SPIRIT-PRO Extension explanation and elaboration: guidelines for inclusion of patient-reported outcomes in protocols of clinical trials

M Calvert, M King, R Mercieca-Bebber, O Aiyegbusi… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are used in clinical trials to provide valuable evidence on
the impact of disease and treatment on patients' symptoms, function and quality of life. High …

Quality of life assessment in renal cell carcinoma Phase II and III clinical trials published between 2010 and 2020: a systematic review

A Rizzo, V Mollica, FG Dall'Olio, AD Ricci… - Future …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aims: Quality of life (QoL) assessment is frequently not included among the end points of
clinical trials (CTs) on renal cell carcinoma. Herein we aimed to describe the assessment …

Effect of bevacizumab in combination with standard oxaliplatin-based regimens in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a randomized clinical trial

A Avallone, MC Piccirillo, G Nasti, G Rosati… - JAMA Network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although bevacizumab is a standard of care in combination treatments for
metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), its clinical benefit has been limited. Objective To …

Quality of life in vulnerable older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving palliative chemotherapy—the randomized NORDIC9-study

G Liposits, HR Eshøj, S Möller, SB Winther… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bowel cancer is one of the leading cancer-types in both sexes worldwide.
Despite that most new cases and deaths occur in people aged 70 years or older, few clinical …

Health-related quality of life in metastatic colorectal Cancer patients treated with curative resection and/or local ablative therapy or systemic therapy in the Finnish …

K Lehtomäki, HP Stedt, E Osterlund, T Muhonen… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Metastatic colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer
death. Long-term survival and cure can be achieved after intensive treatments, including …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life and survival of metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with trifluridine-tipiracil (QUALITAS)

PAH Hamers, GR Vink, MAG Elferink, RK Stellato… - Clinical colorectal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction The RECOURSE trial demonstrated a modest benefit in overall survival (OS) for
trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) versus placebo in pretreated metastatic colorectal cancer …

Interventions to improve nutritional status for older patients with cancer–a holistic approach is needed

G Liposits, S Singhal… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Multimodal interventions including nutrition have the potential to improve patient-centred
outcomes in older adults with cancer during the continuum of care, from prehabilitation to …

Harnessing the Potential of Real-World Evidence in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: Where Do We Stand?

SCMW van Nassau, GM Bol, FH van der Baan… - … treatment options in …, 2024 - Springer
Opinion statement Treatment guidelines for colorectal cancer (CRC) are primarily based on
the results of randomized clinical trials (RCTs), the gold standard methodology to evaluate …

Leveraging patient experience data to guide medicines development, regulation, access decisions and clinical care in the EU

D Almeida, D Umuhire, R Gonzalez-Quevedo… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Patient experience data (PED), provided by patients/their carers without interpretation by
clinicians, directly capture what matters more to patients on their medical condition …

The Complex Cancer Care Coverage Environment—What is the Role of Legislation? A Case Study from Massachusetts

C Leopold, RL Haffajee, CY Lu… - The Journal of Law …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Over the past decades, anti-cancer treatments have evolved rapidly from cytotoxic
chemotherapies to targeted therapies including oral targeted medications and injectable …