In 90% of these cases, there was visceral/nodal involvement, therapy-related complications, or neoplastic cachexia.
To examine multidisciplinary and family involvement in therapy, the proportion of observations recorded with both therapy staff and other people present was calculated.
Fishman says family, friends and partners have a role to play there, and she highly recommends their involvement in therapy.
Several studies have evaluated different ways to quantify the extent of bone involvement during therapy (Table 4>).
Muscle imaging and especially MRI could offer the opportunity to quantify stability or progression of muscle involvement under therapy.
None of the B qualified studies described physicians' involvement in therapy management and one of them was a direct intervention from the government [ 41].
The present review aims to describe the role of CSCs in the initiation and development of glioblastomas, as well as their involvement in therapy resistance.
In attempt to address this issue the same study used a dual measure of adherence, the Active Engagement Scale, a 15-item questionnaire, assessing primarily involvement in therapy and collaborative participation.
Moreover, particularly crucial dimensions of active engagement for adherence may be patient optimism about the usefulness of treatment, meaningful involvement in therapy, patient interest in understanding their illness and realistic perceptions of the therapist [ 27].
