Publications by authors named "Rachel Sue-A-Quan"
Article Synopsis
- The study looked at a new way to give early palliative care to adults with serious cancer, comparing it to regular symptom checks.
- 69 patients were involved, and those in the palliative care group got more help than those with just regular care.
- Early results showed that patients liked the new method and found it helpful for discussing their symptoms, which will help in planning future studies.
Context: Early palliative care (EPC) is widely recommended but its implementation may be challenging.
Objectives: We conducted a qualitative analysis of Canadian palliative care physicians' opinions about conditions necessary to provide EPC.
Methods: A survey assessing attitudes and opinions regarding EPC was distributed to physicians providing primary or specialized palliative care, as identified by the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians.
Objective: To define the pre-treatment tumour immune landscape of clear cell carcinoma of the ovary (CCOC).
Methods: We investigated the infiltration profiles of selected immune cell populations and immune checkpoint proteins that have been previously shown to have prognostic relevance in high grade serous carcinoma of the ovary to determine their association with clinical outcomes in CCOC patients. Using multiplex immunohistochemistry, we evaluated the density of CD3+, FoxP3+, CD8+ T cells, CD20+ B cells and expression of PD-1, PD-L1 and IDO1 immune checkpoints in a cohort of 162 CCOC tumour specimens on a tissue microarray.