Treatment trends and Medicare reimbursements for localized prostate cancer in elderly patients

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Treatment trends and Medicare reimbursements for localized prostate cancer in elderly patients. / Dell'oglio, Paolo; Valiquette, Anne Sophie; Leyh-Bannurah, Sami-Ramzi; Tian, Zhe; Trudeau, Vincent; Larcher, Alessandro; Shariat, Shahrokh F; Capitanio, Umberto; Briganti, Alberto; Graefen, Markus; Montorsi, Francesco; Karakiewicz, Pierre I.

in: CUAJ-CAN UROL ASSOC, Jahrgang 12, Nr. 7, 07.2018, S. E338-E344.

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Dell'oglio, P, Valiquette, AS, Leyh-Bannurah, S-R, Tian, Z, Trudeau, V, Larcher, A, Shariat, SF, Capitanio, U, Briganti, A, Graefen, M, Montorsi, F & Karakiewicz, PI 2018, 'Treatment trends and Medicare reimbursements for localized prostate cancer in elderly patients', CUAJ-CAN UROL ASSOC, Jg. 12, Nr. 7, S. E338-E344. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.4865

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Dell'oglio, P., Valiquette, A. S., Leyh-Bannurah, S-R., Tian, Z., Trudeau, V., Larcher, A., Shariat, S. F., Capitanio, U., Briganti, A., Graefen, M., Montorsi, F., & Karakiewicz, P. I. (2018). Treatment trends and Medicare reimbursements for localized prostate cancer in elderly patients. CUAJ-CAN UROL ASSOC, 12(7), E338-E344. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.4865

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Dell'oglio P, Valiquette AS, Leyh-Bannurah S-R, Tian Z, Trudeau V, Larcher A et al. Treatment trends and Medicare reimbursements for localized prostate cancer in elderly patients. CUAJ-CAN UROL ASSOC. 2018 Jul;12(7):E338-E344. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.4865

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title = "Treatment trends and Medicare reimbursements for localized prostate cancer in elderly patients",
abstract = "INTRODUCTION: The absolute and proportional numbers of elderly patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (PCa) are on the rise. We examined treatment trends and reimbursement figures in localized PCa patients aged ≥80 years.METHODS: Between 2000 and 2008, we identified 30 217 localized PCa patients aged ≥80 years in Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare-linked database. Alternative treatment modalities consisted of conservative management (CM), radiation therapy (RT), radical prostatectomy (RP), and primary androgen-deprivation therapy (PADT). For all four modalities, utilization and reimbursements were examined.RESULTS: PADT was the most frequently used treatment modality between 2000 and 2005. CM became the dominant treatment modality from 2006-2008. RP rates were marginal. RT ranked third, and its annual rate increased from 20.77% in 2000 to 29.13% in 2008. Median individual reimbursement of RT was highest and ranged from $29 343 in 2000 to $31 090 in 2008, followed by RP (from $20 560 in 2000 to $19 580 in 2008), PADT (from $18 901 in 2000 to $8000 in 2008), and CM (from $1824 in 2000 to $1938 in 2008). RT contributed to most of the cumulative annual reimbursements from 2003 (49.24%) to 2008 (72.97%). PADT ranked first from 2000 (54.56%) to 2002 (50.49%), but decreased by 19.40% in 2008. CM's contribution increased from 4.42% in 2000 to 6.96% in 2008. RP's share of reimbursements was stable during the study period.CONCLUSIONS: Our results, focusing on localized PCa treatment in patients aged ≥80 years, showed an important increase in rates, median cost, and proportion of cumulative cost related to RT.",
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author = "Paolo Dell'oglio and Valiquette, {Anne Sophie} and Sami-Ramzi Leyh-Bannurah and Zhe Tian and Vincent Trudeau and Alessandro Larcher and Shariat, {Shahrokh F} and Umberto Capitanio and Alberto Briganti and Markus Graefen and Francesco Montorsi and Karakiewicz, {Pierre I}",
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T1 - Treatment trends and Medicare reimbursements for localized prostate cancer in elderly patients

AU - Dell'oglio, Paolo

AU - Valiquette, Anne Sophie

AU - Leyh-Bannurah, Sami-Ramzi

AU - Tian, Zhe

AU - Trudeau, Vincent

AU - Larcher, Alessandro

AU - Shariat, Shahrokh F

AU - Capitanio, Umberto

AU - Briganti, Alberto

AU - Graefen, Markus

AU - Montorsi, Francesco

AU - Karakiewicz, Pierre I

PY - 2018/7

Y1 - 2018/7

N2 - INTRODUCTION: The absolute and proportional numbers of elderly patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (PCa) are on the rise. We examined treatment trends and reimbursement figures in localized PCa patients aged ≥80 years.METHODS: Between 2000 and 2008, we identified 30 217 localized PCa patients aged ≥80 years in Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare-linked database. Alternative treatment modalities consisted of conservative management (CM), radiation therapy (RT), radical prostatectomy (RP), and primary androgen-deprivation therapy (PADT). For all four modalities, utilization and reimbursements were examined.RESULTS: PADT was the most frequently used treatment modality between 2000 and 2005. CM became the dominant treatment modality from 2006-2008. RP rates were marginal. RT ranked third, and its annual rate increased from 20.77% in 2000 to 29.13% in 2008. Median individual reimbursement of RT was highest and ranged from $29 343 in 2000 to $31 090 in 2008, followed by RP (from $20 560 in 2000 to $19 580 in 2008), PADT (from $18 901 in 2000 to $8000 in 2008), and CM (from $1824 in 2000 to $1938 in 2008). RT contributed to most of the cumulative annual reimbursements from 2003 (49.24%) to 2008 (72.97%). PADT ranked first from 2000 (54.56%) to 2002 (50.49%), but decreased by 19.40% in 2008. CM's contribution increased from 4.42% in 2000 to 6.96% in 2008. RP's share of reimbursements was stable during the study period.CONCLUSIONS: Our results, focusing on localized PCa treatment in patients aged ≥80 years, showed an important increase in rates, median cost, and proportion of cumulative cost related to RT.

AB - INTRODUCTION: The absolute and proportional numbers of elderly patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer (PCa) are on the rise. We examined treatment trends and reimbursement figures in localized PCa patients aged ≥80 years.METHODS: Between 2000 and 2008, we identified 30 217 localized PCa patients aged ≥80 years in Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare-linked database. Alternative treatment modalities consisted of conservative management (CM), radiation therapy (RT), radical prostatectomy (RP), and primary androgen-deprivation therapy (PADT). For all four modalities, utilization and reimbursements were examined.RESULTS: PADT was the most frequently used treatment modality between 2000 and 2005. CM became the dominant treatment modality from 2006-2008. RP rates were marginal. RT ranked third, and its annual rate increased from 20.77% in 2000 to 29.13% in 2008. Median individual reimbursement of RT was highest and ranged from $29 343 in 2000 to $31 090 in 2008, followed by RP (from $20 560 in 2000 to $19 580 in 2008), PADT (from $18 901 in 2000 to $8000 in 2008), and CM (from $1824 in 2000 to $1938 in 2008). RT contributed to most of the cumulative annual reimbursements from 2003 (49.24%) to 2008 (72.97%). PADT ranked first from 2000 (54.56%) to 2002 (50.49%), but decreased by 19.40% in 2008. CM's contribution increased from 4.42% in 2000 to 6.96% in 2008. RP's share of reimbursements was stable during the study period.CONCLUSIONS: Our results, focusing on localized PCa treatment in patients aged ≥80 years, showed an important increase in rates, median cost, and proportion of cumulative cost related to RT.

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DO - 10.5489/cuaj.4865

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C2 - 29603911

VL - 12

SP - E338-E344

JO - CUAJ-CAN UROL ASSOC

JF - CUAJ-CAN UROL ASSOC

SN - 1911-6470

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