The measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in oncology clinical trials has come
of age. Most cooperative clinical trials groups as well as individual institutions have either …

PURPOSE Measurement of health-related quality of life (HQL) is becoming more common in
oncology, particularly in clinical trials. The purpose of this report is to review our progress …

Over the last decade, health related quality of life (HRQOL) investigations have become an
increasingly important part of many cancer clinical trial research programs. This paper …

During the past 2 decades, there have been advances in the definition, measurement, and
application in clinical trials and practice of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). In addition …

The objective of this article is to aid clinicians in understanding the current state of the
development and application of quality of life (QOL) instruments as outcome measures in …

Clinicians are being confronted with increasing amounts of health-related quality of life
(HRQOL) data. Thus, there is a need for a greater understanding of the analysis and …

Over recent decades, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) research has been increasingly
integrated into cancer clinical trials. The purpose of this review is to examine the overall …

Purpose The inclusion of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments to record patient
health-related quality of life (HRQOL) data has virtually become the norm in oncology …

In this article important areas of health-related quality of life (H RQL) research and major
achievements are described, illustrated by studies conducted with cancer patients. Some of …

Abstract Information on patients' quality of life (QOL) will give a more comprehensive
evaluation of the treatment outcome than only measures of tumour response and survival …