ASO Visual Abstract: Rurality and Use of Metastasis-Directed Therapies in Medicare Beneficiaries with Metastatic Colon Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Vrushabh P Ladage¹, Niveditta Ramkumar², Qianfei Wang¹, A James O'Malley^{1

3}, Carrie H Colla^{1

2

4}, Sandra L Wong⁵, Anna N A Tosteson^{1

4

6}, Gabriel A Brooks^{7

8

9}

Affiliations

¹ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA.
² Geisel School Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA.
³ Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Geisel School Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA.
⁴ Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
⁵ Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Geisel School Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA.
⁷ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA. gabriel.a.brooks@hitchcock.org.
⁸ Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH, USA. gabriel.a.brooks@hitchcock.org.
⁹ Department of Medicine, Geisel School Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA. gabriel.a.brooks@hitchcock.org.

Vrushabh P Ladage et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Jan.

. 2026 Jan;33(1):378.

doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-18586-x.

Vrushabh P Ladage¹, Niveditta Ramkumar², Qianfei Wang¹, A James O'Malley^{1

3}, Carrie H Colla^{1

2

4}, Sandra L Wong⁵, Anna N A Tosteson^{1

4

6}, Gabriel A Brooks^{7

8

9}

¹ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA.
² Geisel School Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA.
³ Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Geisel School Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA.
⁴ Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.
⁵ Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Geisel School Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA.
⁷ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA. gabriel.a.brooks@hitchcock.org.
⁸ Dartmouth Cancer Center, Lebanon, NH, USA. gabriel.a.brooks@hitchcock.org.
⁹ Department of Medicine, Geisel School Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA. gabriel.a.brooks@hitchcock.org.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.