Can physicians accurately predict survival time in patients with metastatic cancer? Analysis of RTOG 97-14

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 723-728

  Hartsell, William F ^a   Desilvio, Michelle ^b   Bruner, Deborah Watkins ^c   Scarantino, Charles ^d   Ivker, Robert ^e   Roach III, Mack ^f   Suh, John ^g   Demas, William F ^h   Movsas, Benjamin ⁱ   Petersen, Ivy A ^j   Konski, Andre A ^k  

^a Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital   (United States)

^b RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d Rex Healthcare   (United States)

^e NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^k FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PROSTATE CANCER; SURVIVAL TIME; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PHYSICIANS; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 46349085119     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2007.0259     Document Type: Article

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