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Are people with mesothelioma who respond to the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative of the national mesothelioma population? A data comparison with cancer registry patients from the National Lung Cancer Audit (2022)
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Nartey, Y., Stewart, I., Beattie, V., Wilcock, A., Beckett, P., Hubbard, R., & Tata, L. J. (2022). Are people with mesothelioma who respond to the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative of the national mesothelioma population? A data comparison with cancer registry patients from the National Lung Cancer Audit. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 4, Article 100077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2022.100077

Introduction: More than 2,700 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year in the UK. Survival from mesothelioma is poor and to ensure service users’ perspectives are incorporated in designing the most effective strategies to improve healthcare i... Read More about Are people with mesothelioma who respond to the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative of the national mesothelioma population? A data comparison with cancer registry patients from the National Lung Cancer Audit.

Advance care planning in patients with advanced cancer: A 6-country, cluster-randomised clinical trial (2020)
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Korfage, I. J., Carreras, G., Arnfeldt Christensen, C. M., Billekens, P., Bramley, L., Briggs, L., …Rietjens, J. A. C. (2020). Advance care planning in patients with advanced cancer: A 6-country, cluster-randomised clinical trial. PLoS Medicine, 17(11), Article e1003422. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003422

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) supportsindividuals to define, discuss, and record goals and preferences for future medical treatment and care. Despite being internationally recommended, randomized clinical trials of ACP in patients with adva... Read More about Advance care planning in patients with advanced cancer: A 6-country, cluster-randomised clinical trial.

Immediate versus delayed short-term integrated palliative care for advanced long-term neurological conditions: the OPTCARE Neuro RCT (2020)
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Hepgul, N., Wilson, R., Yi, D., Evans, C., Bajwah, S., Crosby, V., …Gao, W. (2020). Immediate versus delayed short-term integrated palliative care for advanced long-term neurological conditions: the OPTCARE Neuro RCT. Health Services and Delivery Research, 8(36), 1-80. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08360

Background Palliative care is recommended to help meet the needs of patients with progressive non-cancer conditions, such as long-term neurological conditions. However, few trials have tested palliative care in this population. Objectives To det... Read More about Immediate versus delayed short-term integrated palliative care for advanced long-term neurological conditions: the OPTCARE Neuro RCT.

Effect of short-term integrated palliative care on patient-reported outcomes among people with advanced long-term neurological conditions : A randomized clinical trial (2020)
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Gao, W., Wilson, R., Hepgul, N., Yi, D., Evans, C., Bajwah, S., …Higginson, I. J. (2020). Effect of short-term integrated palliative care on patient-reported outcomes among people with advanced long-term neurological conditions : A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Network Open, 3(8), Article e2015061. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.15061

The relationship between ECOG-PS, mGPS, BMI/WL grade and body composition and physical function in patients with advanced cancer (2020)
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Fallon, M., Dolan, R. D., Daly, L. E., Simmons, C. P. L., Wilcock, A., Usborne, C., …Maddocks, M. (2020). The relationship between ECOG-PS, mGPS, BMI/WL grade and body composition and physical function in patients with advanced cancer. Cancers, 12(5), Article 1187. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12051187

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide and the associated reduction in physical function has a marked impact on both quality of life and survival. The aim of the prese... Read More about The relationship between ECOG-PS, mGPS, BMI/WL grade and body composition and physical function in patients with advanced cancer.

Randomised, double-blind, multicentre, mixed-methods, dose-escalation feasibility trial of mirtazapine for better treatment of severe breathlessness in advanced lung disease (BETTER-B feasibility) (2020)
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Higginson, I. J., Wilcock, A., Johnson, M. J., Bajwah, S., Lovell, N., Yi, D., …Brown, S. (2020). Randomised, double-blind, multicentre, mixed-methods, dose-escalation feasibility trial of mirtazapine for better treatment of severe breathlessness in advanced lung disease (BETTER-B feasibility). Thorax, 75(2), 176-179. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213879

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. New treatments are required for severe breathlessness in advanced disease. We conducted a randomised feasibility trial of mirtazapine over 28 days in adults with... Read More about Randomised, double-blind, multicentre, mixed-methods, dose-escalation feasibility trial of mirtazapine for better treatment of severe breathlessness in advanced lung disease (BETTER-B feasibility).

Short-term integrated rehabilitation for people with newly diagnosed thoracic cancer: a multi-centre randomized controlled feasibility trial (2019)
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Bayly, J., Fettes, L., Douglas, E., Douglas, E., Teixiera, M. J., Peat, N., …Maddocks, M. (2020). Short-term integrated rehabilitation for people with newly diagnosed thoracic cancer: a multi-centre randomized controlled feasibility trial. Clinical Rehabilitation, 34(2), 205-219. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215519888794

© The Author(s) 2019. Objectives: The main objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of recruiting and retaining patients recently diagnosed with thoracic cancer to a trial of short-term integrated rehabilitation; evaluate uptake of the... Read More about Short-term integrated rehabilitation for people with newly diagnosed thoracic cancer: a multi-centre randomized controlled feasibility trial.

Is the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative? A comparative analysis with the National Lung Cancer Audit (2019)
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Nartey, Y., Stewart, I., Khakwani, A., Beattie, V., Wilcock, A., Woolhouse, I., …Tata, L. J. (2020). Is the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative? A comparative analysis with the National Lung Cancer Audit. Lung Cancer, 140, 27-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2019.11.023

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Objectives: Healthcare systems increasingly recognise the importance of service users’ perspectives for improving care organisation and delivery. The English Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) is carried out annually, howeve... Read More about Is the English Cancer Patient Experience Survey representative? A comparative analysis with the National Lung Cancer Audit.

Coping strategies of patients with advanced lung or colorectal cancer in six European countries: Insights from the ACTION Study (2019)
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Jabbarian, L. J., Korfage, I. J., Červ, B., Delden, J. J., Deliens, L., Miccinesi, G., …Rietjens, J. A. (2019). Coping strategies of patients with advanced lung or colorectal cancer in six European countries: Insights from the ACTION Study. Psycho-Oncology, https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5259

Objective: Even when medical treatments are limited, supporting patients’coping strategies could improve their quality of life. Greater understanding of patients’coping strategies, and influencing factors, can aid developing such support. We examined... Read More about Coping strategies of patients with advanced lung or colorectal cancer in six European countries: Insights from the ACTION Study.

A prospective study examining cachexia predictors in patients with incurable cancer (2019)
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Vagnildhaug, O. M., Brunelli, C., Hjermstad, M. J., Strasser, F., Baracos, V., Wilcock, A., …Solheim, T. S. (2019). A prospective study examining cachexia predictors in patients with incurable cancer. BMC Palliative Care, 18, Article 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-019-0429-2

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Early intervention against cachexia necessitates a predictive model. The aims of this study were to identify predictors of cachexia development and to create and evaluate accuracy of a predictive model based on these... Read More about A prospective study examining cachexia predictors in patients with incurable cancer.

Defining patterns of care in the management of patients with brain metastases in a large oncology centre: A single?centre retrospective audit of 236 cases (2019)
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Aznar‐Garcia, L., O’Cathail, M., Bentley, R., O'Cathail, M., Aznar-Garcia, L., Crosby, V., …Christian, J. (2019). Defining patterns of care in the management of patients with brain metastases in a large oncology centre: A single‐centre retrospective audit of 236 cases. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28(4), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13059

Aims: The role of selected treatments for brain metastases (BM) is well documented; however the prevalence of these is not. We report on the patterns of care in the management of BM in a large Oncology centre. Materials and methods: We retrospec... Read More about Defining patterns of care in the management of patients with brain metastases in a large oncology centre: A single?centre retrospective audit of 236 cases.

"How long have I got?": a prospective cohort study comparing validated prognostic factors for use in patients with advanced cancer (2019)
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Simmons, C., McMillan, D. C., Tuck, S., Graham, C., McKeown, A., Bennett, M., …Laird, B. J. (2019). "How long have I got?": a prospective cohort study comparing validated prognostic factors for use in patients with advanced cancer. Oncologist, 24(9), e960-e967. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0474

Background. The optimal prognostic factors in patients with advanced cancer are not known, as a comparison of these is lacking. The aim of the present study was to determine the optimal prognostic factors by comparing validated factors. Material... Read More about "How long have I got?": a prospective cohort study comparing validated prognostic factors for use in patients with advanced cancer.

Holistic Needs of People with Thoracic Cancer Identified by the Sheffield Profile for Assessment and Referral to Care Questionnaire© (2019)
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Wilcock, A., Hussain, A., & Maddocks, M. (2019). Holistic Needs of People with Thoracic Cancer Identified by the Sheffield Profile for Assessment and Referral to Care Questionnaire©. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 22(9), 1120-1123. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0540

Background: A holistic needs assessment is recommended in people with cancer at key stages, including soon after diagnosis. For people with thoracic cancer, there is a lack of data obtained routinely at this time point. Objective: To identify the m... Read More about Holistic Needs of People with Thoracic Cancer Identified by the Sheffield Profile for Assessment and Referral to Care Questionnaire©.

Mirtazapine for chronic breathlessness? A review of mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential (2018)
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Lovell, N., Wilcock, A., Bajwah, S., Etkind, S., Jolley, C., Maddocks, M., & Higginson, I. (2019). Mirtazapine for chronic breathlessness? A review of mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 13(2), 173-180. https://doi.org/10.1080/17476348.2019.1563486

Introduction: Chronic breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom of advanced disease with few effective treatments. Central nervous system mechanisms are important in respiratory sensation and control. Consequently, drugs which may modify pro... Read More about Mirtazapine for chronic breathlessness? A review of mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential.

Developing an integrated rehabilitation model for thoracic cancer services: views of patients, carers and clinicians (2018)
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Bayly, J., Edwards, B. E., Peat, N., Warwick, G., Hennig, I. M., Arora, A., …Maddocks, M. (2018). Developing an integrated rehabilitation model for thoracic cancer services: views of patients, carers and clinicians. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-018-0350-0

Background: Access to rehabilitation to prevent disability and optimise function is recommended for patients with cancer, including following cancer diagnosis. Models to integrate rehabilitation within oncology services as cancer treatment commences... Read More about Developing an integrated rehabilitation model for thoracic cancer services: views of patients, carers and clinicians.

Assessing emotional functioning with increased power: relative validity of a customized EORTC short form in the International ACTION Trial (2018)
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Jabbarian, L. J., Groenvold, M., Petersen, M. A., Christensen, C. A., Deliens, L., van der Heide, A., …Korfage, I. J. (2019). Assessing emotional functioning with increased power: relative validity of a customized EORTC short form in the International ACTION Trial. Value in Health, 22(1), 92-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2018.07.002

Objectives There is a need to improve the assessment of emotional functioning (EF). In the international Advance Care Planning: an Innovative Palliative Care Intervention to Improve Quality of Life in Cancer Patients - a Multi-Centre Cluster Rando... Read More about Assessing emotional functioning with increased power: relative validity of a customized EORTC short form in the International ACTION Trial.

Use of mirtazapine in patients with chronic breathlessness: a case series (2018)
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Lovell, N., Bajwah, S., Maddocks, M., Wilcock, A., & Higginson, I. J. (2018). Use of mirtazapine in patients with chronic breathlessness: a case series. Palliative Medicine, doi:10.1177/0269216318787450. ISSN 1477-030X

Background: Breathlessness remains a common and distressing symptom in people with advanced disease with few effective treatment options. Repurposing of existing medicines has been effective in other areas of palliative care, for example, antidepres... Read More about Use of mirtazapine in patients with chronic breathlessness: a case series.

Within and between day repeatability of the incremental shuttle walking test in patients with thoracic cancer (2018)
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Wilcock, A., Koon, S., Manderson, C., Taylor, V., & Maddocks, M. (2018). Within and between day repeatability of the incremental shuttle walking test in patients with thoracic cancer. Respiratory Medicine, 140, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2018.05.018

Background: Breathlessness is common in patients with thoracic cancer but difficult to manage. The Incremental Shuttle Walking Test (ISWT) can help assess new treatments, but its repeatability has not been described in this group. Aim: To examin... Read More about Within and between day repeatability of the incremental shuttle walking test in patients with thoracic cancer.