Journal article
Association between progression-free survival and health-related quality of life in oncology: a systematic review protocol
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: There is an increasing number of new oncology drugs being studied, approved and put into clinical practice based on improvement in progression-free survival, when no overall survival benefits exist. In oncology, the association between progression-free survival and health-related quality of life is currently unknown, despite its importance for patients with cancer, and the unverified assumption that longer progression-free …
Authors
Kovic B; Guyatt G; Brundage M; Thabane L; Bhatnagar N; Xie F
Journal
BMJ Open, Vol. 6, No. 9,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
9 2016
DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012909
ISSN
2044-6055