Publication

FULL ARTICLES:

Efficace F, Cella D, Aaronson NK, Calvert M, Cottone F, Di Maio M, Perrone F, Sparano F, Gamper EM, Vignetti M, Giesinger JM
Impact of Blinding on Patient-Reported Outcome Differences between Treatment Arms in Cancer Randomized Controlled Trials
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2022;114(3):471-474.


Efficace F, Giesinger JM, Cella D, Cottone F, Sparano F, Vignetti M, Aaronson NK
Investigating Trends in the Quality of Reporting of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Oncology Over Time: Analysis of 631 Randomized Controlled Trials Published Between 2004 and 2019
Value in Health. 2021 Dec;24(12):1715-1719.


Giesinger JM, Efficace F, Aaronson NK, Calvert M, Kyte D, Cottone F, Cella D, Gamper E
Past and Current Practice of Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement in Randomized Cancer Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review
Value in Health. 2021;24(4):585-591.


Chakraborty R, Cannella L, Cottone F, Efficace F
Quality of patient-reported outcome reporting in randomised controlled trials of haematological malignancies according to international quality standards: a systematic review
Lancet Haematology. 2020;7(12):e892-e901


Mouillet G, Efficace F, Thiery-Vuillemin A, Charton E, Van Hemelrijck M, Sparano F, Anota A
Investigating the impact of open label design on patient-reported outcome results in prostate cancer randomized controlled trials
Cancer Medicine. 2020;9(20):7363-7374


Giesinger JM, Blazeby J, Aaronson NK, Sprangers M, Fayers P, Sparano F, Rees J, Anota A, Wan C, Pezold M, Isharwal S, Cottone F, Efficace F; on behalf of EORTC Quality of Life Group
Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes That Are Most Frequently Detected in Randomized Controlled Trials in Patients With Solid Tumors: A Pooled Analysis of 229 Trials
Value in Health. 2020;23(5):666-673.


Van Hemelrijck M, Sparano F, Moris L, Beyer K, Cottone F, Sprangers M, Efficace F
Harnessing the Patient Voice in Prostate Cancer Research: Systematic Review on the Use of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Randomized Controlled Trials to Support Clinical Decision-Making
Cancer Medicine. 2020;9(12):4039-4058.


Sparano F, Aaronson NK, Sprangers MAG, Fayers P, Pusic A, Kieffer JM, Cottone F, Rees J, Pezold M, Anota A, Charton E, Vignetti M, Wan C, Blazeby J, Efficace F
Inclusion of Older Patients With Cancer in Randomised Controlled Trials With Patient-Reported Outcomes: A Systematic Review
BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019;9(4), 451-463


Van Hemelrijck M, Sparano F, Josephs D, Sprangers M, Cottone F, Efficace F
Patient-reported Outcomes in Randomised Clinical Trials of Bladder Cancer: An Updated Systematic Review
BMC Urol. 2019;19(1), 86


Kyte D, Retzer A, Ahmed K, Keeley T, Armes J, Brown JM, Calman L, Gavin A, Glaser AW, Greenfield DM, Lanceley A, Taylor RM, Velikova G, Brundage M, Efficace F, Mercieca-Bebber R, King MT, Turner G, Calvert M
Systematic evaluation of Patient-Reported Outcome protocol content and reporting in cancer trials.
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019;11 (11), 1170-1178


Gerritsen A, Jacobs M, Henselmans I, van Hattum J, Efficace F, Creemers GJ, de Hingh IH, Koopman M, Molenaar IQ, Wilmink HW, Busch OR, Besselink MG, van Laarhoven HW, Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group.
Developing a core set of patient-reported outcomes in pancreatic cancer: A Delphi survey.
Eur J Cancer. 2016 Apr;57:68-77


Mercieca-Bebber, Perreca A, King M, Macann A, Whale K, Soldati S, Jacobs M; Efficace F;
Patient-reported outcomes in head and neck and thyroid cancer randomised controlled trials: A systematic review of completeness of reporting and impact on interpretation
Eur J Cancer. 2016 Mar;56:144-61


Efficace F, Fayers P, Pusic A, Cemal Y, Yanagawa J, Jacobs M, la Sala A, Cafaro V, Whale K, Rees J, Blazeby J; (On behalf of EORTC Quality of Life Group. PROMOTION Registry)
Quality of Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Reporting Across Cancer Randomized Controlled Trials According to the CONSORT PRO Extension: A Pooled Analysis of 557 Trials
Cancer. 2015 ;  2015;121(18):3335-42.


Feuerstein MA, Jacobs M, Piciocchi A, Bochner B, Pusic A, Fayers P, Blazeby J, Efficace F; (Patient-Reported Outcome Measurements Over Time In Oncology-PROMOTION  Registry)
Quality of life and symptom assessment in randomized clinical trials of bladder cancer: A systematic review.Urol Oncol. 2015 Jul;33(7):331.e17-23.


Rees JR, Whale K, Fish D, Fayers P, Cafaro V, Pusic A, Blazeby JM, Efficace F.
Patient-reported outcomes in randomised controlled trials of colorectal cancer: an analysis determining the availability of robust data to inform clinical decision-making.
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2015 Dec;141(12):2181-92


Dirven L, Taphoorn MJ, Reijneveld JC, Blazeby JM, Jacobs M, Pusic A, La Sala E, Stupp R, Fayers P, Efficace F. On behalf of EORTC Quality of Life Group (Patient Reported Outcome Measurements Over Time In ONcology-PROMOTION Registry)
The level of patient-reported outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of brain tumour patients: A systematic review.
European  Journal of Cancer. 2014 Sep;50(14):2432-48.


Efficace F, Feuerstein M, Fayers P, Cafaro V, Eastham J, Pusic A, Blazeby J; EORTC Quality of Life Group (Patient Reported Outcome Measurements Over Time In ONcology-PROMOTION Project).
Patient-reported Outcomes in Randomised Controlled Trials of Prostate Cancer: Methodological Quality and Impact on Clinical Decision Making.
European Urology. 2014 Sep;66(3):416-427.


Efficace F, Jacobs M, Pusic A, Greimel E, Piciocchi A, Kieffer J, Gilbert A, Fayers P, Blazeby J. On behalf of EORTC Quality of Life Group (Patient Reported Outcome Measurements Over Time In ONcology-PROMOTION Registry).
Patient-Reported Outcomes In Randomised Controlled Trials of Gynecological Cancers: Investigating Methodological Quality and Impact on Clinical Decision-Making.
European Journal of Cancer. 2014 Jul;50(11):1925-1941.


Efficace F, Rees J, Fayers P, Pusic A, Taphoorn M, Greimel E, Reijneveld JC, Whale K, Blazeby JM.
Overcoming barriers to the implementation of patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical trials: the PROMOTION Registry.
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (HQLO). 2014 Jun 6;12(1):86.
Several other manuscripts are being drafted.

Several other manuscripts are being drafted.

ABSTRACTS:

Sparano F, Aaronson NK, Sprangers M, Fayers P, Pusic A, Kieffer JM, Rees J, Wan C, Pezold M, Fuzesi S, Isharwal S, Anota A, Charton E, Vignetti M, Cottone F, Blazeby J, Efficace F
Inclusion of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with elderly cancer patients: a systematic review.
2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA. J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl; abstr e18217)


Sparano F, Aaronson NK, Sprangers M, Fayers P, Pusic A, Kieffer JM, Rees J, Wan C, Pezold M, Fuzesi S, Isharwal S, Anota A, Charton E, Vignetti M, Cottone F, Blazeby J, Efficace F
Does the Quality of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) Assessment in Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) Differ Across Cancer Types and Over Time? A Pooled analysis of 610 RCTs published between 2004 and 2018.
2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA. J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl; abstr e18218)


Sparano F, Rees J, Blazeby J, Pezold M, Pusic A, Aaronson N, Sprangers M, Fayers P, Deliu N, Anota A, Efficace F, On behalf of GIMEMA and EORTC Quality of Life Group.
Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) in Randomized Controlled Trials of Colorectal Cancer. Methodological Quality of Reporting Over Time.
24th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Philadelphia, USA. Quality of Life Research, 26(1):65 (abs.1051), 2017.


Efficace F, Aaronson N, Sparano F, Sprangers M, Fayers P, Pusic A, Anota A, Cottone F, Rees J, Deliu N, Piciocchi A, La Sala E, Haas A, Kieffer J, Wang W, Pezold M, Fuzesi S, Isharwal S, Yeung J, Wan C, Blazeby J, On behalf of GIMEMA and EORTC Quality of Life Group.
Concordance between patient reported and clinical outcomes in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of cancer treatment.
24th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Philadelphia, USA. Quality of Life Research, 26(1):103 (abs.2026), 2017.


Efficace F, Aaronson N, Sparano F, Sprangers M, Fayers P, Pusic A, Haas A, Anota A, Cottone F, Deliu N, Rees J, Kieffer J, Wang W, Fuzesi S, Isharwal S, Yeung J, Wan C, Blazeby J, On behalf of GIMEMA and EORTC Quality of Life Group.
Type and Magnitude of EORTC QLQ-C30 Outcomes in Cancer Clinical Trials
24th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Philadelphia, USA. Quality of Life Research, 26(1):104 (abs.2030), 2017.


Efficace F, Aaronson N, Sparano F, Sprangers M, Fayers P, Pusic A, Haas A, Piciocchi A, La Sala E, Anota A, Cottone F, Deliu N, Rees J, Kieffer J, Wang W, Pezold M, Fuzesi S, Isharwal S, Yeung J, Wan C, Blazeby J, On behalf of GIMEMA and EORTC Quality of Life Group.
Quality of Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Reporting in Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) over time. Evidence from 480 RCTs from 2004 to 2016
24th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Philadelphia, USA. Quality of Life Research, 26(1):139 (abs.3056), 2017.


Anota A, Fiteni F, Cottone F, Pusic A, Sparano F, Fuzesi S, Bonnetain F, Efficace F
Investigating Methodology of Patient-Reported Outcomes Data Analysis in Breast Cancer Randomized Clinical Trials
24th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Philadelphia, USA. Quality of Life Research, 26(1):117 (abs.3015), 2017.


Mercieca-Bebber RL, Perreca A, Macann A, King MT, Whale K, Soldati S,  Jacobs M , Efficace F.
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Randomised Controlled Trials of Head and Neck Cancers: A Systematic Review of Reporting Quality from the PROMOTION Registry.
22nd Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Vancouver, Canada. Quality of Life Research, 24(1):114 (abs.2007), 2015.


Dirven L, Taphoorn MJ, Reijneveld JC, Blazeby JM, Jacobs M, Pusic A, La Sala E, Fayers P, Efficace F. On behalf of EORTC Quality of Life Group (Patient Reported Outcome Measurements Over Time In ONcology-PROMOTION Registry)
The level of patient-reported outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of brain tumour patients.
21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Berlin, Germany. Quality of Life Research, 23(1):75 (abs.1049), 2014.


Rees J, Blazeby J, Pusic A, Feuerstein M, Whale K, Jacobs M, Kieffer J, Cemal Y, Fish D, Yanagawa J, Fayers P, Efficace F. EORTC Quality of Life Group PROMOTION Project.
Concordance of patient reported (PROs) and clinical outcomes in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of cancer treatment. Evidence from 192 RCTs of patients with solid tumors.
20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Miami (FL), USA. Quality of Life Research, 22(1):13  (abs.103.2), 2013.


Efficace F, Feuerstein M, Pusic A, Cafaro V, Fayers P, Blazeby J. EORTC Quality of Life Group PROMOTION Project.
Patient-Reported Outcomes In Randomized Controlled Trials of Genitourinary Cancers. Methodological Quality and Impact on Clinical-Decision-Making.
20th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research, Miami (FL), USA. Quality of Life Research, 22(1):13  (abs.103.1), 2013.


Efficace F, Cemal Y, Pusic A ,  Fayers P, Piciocchi A, Rees J, Blazeby JM. EORTC Quality of Life Group PROMOTION Registry.
Methodological Quality of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) In Breast Cancer Trials According to the CONSORT PRO Extension: Evidence from 123 Trials enrolling over 83,000 patients.
21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Berlin (Germany). Quality of Life Research, 23(1):55 (abs.210.5), 2014.


Rees J, Whale K, Fish D, Fayers P, Cafaro V,  Pusic A, Blazeby JM, Efficace F.  EORTC Quality of Life Group PROMOTION Registry
Patient-Reported Outcomes In Randomized Controlled Trials of Colorectal Cancers. Methodological Quality and Impact on Clinical-Decision-Making
21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Berlin, Berlin (Germany). Quality of Life Research, 23(1):54-55 (abs.210.4), 2014.


Dirven L, Taphoorn MJ, Reijneveld JC, Blazeby JM, Jacobs M, Pusic A, La Sala E, Fayers P, Efficace F. On behalf of EORTC Quality of Life Group (Patient Reported Outcome Measurements Over Time In ONcology-PROMOTION Registry)
The level of patient-reported outcome reporting in randomized controlled trials of brain tumour patients.
21st Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), Berlin, Germany. Quality of Life Research, 23(1):75 (abs.1049), 2014.