Context: Goals-of-care communication (GOCC) is recommended to increase the value of cancer care near the end of life (EOL).
Objectives: Conduct a systematic review of the evidence that GOCC is associated with higher-value care.
Methods: We searched PubMed, Scopus, Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, EMB Reviews, CINAHL, and PsycInfo from inception to July 2019.