Early Palliative Care for Patients With Multiple Myeloma and Aggressive Lymphoma

Patients with multiple myeloma experience a wide range of physical and psychological symptoms from the time of their diagnosis. Meanwhile, patients with aggressive lymphomas undergo unpredictable illness courses, resulting in goals of care conversations occurring late in the illness trajectory and aggressive care being received in the last 30 days of life. Early palliative care alongside usual cancer care has been shown to improve patient outcomes such as symptom burden, mood, and quality of life in patients with solid tumours (e.g. lung, breast or gynecological cancers), but has not been explored among patients with blood cancers to date. The goal of this clinical trial is to a brief early palliative care intervention for patients with multiple myeloma and aggressive B cell lymphoma and their caregivers (lymphoma only) attending the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The main goals of the study are: * To see if it is possible to apply the early palliative care intervention for patients with multiple myeloma and aggressive lymphoma and their caregivers (lymphoma only) * To see if this early palliative care intervention works well for these patients and caregivers * To compare patient and caregiver experiences with early palliative care and usual care * To explore perceptions and experiences of providing palliative care among healthcare providers involved in the care of these patients and caregivers. Patients, and their respective caregivers if participating, will be randomly…

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Breffni Hannon, MB BCh BAO, MMedSci, MCFP  ·  416-946-4501  ·  Breffni.Hannon@uhn.ca

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