Effect of Combined Immune Checkpoint Inhibition vs Best Supportive Care Alone in Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer
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DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0910
Abstract: Key Points Question Can combined immune checkpoint inhibition improve overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced refractory colorectal cancer (CRC)? Findings In this randomized phase 2 study with 180 patients randomized in a 2:1 ratio… read more here.
Keywords: immune checkpoint; combined immune; supportive care; checkpoint inhibition ... See more keywords
Chemotherapy and Supportive Care Agents as Essential Medicines for Children With Cancer
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DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0070
Abstract: In resource-rich countries, 5-year survival rates for children with cancer approach 85%. This impressive statistic is largely the result of integrating research with clinical care. At the core of this endeavor are multiagent combination chemotherapy… read more here.
Keywords: essential medicines; chemotherapy supportive; supportive care; cancer ... See more keywords
Determinants of mobile technology use and smartphone application interest in cancer patients
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DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1660
Abstract: Supportive care is a critical component of the treatment of cancer patients that is underutilized; patient lack of information about these services is an important barrier. Mobile technologies may be useful tools for delivering information,… read more here.
Keywords: cancer patients; use; smartphone; supportive care ... See more keywords
Trilaciclib prior to chemotherapy reduces the usage of supportive care interventions for chemotherapy‐induced myelosuppression in patients with small cell lung cancer: Pooled analysis of three randomized phase 2 trials
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DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4089
Abstract: Supportive care interventions used to manage chemotherapy‐induced myelosuppression (CIM), including granulocyte colony‐stimulating factors (G‐CSFs), erythropoiesis‐stimulating agents (ESAs), and red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, are burdensome to patients and associated with greater costs to health care… read more here.
Keywords: supportive care; care interventions; chemotherapy induced; induced myelosuppression ... See more keywords
Oncology distress screening within predominately Black Veterans: Outcomes on supportive care utilization, hospitalizations, and mortality
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DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5560
Abstract: We evaluated whether patients' initial screening symptoms were related to subsequent utilization of supportive care services and hospitalizations, and whether patient‐level demographics, symptoms, hospitalizations, and supportive care service utilization were associated with mortality in primarily… read more here.
Keywords: oncology; utilization; mortality; black veterans ... See more keywords
A systematic review with evidence mapping of supportive care interventions for melanoma patients and caregivers.
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DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6012
Abstract: AIM We conducted a systematic review and evidence gap mapping to explore the existing supportive care interventions and their impact on well-being outcomes for melanoma patients and caregivers. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, Embase, Web of… read more here.
Keywords: patients caregivers; review; care interventions; melanoma patients ... See more keywords
Being away from home for cancer treatment: a qualitative study of patient experience and supportive care needs during radiation therapy
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DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.578
Abstract: Supportive care needs (SCN) refer to support required by patients and their families to better cope with cancer. Many rural radiation therapy (RT) patients stay away from home for significant periods, which can lead to… read more here.
Keywords: away home; radiation therapy; radiation; supportive care ... See more keywords
Integration of Mental Health and Supportive Care in Individuals with Schizophrenia and Cancer: Assertive Community Treatment Model.
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DOI: 10.1002/pon.5911
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Keywords: individuals schizophrenia; care individuals; supportive care; mental health ... See more keywords
Association between requests for supportive care assistance and patients' characteristics, prior to treatment in a comprehensive cancer center
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DOI: 10.1002/pon.5938
Abstract: Patients with cancer experience a wide array of distress symptoms (emotional, practical, physical, and functional), which often hinders their quality of life and survival. Unfortunately, only a small proportion of these patients request assistance for… read more here.
Keywords: assistance; care assistance; requests supportive; supportive care ... See more keywords
Differential Benefit of Collaterals for Stroke Patients Treated with Thrombolysis or Supportive Care
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DOI: 10.1007/s00062-019-00815-y
Abstract: Leptomeningeal collaterals can slow down infarction growth; however, despite good collaterals in the DAWN and DEFUSE 3 trials, outcomes were devastating if reperfusion was not attempted. The aim of this study was to compare the… read more here.
Keywords: ivt treated; supportive care; ivt; stroke patients ... See more keywords
Sepsis: frontiers in supportive care, organisation and research
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DOI: 10.1007/s00134-017-4677-4
Abstract: Because of its high incidence and clinical complexity, sepsis is a major challenge to clinicians and researchers and a global burden to healthcare systems and society. Despite recent progress, short- and long-term morbidity, mortality and… read more here.
Keywords: organisation; sepsis; medicine; research ... See more keywords