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Comparative effectiveness research: moving medical oncology forward.

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Hirsch, BR; Zafar, SY
Published in: Semin Radiat Oncol
January 2014

Comparative effectiveness research (CER) is critically needed in medical oncology to improve the care being delivered to oncology patients. As medical oncologists are forced to rely on insufficient data as a part of daily treatment decision making, and as the cancer treatment landscape evolves quickly relative to other areas of medicine, CER is particularly pressing in our field. Continued reliance on randomized clinical trials is a part of the solution, but it cannot be the sole answer. As new and richer data sources become available addressing quality of life, resource utilization, and other critical elements, the implementation of CER will advance. Its true power will lie in linkages to "learning health systems" and real-time application to the day-to-day practice of medicine.

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Published In

Semin Radiat Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1532-9461

Publication Date

January 2014

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

49 / 53

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Medical Oncology
  • Humans
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
 

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Hirsch, B. R., & Zafar, S. Y. (2014). Comparative effectiveness research: moving medical oncology forward. Semin Radiat Oncol, 24(1), 49–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semradonc.2013.08.005
Hirsch, Bradford R., and S Yousuf Zafar. “Comparative effectiveness research: moving medical oncology forward.Semin Radiat Oncol 24, no. 1 (January 2014): 49–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semradonc.2013.08.005.
Hirsch BR, Zafar SY. Comparative effectiveness research: moving medical oncology forward. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2014 Jan;24(1):49–53.
Hirsch, Bradford R., and S. Yousuf Zafar. “Comparative effectiveness research: moving medical oncology forward.Semin Radiat Oncol, vol. 24, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 49–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.semradonc.2013.08.005.
Hirsch BR, Zafar SY. Comparative effectiveness research: moving medical oncology forward. Semin Radiat Oncol. 2014 Jan;24(1):49–53.
Journal cover image

Published In

Semin Radiat Oncol

DOI

EISSN

1532-9461

Publication Date

January 2014

Volume

24

Issue

1

Start / End Page

49 / 53

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Neoplasms
  • Medical Oncology
  • Humans
  • Decision Support Techniques
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis