Amol K. Narang, MD; Lauren Hersch Nicholas, PhD, MPP
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JAMA Oncol. 2017;3(6):757-765. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.4865
This study uses data from the Heath and Retirement Study to measure out-of-pocket costs incurred by Medicare beneficiaries with cancer and identify which factors contribute to high out-of-pocket costs.
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Invited Commentary
Mitigating Financial Toxicity Among US Patients With Cancer
Jonas A. de Souza, MD, MBA; Rena M. Conti, PhD
JAMA Oncol
Michael P. Chu, MD; J. Randolph Hecht, MD; Dennis Slamon, MD; et al.
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JAMA Oncol. 2017;3(6):767-773. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.3358
This secondary analysis of the TRIO-013 phase 3 randomized clinical trial attempts to determine if gastric acid suppressants such as proton pump inhibitors may impair capecitabine efficacy.
Ashton A. Connor, MD; Robert E. Denroche, MSc; Gun Ho Jang, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Oncol. 2017;3(6):774-783. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.3916
This cohort study uses resected cases from the International Cancer Genome Consortium to classify pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma according to distinct mutational processes.
Erica Hlavin Bell, PhD; Stephanie L. Pugh, PhD; Joseph P. McElroy, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Oncol. 2017;3(6):784-792. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.6020
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial assesses whether molecular variables improve prognostic classification of glioblastomas treated with radiation and temozolomide.
Heikki Joensuu, MD; Pirkko-Liisa Kellokumpu-Lehtinen, MD; Riikka Huovinen, MD; et al.
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JAMA Oncol. 2017;3(6):793-800. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.6120
This randomized clinical trial compares 10-year survival rates for 2 adjuvant combination therapies for early breast cancer: docetaxel followed by cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, and fluorouracil vs docetaxel plus capecitabine followed cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, and capecitabine.
Joshua D. Campbell, PhD; Christopher Lathan, MD, MPH; Lynette Sholl, MD; et al.
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JAMA Oncol. 2017;3(6):801-809. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.6108
This genomic analysis compares the prevalence and types of mutations in a cohort of black and white patients with lung cancer.
Jasmine J. Han, MD; Thomas H. Beltran, BS; John W. Song, MD; et al.
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JAMA Oncol. 2017;3(6):810-816. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.6192
This cross-sectional study of the NHANES 2013-2014 estimates the prevalence of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the HPV vaccination rate in the United States among adult men and examines potential risk factors for HPV infection.
Gabrielle B. Rocque, MD; Maria Pisu, PhD; Bradford E. Jackson, PhD; et al.
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JAMA Oncol. 2017;3(6):817-825. doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.6307
This study examines the influence of lay navigation on health care spending and resource use among geriatric patients with cancer within an academic health system cancer community network.
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Invited Commentary
Patient Navigation—An Effective Strategy to Reduce Health Care Costs and Improve Health Outcomes
Electra D. Paskett, PhD; Jessica L. Krok-Schoen, PhD; Darrell M. Gray II, MD, MPH
JAMA Oncol