Deprescribing in palliative patients with cancer: a concise review of tools and guidelines.
Lisanne N van MerendonkMirjam CrulPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)
Tools developed for geriatric patients contain drugs that are not inappropriate when used in the palliative cancer care setting. Tools developed for cancer patients are more suitable and can be applied in combination with stepwise methods to individualize deprescribing per patient. The tools and guidelines described in this systematic review can be used to further implement deprescribing in the clinical routine for palliative cancer patients.