Abstract
Purpose: The Palliative Care Study Group of the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer formed a subgroup to develop evidence-based recommendations on the management of constipation in patients with advanced cancer. Methods: These recommendations were developed in accordance with the MASCC Guidelines Policy. A search strategy for Medline was developed, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were explored for relevant reviews/trials respectively. The recommendations were categorised by the level of evidence and a “category of guideline” based on the level of evidence (i.e. “recommendation”, “suggestion”, or “no guideline possible”). Results: The group produced 15 recommendations, with varying levels of evidence and so varying categories of guideline. The recommendations relate to the assessment, the treatment, and the re-assessment of constipation. Conclusions: These recommendations provide a framework for the management of constipation in advanced cancer, although every patient needs individualised management.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 23-33 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Supportive Care in Cancer |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Funding
ADavies has received personal fees and research funding from Kyowa Kirin; CL has received personal fees from Kyowa Kirin; ADickman has received personal fees from Kyowa Kirin; DF has received personal fees from Novartis, Pfizer, and Roche.
Keywords
- Constipation
- Neoplasms
- Palliative care
- Practice guideline
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
