Associations of baseline patient-reported outcomes with treatment outcomes in advanced gastrointestinal cancer.

Emily E van SeventerMadeleine G FishKathryn FosbennerKatie KanterAmirkasra MojtahedJill N AllenLawrence BlaszkowskyJeffrey W ClarkJon DuboisJoseph W FransesBruce J GiantonioLipika GoyalSamuel J KlempnerEric J RoelandDavid P RyanColin D WeekesTherese MulveyAreej R El-JawahriNora HorickRyan B CorcoranAparna R ParikhRyan David Nipp

Published in: Cancer (2020)

Baseline PROs are associated with treatment response in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer, namely physical symptoms and functional QOL, in addition to health care use and survival. The findings of the current study support the association between PROs and important clinical outcomes, including the novel finding of treatment response.

Keyphrases

physical activity
patient reported outcomes
papillary thyroid
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sleep quality
squamous cell
mental health
young adults
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