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PCORI has awarded Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, research funding to support a multi-institutional initiative to implement electronic patient-reported outcomes in oncology practices across the country.

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A multi-institutional study comparing treatment options for locally advanced rectal cancer while collecting patient-reported treatment side-effects has generated insights patients can use to make more informed quality-of-life treatment choices.

Ethan Basch, MD, MSc, FASCO, reports that people with advanced cancer who reported their symptoms weekly using an electronic survey had better outcomes compared to those who were evaluated less frequently via in-person clinical visits.

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Basch receives $3 million research award to launch national patient-reported outcomes project

Oncology Nursing News: PRO-TECT Trial Shows That ePROs May Be Feasibly Implemented Into Routine Oncology Practice

Medscape: Remote Symptom Monitoring in Advanced Cancer Improves Quality of Life

Oncology Nursing News: PRO Analysis of PROSPECT Trial Reveals Distinct Toxicity Profiles With FOLFOX vs Chemoradiation in Rectal Cancer

ASCO Post: Patient-Reported Outcomes From the PROSPECT Trial: Neoadjuvant FOLFOX vs Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Study provides guidance on quality-of-life choices for rectal cancer treatments

Medscape: Omitting Radiation in Rectal Cancer: ‘Less Is More’

OncLive: Dr Buckingham on the Use of Patient-reported Outcomes to Predict Frailty in Patients With Ovarian Cancer

Using telehealth to regularly report symptoms improved overall well-being for patients with advanced cancer

Cancer Therapy Advisor: Digital Symptom Monitoring Can Improve Outcomes of Cancer Care