Clinical Trials Need to Control for the Influence of Palliative Care on Outcomes

To insure standardization of all aspects of care during the conduct of a clinical trial, clinical trials should include guideline-based criteria for the management of all symptoms of cancer and its treatment, and failure to adhere to any of the standards for symptom management during the conduct of the trial should result in an equal level of protocol violation.
Source: Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news