Conducting a randomized controlled clinical trial on palliative care in patients with glioblastoma - what are the challenges?

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Title: Conducting a randomized controlled clinical trial on palliative care in patients with glioblastoma - what are the challenges?
Authors: Joshi M; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine, Cologne, Germany. Melanie.Joshi@uk-koeln.de., Nettekoven C; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine, Cologne, Germany.; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Cologne, Germany., Kochs S; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Cologne, Germany., Appelmann I; RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Department of Palliative Medicine, Aachen, Germany., Bausewein C; University of Munich (LMU), Faculty of Medicine and LMU University Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine, Munich, Germany., Becker G; University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Palliative Medicine, Freiburg, Germany., Boehlke C; University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Palliative Medicine, Freiburg, Germany., Brumbarova T; University of Cologne, Clinical Trial Centre Cologne (ZKS), Cologne, Germany., Civello D; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Institute of Health Economics and Clinical Epidemiology (IGKE), Cologne, Germany., Clusmann H; RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurosurgery, Aachen, Germany.; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany., Goldbrunner R; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Cologne, Germany.; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany., Haberland B; University of Munich (LMU), Faculty of Medicine and LMU University Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine, Munich, Germany., Heiland DH; University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Freiburg, Germany.; Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Erlangen, Germany.; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern Medicine, Department of Neurological Surgery, Chicago, USA., Hellmich M; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (IMSB), Cologne, Germany.; University Medical Center Göttingen, Department of Medical Statistics, Göttingen, Germany., Herrlinger U; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany.; University of Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Center for Neurology, Department of Neurooncology, Bonn, Germany., Jaspers B; University of Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Department of Palliative Medicine, Bonn, Germany.; University Medical Center Göttingen, Department of Palliative Medicine, Göttingen, Germany., Müller D; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Institute of Health Economics and Clinical Epidemiology (IGKE), Cologne, Germany., Müller W; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (IMSB), Cologne, Germany., Na CH; RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurosurgery, Aachen, Germany.; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany., Neukirchen M; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany.; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Interdisciplinary Centre of Palliative Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany.; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Anaesthesiology, Düsseldorf, Germany., Radbruch L; University of Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Department of Palliative Medicine, Bonn, Germany., Rapp M; Beta-Klinik Bonn, Center for Neuro-Oncological Neurosurgery, Bonn, Germany.; Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Neurosurgery, Düsseldorf, Germany., Rolke R; RWTH Aachen University, Medical Faculty, Department of Palliative Medicine, Aachen, Germany.; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany., Ruge MI; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany.; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Center for Neurosurgery, Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery, Cologne, Germany., Sabel M; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany.; Beta-Klinik Bonn, Center for Neuro-Oncological Neurosurgery, Bonn, Germany.; Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Neurosurgery, Düsseldorf, Germany., Schnell O; University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Freiburg, Germany.; Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Erlangen, Germany., Schwartz J; Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Interdisciplinary Centre of Palliative Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany., Thon N; University Hospital Munich (LMU), Faculty of Medicine and LMU University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Munich, Germany., Vatter H; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany.; University of Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Department of Neurosurgery, Bonn, Germany., von Baumgarten L; University Hospital Munich (LMU), Faculty of Medicine and LMU University Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Munich, Germany., Voltz R; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine, Cologne, Germany.; Center for Integrated Oncology, (CIO ABCD), Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Germany.; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Center for Health Services Research Cologne (ZVFK), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany., Golla H; University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Department of Palliative Medicine, Cologne, Germany.; University Medical Center Göttingen, Department of Palliative Medicine, Göttingen, Germany.
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Source: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer [Support Care Cancer] 2026 Apr 27; Vol. 34 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 27.
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