Extent of Risk-Aligned Surveillance for Cancer Recurrence Among Patients With Early-Stage Bladder Cancer.

ABSTRACT: Cancer care guidelines recommend aligning surveillance frequency with underlying cancer risk, ie, more frequent surveillance for patients at high vs low risk of cancer recurrence. To assess the extent to which such risk-aligned surveillance is practiced within US Department of Veterans Affairs facilities by classifying surveillance patterns for low- vs high-risk patients with early-stage bladder cancer. US national retrospective cohort study of a population-based sample of patients diagnosed with low-risk or high-risk early-stage bladder between January 1, 2005, and December 31, 2011, with follow-up through December 31, 2014. Analyses were performed March 2017 to April 2018. The study included all Veterans Affairs facilities (n = 85) where both low-and high-risk patients were treated. Low-

SUBMITTER: Schroeck FR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6241521 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature