Goals of Care: in mNSCLC Balancing QOL and Treatment Maintenance
Medical experts provide their final insights surrounding quality of life amid treatment for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
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- Are there any serious AEs of note that worry you? Which AEs have the biggest impact on a patient’s quality of life?
- How do you balance symptom management with maintaining treatment efficacy?
- What has been your experience with the incidence and management of GI adverse events? Fatigue?
- How do these compare to AEs associated with other similar therapies.
- How do you handle dose modifications or treatment interruptions due to adverse events?
- Do you find does modifications impact patient outcomes?
- When might you consider stopping treatment
- Can you share any tips for working together as a multidisciplinary care team to ensure the most effective management of AEs associated with KRAS targeted therapies?
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