Laura Baumann
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2025
Psychedelics for Cancer Pain and Associated Psychological Distress: A Narrative Review of a Potential Strategy
Belitzky E, Carvalho L, Taylor M, Ortiz C, Baum L, Fiellin D, Lustberg M. Psychedelics for Cancer Pain and Associated Psychological Distress: A Narrative Review of a Potential Strategy. Cancer Medicine 2025, 14: e70586. PMID: 40052631, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of cancer painPsychological distressCancer painSymptom burdenUndertreatment of cancer painLevels of psychological distressFear of recurrenceSymptoms of cancerAssociated symptom burdenImprove pain managementMitigate psychological distressQuality of life challengesCancer-related painMitigate painAssociated psychological distressTreatment of cancer painNon-pharmacological approachesDiagnosis of cancerEfficacy of psychedelicsFear of deathLevel of evidenceCurrent level of evidenceBehavioral counselingCancer populationPain management
2024
Between ‘NET’ and ‘CoGNET’: A biphasic Neuroendocrine-Gangliocytic tumor of the pancreas
Khandakar B, Ng M, Baum L, Robert M. Between ‘NET’ and ‘CoGNET’: A biphasic Neuroendocrine-Gangliocytic tumor of the pancreas. Human Pathology Reports 2024, 38: 300763. DOI: 10.1016/j.hpr.2024.300763.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroendocrine tumorsLow-grade neuroendocrine tumorHead of pancreasNerve sheath tumorsClinico-pathological findingsPancreatic headSheath tumorsImmunohistochemical profilePeriampullary regionCase reportDifferential diagnosisGangliocytic paragangliomaTumorGangliocytic differentiationPancreasTumor classificationParagangliomaUsing a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer
Siddique S, Baum L, Deziel N, Kelly J, Warren J, Ma X. Using a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0311540. PMID: 39471191, PMCID: PMC11521299, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-of-onset colorectal cancerEarly-onset colorectal cancerEnd Results Program dataCenters for Disease Control and Prevention dataCounty-level factorsColorectal cancerHealth risk behaviorsIdentified principal componentsOdds of survivalPreventive servicesSurvival disparitiesLinear mixed modelsEOCRCChronic diseasesPreventive factorsUS countiesSalt Lake CountyCA residentsRisk behaviorsUnited StatesProgram dataCounty-levelOlder ageBayesian analytical approachYounger ageImproving the detection and documentation of patients’ symptoms in an integrated gastrointestinal oncology and palliative care clinic.
Rao V, Trexler S, Boaz C, Phillips D, Baum L. Improving the detection and documentation of patients’ symptoms in an integrated gastrointestinal oncology and palliative care clinic. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 20: 336-336. DOI: 10.1200/op.2024.20.10_suppl.336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEdmonton Symptom Assessment ScaleSymptom assessment toolsSymptom documentationIntegrated clinicPatient distressPalliative careAssessment toolDocumentation ratesResponse to patient distressInterdisciplinary palliative care teamIn-personSatisfaction surveyPalliative care teamPalliative care clinicMedian ratePatient-clinician communicationSymptom Assessment ScalePost-intervention dataPatient satisfaction surveyPost-intervention periodDocumentation of symptomsManual chart reviewPre-intervention baseline dataTreatment side effectsPC physiciansCharacterization of time toxicity in older patients with metastatic breast cancer
Atre S, Soulos P, Kuderer N, Gross C, Baum L, Dinan M, Lustberg M. Characterization of time toxicity in older patients with metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2024, 207: 541-550. PMID: 38816556, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-024-07379-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerBone-modifying agentsComorbid medical conditionsOlder patientsBreast cancerRetrospective cohort studySEER-Medicare databaseTreatment typeCancer treatment modalityTreatment modalitiesSEER-MedicareCohort studyUnadjusted analysisPatientsAge-related impactCancer treatmentComorbiditiesDay patientsCancerRadiotherapyOlder ageMedical conditionsToxicityTreatmentSociodemographic factorsOpioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system.
Baum L, Soulos P, KC M, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Liberatore M, Rivera D, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Opioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 11059-11059. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.11059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDocumented painHealth systemOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsOpioid prescribing trendsYale New Haven Health SystemPrescribing trendsMetastatic cancerDocumented pain scoresUS health systemOpioid usePain scoresAdult patientsCalculated predicted probabilitiesFlowsheet dataRetrospective cohort studyRelated harmSolid tumor malignanciesCohort studyCancer painPrescribingContext of cancer treatmentStudy criteriaPainSurgery cohort
2023
Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer
Baum L, KC M, Soulos P, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Rivera D, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Trends in new and persistent opioid use in older adults with and without cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2023, 116: 316-323. PMID: 37802882, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdditional opioid useNew opioid useOpioid useNon-metastatic cancerPersistent opioid useRetrospective cohort studySolid tumor malignanciesClinical strataEligible patientsNaïve patientsOpioid prescribingMetastatic patientsSurgery patientsCohort studySEER-MedicareMetastatic cancerPatientsTumor malignancyCancerOlder adultsSurgeryRandom sampleAdditional useChemotherapyPrescribingGuidelines for surveillance of patients with von Hippel‐Lindau disease: Consensus statement of the International VHL Surveillance Guidelines Consortium and VHL Alliance
Daniels A, Tirosh A, Huntoon K, Mehta G, Spiess P, Friedman D, Waguespack S, Kilkelly J, Rednam S, Pruthi S, Jonasch E, Baum L, Chahoud J, Consortium F. Guidelines for surveillance of patients with von Hippel‐Lindau disease: Consensus statement of the International VHL Surveillance Guidelines Consortium and VHL Alliance. Cancer 2023, 129: 2927-2940. PMID: 37337409, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34896.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Posttraumatic stress symptoms and financial toxicity among adolescent and young adult oncology patients and their caregivers at cancer diagnosis
Baum L, Koyama T, Schremp E, Zhang K, Rodweller C, Roth M, Compas B, Friedman D. Posttraumatic stress symptoms and financial toxicity among adolescent and young adult oncology patients and their caregivers at cancer diagnosis. Cancer 2022, 128: 2005-2014. PMID: 35226364, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsFinancial toxicityAssociated with financial toxicityPatient-caregiver dyadsStress symptomsImpact of Events Scale-RevisedAssociations of posttraumatic stress symptomsMedian COST scoreYoung adult oncology patientsBaseline survey dataYoung adult oncologyEvent Scale-RevisedCross-sectional studyAdult oncology patientsSurvivorship trajectoryAuthors fit modelsPsychosocial distressComplete dyadsCOST scoreCaregiversAdult oncologyAnalytic cohortSignificant paired associationCancer diagnosisAnxiety symptoms
2021
Analysis of unused prescription opioids and benzodiazepines remaining after death among Medicare decedents
Baum L, Bruzelius E, Kiang M, Humphreys K, Basu S, Baum A. Analysis of unused prescription opioids and benzodiazepines remaining after death among Medicare decedents. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 219: 108502. PMID: 33421803, PMCID: PMC7914112, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare beneficiariesNational sample of Medicare beneficiariesHistory of mental illnessSample of Medicare beneficiariesNational Death IndexNon-Hispanic whitesEnd-of-lifePrescription opioidsPart D claimsLower-income beneficiariesDrug use disordersMedicare decedentsAsian decedentsDeath IndexMental illnessMisuse of prescription opioidsUnused prescription opioidsD claimsBenzodiazepine prescriptionsChronic painMedication disposalNational sampleTime of deathNorth American nativesDecedents
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