Alison Sexton Ward, PhD

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October 4th 2019

The Long-term Social Value of Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factors

Alison Sexton Ward, PhD Mina Kabiri, PhD Aylin Yucel, PhD, MSc, MBA, MHSA, PharmD Alison R. Silverstein, MPH Emma van Eijndhoven, MS, MA Charles Bowers, MD Mark Bensink, PhD, MSc, MEd Dana Goldman, PhD

Although currently underutilized, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor prophylaxis as supportive cancer care provides substantial value to society. Aligning utilization with clinical guidelines would increase this value considerably.

October 10th 2016

Estimating the Social Value of G-CSF Therapies in the United States

Jacqueline Vanderpuye-Orgle, PhD Alison Sexton Ward, PhD Caroline Huber, MPH Chelsey Kamson, BS Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factors (G-CSFs) reduce the risk of febrile neutropenia in patients with cancer. This study evaluates the clinical and nonclinical value associated with G-CSFs.