A new paper in the journal Quality of Life Research has raised the question of whether it is possible to use available quality of life data from Phase III trials of new drugs in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer to make rational decisions about the use of those drugs in clinical practice. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Drugs in development, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: health-related, HRQOL, life, outcome, quality, survival | 4 Comments »
We have already commented on the oncologic outcomes of patients enrolled in the ProtecT trial and published in today’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. In this commentary we shall comment on the separate paper that addresses patient-reported outcomes from that trial. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: health-related, outcome, outcomes, ProtecT, quality of life, side effects | 7 Comments »
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