Systemic Anticancer Therapy Near the End of Life: Association of Treatment Escalation With Hospital-Centered Care in Metastatic Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Ezgi Çoban, Murat Sarı, Serkan Çelik, Bala Başak Öven, Department of Medical Oncology, Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®

Published online on April 24, 2026

Abstract

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BackgroundSystemic anticancer therapy (SAT) near the end of life is an indicator of potentially aggressive cancer care. Although patient-level prognostic factors have been studied, the role of treatment escalation within hospital-centered oncology models ...