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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: However, compared with those in the standard care group, participants receiving early palliative care had half the odds of receiving chemotherapy within 60 days of death (odds ratio, 0. 47 ; 95 % CI, 0. 23 to 0. 99 ; P =. 05), a longer interval between the last dose of intravenous chemotherapy and death (median, 64. 00 days [range, 3 to 406 days] v 40. 50 days [range, 6 to 287 days] ; P =. 02), and higher enrollment in hospice care for longer than 1 week (60. 0 % [36 of 60 patients] v 33. 3 % [21 of 63 patients] ; P =. 004).