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Decisions about treatment with targeted therapies in a palliative care unit: A case series.

Matthieu DelayePerrine RenardAnda SampetreanLaurence Vigouret-ViantSarah DauchyFlorian ScottéChristina Mateus
Published in: Palliative & supportive care (2022)
TT was discontinued in the majority of our patients. However, in some cases, the treatment was maintained because it was effective on cancer-related symptoms even at the end of life. However, this should not overshadow the palliative process. The continuation or introduction of a specific oncological treatment requires close cooperation between oncologists and palliative care physicians and an honest and clear explanation to patients and their families.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • end stage renal disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • advanced cancer
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • prostate cancer
  • primary care
  • combination therapy
  • rectal cancer