Anticancer therapies in specialized palliative care—a multicenter survey (HOPE project)

In conclusion, this study shows that the use of ACT refers to a distinguishable subgroup of palliative care patients in distinct institutions and is therefore more than a mere expansion of the therapeutic (pharmacologic) spectrum in palliative care. The continuing debate about integrating ACT into palliative care concepts and about early integration of palliative care into oncology has now gained new arguments.