Authors
BR Ferrell, JS Temel, ST Temin, ER Alesi, TA Balboni, EM Basch, JI Firn, J Paice, JM Peppercorn, T Phillips, EL Stovall, C Zimmermann, TJ Smith
Publication date
2017
Journal
J Clin Oncol
Volume
35
Issue
1
Pages
96-112
Description
Purpose
To provide evidence-based recommendations to oncology clinicians, patients, family and friend caregivers, and palliative care specialists to update the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) provisional clinical opinion (PCO) on the integration of palliative care into standard oncology care for all patients diagnosed with cancer.
Methods
ASCO convened an Expert Panel of members of the ASCO Ad Hoc Palliative Care Expert Panel to develop an update. The 2012 PCO was based on a review of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) by the National Cancer Institute Physicians Data Query and additional trials. The panel conducted an updated systematic review seeking randomized clinical trials, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, as well as secondary analyses of RCTs in the 2012 PCO, published from March 2010 to January 2016.
Results
The guideline update reflects changes in evidence …
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