comparative effectiveness

Research in Review

Clinical Pathway Encourages Adherence to National Guidelines for Febrile Neutropenia

10/12/2016

JCP Editors

Clinical pathways developed in accordance with national guidelines can improve adherence to recommendations regarding the use of empiric vancomycin in patients with febrile neutropenia (FN), according to a study...

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10/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Evidence-Based Clinical Pathways to Improve Anesthetic Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery

10/12/2016

JCP Editors

Studies have assessed the feasibility of fast-track surgery in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. However, findings from a recent study published in Obesity Surgery showed that the degree of obesity influences...

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10/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Five Strategies to Reduce MS Treatment Cost

10/12/2016

JCP Editors

The soaring in prices of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) for multiple sclerosis (MS) over the last several years has resulted in significant increases in the costs of MS-related care. In a new study, published in...

The...

10/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Tamoxifen May Reduce Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk

10/11/2016

JCP Editors

Adjuvant endocrine therapy with tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors may reduce the risk for contralateral breast cancer (CBC) in women with invasive breast cancer according to results from a study published in JAMA...

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10/11/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Blinatumomab Induces Complete Remission in Children with BCP-ALL

10/07/2016

JCP Editors

Results from a phase I/II single-arm trial suggest that blinatumomab may have an antileukemic effect in children with relapsed/refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL). ALL is a progressive...

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10/07/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Time to Surgery After NCRT Affects NSCLC Survival

10/07/2016

JCP Editors

Patients with stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who undergo surgery later than 6 weeks after neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NCRT) may experience significantly lower overall survival, according to results...

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10/07/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Quiz

Friday Morning Quiz: Week of October 2-8

10/06/2016

JCP Editors

In the first study to evaluate patient-reported outcomes from the NRG Oncology/RTOG 0415 trial, researchers found that which form of radiation therapy offers similar health-related quality of life outcomes in...

In the...

10/06/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Department

Better Cervical and Endometrial Cancer Outcomes With IMRT

10/03/2016

JCP Editors

Patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for cervical or endometrial cancer have fewer adverse events and experience better quality of life than those treated with conventional radiation...

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10/03/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Quiz

Friday Morning Quiz: Week of Sept 25‚ÄîOct 1

09/29/2016

JCP Editors

Bevacizumab, added to standard adjuvant therapy with capecitabine, offered no benefit to patients with which of the following cancer types? colorectal cancer small cell lung cancer non-small cell lung...

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09/29/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Department

SBRT Safer, Equally Effective for Newly-Diagnosed Prostate Cancer

09/29/2016

JCP Editors

High-dose stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for men with newly-diagnosed low- or intermediate-risk prostate cancer results in shorter treatment times, low severe toxicity, and excellent cancer control rates,...

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09/29/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways