Trial reportCancer2008
Cancer patient preferences for quality and length of life.
Trial report in Cancer, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00244868 (Facilitating Decision Making in Advanced Cancer Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 98 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Facilitating Decision Making in Advanced Cancer Patients
Who cites it
98 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Delayed Versus Immediate Start of Chemotherapy in Asymptomatic Patients With Advanced Cancer: A Meta-Analysis.The oncologist · 2023Pooled it
- Assessment of Food and Drug Administration- and European Medicines Agency-Approved Systemic Oncology Therapies and Clinically Meaningful Improvements in Quality of Life: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2021Pooled it
- Patient-Reported Quality-of-Life Outcome Measures in the Thyroid Cancer Population.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2020Pooled it
- Quality of life versus length of life considerations in cancer patients: A systematic literature review.Psycho-oncology · 2019Pooled it
- Impact of Interdisciplinary Outpatient Specialty Palliative Care on Survival and Quality of Life in Adults With Advanced Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Exercise Interventions Using Digital Activity Trackers in Patients With Cancer.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2019Pooled it
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- Quality of life in patients with liver tumors treated with holmium-166 radioembolization.Clinical & experimental metastasis · 2020Trial
- Randomized Trial of a Web-Based Intervention to Address Barriers to Clinical Trials.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2016Trial
- Health utility of patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) after failure of imatinib and sunitinib: findings from GRID, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase III study of regorafenib versus placebo.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2015Trial
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- How acceptable is paternalism? A survey-based study of clinician and nonclinician opinions on paternalistic decision making.AJOB empirical bioethicsTrial
- Patient preferences and travel burden before radiotherapy for primary cutaneous lymphoma: baseline results from the S-MISR registry.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026Article
- Patient and Caregiver Reported Barriers to Cancer Clinical Trial Participation: A Scoping Review.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials leading to breast cancer drug approvals: are we making them count?Breast cancer research and treatment · 2026Article
- The correlation between pain and function in cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Factors influencing the reimbursement decisions of cancer drugs in Spanish National Health System.Health economics review · 2026Article
- Factors associated with health-related quality of life in survivors of childhood-onset and adult-onset cancer compared to controls.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Reconceptualizing Informed Consent as the Objective Activity of Real Person.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2026Article
38 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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11 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundOptimal patient decision making requires integration of patient values, goals, and preferences with information received from the physician. In the case of a life-threatening illness such as cancer, the weights placed on quality of life (QOL) and length of life (LOL) represent critical values. The objective of the current study was to describe cancer patient values regarding QOL and LOL and explore associations with communication preferences.
methodsPatients with advanced cancer completed a computer-based survey before the initial consultation with a medical oncologist. Assessments included sociodemographics, physical and mental health state, values regarding quality and length of life, communication preferences, and cancer-related distress.
resultsAmong 459 patients with advanced cancer, 55% placed equal valued on QOL and LOL, 27% preferred QOL, and 18% preferred LOL. Patients with a QOL preference had lower levels of cancer-related distress (P < .001). A QOL preference was also associated with older age (P = .001), male sex (P = .003), and higher educational level (P = .062). Patients who preferred LOL over QOL desired a more supportive and less pessimistic communication style from their oncologists.
conclusionsThese data indicate that a values preference for LOL versus QOL may be simply measured, and is associated with wishes regarding the nature of oncologist communication. Awareness of these values during the clinical encounter could improve decision making by influencing the style and content of the communication between oncologists and their patients.
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