Published in Eur J Cancer on September 12, 2005
Reliability and validity of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative care (FACIT-Pal) scale. J Pain Symptom Manage (2008) 1.16
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Prospective evaluation of quality of life effects in patients undergoing palliative radiotherapy for brain metastases. BMC Cancer (2012) 0.91
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EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL quality of life scores in patients with advanced cancer referred for palliative radiotherapy. Support Care Cancer (2011) 0.85
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Determinants of quality of life in advanced cancer patients with bone metastases undergoing palliative radiation treatment. Support Care Cancer (2013) 0.85
EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL quality of life score as a prognostic indicator of survival in patients with far advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer (2014) 0.84
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Dexamethasone for the prevention of a pain flare after palliative radiotherapy for painful bone metastases: a multicenter double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial. BMC Cancer (2014) 0.82
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Do elderly patients with metastatic cancer have worse quality of life scores? Support Care Cancer (2011) 0.81
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Effectiveness of the palliative care 'Availability, Current issues and Anticipation' (ACA) communication training programme for general practitioners on patient outcomes: a controlled trial. Palliat Med (2014) 0.81
Issues of "life" and "death" for patients receiving palliative care--comments when confronted with a research tool. Support Care Cancer (2010) 0.80
The quality of life of Brazilian patients in palliative care: validation of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 PAL (EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL). Support Care Cancer (2014) 0.80
Advance care planning - a multi-centre cluster randomised clinical trial: the research protocol of the ACTION study. BMC Cancer (2016) 0.79
Do pilocarpine drops help dry mouth in palliative care patients: a protocol for an aggregated series of n-of-1 trials. BMC Palliat Care (2013) 0.78
Hair-sparing whole brain radiotherapy with volumetric arc therapy in patients treated for brain metastases: dosimetric and clinical results of a phase II trial. Radiat Oncol (2014) 0.78
Classification of painful bone metastases as mild, moderate, or severe using both EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL and EORTC QLQ-BM22. Support Care Cancer (2016) 0.77
Is breathlessness what the professional says it is? Analysis of patient and professionals' assessments from a German nationwide register. Support Care Cancer (2014) 0.77
Assessing the information desire of patients with advanced cancer by providing information with a decision aid, which is evaluated in a randomized trial: a study protocol. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak (2011) 0.77
Validity, reliability and responsiveness to change of the Italian palliative care outcome scale: a multicenter study of advanced cancer patients. BMC Palliat Care (2016) 0.77
Is quality of life "the heart of the issue" in head and neck cancers? Indian J Palliat Care (2014) 0.77
Thinking about the end of life: a common issue for patients with Huntington's disease. J Neurol (2014) 0.76
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Parenteral nutrition at the palliative phase of advanced cancer: the ALIM-K study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials (2014) 0.76
Preliminary development and validation of a new end-of-life patient-reported outcome measure assessing the ability of patients to finalise their affairs at the end of life. PLoS One (2014) 0.76
Data analysis methods for assessing palliative care interventions in one-group pre-post studies. SAGE Open Med (2015) 0.75
End-of-life research on patients' attitudes in Germany: a feasibility study. Support Care Cancer (2009) 0.75
Quality of life assessment in advanced cancer patients treated at home, an inpatient unit, and a day care center. Onco Targets Ther (2014) 0.75
Amino-acid PET versus MRI guided re-irradiation in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GLIAA) - protocol of a randomized phase II trial (NOA 10/ARO 2013-1). BMC Cancer (2016) 0.75
Palliative care symptom assessment for patients with cancer in the emergency department: validation of the Screen for Palliative and End-of-life care needs in the Emergency Department instrument. J Palliat Med (2011) 0.75
A phase II study in advanced cancer patients to evaluate the early transition to palliative care (the PREPArE trial): protocol study for a randomized controlled trial. Trials (2015) 0.75
Danish Palliative Care Database. Clin Epidemiol (2016) 0.75
Clinical practice recommendations for quality of life assessment in patients with gynecological cancer. Prz Menopauzalny (2015) 0.75
The effect on quality of life of vitamin D administration for advanced cancer treatment (VIDAFACT study): protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open (2014) 0.75
How effective are volunteers at supporting people in their last year of life? A pragmatic randomised wait-list trial in palliative care (ELSA). BMC Med (2016) 0.75
Psychometric Characteristics of a Patient Reported Outcome Measure on Ego-Integrity and Despair among Cancer Patients. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Stereotactic versus conventional radiotherapy for pain reduction and quality of life in spinal metastases: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials (2016) 0.75
Measuring Therapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Preliminary Development and Validation of the Treatment-Induced Neuropathy Assessment Scale. J Pain (2015) 0.75
Screening for symptom burden and supportive needs of patients with glioblastoma and brain metastases and their caregivers in relation to their use of specialized palliative care. Support Care Cancer (2017) 0.75
Who experiences higher and increasing breathlessness in advanced cancer? The longitudinal EPCCS Study. Support Care Cancer (2016) 0.75
Which quality of life instruments are preferred by cancer patients in Japan? Comparison of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30 and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General. Support Care Cancer (2014) 0.75
Effect of Radiotherapy on Painful Bone Metastases: A Secondary Analysis of the NCIC Clinical Trials Group Symptom Control Trial SC.23. JAMA Oncol (2017) 0.75
Constipation in specialized palliative care: factors related to constipation when applying different definitions. Support Care Cancer (2015) 0.75
Identification of the predictors of cognitive impairment in patients with cancer in palliative care: a prospective longitudinal analysis. Support Care Cancer (2016) 0.75
Psychometric evaluation and calibration of health-related quality of life item banks: plans for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). Med Care (2007) 12.71
Job strain as a risk factor for coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual participant data. Lancet (2012) 9.43
Developing core outcome sets for clinical trials: issues to consider. Trials (2012) 8.39
Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus. Lancet Oncol (2011) 7.78
Laparoscopy in combination with fast track multimodal management is the best perioperative strategy in patients undergoing colonic surgery: a randomized clinical trial (LAFA-study). Ann Surg (2011) 7.50
No surgical innovation without evaluation: the IDEAL recommendations. Lancet (2009) 5.57
Health-related quality-of-life assessments and patient-physician communication: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2002) 5.30
Health-related quality of life associated with chronic conditions in eight countries: results from the International Quality of Life Assessment (IQOLA) Project. Qual Life Res (2004) 4.33
Treatment of vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia with topical imiquimod. N Engl J Med (2008) 4.33
Development of physical and mental health summary scores from the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) global items. Qual Life Res (2009) 4.13
Studies comparing Numerical Rating Scales, Verbal Rating Scales, and Visual Analogue Scales for assessment of pain intensity in adults: a systematic literature review. J Pain Symptom Manage (2011) 3.44
Acceptability and accuracy of a non-endoscopic screening test for Barrett's oesophagus in primary care: cohort study. BMJ (2010) 3.44
Use of opioid analgesics in the treatment of cancer pain: evidence-based recommendations from the EAPC. Lancet Oncol (2012) 3.26
The prognostic significance of patient-reported outcomes in cancer clinical trials. J Clin Oncol (2008) 3.14
Evaluation and stages of surgical innovations. Lancet (2009) 3.04
Challenges in evaluating surgical innovation. Lancet (2009) 2.86
Prognostic factors in advanced cancer patients: evidence-based clinical recommendations--a study by the Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care. J Clin Oncol (2005) 2.76
Physical exercise in cancer patients during and after medical treatment: a systematic review of randomized and controlled clinical trials. J Clin Oncol (2005) 2.71
Understanding self-rated health. Lancet (2002) 2.70
Cisplatin and etoposide regimen is superior to cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, and vincristine regimen in small-cell lung cancer: results from a randomized phase III trial with 5 years' follow-up. J Clin Oncol (2002) 2.65
Baseline quality of life as a prognostic indicator of survival: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from EORTC clinical trials. Lancet Oncol (2009) 2.64
Patient self-reports of symptoms and clinician ratings as predictors of overall cancer survival. J Natl Cancer Inst (2011) 2.56
Symptom prevalence in patients with incurable cancer: a systematic review. J Pain Symptom Manage (2007) 2.56
Job strain as a risk factor for leisure-time physical inactivity: an individual-participant meta-analysis of up to 170,000 men and women: the IPD-Work Consortium. Am J Epidemiol (2012) 2.55
Development of a computer-adaptive test for depression (D-CAT). Qual Life Res (2005) 2.50
Responsiveness and minimal important differences for patient reported outcomes. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2006) 2.48
Factors reported to influence the return to work of cancer survivors: a literature review. Psychooncology (2002) 2.45
Quality-of-life effects of prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy versus gynecologic screening among women at increased risk of hereditary ovarian cancer. J Clin Oncol (2005) 2.42
Implementing patient-reported outcomes assessment in clinical practice: a review of the options and considerations. Qual Life Res (2011) 2.42
Cognitive and radiological effects of radiotherapy in patients with low-grade glioma: long-term follow-up. Lancet Neurol (2009) 2.35
Applications of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) to the assessment of headache impact. Qual Life Res (2003) 2.33
Health-related quality of life in patients with glioblastoma: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol (2005) 2.26
The role of health care providers and significant others in evaluating the quality of life of patients with chronic disease. J Clin Epidemiol (2002) 2.25
Impact of late treatment-related toxicity on quality of life among patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol (2008) 2.23
Determinants of the intracluster correlation coefficient in cluster randomized trials: the case of implementation research. Clin Trials (2005) 2.20
Development of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire module for older people with cancer: The EORTC QLQ-ELD15. Eur J Cancer (2010) 2.20
Quality of life research within the EORTC-the EORTC QLQ-C30. European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer. Eur J Cancer (2002) 2.19
The validity of EORTC QLQ-C30 fatigue scale in advanced cancer patients and cancer survivors. Palliat Med (2003) 2.18
The patient simple clinical colitis activity index (P-SCCAI) can detect ulcerative colitis (UC) disease activity in remission: a comparison of the P-SCCAI with clinician-based SCCAI and biological markers. J Crohns Colitis (2012) 2.12
The development of an EORTC quality of life questionnaire to assess chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: the QLQ-CIPN20. Eur J Cancer (2005) 2.09
The clinical significance of adaptation to changing health: a meta-analysis of response shift. Qual Life Res (2006) 2.08
Which domains should be included in a cancer pain classification system? Analyses of longitudinal data. Pain (2012) 2.07
Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer. Gut (2011) 2.05
What oncologists tell patients about survival benefits of palliative chemotherapy and implications for informed consent: qualitative study. BMJ (2008) 2.04
Episodic (breakthrough) pain: consensus conference of an expert working group of the European Association for Palliative Care. Cancer (2002) 2.01
Epilepsy in low-grade gliomas: the impact on cognitive function and quality of life. Ann Neurol (2003) 2.00
The Val158Met polymorphism of the human catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene may influence morphine requirements in cancer pain patients. Pain (2005) 2.00
A cross-sectional study on prevalence of pain and breakthrough pain among an unselected group of outpatients in a tertiary cancer clinic. Support Care Cancer (2014) 1.97
ISOQOL recommends minimum standards for patient-reported outcome measures used in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research. Qual Life Res (2013) 1.96
An international field study of the EORTC QLQ-PR25: a questionnaire for assessing the health-related quality of life of patients with prostate cancer. Eur J Cancer (2008) 1.95
Phase III study by the Norwegian lung cancer study group: pemetrexed plus carboplatin compared with gemcitabine plus carboplatin as first-line chemotherapy in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol (2009) 1.93
Estimating the prevalence of chronic pain: validation of recall against longitudinal reporting (the HUNT pain study). Pain (2012) 1.92
The effect of a physical exercise program in palliative care: A phase II study. J Pain Symptom Manage (2006) 1.92
Pain measurement tools and methods in clinical research in palliative care: recommendations of an Expert Working Group of the European Association of Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage (2002) 1.91
What is the effect of systemic anticancer treatment on cognitive function? Lancet Oncol (2004) 1.89
Satisfaction with care: an independent outcome measure in surgical oncology. Ann Surg Oncol (2006) 1.87
Hypofractionated palliative radiotherapy (17 Gy per two fractions) in advanced non-small-cell lung carcinoma is comparable to standard fractionation for symptom control and survival: a national phase III trial. J Clin Oncol (2004) 1.85
The suitability of quality-of-life questionnaires for psoriasis research: a systematic literature review. Arch Dermatol (2002) 1.84
An international validation study of the EORTC brain cancer module (EORTC QLQ-BN20) for assessing health-related quality of life and symptoms in brain cancer patients. Eur J Cancer (2010) 1.84
Impact of prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on malnutrition and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: a randomized study. Head Neck (2011) 1.82
Quality of life in newly diagnosed cancer patients waiting for surgery is seriously impaired. J Surg Oncol (2006) 1.82
A systematic review of web-based interventions for patient empowerment and physical activity in chronic diseases: relevance for cancer survivors. J Med Internet Res (2013) 1.82
Psychological impact of prostate biopsy: physical symptoms, anxiety, and depression. J Clin Oncol (2013) 1.78
Perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (2013) 1.78
Pain and pain treatments in European palliative care units. A cross sectional survey from the European Association for Palliative Care Research Network. Palliat Med (2005) 1.75
Psychological distress and fatigue predicted recurrence and survival in primary breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2007) 1.75
Trends in the Danish work environment in 1990-2000 and their associations with labor-force changes. Scand J Work Environ Health (2003) 1.73
Exploring joint effects of genes and the clinical efficacy of morphine for cancer pain: OPRM1 and COMT gene. Pain (2006) 1.72
Health-related quality of life in patients treated for anaplastic oligodendroglioma with adjuvant chemotherapy: results of a European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer randomized clinical trial. J Clin Oncol (2007) 1.72
Assessment and classification of cancer breakthrough pain: a systematic literature review. Pain (2010) 1.70
Associations between recreational exercise and chronic pain in the general population: evidence from the HUNT 3 study. Pain (2011) 1.70
Predictors and correlates of adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for chronic HIV infection: a meta-analysis. BMC Med (2014) 1.69
Evidence-based guidelines for determination of sample size and interpretation of the European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30. J Clin Oncol (2010) 1.68
Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy and physical exercise in alleviating treatment-induced menopausal symptoms in patients with breast cancer: results of a randomized, controlled, multicenter trial. J Clin Oncol (2012) 1.68
Effectiveness of behavioral techniques and physical exercise on psychosocial functioning and health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients and survivors--a meta-analysis. Psychooncology (2011) 1.68
The COMET Initiative database: progress and activities from 2011 to 2013. Trials (2014) 1.64
Decision-making about PSA testing and prostate biopsies: a qualitative study embedded in a primary care randomised trial. Eur Urol (2007) 1.64
Job strain and tobacco smoking: an individual-participant data meta-analysis of 166,130 adults in 15 European studies. PLoS One (2012) 1.64
Net clinical benefit analysis of radiation therapy oncology group 0525: a phase III trial comparing conventional adjuvant temozolomide with dose-intensive temozolomide in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma. J Clin Oncol (2013) 1.62
Translation procedures for standardised quality of life questionnaires: The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) approach. Eur J Cancer (2007) 1.62
Prevalence and predictors of cognitive dysfunction in opioid-treated patients with cancer: a multinational study. J Clin Oncol (2011) 1.61
Pain assessment tools: is the content appropriate for use in palliative care? J Pain Symptom Manage (2006) 1.61
IDEAL framework for surgical innovation 3: randomised controlled trials in the assessment stage and evaluations in the long term study stage. BMJ (2013) 1.60