End-of-life care in glioblastoma: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The end-of-life (EoL) phase of care is inevitable for glioblastoma (GBM) patients; however, it lacks standardization. This study aimed to characterize the utilization of care at EoL in GBM patients, focusing on trends over time, regional variability, and the influence of socioeconomic factors.

Methods

This was a retrospective population-based cohort study of all patients with GBM treated in Ontario between 1994 and 2018 using administrative health data and registries available at ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences). The proportion of patients with palliative care, supportive care, and in-hospital deaths by year of diagnosis was estimated, and trends were assessed with the Cochrane-Armitage trend test.

Results

The cohort included 9

SUBMITTER: Ellenbogen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12309700 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature