Association of Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life With Physician-Reported Toxicities in Adolescents and Young Adults Receiving Radiation Therapy for Cancer.
Kelsey L CorriganBryce B ReeveJohn M SalsmanElizabeth J SiembidaGrace L SmithMaria C SwartzKamaria L LeeFaraz AfridiLauren M AndringAndrew J BishopJillian R GuntherJonathan A LivingstonSusan K PetersonSusan K ParsonsMichael E RothPublished in: JCO oncology practice (2023)
The presence of acute and late grade 2 or greater RT-related toxicities may contribute to worse HRQOL, especially global mental health, in AYAs. Screening and early interventions to mitigate RT-related toxicities are needed to improve AYA HRQOL.