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ReviewJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2020

Models of Palliative Care Delivery for Patients With Cancer.

David Hui, Eduardo Bruera

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract readReview
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Review in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 145 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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145citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT06044441 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

ENABLE-SG (Educate, Nurture, Advise, Before Life Ends for Singapore) as a Proactive Palliative Care Model: Evaluation and Implementation Preparation

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Cancer Centre, SingaporeRan2023 to 2027Enrolled715ConditionsNeoplasmsArmsENABLE-SG model, Wait-list control
NCT07490106 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Benefits of Early Collaboration Between Oncologists and Palliative Care Physicians in Cases of Unplanned Hospitalization for Patients With Metastatic Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorCentre Oscar LambretRan2026 to 2031Enrolled493ConditionsCancer, Sarcoma Metastatic, Gynaecologic Cancer, Digestive CancersArmsEarly integrated palliative care, Usual oncological care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

145 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 290 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Integration of early palliative care in cancer treatment: a meta-analysis of 39 randomized controlled trials on clinical outcomes and management optimization.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  10. Proactive symptom monitoring to initiate timely palliative care for patients with advanced cancer: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  17. Pulmonary infections in an acute palliative care unit.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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85 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David HuiUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Eduardo BrueraUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Dexamethasone for Dyspnea in Cancer PatientsR01CA214960 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HUI, DAVID · 2017 to 2020
$1.6M
Palliative Therapies for Refractory Delirium in Advanced CancerR21NR016736 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HUI, DAVID · 2017 to 2018
$455k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA214960NINR NIH HHS R21 NR016736
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Palliative care has evolved over the past five decades as an interprofessional specialty to improve quality of life and quality of care for patients with cancer and their families. Existing evidence supports that timely involvement of specialist palliative care teams can enhance the care delivered by oncology teams. This review provides a state-of-the-science synopsis of the literature that supports each of the five clinical models of specialist palliative care delivery, including outpatient clinics, inpatient consultation teams, acute palliative care units, community-based palliative care, and hospice care. The roles of embedded clinics, nurse-led models, telehealth interventions, and primary palliative care also will be discussed. Outpatient clinics represent the key point of entry for timely access to palliative care. In this setting, patient care can be enhanced longitudinally through impeccable symptom management, monitoring, education, and advance care planning. Inpatient consultation teams provide expert symptom management and facilitate discharge planning for acutely symptomatic hospitalized patients. Patients with the highest level of distress and complexity may benefit from an admission to acute palliative care units. In contrast, community-based palliative care and hospice care are more appropriate for patients with a poor performance status and low to moderate symptom burden. Each of these five models of specialist palliative care serve a different patient population along the disease continuum and complement one another to provide comprehensive supportive care. Additional research is needed to define the standards for palliative care interventions and to refine the models to further improve access to quality palliative care.

Indexed as

Models, OrganizationalAdvance Care PlanningDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedDisease ManagementHumansNeoplasmsPalliative CarePatient Care TeamQuality of Health Care

Identifiers

PMID32023157
PMCPMC7082156
OpenAlexW3005242285

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Registered trials

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