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with patient characteristics, these profiles ensure that targeted therapies are selectively applied in delivering patient-centered care. A shining example of this has been the incorporation of trastuzumab for cancers that overexpress HER2, the use of

version 3.4.1 (R Foundation for Statistical Computing). All tests were 2-sided with a level of significance set at P <.05. Results Descriptive Characteristics Of all 210,100 patients treated with RP, 4,704 (2.2%), 17,785 (8.4%), and 11,040 (5

, potential eligible patients were first identified through the DCRA, and collaborators in each participating hospital were provided with their own patients registered in the DCRA. Subsequently, collaborators extended baseline characteristics and short

resection of the primary tumor, in consideration of postoperative recurrence and poor prognosis due to the high rate of occult cervical metastasis in early OSCC. 13 Because of the lack of consensus in characteristics, study populations, and patient

, characteristic imaging [LI-RADS 5] or histopathologic confirmation). 25 We excluded patients (1) with liver masses without characteristic imaging or histology, (2) for whom the date of HCC presentation and/or diagnosis could not be ascertained from the

.8% Hispanic, 7.8% African American, and 10.5% Asian. The characteristics of the study population are shown in Table 2 . Patients experienced a range of 16- to 77-week delays (median, 24 weeks) to initiating chemotherapy treatment. For 75% of patients, the

. Analyses were conducted using SAS 9.4 (SAS Institute Inc). Results Cohort Characteristics Of the 21,500 patients in the study cohort, 11,298 (52.5%) presented with metastatic disease, 3,092 (14.4%) were in the resectable group, and 7,110 (33.1%) were in the

believed prohibited informed consent or study participation. Study Measures Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics Participants completed a demographic questionnaire to report their race, relationship status, work status, education level, annual

the burden of cancer on mortality for patients with NETs remains scarce. NETs are a heterogeneous malignancy with variable biologic, clinical, and prognostic characteristics. There is an evolving need to adapt treatment plans to their unique biology

-Medicare linkage, patient follow-up was through December 2014. Statistical Analysis Baseline characteristics were compared using the chi-square or Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify predictors for receiving cisplatin