Metabolic disorders and gastroenteropancreatic-neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs): How do they influence each other? An Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)/ Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD)/ Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE)/ Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF) multidisciplinary consensus position paper

One of the first steps to early integrate palliative care into oncology practice is a timely and efficient evaluation of symptoms (Bakitas et al., 2015; Davis et al., 2015; Temel et al., 2010). In a recent position paper, the Italian Association of Medical Oncology tells oncologists that they “must be able to prevent, recognize, measure, and treat all cancer-related symptoms” (Zagonel et al., 2017). Major international scientific societies such as the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the European Society of Medical Oncology have often defined the key role of symptoms evaluation and management to force the integration of palliative care into oncology (Davis et al., 2015; Ferrel et al., 2017). Nevertheless, a recent survey conducted by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology shows that only 20% of oncologists regularly uses valid tools to evaluate symptoms, 45% exclusively use them in the context of clinical trials, 30% use them only occasionally, and 5% never use them (Zagonel et al., 2016).

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Methodological issues in the choice among different drugs approved for the same therapeutic indication: a position paper by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)

ESMO Open ◽

10.1136/esmoopen-2016-000109 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (6) ◽

pp. e000109

Author(s):

Massimo Di Maio ◽

Paolo Bruzzi ◽

Francesco Perrone ◽

Valter Torri ◽

Filippo Montemurro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Therapeutic Indication ◽

Medical Oncology ◽

Position Paper ◽

Methodological Issues ◽

Italian Association

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1st Evidence-based Italian Consensus Conference on Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Carcinosis from Ovarian Cancer

Tumori Journal ◽

10.5301/tj.5000623 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 103 (6) ◽

pp. 525-536 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Davide Cavaliere ◽

Roberto Cirocchi ◽

Federico Coccolini ◽

Anna Fagotti ◽

Massimiliano Fambrini ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ovarian Cancer ◽

Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy ◽

Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy ◽

Medical Oncology ◽

Surgical Oncology ◽

Consensus Conference ◽

Italian Society ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Peritoneal Carcinosis ◽

Italian Association

Ovarian cancer (OC) remains relatively rare, although it is among the top 4 causes of cancer death for women younger than 50. The aggressive nature of the disease and its often late diagnosis with peritoneal involvement have an impact on prognosis. The current scientific literature presents ambiguous or uncertain indications for management of peritoneal carcinosis (PC) from OC, both owing to the lack of sufficient scientific data and their heterogeneity or lack of consistency. Therefore, the Italian Society of Surgical Oncology (SICO), the Italian Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the Italian Association of Hospital Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and the Italian Association of Medical Oncology conducted a multidisciplinary consensus conference (CC) on management of advanced OC presenting with PC during the SICO annual meeting in Naples, Italy, on September 10-11, 2015. An expert committee developed questions on diagnosis and staging work-up, indications, and procedural aspects for peritonectomy, systemic chemotherapy, and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for PC from OC. These questions were provided to 6 invited speakers who answered with an evidence-based report. Each report was submitted to a jury panel, representative of Italian experts in the fields of surgical oncology, gynecology, and medical oncology. The jury panel revised the reports before and after the open discussion during the CC. This article is the final document containing the clinical evidence reports and statements, revised and approved by all the authors before submission.

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