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. 2021 Mar 22;10(8):2714–2722. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3862

TABLE 1.

Palliative opportunities in pediatric patients with cancer

Opportunity Category
1. Progression of disease Disease
2. Relapse of disease Disease
3. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) or Chimeric Antigen Receptor T‐cell therapy (CAR‐T) Treatment
4. Enrollment in phase 1 trial Treatment
5. Hospital admission for severe symptoms Symptom
Pain or dyspnea requiring intravenous (IV) opioids
Nausea/vomiting requiring IV anti‐emetics
Fatigue
Progressive neurologic symptoms
Social concerns
6. Intensive care unit (ICU) admission Intensive care
7. Admission for end‐of‐life care End‐of‐life
8. Placement of do‐not‐resuscitate (DNR) order End‐of‐life
9. Enrollment in hospice End‐of‐life