Palliative care and end-of-life care in adults with malignant brain tumors

JAF Koekkoek, PB van der Meer, A Pace… - Neuro …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background This systematic review provides updated insights, from the published literature
in the past 5 years, based on the 2017 European Association of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) …

Recognizing the psychological impact of a glioma diagnosis on mental and behavioral health: a systematic review of what neurosurgeons need to know

JS Young, N Al-Adli, YE Sibih, KL Scotford… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
A cancer diagnosis is life altering and frequently associated with both acute and long-lasting
psychosocial and behavioral distress for patients. The impact of a diffuse glioma diagnosis …

Efficacy and safety of antidepressants in patients with comorbid depression and medical diseases: an umbrella systematic review and meta-analysis

O Köhler-Forsberg, V Stiglbauer, J Brasanac… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Every third to sixth patient with medical diseases receives antidepressants, but
regulatory trials typically exclude comorbid medical diseases. Meta-analyses of …

Long-term wellbeing and neurocognitive functioning of diffuse low-grade glioma patients and their caregivers: A longitudinal study spanning two decades

FW Boele, PWM den Otter, JC Reijneveld… - Neuro …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background While patients with diffuse low-grade glioma (LGG) often survive for years, there
is a risk of tumor progression which may impact patients' long-term health-related quality of …

Depression and anxiety in glioma patients

PB van der Meer, L Dirven, C Hertler… - Neuro-oncology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Glioma patients carry the burden of having both a progressive neurological disease and
cancer, and may face a variety of symptoms, including depression and anxiety. These …

A mathematical model for treatment using chemo-immunotherapy

O Nave - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
In this study, we investigated a mathematical model for chemoimmunotherapy (a
combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy) for brain cancer. In most cases, the …

Palliative care in neuro-oncology: an update

JY Rhee, S Strander, A Podgurski, D Chiu… - Current Neurology and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review While the benefits of palliative care for patients with cancer are
well established, palliative care in neuro-oncology is still in its early stages. However, in …

Association of antidepressant drug use with outcome of patients with glioblastoma

C Seliger, FB Oppong, F Lefranc… - … Journal of Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Depressive symptoms are common among patients with glioblastoma, but patients are often
not treated with antidepressants. There is only limited evidence on the association of …

Easing the Journey—an updated review of palliative care for the patient with high-grade glioma

RC Crooms, MO Johnson, H Leeper, A Mehta… - Current oncology …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review High-grade gliomas (HGG) are rare brain tumors that cause
disproportionate suffering and mortality. Palliative care, whose aim is to relieve the …

Neuropsychiatric sequelae of brain radiation therapy: A review of modality, symptomatology, and treatment options

J Kramkowski, C Hebert - General Hospital Psychiatry, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Consultation-liaison psychiatrists frequently evaluate cancer patients with brain
involvement, and brain irradiation is often a mainstay of treatment for this population. A …