patient-centered care

Drug Combination Reduces Adverse Events and Need for Dose Reductions

06/02/2016

JCP Editors

The addition of plinabulin to non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment with docetaxel may reduce the frequency of adverse events and help prevent dose reductions due to toxicity, according to an abstract at the...

The...

06/02/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

NCCN CEO Compares Evidence Blocks With Other Tools to Assess Value of Cancer Care Treatments

04/01/2016

JCP Editors

In a session at their 21st Annual Meeting in Hollywood, FL, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) CEO Robert W Carlson, MD, discussed how NCCN Evidence Blocks stack up against other tools currently available...

In a...

04/01/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Interview

Why a Patient-Centered Approach to Clinical Pathways Must Include Palliative Care

02/16/2016

An interview with Geoffrey P Dunn, MD, General Surgeon, UPMC-Hamot, Pittsburgh, PA With the development of ever improving treatments for cancers of all types, the relative 5-year survival rate for all cancers has...

An...

02/16/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Editor's Page

The Success of a Clinical Pathway Depends on Adherence

02/16/2016

Winston Wong, PharmD, Editor-in-Chief

Clinical pathways can be used to promote the standardization of evidence-based treatment strategies in order to ensure that every patient is receiving the best possible care. Yet, it is not enough to simply put...

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02/16/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Patients and Physicians Develop Similar Guidelines for Rheumatoid Arthritis

01/26/2016

JCP Editors

Guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) formulated by a panel of patients had most of the same recommendations as those developed by a panel of physicians, researchers report. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs)...

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01/26/2016

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Patient-Centered Approach to Cancer Treatment Decisions Lacking for Older Adults, New Study Shows

12/28/2015

JCP Editors

A new study sheds light on the factors that shape cancer treatment decisions for older adult patients with complex health and social care needs. Researchers from the University of Southampton, UK, led by Jackie...

A new...

12/28/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Research in Review

Web Tool Provides Individually Tailored Outcome Estimates for Women with DCIS

12/11/2015

JCP Editors

A group of researchers used outcomes data from a disease simulation model to create a web-based decision tool to aid clinicians and patients in treatment decisions for women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in...

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12/11/2015

Journal of Clinical Pathways