End-of-Life Systemic Oncologic Treatment in the Immunotherapy Era: The Role of Race, Insurance, and Practice Setting
Canavan M, Wang X, Ascha M, Miksad R, Showalter T, Calip G, Gross C, Adelson K. End-of-Life Systemic Oncologic Treatment in the Immunotherapy Era: The Role of Race, Insurance, and Practice Setting. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 4729-4738. PMID: 37339389, PMCID: PMC10602547, DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.02180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic treatmentEnd of lifeWhite patientsBlack patientsOdds ratioLarge real-world populationPractice settingsTreatment ratesPatient-level factorsEmergency department useIntensive care unitReal-world populationDay of deathImmunotherapy eraSystemic therapyOncologic treatmentCare unitDeidentified databaseDepartment usePatient raceInsurance typeMetastatic cancerDownstream careMedicaid patientsHigher odds