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Marchetti A.
Reccomendations for using of molecular assays on liquid biopsy: The first document provided by intersociety Group AIOM, SIF, SIAPEC-IAP, SIBioC
Liquid biopsy in cancer patients is mainly based on the analysis of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) enriched from biological fluids. This approach has more recently been proposed for the detection of oncogenic alterations in blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), or urine through the use of sensitive technologies, mainly digital PCR (ddPCR) and massive parallel sequencing (MPS). Liquid biopsies have the advantage of overcoming some of the drawbacks associated with tumor biopsies, being blood samples easy to obtain from patients. Plasma ctDNA may better represent the total landscape of oncogenic alterations found across all tumor sites. Several commercially available liquid biopsy platforms based o…
Correction to: Chronic Non-cancer Pain Management in a Tertiary Pain Clinic Network: a Retrospective Study (Pain and Therapy, (2023), 12, 1, (151-164), 10.1007/s40122-022-00446-1)
In this article the affiliation details for Authors Laura Iacorossi and Irene Terrenato were incorrectly given as ‘‘Department of Nursing & Health Professions, IRRCS Regina Elena, National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy’’ and ‘‘Biostatistics and Bioinformatic Unit, IRRCS.
Factors influencing place of death and disenrollment among patients receiving specialist palliative care.
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK: Place of death and disenrollment from specialized palliative care services (SPCSs) are two aspects that determine service utilization. These aspects should be determined by patient needs and preferences, but they are often associated to patient sociodemographic or contextual characteristics. The aim of this study was to describe which factors are associated with utilizing SPCSs in terms of place of death and disenrollment. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study. Patients (>18 years) who died or were disenrolled during SPCSs utilization. Two hierarchical regression models were performed, and variables were categorized in predisposing, enabling, and need factor…