Background: Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is frequently used to manage caloric needs during hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Previous studies in transplant patients who received TPN have reported widely discordant resul...
Patients with glioblastoma have poor overall survival and experience significant burden from neurologic decline and adverse treatment effects. Despite the well-known benefits of early palliative care integration with oncology care, utili...
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma remains a highly aggressive disease, with a 5-year relative survival rate of 10%. Numerous barriers to treatment exist, such as dense desmoplasia, infiltration of immune suppressor cells, inhibitory cytok...
Cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors in combination with endocrine therapy are a preferred treatment option for premenopausal and postmenopausal women with hormone receptor–positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor rec...
Traditionally, treatment responses to chemotherapy had been based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) criteria evaluating tumor shrinkage, stabilization of disease, growth, or development of new metastatic lesions. ...
Evidenced-based practice requires timely and accurate integration of scientific advances. This presents a challenge for the oncology clinician given the robust pace of scientific discovery and the increasing number of new drug approvals ...
As the health-care industry continues to be pushed to find new, innovative ways to deliver quality care with an emphasis on enhancing quality of life, the use of advanced practice providers and telemedicine technology are two promising d...
In the United States, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer death rates are higher for women in the United States than any other cancer, followed by lung cancer (National Cancer Institu...
Practitioners face significant challenges when evaluating patients with cancer who suffer from back pain. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for patients to visit medical providers. This case study will review a patient with can...
