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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedPoonawalla IB, Lairson DR, Chan W
Cost-effectiveness of neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus primary surgery in elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
This study investigated the cost-effectiveness of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) compared with that of standard primary debulking surgery. It concluded that NAC use before surgery has a favorable cost-effectiveness profile in the high-risk group alone at classic willingness-to-pay thresholds. Its use as a general first-line treatment in all patients is not supported.
AHRQ-funded; HS018956.
Citation: Poonawalla IB, Lairson DR, Chan W .
Cost-effectiveness of neoadjuvant chemotherapy versus primary surgery in elderly patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
Value Health 2015 Jun;18(4):387-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2015.01.005..
Keywords: Treatments, Comparative Effectiveness, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Surgery
Huo J, Du XL, Lairson DR
Utilization of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hospice at the end of life for patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma.
The authors examined the patterns of utilization of radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery, and hospice at the end-of-life care for patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma. They found that surgery and hospice care use increased over the 8 years of this study, whereas the use of chemotherapy and radiation therapy remained consistent for patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma.
AHRQ-funded; HS018956.
Citation: Huo J, Du XL, Lairson DR .
Utilization of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and hospice at the end of life for patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma.
Am J Clin Oncol 2015 Jun;38(3):235-41. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e31829378f9.
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Keywords: Cancer, Cancer: Skin Cancer, Treatments, Elderly, Healthcare Utilization, Palliative Care, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Surgery