Tag: Survival
Risk for Severe COVID-19 Elevated for Childhood Cancer Survivors
However, childhood cancer survivors have lower risk for registered COVID-19 infection relative to comparators
Presurgical Ablative Radiotherapy + Chemo Improves Pathologic Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer
Better posttreatment pathology and similar overall survival seen for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy group despite more advanced disease
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Affordability Tied to Widening Survival Disparity
Introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors linked to widening disparity for those with private insurance versus those without insurance
Living in Marginalized Neighborhoods Linked to Adverse Outcomes in Acute MI
Increasing neighborhood marginalization linked to higher rates of mortality beginning at 30 days after discharge
Adding Pembrolizumab to Standard Care Ups Event-Free Survival in Head, Neck Cancer
Addition of neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab to standard care significantly improves event-free survival
CRC as First of Multiple Primary Malignancies Tied to Better Outcomes Than CRC as...
In study, patients with CRC as the only malignancy had more frequent liver and lung metastases and received systemic adjuvant treatments more often
Poor Social Determinants of Health Negatively Affect Functional Outcomes in Hemorrhagic Stroke
However, poor social determinants of health group demonstrated better survival rates at both 90 days and one year
Survival Up for CABG With Surgical Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation
Medicare beneficiaries undergoing concomitant surgical ablation have risk-adjusted median survival advantage
Dostarlimab + Chemo Beneficial for Advanced, Recurrent Endometrial Cancer
Longer mean duration of quality-adjusted time without symptoms of disease progression or toxicity of treatment seen with dostarlimab
Nodal Irradiation Does Not Reduce Recurrence, Death for ypN0 Breast Cancer
No reduction seen in risk with adjuvant regional nodal irradiation among patients with node-positive breast cancer who reached ypN0 status after neoadjuvant chemo