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September 2016

Interview
09/06/2016
Christopher S. Lathan, MD, MS, MPH
An interview with Christopher S Lathan, MD, MS, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; faculty director, Cancer Care Equity Program; medical director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St...
An interview with Christopher S Lathan, MD, MS, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; faculty director, Cancer Care Equity Program; medical director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/06/2016
Members of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have provided guidelines for the creation of evidence-based clinical pathways for thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs). TMAs are a diverse set of disorders sharing a...
Members of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have provided guidelines for the creation of evidence-based clinical pathways for thrombotic microangiopathies (TMAs). TMAs are a diverse set of disorders sharing a...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/06/2016
Adding panobinostat to treatment regimens for multiple myeloma would have a minimal economic impact and could even save the health care system money, claims a study published in the Journal of Managed Care &...
Adding panobinostat to treatment regimens for multiple myeloma would have a minimal economic impact and could even save the health care system money, claims a study published in the Journal of Managed Care &...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/06/2016
Kidney-sparing surgery (KSS) and radical nephroureterecttomy (RNU) lead to similar survival for low-grade and noninvasive upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), according to a review published in European...
Kidney-sparing surgery (KSS) and radical nephroureterecttomy (RNU) lead to similar survival for low-grade and noninvasive upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), according to a review published in European...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/06/2016
How cost effective trastuzumab is for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer depends largely on patients’ age and hormone receptor status, according to a review published in PLOS...
How cost effective trastuzumab is for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer depends largely on patients’ age and hormone receptor status, according to a review published in PLOS...
How...
09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research in Review
09/06/2016
Patient-reported quality of life (QOL) may have prognostic value for long-term survival in disease-free survivors of surgically treated lung cancer who have completed active treatment, according to research...
Patient-reported quality of life (QOL) may have prognostic value for long-term survival in disease-free survivors of surgically treated lung cancer who have completed active treatment, according to research...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Editor's Page
09/06/2016
Winston Wong, PharmD
One of the core goals of clinical pathways development has always been to make health care more patient-centered. However, a common complaint regarding clinical pathway development is that patients are often left out...
One of the core goals of clinical pathways development has always been to make health care more patient-centered. However, a common complaint regarding clinical pathway development is that patients are often left out...
One of...
09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Research Reports
09/06/2016
Becca R. Levy, PhD; Cary P. Gross, MD; Kathy Doan, MPH; Shi-Yi Wang, MD, PhD
Abstract: Literature suggests that depression has adverse effects on health outcomes among patients with cancer. However, the associations between depression and end-of-life (EOL) cancer care are inconclusive. In...
Abstract: Literature suggests that depression has adverse effects on health outcomes among patients with cancer. However, the associations between depression and end-of-life (EOL) cancer care are inconclusive. In...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Counterpoint
09/06/2016
Jennifer Fillman, MBA; Julia Braverman, PhD; Bruce A. Feinberg, DO
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) research has shown that PROs must play a role in the future of health care delivery as the system transitions from volume-based care to value-based care. Building trust among...
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) research has shown that PROs must play a role in the future of health care delivery as the system transitions from volume-based care to value-based care. Building trust among...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways
Counterpoint
09/06/2016
Edward Stepanski, PhD
While the collection and reporting of patient-reported outcome data in oncology trials and care settings has yet to reach its full potential, it has made some progress in recent years. Patient-reported outcomes...
While the collection and reporting of patient-reported outcome data in oncology trials and care settings has yet to reach its full potential, it has made some progress in recent years. Patient-reported outcomes...
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09/06/2016
Journal of Clinical Pathways