Patients' preferences for treatment after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer
British Journal of Surgery Jul 16, 2018
Noordman BJ, et al. - Researchers assessed issues impacting patients’ preferences and trade-offs patients are willing to make in choosing between surgery and active surveillance for treatment after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer. They conducted a prospective discrete-choice experiment in which patients with esophageal cancer completed questionnaires 4–6 weeks after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and before surgery. Findings revealed that patients are willing to trade off substantial 5-year survival to reduce the risk that esophagectomy is necessary.
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