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data from the Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR). 13 All patients newly diagnosed with cancer are registered in the nationwide NCR. Information regarding patient and tumor characteristics are extracted directly from medical records by trained NCR data

,586). Results Cohort Characteristics A total of 22,033 patients were included in the cohort with a mean age of 75 years. Prior diagnosis of osteoporosis and use of bisphosphonates were found in 1.2% and 6.3% of the cohort, respectively. Most patients were

antigen immunoglobulin A. Tests were 2-sided, and a P value <.05 was considered significant. Results The characteristics of the 2,263 patients in the different treatment groups are presented in Table 1 . In the NACT + CCRT group (N=1,073), 81.5% of

.29). 14 , 18 Only patients with a secondary diagnosis of metastatic disease were included (ICD-9-CM codes 197.x and 198.x). These selection criteria yielded 1,944 patients. Patient and Hospital Characteristics Patient age at admission, year of admission

accessible online at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhds.htm . All diagnoses are based on ICD-9-CM codes. Data Collection Data collected and analyzed included age, sex, race, admission type (urgent/emergent vs elective), hospital characteristics, LOS

, relationship status, or time since diagnosis of incurable cancer and patient-reported QoL or mood. Table 1. Participant Characteristics Patients’ Perceptions of Both Their Treatment Goal and Their Oncologist’s Goal Figure 1 depicts patients’ perceptions of

patients who underwent SCS by imaging practices. Characteristics between patients treated by high- versus low-frequency imaging providers were compared using chi-square tests for discrete variables and t tests for continuous variables. Because CA-125

excluded if they received no therapy or if their database records were missing values for therapy or type of surgery. Baseline patient demographics (age and sex), tumor characteristics (histologic grade, cell type, T stage), and treatment details (surgery

or avNRS among the 3 arms ( Table 1 ). Other baseline characteristics were well balanced between the 3 groups, with comparable ESAS symptom severity ( supplemental eTable 2 and Table 1 ). Figure 1. Study profile. (A1) Bolus-only arm, (A2

< 5% of patients) are not specifically discussed in these guidelines. Histologic Classification and Staging of Neuroendocrine Tumors Neuroendocrine tumors are generally subclassified by site of origin and histologic characteristics. Pancreatic