outcomes research

Research in Review

Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Effective in Some Patients With Prostate Cancer

10/16/2016

JCP Editors

Adjuvant radiation therapy may be more effective at treating prostate cancer than no treatment or salvage radiation therapy, according to a recent study published in BJU International. Studies have demonstrated...

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10/16/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

COST Tool Measures Financial Toxicity of Patient Cancer Treatment

10/14/2016

JCP Editors

Cancer and its treatments lead to financial toxicity for patients, according to cancer specialists who reported the findings from using the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) questionnaire in Cancer....

Cancer...

10/14/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Nivolumab Superior to Standard Therapy for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

10/14/2016

JCP Editors

Patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck may benefit more from treatment with nivolumab than standard, single agent therapy, according to results from a trial published in...

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10/14/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Quiz

Friday Morning Quiz: Week of October 9-15

10/13/2016

JCP Editors

Which of the following drugs added to adjuvant endocrine therapy helped to reduce the risk for contralateral breast cancer in women with invasive breast...

Which...

10/13/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Interview

Pathways for Cancer Survivors

10/12/2016

JCP Editors

Thanks to advances in medical research and more sophisticated methods of administration, cancer patients today are living longer than ever.1 Yet, while these advances have been universally celebrated by all health...

Thanks...

10/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Clinical Pathway Improves Screening and Treatment for Osteoporosis

10/12/2016

JCP Editors

Despite the high frequency of osteoporosis, it is still underdiagnosed and undertreated in many health care settings. However, a group of Belgium researchers may have developed a clinical pathway capable of improving...

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10/12/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

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

Infectious Disease Specialists Propose Clinical Pathway for ABSSI

10/12/2016

JCP Editors

Because patients with moderate to severe acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSI) are difficult to categorize and require thoughtful care and management, clinicians often choose costly inpatient...

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10/12/2016

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

PD-1 Inhibitor-Related Pneumonitis Most Common in NSCLC

09/23/2016

JCP Editors

Pneumonitis is more likely to emerge in patients treated with Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or renal cell carcinoma versus those being treated for melanoma, a new...

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09/23/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways