Here we provide the updated version of the guidelines of the European Association for
Palliative Care (EAPC) on the use of opioids for the treatment of cancer pain. The update …

Purpose To offer evidence-based clinical recommendations concerning prognosis in
advanced cancer patients. Methods A Working Group of the Research Network of the …

Purpose Palliative sedation is a clinical procedure aimed at relieving refractory symptoms in
patients with advanced cancer. It has been suggested that sedative drugs may shorten life …

In recent years, extensive research has been performed to identify prognostic factors that
predict survival in terminally ill cancer patients. This study describes the construction of a …

The aim of this work was to validate a previously constructed prognostic score for terminally
ill cancer patients in order to determine its value in clinical practice. The Palliative Prognostic …

Gabapentin for Neuropathic Cancer Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial From the Gabapentin
Cancer Pain Study Group Page 1 Gabapentin for Neuropathic Cancer Pain: A Randomized …

Prognostication is an important clinical skill for all clinicians, particularly those clinicians
working with patients with advanced cancer. However, doctors can be hesitant about …

Background: Palliative sedation therapy (PST) is indicated for and used to control refractory
symptoms in cancer patients undergoing palliative care. We aimed to evaluate whether PST …

Background. The individualization of prognostic factors in the various stages of cancer
facilitates the planning of a therapeutic assistance program aimed at various subsets of …

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of delirium on the
survival of advanced cancer patients also assessed with a validated prognostic score (the …