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ArticleJCO oncology practice2024

Human Connection: Oncologist Characteristics and Behaviors Associated With Therapeutic Bonding With Latino Patients With Advanced Cancer.

Ana I Tergas, Holly G Prigerson, Frank J Penedo, Paul K Maciejewski

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Article in JCO oncology practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07576530 (Heightening Oncologist-Latino/a Cancer Patient Alliances), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT07576530 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Heightening Oncologist-Latino/a Cancer Patient Alliances (HOLA) Intervention Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorRutgers, The State University of New JerseyRan2026 to 2026Enrolled32ConditionsTherapeutic AlliancesArmsHOLA Intervention
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Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ana I TergasDepartment of Surgery, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA.ORCID 0000-0002-8752-2498
Holly G PrigersonCornell Center for Research on End-of-Life Care, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.ORCID 0000-0002-7075-4268
Frank J PenedoDepartments of Psychology and Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.ORCID 0000-0002-2780-0417
Paul K MaciejewskiCornell Center for Research on End-of-Life Care, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY.
Cornell University · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

Disparities in COVID Disease Severity and Outcomes in New York CityUL1TR002384 · NCATS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI JULIANNE L IMPERATO-MCGINLEY · 2017 to 2026
$86.2M
Psychosocial Approaches to Better Understanding & End-Stage Cancer Care (PROTECT)R35CA197730 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI Holly Gwen Prigerson · 2015 to 2026
$11.2M
Latino vs. Non-Latino Disparities in Advance Care Planning & End-of-Life CareR01MD007652 · NIMHD · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI MACIEJEWSKI, PAUL K, PRIGERSON, HOLLY GWEN · 2014 to 2018
$1.9M
Impact of the Therapeutic Alliance on Reduction of Disparities in Latino End-of-Life Cancer CareK08CA245193 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI TERGAS, ANA ISABEL · 2020 to 2024
$1.2M
Pilot Trial of a "Divine Intervention" to Improve End-of-Life Cancer Care for Black PatientsR21MD017652 · NIMHD · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI MACIEJEWSKI, PAUL K, PRIGERSON, HOLLY GWEN · 2023 to 2025
$495k
Communicating the Gist of Prognosis: An intervention to improve prognostic understanding in advanced lymphomaR21MD017704 · NIMHD · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI MCCONNELL, KELLY, PRIGERSON, HOLLY GWEN · 2022 to 2023
$466k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002384NCI NIH HHS K08 CA245193NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197730NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD007652NIMHD NIH HHS R21 MD017652NIMHD NIH HHS R21 MD017704
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTherapeutic alliances (TAs) between oncologists and patients are bonds characterized by mutual caring, trust, and respect. We here relate oncologist characteristics and behaviors to TA among Latino and non-Latino patients with advanced cancer.

methodsParticipants included non-Latino oncologists (n = 41) and their Latino (n = 67) and non-Latino White (n = 90) patients with advanced cancer who participated in Coping with Cancer III, a multisite, US-based prospective cohort study of Latino/non-Latino disparities in end-of-life cancer care, conducted 2015-2019. Oncologist characteristics included age, sex, race, institution type, Spanish language proficiency,

resultsOf 157 patients, a majority were female (n = 92, 58.6%) and age younger than 65 years (n = 95, 60.5%). Most oncologists were male (n = 24, 58.5%), non-Latino White (n = 25, 61%), and age 40 years and older (n = 25, 61%). An adjusted HLM in the full sample showed that Latino patient ethnicity was associated with significantly lower TA (β = -.25;

conclusionLatino patients with advanced cancer had worse TAs with their oncologists versus non-Latino patients. Modifiable oncologist behaviors may be targeted in an intervention designed to improve the patient-physician relationship between oncologists and their Latino patients with advanced cancer.

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NeoplasmsOncologistsPhysician-Patient RelationsTerminal CareAdultAgedFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleProspective Studies

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