Evidence map›Paper›PMID 36913164›Full record

ReviewCurrent treatment options in oncology2023

Integrating Palliative Care into Oncology Care Worldwide: The Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time.

Jacqueline Alcalde Castro, Breffni Hannon, Camilla Zimmermann

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Review in Current treatment options in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Early and simultaneous palliative care in cancer patients: an overview.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  3. Educational interventions for training oncology residents in palliative medicine: a rapid review of the available evidence to inform training standards in cancer care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  20. Quality of referrals to specialist palliative care and remote patient triage - a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Jacqueline Alcalde CastroDepartment of Supportive Care, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Breffni HannonDepartment of Supportive Care, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Camilla ZimmermannDepartment of Supportive Care, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada. camilla.zimmermann@uhn.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-4889-0244
University Health Network · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

opinion statementWhile the benefits of early palliative care are indisputable, most of the current evidence has emerged from resource-rich settings in urban areas of high-income countries, with an emphasis on solid tumors in outpatient settings; this model of palliative care integration is not currently scalable internationally. A shortage of specialist palliative care clinicians means that in order to meet the needs of all patients who require support at any point along their advanced cancer trajectory, palliative care must also be provided by family physicians and oncology clinicians who require training and mentorship. Models of care that facilitate the timely provision of seamless palliative care across all settings (inpatient, outpatient, and home-based care), with clear communication between clinicians, are crucial to the provision of patient-centred palliative care. The unique needs of patients with hematological malignancies must be further explored and existing models of palliative care provision modified to meet these needs. Finally, care must be provided in an equitable and culturally sensitive manner, recognizing the challenges associated with the delivery of high-quality palliative care to both patients in high-income countries who live in rural areas, as well as to those in low- and middle-income countries. A one-size-fits-all model will not suffice, and there is an urgent need to develop innovative context-specific models of palliative care integration worldwide, in order to provide the right care, in the right place, and at the right time.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsPalliative CareHumansMedical OncologyQuality of Health CareCancerIntegrated health care systemsIntegrationModels of careOncologyPalliative care

Identifiers

PMID36913164
PMCPMC10009840
OpenAlexW4324017998

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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