Abstract:186 Background: PROs assessing quality of life (QOL) and physical symptoms often correlate with clinical outcomes in patients (pts) with cancer. Yet, data are lacking about the use of PROs to predict treatment response. We evaluated associations of baseline PROs with treatment response, healthcare use, and survival among pts with advanced gastrointestinal cancer. Methods: We prospectively enrolled pts with metastatic gastrointestinal cancer prior to initiating chemotherapy at Massachusetts General Hospital. A… Show more
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.