Peer Influence on Physician Use of Shorter Course External Beam Radiation Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer
Yu JB, Pollack CE, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Zhu W, Xu X, Gross CP. Peer Influence on Physician Use of Shorter Course External Beam Radiation Therapy for Patients with Breast Cancer. Practical Radiation Oncology 2019, 10: 75-83. PMID: 31785370, PMCID: PMC7061062, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant external beam radiation therapyExternal beam radiation therapyPhysician peer groupsPalliative external beam radiation therapyBeam radiation therapyBreast cancerAdjuvant therapyBone metastasesPatient receiptRadiation therapyBreast-conserving surgeryMixed-effects logistic regressionPatient-sharing relationshipsPalliative therapyCancer careMedicare beneficiariesPatientsPhysician useTherapyLogistic regressionShort courseCancerPhysiciansGroup rateMetastasisPersistent Use of Extended Fractionation Palliative Radiotherapy for Medicare Beneficiaries With Metastatic Breast Cancer, 2011 to 2014
Yu JB, Pollack CE, Herrin J, Zhu W, Soulos PR, Xu X, Gross CP. Persistent Use of Extended Fractionation Palliative Radiotherapy for Medicare Beneficiaries With Metastatic Breast Cancer, 2011 to 2014. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 42: 493-499. PMID: 31033511, PMCID: PMC6538429, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative radiotherapyBone metastasesMedicare beneficiariesBreast cancerAssociation of clinicalProportion of patientsChoice of treatmentHospital-based practiceService Medicare beneficiariesSingle-fraction treatmentProvider financial incentivesLogistic regression modelsDifferent fractionation schemesProlonged courseRadiation courseRadiotherapy usePayer perspectiveProvider characteristicsMean costMultiple guidelinesPatientsRadiotherapyMetastasisCancerNumber of days