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Palliative care in hematologic malignancies: a multidisciplinary approach.
Brittany Gatta1, Thomas W LeBlanc2,3
1Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke Center for Palliative Care, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Expert Review of Hematology
|February 19, 2020
Summary
Palliative care significantly improves quality of life for patients with hematologic malignancies. Integrating multidisciplinary palliative care teams addresses unmet needs and overcomes barriers in hematology, unlike in solid tumor oncology.
Area of Science:
- Hematology
- Palliative Care
- Oncology
Background:
- Palliative care enhances quality of life for patients with serious illnesses.
- Hematologic malignancy patients have complex needs often unmet by current care models.
- Integration of palliative care in hematology lags behind solid tumor oncology.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the palliative care needs of hematologic malignancy patients.
- To demonstrate how multidisciplinary palliative care teams can improve patient care.
- To explore barriers and solutions for integrating palliative care in hematology.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of recent relevant papers.
- PubMed searches for additional relevant articles from the past 3 years.
Main Results:
- Hematologic malignancy patients present unique and significant palliative care needs.
- Multidisciplinary palliative care teams can effectively address these needs.
- Barriers to integration exist but can be overcome with thoughtful implementation.
Conclusions:
- Thoughtful integration of multidisciplinary palliative care teams is crucial for hematologic malignancy patients.
- Timely integration, tailored to specific patient needs, maximizes benefits.
- Strengthening the palliative care-hematology relationship is essential for optimal patient outcomes.
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