Harnessing the Power of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology

Ryan D Nipp; Jennifer S Temel

doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-0037

Harnessing the Power of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology

Clin Cancer Res. 2018 Apr 15;24(8):1777-1779. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-0037. Epub 2018 Feb 6.

Authors

Ryan D Nipp¹, Jennifer S Temel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. [email protected].
² Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract

Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) represent an increasingly important mechanism for incorporating patients' experiences and perspectives into their care to enhance cancer care delivery and outcomes. In this article, we discuss the importance of integrating PROs into both the clinical and research settings in oncology and highlight potential challenges. Clin Cancer Res; 24(8); 1777-9. ©2018 AACRSee related article by Kim et al., p. 1780.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms*
Patient Reported Outcome Measures*

Grants and funding

K24 CA181253/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States