to analyze medical costs and healthcare resource utilization (HRU) associated with everolimus-based therapy or chemotherapy among elderly women with hormone-receptor-positive, h...
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Open AccessComparison of treatment patterns and economic outcomes in metastatic breast cancer patients initiated on trastuzumab versus lapatinib: a retrospective analysis
Few studies have compared treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization (HRU), and costs in patients with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) receiving HER2 directed therapy. This study evaluated these outcom...
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Open AccessComparison of the Long-Term Risk of Recurrence and Other Clinical Outcomes in GIST Patients Receiving Imatinib as Adjuvant Therapy—A Retrospective Chart Extract-Based Approach
To compare characteristics of patients, the risk of recurrence, and mortality among adult patients with primary resectable gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) receiving short-term (6–12 months) versus long-t...