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2023

January 10, 2023

Cultural Context Largely Absent in Advanced Care Planning Research, Guidelines

By

Nick Ippolito

Supportive & Palliative Care

In part 3 of our series on palliative and supportive care, Prof. Sun-Hyun Kim discusses the need for non-Western perspectives in recommendations for advanced care planning.
January 10, 2023

Lecturer Reviews Patient Autonomy Law, its Impacts on End-of-Life Care

By

Nick Ippolito

Supportive & Palliative Care

Wrapping up our series on palliative and supportive care, Dr. Chih-Yuan Shih of National Taiwan University Hospital shares how protecting patients’ rights coupled with home-based palliative care improve end-of-life care.

January 10, 2023

ILCN Names New Associate Editors

By

Erin Jungmeyer

Names & News, Society News

Long-time editorial group members, Drs. Mary Jo Fidler, Witold Rzyman, and Suresh Senan bring disciplinary diversity to ILCN’s leadership.
January 10, 2023

In Brief for Jan. 11, 2023

By

John Austin

Industry News & Regulatory Approvals

Japan greenlights durvalumab and tremelimumab in combination with chemotherapy; US approves companion diagnostic tool for certain TKIs and expands indications for pemetrexed injection.