Nina Niu Sanford, ASCO 2025

Nina Niu Sanford: A good primer on complexities of measuring QOL in cancer clinical trials

Nina Niu Sanford, Assistant Professor and Chief of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology at Harvard/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, shared a post by Massimo Di Maio, Associate Professor of Medical Oncology at Department of Oncology, University of Turin, adding:

“A good primer on complexities of measuring QOL in cancer clinical trials. TLDR: QOL = important pt-centered outcome…but accurately and reproducibly comparing QOL b/w regimens challenging, pros/cons of dif analyses, and currently no standard methodology.
Worth a pre-ASCO25 read.”

Quoring Massimo Di Maio‘s post:

“Have a look at my review seeking to help clinicians gain familiarity with the correct reading and interpretation of QoL results in cancer clinical trials, just published in NEJM Evidence.”

Title: Reading and Interpreting Quality-of-Life Results in Cancer Trials

Author: Massimo Di Maio

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Nina Niu Sanford: A good primer on complexities of measuring QOL in cancer clinical trials