Palliative care and end-of-life care in adults with malignant brain tumors.
Johan A F KoekkoekPim B van der MeerAndrea PaceCaroline HertlerRebecca HarrisonHeather E LeeperDeborah A ForstRakesh JalaliKathy OliverJennifer PhilipMartin J B TaphoornLinda DirvenTobias WalbertPublished in: Neuro-oncology (2022)
Since the 2017 EANO palliative care guidelines, new insights have been reported regarding symptom management and end-of-life care, however, most recommendations remain unchanged. Early palliative care interventions are essential to define goals of care and minimize symptom burden in a timely fashion. Interventional studies that address pain, fatigue, and psychiatric symptoms as well as (the timing of) early palliative care are urgently needed.