Graduate Student Directory

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Bio

Education:

• B.Pharm., Pharmacy - University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), 2017

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Research Areas:

• Pharmacoepidemiology
• Health Outcomes Research
• Real-world evidence

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Bang Truong is originally from Vietnam. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in pharmacy in 2017 and joined the Ph.D. program in Health Outcomes Research and Policy at the Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy. His research interests are using observational data to generate causal estimates of population-level effects of medication use, conduct patient-level predictions using machine learning. He is also interested in exploring healthcare resource utilization and economic burden of pharmacological interventions.

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Publications:

• Qian, J., Li, C., Truong, C.B. Physical function before and after initial treatment among older adults with localized or regional stage prostate cancer. Journal of Geriatric Oncology (2021). doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.06.014
• Tanni KA, Truong CB, Johnson BS, Qian J. Comparative effectiveness and safety of eribulin in advanced or metastatic breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 2021;163:103375. DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103375
• Qian, J., Truong, C.B. & Tanni, K.A. Author’s Reply to Joerg Putzke et al. Comment on: “Safety of Marketed Cancer Supportive Care Biosimilars in the US: A Disproportionality Analysis Using the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Database”. BioDrugs (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40259-021-00474-x
• Tanni, K.A., Truong, C.B., Almahasis, S. et al. Safety of Marketed Cancer Supportive Care Biosimilars in the US: A Disproportionality Analysis Using the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) Database. BioDrugs (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40259-020-00466-3
• Cong Bang Truong, Spencer H. Durham & Jingjing Qian (2021). Comparisons of adverse event reporting for colistin versus polymyxin B using the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS), Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, https://doi.org/10.1080/14740338.2021.1890024
• T.C. Bang, D.N.D. Trang, Investigation on colistin use at University Medical Center HoChiMinh City, Pharm Sci Asia 2018; 45 (1), 37-44. doi:10.29090/psa.2018.01.037

Book Chapter

Truong C.B., Pham P.H., Phan Q.K., Pham T.T.T., Chapter 2: High-quality Medical Information from the Internet. In: Phan Q.K., Pham T.T.T., Pham P.H. Evidence-based Practices. Hochiminh: Vietnam Medical Publisher; 2020. ISBN: 973 604 303 864 4
(Contributor in Chapter 4: Interpretation and Evaluation of Clinical Trials in Biomedical Sciences, Chapter 12: Liver and renal failures, and Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases)

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Presentations

• Truong B., Durham S., Qian J. Comparisons of adverse event reporting for colistin versus polymyxin B using the US food and drug administration adverse event reporting system. 55th American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition. December 6-10, 2020. Virtual Meeting. POSTER PRESENTATION
• Rajan E., Truong B., Qian J. Comparison of adverse events reported to the U.S. FDA between dalteparin and enoxaparin in the pediatric population. 55th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition. December 6-10, 2020. Virtual Meeting. POSTER PRESENTATION.
• T.C. Bang, D.N.D. Trang, Investigation on colistin use at University Medical Center, HCMC. 2nd ASEAN PharmNET Conference - International Conference on Pharmacy Education and Research Network of ASEAN, Malaysia. November 15-18, 2017. ORAL PRESENTATION
• Truong C.B., Qian J. Comparative Effectiveness in Medication Adherence between Video-Observed Therapy and Directly-Observed Therapy in Tuberculosis-infected Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Virtual ISPOR Annual Meeting. May 17-20, 2021. POSTER PRESENTATION.
• Truong C.B., Qian J. Comparative Effectiveness in Medication Adherence between Video-Observed Therapy and Directly-Observed Therapy in Tuberculosis-infected Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Auburn Student Symposium. March 29-31, 2021. ORAL PRESENTATION.
• Qian J., Li C., Truong C.B. Associations between Physical and Cognitive Functions with Received Treatment and Patient Outcomes among Older Adults with Prostate Cancer. Academy Health Annual Research Meeting 2021. POSTER PRESENTATION.