[HTML][HTML] Palliative care in high-grade glioma: a review

RC Crooms, NE Goldstein, EL Diamond, BG Vickrey - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
High-grade glioma (HGG) is characterized by debilitating neurologic symptoms and poor
prognosis. Some of the suffering this disease engenders may be ameliorated through …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-life care in high-grade glioma patients. The palliative and supportive perspective

GR Giammalva, DG Iacopino, G Azzarello, C Gaggiotti… - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
High-grade gliomas (HGGs) are the most frequently diagnosed primary brain tumors. Even
though it has been demonstrated that combined surgical therapy, chemotherapy, and …

A proposed framework of supportive and palliative care for people with high-grade glioma

J Philip, A Collins, C Brand, V Sundararajan… - Neuro …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Patients with malignant high-grade glioma (HGG) have significant supportive
and palliative care needs, yet few tailored guidelines exist to inform practice. This study …

The end-of-life phase of high-grade glioma patients: a systematic review

EM Sizoo, HRW Pasman, L Dirven, C Marosi… - Supportive Care in …, 2014 - Springer
Background High-grade gliomas (HGG) are rare and incurable; yet, these neoplasms result
in a disproportionate share of cancer morbidity and mortality. Treatment of HGG patients is …

Palliative care referral across the disease trajectory in high-grade glioma

RC Crooms, JW Taylor, N Jette, R Morgenstern… - Journal of Neuro …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Adults with high-grade glioma (HGG), WHO grade III or IV, have substantial
palliative care needs. Our aim was to determine occurrence, timing, and factors associated …

Palliative care effects on survival in glioblastoma: who receives palliative care?

A Pando, AM Patel, HS Choudhry, JA Eloy… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background High-grade glioma has a poor overall survival with profoundly negative effects
on the patient's quality of life and their caregivers. In this study, we investigate the factors …

Clinician perspectives on integrating neuro-oncology and palliative care for patients with high-grade glioma

RC Crooms, JF Nnemnbeng, JW Taylor… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Patients with high-grade glioma have high palliative care needs, yet few
receive palliative care consultation. This study aims to explore themes on (1) benefits of …

Palliative care, end-of-life care, and advance care planning in neuro-oncology

T Walbert - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Purpose of Review: Despite new therapeutic approaches, most patients with high-
grade glioma face limited overall survival and have a high symptom burden throughout their …

Neuro-oncology and palliative care: a challenging interface

E Lin, MA Rosenthal, BH Le, P Eastman - Neuro-oncology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
This paper aims to review the existing evidence for and describe the interface between
palliative care and neuro-oncology, with a particular focus on glioblastoma multiforme …