Treatment adherence and patients' acceptance of home infusions with adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) in palliative home care.

Goals Of Work: In preterminal cancer patients, provision of palliative care in the patients' own environment is preferred. The aim of the present study was to evaluate patients' and caregivers' treatment adherence and patients' acceptance of home infusions with adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP).

Patients And Methods: Preterminal cancer patients (life expectancy <6 months) with mixed tumor types were eligible for the study.

Application of adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) infusions in palliative home care: design of a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Palliative care in cancer aims at alleviating the suffering of patients. A previous study in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer showed that adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) infusions had a favourable effect on fatigue, appetite, body weight, muscle strength, functional status and quality of life. The present study was designed 1.