Association Between Systemic Anticancer Therapy Administration Near the End of Life With Health Care and Hospice Utilization in Older Adults: A SEER Medicare Analysis of End-of-Life Care Quality
All subtypes of SACT use were associated with markers of worse-quality EOL care. These data can inform decisions for current care guidelines and efforts to reduce overutilization.
Authors
- Ravin Ratan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4914-7922)
- Lee Cheng
- Sharon Hermes Giordano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-2767)
- Kerin B. Adelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4507-4502)
- Hui Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4742-1139)
- Jiangong Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5643-5490)
- John Kent Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-4453)
- Trinh Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8146-395X)
- David Hui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2733-6607)
- Nathan I. Cherny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1976-8952)
- Maureen Canavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9410-3542)
- Jenny Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4390-7641)
- Nico Nortjé
Institutions
- Yale New Haven Hospital (US)
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center (IL)
- Yale University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco-25-00530
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88