Impact of palliative chemotherapy and best supportive care on overall survival and length of hospitalization in patients with incurable Cancer: a 4-year single institution experience in Japan
Abstract Background This study aimed to analyze the determinants of patients’ choice between palliative chemotherapy and best supportive care (BSC) and to investigate how this choice affects overall survival (OS) and length of hospitalization according to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) pe...
Main Authors: | Yasuko Murakawa, Masato Sakayori, Kazunori Otsuka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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Series: | BMC Palliative Care |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-019-0428-3 |
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