First-Line Palliative Chemotherapy for Esophageal and Gastric Cancer: Practice Patterns and Outcomes in the General Population.
Shaila J MerchantWeidong KongBishal GyawaliTimothy P HannaWiley ChungSulaiman NanjiSunil V PatelChristopher M BoothPublished in: JCO oncology practice (2021)
One fifth of patients with incurable esophageal and gastric cancer in the general population receive PC. Median survival of patients treated in routine practice is inferior to that in clinical trials. Only one third of patients not treated with PC had consultation with a medical oncologist. Further work is necessary to understand low utilization of PC and medical oncology consultation in this patient population.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- healthcare
- clinical trial
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- advanced cancer
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- squamous cell carcinoma
- case report
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical practice
- quality improvement
- radiation therapy
- locally advanced
- open label
- free survival
- phase ii