Staff Profile

Andrew Eckel is a programmer at the MGH Institute for Technology Assessment, where he writes and maintains population models for multiple cancer sites, as well as database scripts for cost-of-care studies. He received his Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2014. Outside of the ITA, he makes music and writes image processing software for visual art.

Selected Publications

2022

Peters, Mary Linton B.; Eckel, Andrew; Lietz, Anna; Seguin, Claudia; Mueller, Peter; Hur, Chin; Pandharipande, Pari V.

‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬Genetic testing to guide screening for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Results of a microsimulation model Journal Article

In: Pancreatology, vol. 22, iss. 6, pp. 760-769, 2022, ISSN: 1424-3903.

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2021

Hammer, Mark M; Eckel, Andrew; Palazzo, Lauren; Kong, Chung Yin

Cost-Effectiveness of Treatment Thresholds for Subsolid Pulmonary Nodules in CT Lung Cancer Screening. Journal Article

In: Radiology, pp. 204418, 2021, ISSN: 1527-1315, ().

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2020

Hammer, Mark Morris; Palazzo, Lauren; Paquette, Adelle; Eckel, Andrew; Jacobson, Francine L.; Barbosa, Eduardo M.; Kong, Chung Yin

Cost-effectiveness of follow-up for subsolid pulmonary nodules in high-risk patients. Journal Article

In: Journal of thoracic oncology : official publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 1298-1305, 2020, ISSN: 1556-1380, ().

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Tramontano, Angela; Chen, Yufan; Watson, Tina; Eckel, Andrew; Hur, Chin; Kong, Chung Yin

Racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer treatment utilization and phase-specific costs, 2000-2014. Journal Article

In: PloS one, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. e0231599, 2020, ISSN: 1932-6203, ().

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2019

Tramontano, Angela; Chen, Yufan; Watson, Tina; Eckel, Andrew; Sheehan, Deirdre; Peters, Mary Linton B.; Pandharipande, Pari; Hur, Chin; Kong, Chung Yin

Pancreatic cancer treatment costs, including patient liability, by phase of care and treatment modality, 2000-2013. Journal Article

In: Medicine, vol. 98, no. 49, pp. e18082, 2019, ISSN: 1536-5964, ().

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Chen, Yufan; Criss, Steven; Watson, Tina; Eckel, Andrew; Palazzo, Lauren; Tramontano, Angela; Wang, Ying; Mercaldo, Nathaniel; Kong, Chung Yin

Cost and Utilization of Lung Cancer End-of-Life Care Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Groups in the United States. Journal Article

In: The oncologist, 2019, ISSN: 1549-490X, ().

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Tramontano, Angela; Chen, Yufan; Watson, Tina; Eckel, Andrew; Hur, Chin; Kong, Chung Yin

Esophageal cancer treatment costs by phase of care and treatment modality, 2000-2013. Journal Article

In: Cancer medicine, 2019, ISSN: 2045-7634, ().

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Sheehan, Deirdre; Criss, Steven; Chen, Yufan; Eckel, Andrew; Palazzo, Lauren; Tramontano, Angela; Hur, Chin; Cipriano, Lauren; Kong, Chung Yin

Lung cancer costs by treatment strategy and phase of care among patients enrolled in Medicare. Journal Article

In: Cancer medicine, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 94-103, 2019, ISSN: 2045-7634, ().

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Chen, Yufan; Watson, Tina; Criss, Steven; Eckel, Andrew; Palazzo, Lauren; Sheehan, Deirdre; Kong, Chung Yin

A simulation study of the effect of lung cancer screening in China, Japan, Singapore, and South Korea. Journal Article

In: PloS one, vol. 14, pp. e0220610, 2019, ISSN: 1932-6203, ().

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2018

Peters, Mary Linton B.; Eckel, Andrew; Mueller, Peter P.; Tramontano, Angela; Weaver, Davis; Lietz, Anna; Hur, Chin; Kong, Chung Yin; Pandharipande, Pari

Progression to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma from pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia: Results of a simulation model. Journal Article

In: Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.], vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 928-934, 2018, ISSN: 1424-3911.

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Hammer, Mark M; Palazzo, Lauren; Eckel, Andrew; Barbosa, Eduardo M; Kong, Chung Yin

A Decision Analysis of Follow-up and Treatment Algorithms for Nonsolid Pulmonary Nodules. Journal Article

In: Radiology, pp. 180867, 2018, ISSN: 1527-1315, ().

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