Distinct profiles of multiple co-occurring symptoms in patients with gastrointestinal cancers receiving chemotherapy.
Yufen LinDonald E BaileySharron L DochertyLaura S PorterBruce A CooperSteven M PaulKord M KoberMarilyn J HammerFay WrightLaura B DunnYvette P ConleyJon D LevineChristine A MiaskowskiPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
The first study to identify subgroups of patients with GI cancers based on distinct symptom profiles. LCA allowed for the identification of risk factors associated with a higher symptom burden. Clinicians can use this information to identify high-risk patients and develop personalized symptom management interventions.