Cancer-associated cachexia is a disorder characterized by loss of body weight with specific
losses of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Cachexia is driven by a variable combination …

Cumulative evidence shows a linkage between gut microbiota pattern and depression
through the brain-gut microbiome axis. The aim of this systematic review was to identify the …

Methods| The study was approved by the Memorial Sloan Kettering institutional review
board and written informed consent was obtained from participants. Consecutive patients …

Purpose There is growing interest to enhance symptom monitoring during routine cancer
care using patient-reported outcomes, but evidence of impact on clinical outcomes is limited …

PURPOSE The standard of care for locally advanced rectal cancer in North America is
neoadjuvant pelvic chemoradiation with fluorouracil (5FUCRT). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy …

The standard approach for documenting symptomatic adverse events (AEs) in cancer
clinical trials involves investigator reporting using the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) …

Purpose In current cancer care, there is a growing debate about the value of using patient-
reported outcome measures (PROMs) in daily clinical follow-up. A systematic review of the …

Purpose This systematic review was intended to identify the effectiveness and inclusion of
essential components of self-management education interventions to support patients with …

Abstract Background The National Cancer Institute's Symptom Management and Health-
Related Quality of Life Steering Committee held a clinical trials planning meeting …

BACKGROUND A set of common cancer‐related and treatment‐related symptoms has been
proposed for quality of care assessment and clinical research. Using data from a large …