Longitudinal Trends in Costs of Palliative Radiation for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Robinson TJ, Dinan MA, Li Y, Lee WR, Reed SD. Longitudinal Trends in Costs of Palliative Radiation for Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2015, 18: 933-939. PMID: 26241733, PMCID: PMC4638209, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2015.0171.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancer metastasisRadiation therapyTreatment courseProstate cancerBony metastasesEnd Results-Medicare dataRadiation treatmentCancer metastasisCost-effective palliationPalliative radiation therapyPalliative radiation treatmentGeneral patient populationShort treatment courseHospital-based settingStudy inclusion criteriaTotal Medicare paymentsRadiation treatment courseRadiation therapy techniquesLack of evidencePalliative radiationPalliative settingPalliative treatmentClinical benefitPatient population