Combined qualitative and quantitative research designs.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Dyspnea is the most common symptom in interstitial lung disease, yet little is known about its management. This review summarizes the available evidence for the treatment of dyspnea in interstitial lung disease. RECENT FINDINGS:The management of dyspnea in interstitial lung disease remains a challeng...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Ryerson CJ,Collard HR,Pantilat SZ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review examines recent literature on the psychosocial needs of and interventions for young women. We focus on the active treatment period given the toxicity of treatment, the incidence of anxiety, and depressive symptoms in these women during treatment. This review summarizes research relevant to...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Fernandes-Taylor S,Adesoye T,Bloom JR

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The oligometastases is considered an intermediate state of the disease between localized and wide spread metastases. Local ablative therapy to oligometastatic prostate cancer is gaining significant traction and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is an emerging treatment modality for this patient po...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Niazi T,Elakshar S,Stroian G

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Good communication is the cornerstone of interprofessional care teams providing optimized quality patient care. Over the last decade, advances in technology have provided tools to improve communication; however, opportunities still exist for innovation and implementation. RECENT FINDINGS:The literatu...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： D'Alimonte L,McLaney E,Di Prospero L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review compares the catabolic actions of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and proteolysis-inducing factor (PIF) and their involvement in human cancer cachexia. RECENT FINDINGS:TNF-alpha has a direct catabolic effect on skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, whereas PIF only has an effect on...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Tisdale MJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite recognition that opioids alleviate dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, many clinicians remain reluctant to use them outside of the final days of life. This article defines the term 'opioid responsiveness' as it pertains to dyspnea, and poses that it may be possible to predict mor...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Horton R,Rocker G,Currow D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Radiation therapy-induced nausea and vomiting (RINV) are common and troublesome symptoms among patients receiving radiation therapy for gastrointestinal cancers. Their impact on function, quality of life and, ultimately, cancer control warrant a review of their incidence, underlying mechanisms, treatm...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Dennis K,Poon M,Chow E

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite its increasing prevalence and high mortality risk, heart failure is widely regarded as 'treatable'. Aggressive measures are employed even in its end stages. This review explores the clinical characteristics of heart failure, patterns of clinician response, and new data that may help to surmoun...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Stuart B

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The balance between the rates of protein synthesis and protein degradation governs the maintenance of muscle mass in the body. The main purpose of this review is to highlight the latest understanding of the various pathways that maintain this balance between muscle atrophy and hypertrophy. RECENT FIN...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Banerjee A,Guttridge DC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Patients with heart failure seem particularly suited to palliative care having needs that fall within the prototypical palliative care domains. Despite this there is still much debate as to who should respond to these needs and when. RECENT FINDINGS:Since the early 1990s many studies have been publis...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： O'Leary N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Opioids are potent drugs for the treatment of severe pain, but they are burdened by detrimental side-effects, such as respiratory depression, addiction, sedation and constipation. Their clinical application is undisputed in acute (e.g. perioperative) and cancer pain, but their use in chronic nonmalign...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Stein C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:An overview on breakthrough cancer pain (BTCP), including inherent limitations of the terminology, assessment, clinical presentation, and treatment options. RECENT FINDINGS:The estimated prevalence of BTCP is dependent on the defined cutoffs for controlled background pain and the magnitude of the pai...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Løhre ET,Thronæs M,Klepstad P

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Despite a limited understanding of the exact mechanism, corticosteroids are commonly employed for pain control in patients with bone metastases. The aim of this review was to evaluate the efficacy of corticosteroid-mediated pain control in patients with bone metastases associated with solid cancers. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Lim FMY,Bobrowski A,Agarwal A,Silva MF

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Highlight the difficulties patients, physicians, and the global economy face in relation to treatment of structural heart diseases. It is easy to be carried away by the excitement of medical advancement; however, it is difficult to demonstrate restraint. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) i...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： German KS,Kalra A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cross-sectional (C-S) imaging is now commonly used to measure body composition in clinical studies. This review highlights the advantages, limitations and suggested future directions for this technique. RECENT FINDINGS:Current understanding of C-S imaging reproducibility, tissue identification and se...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： MacDonald AJ,Greig CA,Baracos V

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:AYA patients with cancer have a unique set of psychosocial and support needs to compared with their younger and older counterparts. Digital health interventions overcome many of the barriers to AYA participation in behavioral health interventions. Due to the rapid shifts in digital health, it is impor...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Viola A,Panigrahi G,Devine KA

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes recent developments in the management of gastrointestinal symptoms experienced by cancer patients and provides a framework for education, assessment and monitoring, and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:Although many viable treatment options exist, gastrointestinal symptoms - particul...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Rangwala F,Zafar SY,Abernethy AP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cachexia, also known as disease-associated wasting, is an important factor in the mortality of many patients with diseases such as cancer, as well as renal and congestive heart failure. Yet the syndrome is not yet well defined, making diagnosis difficult and often subjective on the part of the physici...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Fletcher AL,Marks DL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article describes the role of the PD-1 axis and reviews current data and future directions inhibiting PD-1 and PD-L1 in breast cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:Four phase I monotherapy expansion trials in patients with metastatic breast cancer have demonstrated low but durable single agent responses to P...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Dawood S,Rugo HS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The palliative care needs of people with interstitial lung disease (ILD) have recently been highlighted by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. All people with progressive ILD should receive best supportive care to improve symptom control and quality of life and where possible this s...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Bajwah S,Yorke J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Bone metastases in prostate cancer are often the cause of significant morbidity in patients with castrate-resistant disease, and several studies have shown significant pain palliation with systemic radionuclide treatment. The purpose of this review is to discuss the place of radionuclides in the dynam...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Vengalil S,O'Sullivan JM,Parker CC

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this paper is to consolidate the literature around pain assessment and management in older adults with dementia and to make recommendations for future research and practice developments. This review is provided following the introduction of guidelines for the assessment of pain that wer...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Schofield P

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To understand the mechanisms of muscle wasting and how inhibiting myostatin signaling affects them. RECENT FINDINGS:Myostatin signaling is critical for the understanding of the pathogenesis of muscle wasting as blocking signaling mitigates muscle losses in rodent models of catabolic diseases includin...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Han HQ,Mitch WE

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic breathlessness is a troublesome symptom experienced by people with advanced malignant and nonmalignant disease. Disease-directed therapies are often insufficient in the management of chronic breathlessness. Therefore, pharmacological and nonpharmacological breathlessness-specific interventions...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Abdallah SJ,Jensen D,Lewthwaite H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize current knowledge on promising immunotherapeutic agents and to provide a brief outline of current use of immunotherapeutic agents in patients with locally advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). RECENT FINDINGS:Immunotherapy with mAbs directed against programed death cell prot...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Nazzani S,Bazinet A,Karakiewicz PI

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There are increasing numbers of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) and these patients remain at long-term risk of complications and premature death. This review focuses on the changing picture of adult CHD with more complex patients surviving, the challenges of balancing life-prolonging interv...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Bowater SE,Speakman JK,Thorne SA

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chemotherapy is a first-line treatment for many cancers; however, its use is hampered by a long list of side-effects. Gastrointestinal mucositis is a common and debilitating side-effect of anticancer therapy contributing to dose reductions, delays and cessation of treatment, greatly impacting clinical...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： McQuade RM,Al Thaalibi M,Nurgali K

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cancer cachexia remains understudied and there are no standard treatments available despite the publication of an international consensus definition and the completion of several large phase III intervention trials in the past 6 years. In September 2015, The University of Rochester Cancer Center NCORP...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Dunne RF,Mustian KM,Garcia JM,Dale W,Hayward R,Roussel B,Buschmann MM,Caan BJ,Cole CL,Fleming FJ,Chakkalakal JV,Linehan DC,Hezel AF,Mohile SG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the last 10 years, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) treatment has completely changed. Several new agents have been shown to increase mCRPC patients' overall survival. The importance to define castration-resistant prostate cancer as metastatic and to enable earlier detection o...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Beauregard JM,Pouliot F

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review describes the role of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) for the management of refractory dyspnea and other debilitating conditions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Recent studies, including a randomized trial comparing LVRS to medical therapy, are analyzed. RECEN...

journal_title：Current opinion in supportive and palliative care

authors： Shah AA,D'Amico TA

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00