Treatment journey of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma using real-world data in British Columbia, Canada
Soo Jin Seung, Hasnain Saherawala, Brandon Zagorski, Carman Tong, Howard Lim, Peter Kim, Vladimir Marquez, Sharlene Gill, David Liu, Janine M Davies · 2024
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Description
Liver cancer care involves many possible paths, and Canadian data on how patients actually move through them are thin. Soo Jin Seung and co-authors used two physician databases and the provincial transplant registry to trace treatment journeys for hepatocellular carcinoma in British Columbia. Their head dates the work to 2023.
The analysis found wide variety in the treatments patients received and in the order they received them. Liver transplant and drug therapies were linked with better survival. Costs, however, were hard to pin down, because Canadian-specific cost data were scarce. The authors stress how complex managing this cancer is, and they argue for treatment plans tailored to each patient, plus better cost tracking to guide future care and spending.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Soo Jin Seung, Hasnain Saherawala, Brandon Zagorski, Carman Tong, Howard Lim, Peter Kim, Vladimir Marquez, Sharlene Gill, David Liu, Janine M Davies |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |