A Multicenter Retrospective Review of Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment and Palliative Care Provided to Solid Tumor Oncology Patients in the 12 Weeks Preceding Death in Ireland

Systemic anti-cancer treatment (SACT) can improve symptoms and survival in patients with incurable cancer but there may be harmful consequences. Information regarding the use of SACT at the end-of-life and its impact on patients has not been described in Ireland.The study aimed to quantify and describe the use of SACT at end-of-life. The primary outcome of interest was the number of patients who received treatment in the last 12, 4 and 2 weeks...