Hospital Variation in Cancer Treatments and Survival OutComes of Advanced Melanoma Patients: Nationwide Quality Assurance in The Netherlands

Background: To assure a high quality of care for patients treated in Dutch melanoma centers, hospital variation in treatment patterns and outcomes is evaluated in the Dutch Melanoma Treatment Registry. The aim of this study was to assess center variation in treatments and 2-year survival probabilities of patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2017 in the Netherlands. Methods: We selected patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2017 with unresectable IIIC or stage IV melanoma, registered in the Dutch Melanoma Treatment Registry. Centers’ performance on 2-year survival was evaluated using Empirical Bay... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Jesper van Breeschoten
Alfonsus J. M. van den Eertwegh
Liesbeth C. de Wreede
Doranne L. Hilarius
Erik W. van Zwet
John B. Haanen
Christian U. Blank
Maureen J. B. Aarts
Franchette W. P. J. van den Berkmortel
Jan Willem B. de Groot
Geke A. P. Hospers
Ellen Kapiteijn
Djura Piersma
Rozemarijn S. van Rijn
Marion A. M. Stevense-den Boer
Astrid A. M. van der Veldt
Gerard Vreugdenhil
Marye J. Boers-Sonderen
Karijn P. M. Suijkerbuijk
Michel W. J. M. Wouters
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: Cancers, Vol 13, Iss 5077, p 5077 (2021)
Verlag/Hrsg.: MDPI AG
Schlagwörter: advanced melanoma / survival / center variation / Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens / RC254-282
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29170568
Datenquelle: BASE; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13205077

Background: To assure a high quality of care for patients treated in Dutch melanoma centers, hospital variation in treatment patterns and outcomes is evaluated in the Dutch Melanoma Treatment Registry. The aim of this study was to assess center variation in treatments and 2-year survival probabilities of patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2017 in the Netherlands. Methods: We selected patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2017 with unresectable IIIC or stage IV melanoma, registered in the Dutch Melanoma Treatment Registry. Centers’ performance on 2-year survival was evaluated using Empirical Bayes estimates calculated in a random effects model. Treatment patterns of the centers with the lowest and highest estimates for 2-year survival were compared. Results: For patients diagnosed between 2014 and 2015, significant center variation in 2-year survival probabilities was observed even after correcting for case-mix and treatment with new systemic therapies. The different use of new systemic therapies partially explained the observed variation. From 2016 onwards, no significant difference in 2-year survival was observed between centers. Conclusion: Our data suggest that between 2014 and 2015, after correcting for patient case-mix, significant variation in 2-year survival probabilities between Dutch melanoma centers existed. The use of new systemic therapies could partially explain this variation. In 2013 and between 2016 and 2017, no significant variation between centers existed.