Methods| The study was approved by the Memorial Sloan Kettering institutional review
board and written informed consent was obtained from participants. Consecutive patients …

Purpose There is growing interest to enhance symptom monitoring during routine cancer
care using patient-reported outcomes, but evidence of impact on clinical outcomes is limited …

Importance Electronic systems that facilitate patient-reported outcome (PRO) surveys for
patients with cancer may detect symptoms early and prompt clinicians to intervene …

Abstract Background The National Cancer Institute's Symptom Management and Health-
Related Quality of Life Steering Committee held a clinical trials planning meeting …

Obtaining symptom information from patients is fundamental in cancer care decision making.
Improvements in symptoms often indicate a therapy is working, whereas worsening …

Purpose Improvement in the quality of life of patients with cancer requires attention to
symptom burden across the continuum of care, with the use of patient-reported outcomes …

Purpose Patients with cancer experience acute and chronic symptoms caused by their
underlying disease or by the treatment. While numerous studies have examined the impact …

BACKGROUND A set of common cancer‐related and treatment‐related symptoms has been
proposed for quality of care assessment and clinical research. Using data from a large …

Purpose Monitoring patient-reported symptoms is necessary to adjust and improve
supportive care during chemotherapy. Continuing advances in computerized approaches to …

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are often the primary end point in symptom management
trials. The scientific field of PROs is evolving, as evidenced by the US Food and Drug …