comparative effectiveness

Shorter Radiation Courses Safer and Equally Effective for Rectal Cancer Patients

01/19/2016

JCP Editors

Shorter radiation courses followed by consolidation chemotherapy before surgery may be an effective treatment option for rectal cancer patients. High volume bouts of chemoradiation are often used before surgery in...

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01/19/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Dacomitinib Comparable to Erlotinib in Patients with EGFR+ NSCLC

01/18/2016

JCP Editors

Dacomitinib may be comparable to erlotinib in treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), specifically in patients that are positive for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation. Dacomitinib, an...

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01/18/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Cabozantinib Bests Everolimus for Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma

01/12/2016

JCP Editors

Cabozantinib improves progression-free survival in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma, according to an ongoing clinical trial comparing the drug with everolimus, an immunosuppressant that is the current...

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01/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Counterpoint

When Determining Value in Cancer Care, Don`t Forget the Patient

12/14/2015

Joan S. McClure, MS

Al B. Benson III, MD, FACP, FASCO

Before the relative value of a drug can be determined, one must first consider how value is defined by the patient. Cancer care is expensive, and evaluating costs in cancer care is complex. Drug costs are only part...

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12/14/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

In Head-to-Head Study, New Multiple Myeloma Drug Combination Shows Superiority

12/07/2015

JCP Editors

A phase 3 head-to-head trial comparing the effectiveness of Kyprolis (carfilzomib) in combination with dexamethasone has shown better outcomes in patients with multiple myeloma than the current standard of care,...

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12/07/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Chemoradiotherapy May Improve Overall Survival in Elderly Lung Cancer Patients

11/04/2015

JCP Editors

A study first presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Radium Society (May 2–5) in Kauai, HI, and now published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, may help to better define the role of chemoradiotherapy...

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11/04/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways