Effect of early palliative care: complex intervention and complex results - Authors' reply

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¹ End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, 1090 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: gaelle.vanbutsele@uzgent.be.
² End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
³ Department of Medical Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine/Thoracic Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
⁵ Palliative Care Team, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
⁶ Biostatistics Unit, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
⁷ Department of Medical Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Palliative Care Team, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
⁸ Department of Gastroenterology, Division of Digestive Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

Comment

Gaëlle Vanbutsele et al. Lancet Oncol. 2018 May.

. 2018 May;19(5):e222.

doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30265-1.

¹ End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, 1090 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: gaelle.vanbutsele@uzgent.be.
² End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University, 1090 Brussels, Belgium.
³ Department of Medical Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Respiratory Medicine/Thoracic Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
⁵ Palliative Care Team, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
⁶ Biostatistics Unit, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
⁷ Department of Medical Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Palliative Care Team, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
⁸ Department of Gastroenterology, Division of Digestive Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

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Effect of early and systematic integration of palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: a randomised controlled trial.
Vanbutsele G, Pardon K, Van Belle S, Surmont V, De Laat M, Colman R, Eecloo K, Cocquyt V, Geboes K, Deliens L. Vanbutsele G, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Mar;19(3):394-404. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30060-3. Epub 2018 Feb 3. Lancet Oncol. 2018. PMID: 29402701 Clinical Trial.
Effect of early palliative care: complex intervention and complex results.
Ishiki H, Yamaguchi T, Matsumoto Y, Kiuchi D, Satomi E. Ishiki H, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2018 May;19(5):e221. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30238-9. Lancet Oncol. 2018. PMID: 29726380 No abstract available.