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May 19, 2024, 10:12
Erman Akkus: Is oncologic treatment of very advanced disease associated with improved survival?
Erman Akkus, Medical Oncology Fellow at Ankara University shared a post on X:
“Is oncologic treatment of very advanced disease associated with improved survival?
No differences in OS between patients treated at the highest and the lowest NQF 0210 quintiles
- NQF 0210 (patients receiving chemotherapy in the last 14 days of life).
- breast cancer, colorectal cancer, non–small cell lung cancer [NSCLC], pancreatic cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and urothelial cancer.
- 78 446 patients.
️Need of tools to identify when additional therapy is futile or necessary.”
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