CHICAGO — Higher-intensity palliative care with more frequent symptom monitoring improved symptoms and quality of life for people with advanced cancer receiving phase 1 therapies, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.
Palliative care alone conferred some benefit with regard to symptom reduction but did not appear associated with quality-of-life improvement, findings showed.
“We found that a proactive approach to symptom management can further improve care,” David Hui, MD, MSc, professor and director of supportive and palliative care research at The