Managing Symptoms and Quality of Life During HER2-Targeted Therapy for Upper GI Cancer
Experts discuss how to manage fatigue, abdominal pain, and other treatment-related symptoms to maintain or improve quality of life for patients undergoing HER2-targeted therapy and share strategies for supporting patients with declining performance status (eg, ECOG performance status [PS] 2) in balancing treatment efficacy with daily functioning.
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• How do you manage fatigue, abdominal pain, and other treatment-related symptoms to maintain or improve quality of life for patients undergoing HER2-targeted therapy?
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