Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2012
Cognitive behavioral symptom management intervention in patients with cancer: survival analysis.
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- Effects of psychosocial support interventions on survival in inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings: A meta-analysis of 106 randomized controlled trials.PLoS medicine · 2021Pooled it
- The effects of physical activity, fast-mimicking diet and psychological interventions on cancer survival: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- The benefits of psychosocial interventions for cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2013Trial
- Psychosocial interventions indicate prolonged survival in cancer patients in a systematic review, meta-analysis, and multiverse meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Communications psychology · 2026Article
- Staged CBI for Reducing Anxiety and Depression in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeAssociations between psychological factors and cancer survival have been under debate. We retrospectively explored the effect of the Cancer Care Intervention (CCI), an individually delivered cognitive behavioral symptom management intervention on survival in individuals with cancer.
methodsData were obtained from a randomized controlled trial (R01 CA79280; 1997-2003) that were originally designed to evaluate the CCI to reduce symptom severity in 237 individuals with solid tumors during their first course of chemotherapy. Participants were randomized into: (1) ten-contact, 20-week CCI plus usual care (n = 118) and (2) usual care only (n = 119). Survival data as of June 2009 were censored based upon Social Security Death Index.
resultsParticipants were mostly female (73.4%), Caucasian (92.8%), and 59.6 ± 10.5 years old. Breast (38.8%) and lung (35%) cancer were the most common cancer types. At enrollment, 66.7% of the participants had cancers at stage III or greater. Overall mortality was 53.2% (126 of 237). The CCI did not significantly affect survival (median survival, CCI = 88 months; usual care = 53.3 months; log rank = 0.30, p = 0.58). Age, stage of cancer, and surgical removal of the tumor were the only factors significantly associated with survival. Post hoc analysis stratified by cancer site and gender (women with breast cancer, women with lung cancer, men with lung cancer, and others) showed no survival effect from the CCI.
conclusionIn this analysis, the CCI was not associated with better survival. For future research, studies exploring survival outcomes need to consider specific characteristics of each intervention and cancer type.
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