Association Between Fragmentation of Care and Delivery of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients Traveling to High-Volume Hospitals for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Longer travel distance was associated with lower chemotherapy receipt and worse survival. Care fragmentation was linked to improved treatment access and survival, underscoring the need for coordinated cross-institutional care.
Authors
- Brian M. Ruedinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1143-4157)
- Alexa J. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2972-1253)
- Karl Y. Bilimoria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-1345)
- Emma Holler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4424-925X)
- Anita Turk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4159-5376)
- Michael G. House (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1676-8124)
- Cary Jo R. Schlick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4944-8896)
- Kristen N. Kaiser
- Ryan J. Ellis
Institutions
- Indiana University School of Medicine
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-025-18539-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05