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ArticleClinical journal of oncology nursing2017

Palliative Care and Phase 1 Trials: Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Provide Education
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Betty R Ferrell, Vincent Chung, Marianna Koczywas, Anna Cathy Williams, Denise Gallagher, Patricia Fischer, Thomas J Smith

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Article in Clinical journal of oncology nursing, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Use of supportive care services and advance care planning among early phase oncology clinical trial participants.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  5. Reflections on the opportunities and challenges of applying experience-based co-design (EBCD) to phase 1 clinical trials in oncology.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024
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  6. "If only I had", patients' experiences during early oncology trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  9. Supportive Care: An Indispensable Component of Modern Oncology.Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) · 2020
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  10. Opportunities for Nursing Science to Advance Patient Care in the Time of COVID-19: A Palliative Care Perspective.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Betty R FerrellCity of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Vincent ChungCity of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Marianna KoczywasCity of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Anna Cathy WilliamsCity of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Denise GallagherSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Patricia FischerSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Thomas J SmithSidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Funding

Transgenic Mouse FacilityP30CA033572 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE/BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI STANLEY R. HAMILTON · 1985 to 2026
$86.3M
Integration of Palliative Care for Cancer Patients on Phase I TrialsR01CA177562 · NCI · BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE · PI FERRELL, BETTY R · 2014 to 2018
$6.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA033572NCI NIH HHS R01 CA177562
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients in phase 1 clinical trials often have significant symptom burdens and quality-of-life concerns that increase as they progress along the cancer trajectory and experience drug toxicities from the clinical trial. 
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objectivesThe interdisciplinary intervention described is aimed at providing optimum palliative care to support patients with solid tumors participating in a phase 1 clinical trial.
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methodsThe intervention includes a baseline evaluation using quantitative surveys, a comprehensive palliative care assessment by a research nurse based on patient baseline evaluation, and a goals-of-care discussion by the treating oncologist. The second component includes an interdisciplinary meeting where palliative care recommendations are made, followed by two patient education sessions.
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findingsThe initial experience with the palliative care intervention suggests a need for support for this population, as well as potential benefits from integrating palliative care for patients enrolled in phase 1 clinical trials.

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Clinical Trials, Phase I as TopicPalliative CarePatient Education as TopicQuality of LifeFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoplasmspalliative carephase 1 clinical trialsquality of lifesymptom burden

Identifiers

PMID28738035
PMCPMC6056173

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