PURPOSE: Clinical trials, which led to the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI),
have been almost exclusively performed in patients with good Eastern Cooperative …

Background Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a frequent complication in advanced
cancer patients and especially those with abdominal tumors. The clinical management of …

Problema: Trata-se de um relato de experiência sobre a idealização e a fase de
implantação do Projeto Manto de Assistência em Cuidados Paliativos, desenvolvido em …

Background Prognostic scales exist to estimate patient survival in advanced cancer.
However, there are no studies evaluating their use and practice. The objective of this study …

Effectively communicating prognosis to patients with cancer is a key communication task for
physicians. It has always been a difficult task and is now becoming more so. Rapid progress …

INTRODUCTION—Survival estimates are critical factors in clinician and patient decision
making in all phases of a serious and/or life-threatening illness. However, prognostic …

Context Ketamine at sub-anesthetic doses is a potent analgesia. Its use in cancer pain
remains equivocal with protocols varying in patient selection, starting dose, titration, duration …

Background: Older people with non-cancer disease are less likely to be referred to palliative
care services due to the inherent uncertain disease trajectory and a lack of standardised …

Healthcare is one of the most promising application areas for Artificial Intelligence (AI) to
have a positive impact on society. There has been impressive progress in predictive …