The digital divide: Racial disparities in adoption and utilization of health information technology among patients with lymphoid cancers.

Introduction: Health information technology (HIT) has the potential to improve healthcare delivery and engagement. Studying racial-ethnic disparities in HIT engagement will help understand and overcome challenges to healthcare utilization.

Methods: We undertook a patient-reported survey among patients with lymphoid malignancies at two campuses of Mayo Clinic, Florida to explore HIT-related disparities.

Prognostic value of early bone marrow MRD status in CAR-T therapy for myeloma.

Bone marrow (BM) assessment of minimal residual disease (MRD) is prognostic for survival in multiple myeloma (MM). BM is still hypocellular at month 1 post CAR-T, thus the value of MRD negative (MRDneg) status at this timepoint is unclear. We examined the impact of month 1 BM MRD status in MM patients who received CART at Mayo Clinic between 8/2016 and 6/2021.

Immunotherapies in rare cancers.

Cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide, placing a significant burden on healthcare systems as well as the global economy. Rare cancers comprise a group of about 200 cancers that individually occur at extremely low frequencies. In the United States (US), their frequency is approximately 15 cases per 100,000 people, and it is even lower in Europe with approximately 6 cases per 100,000 people.

Age-related Survival Outcomes for Pancreatic Cancer by Age.

Background/aim: Pancreatic cancer has a very poor prognosis, though outcomes based on age are not well characterized. The aim of current study was to analyze the survival of patients with pancreatic cancer based on age.

Patients And Methods: Using National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), we determined survival outcome based on age among patients with pancreatic cancer.

Advanced Tumor Imaging Approaches in Human Tumors.

The management of cancer has always relied heavily on the imaging modalities used to detect and monitor it. While many of these modalities have been around for decades, the technology surrounding them is always improving, and much has been discovered in recent years about the nature of tumors because of this. There have been several areas that have aided those discoveries.

Myelomatous ascites and pleural effusion in relapsed multiple myeloma.

Extramedullary multiple myeloma is seen in advanced and aggressive disease and occurs due to plasma cell infiltration of sites other than the bone marrow. Myelomatous ascites or pleural effusion is seen in less than 1% of cases and can be differentiated from infectious etiologies based on fluid cytology.

Management of lytic bone disease in lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma: A case report and review of the literature.

Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM)/lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) is often differentiated from myeloma based on the presence of lytic bone lesions (LBL). However, WM/LPL can present with LBL, and management is poorly understood. We describe a case of an 81-year-old woman with LPL who presented with LBL and was successfully treated with chemoimmunotherapy.

Landmark Cancer Clinical Trials and Real-World Patient Populations: Examining Race and Age Reporting.

Background: Concern exists that the clinical trial populations differ from respective cancer populations in terms of their age distribution affecting the generalizability of the results, especially in underrepresented minorities. We hypothesized that the clinical trials that do not report race are likely to suffer from a higher degree of age disparity.

Methods: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug approvals from July 2007 to June 2019 were reviewed to identify oncology approvals, and trials with age details were selected.

Trends in Early Mortality From Multiple Myeloma: A Population-Based Analysis.

Introduction: Despite significant improvements in multiple myeloma (MM) treatment modalities, patient mortality early in the course of disease has been identified as a persistent phenomenon with variable reported rates and causes. Trends in early mortality over time have not been clearly defined.

Patients And Methods: The Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database was used to identify adult patients with MM between 1975 and 2015.

Aortic Stenosis Patients With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Caution Recommended With Renal Failure During Hospitalization.

Objective Our study aimed to assess the risk of in-patient mortality due to renal failure and other comorbidities in aortic stenosis (AS) patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study using a Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS, January 2010 to December 2014) from the United States and included 33,325 patients with a primary diagnosis of AS. Logistic regression was used to evaluate the odds ratio (OR) for in-hospital mortality in AS by comorbidities including renal failure.

Clinical Perspective on 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia: A Systematic Review of Published Case Reports.

The ongoing pandemic of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which originated from Wuhan, China, has led to 68,279 deaths due to 2019-nCoV pneumonia as of May 5, 2020. We conducted a systematic review and included 16 case reports to summarize the transmission and pathology of 2019-nCoV, and clinical presentation, laboratory and imaging findings, and treatment in 2019-nCoV pneumonia. The disease is mild in most people; in some, it may progress to severe pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

A Systematic Review of Cases of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic after it spread to 213 countries and has the highest total number of cases worldwide. About 80% of COVID-19 infections are mild or asymptomatic and never require hospitalization but about 5% of patients become critically ill and develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The widely used management for ARDS in COVID-19 has been in line with the standard approach, but the need to adjust the treatment protocols has been questioned based on the reports of higher mortality risk among those requiring mechanical ventilation.