Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes Into Prognostication in Gastroesophageal Cancer: Results of a Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Analysis.
Thais Baccili Cury MegidDivya SharmaZeynep BaskurtLucy Xiaolu MaXin WangCarly C BarronRaymond Woo-Jun JangEric Xueyu ChenCarol Jane SwallowAruz MesciJonathan C YeungRebecca K S WongSavtaj Singh BrarPatrick Veit-HaibachJohn KimYvonne BachHiroko AoyamaElena ElimovaPublished in: The oncologist (2024)
Patient's SB seems to carry a prognostic significance. ESAS and physician-reported ECOG exhibit comparable prognostic values. Physicians and patients can frequently have divergent opinions on PS. ESAS takes a patient-centered approach and should be encouraged in practice among patients with GEC as an additional tool for prognostication.