Since 2020, a promising new treatment has been offered to elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia. However, adverse events complicate their treatment, which is performed on an outpatient basis. The advanced practice nurse could provide assistance in the follow-up of these elderly and polypathological patients, who require regular clinical and biological monitoring, adaptation of their therapies and the establishment of city-hospital coordination likely to guarantee their maintenance at home.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAllogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT), the only curative therapy for numerous hematological malignancies, carries a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. The patients and families' expectations regarding the procedure, the prognosis uncertainties, as well as the existence of potential new therapeutic possibilities, lead to frequent use of intensive care. Even though the transplant physicians are highly skilled in acute care, their knowledge of palliative approach is limited, making the use of palliative care insufficient and often late.
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