Open AccessUnderstanding Oral Chemotherapy Prescribing Patterns at the End of Life at a Comprehensive Cancer Center: Analysis of a Massachusetts Payer Claims Database
Author(s) -
Jessica A. Zerillo,
Sherri O. Stuver,
Bélen Fraile,
Anton D. Dodek,
Joseph O. Jacobson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oncology practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.555
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1935-469X
pISSN - 1554-7477
DOI - 10.1200/jop.2015.003921
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , pharmacy , cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , medical prescription , intensive care medicine , cancer chemotherapy , database , family medicine , pharmacology , nursing , computer science
Processed claims for chemotherapy, including oral, sharply declined during the last 30 days of life, consistent with a shift to palliative management.
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