Marco Maltoni

Summary

Affiliation: Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi A validation study of the WHO analgesic ladder: a two-step vs three-step strategy
    Marco Maltoni
    Palliative Care Unit, Forlimpopoli Hospital, Via Duca d Aosta 33, 47034 Forlimpopoli FC, Italy
    Support Care Cancer 13:888-94. 2005
  2. ncbi Palliative sedation in end-of-life care and survival: a systematic review
    Marco Maltoni
    Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e lCura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 30:1378-83. 2012
  3. ncbi Prospective comparison of prognostic scores in palliative care cancer populations
    Marco Maltoni
    Palliative Care Clinic, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori I R S T, via P Maroncelli 40, 47014 Meldola FC, Italy
    Oncologist 17:446-54. 2012
  4. ncbi Prognostic factors in advanced cancer patients: evidence-based clinical recommendations--a study by the Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care
    Marco Maltoni
    Palliative Care Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Via Forlanini, 34, 47100 Forli, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 23:6240-8. 2005
  5. ncbi Palliative sedation therapy does not hasten death: results from a prospective multicenter study
    M Maltoni
    Palliative Care Unit, Valerio Grassi Hospice, Forlimpopoli, Italy
    Ann Oncol 20:1163-9. 2009
  6. ncbi Survival prediction for terminally ill cancer patients: revision of the palliative prognostic score with incorporation of delirium
    Emanuela Scarpi
    Biostatistics and Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
    Oncologist 16:1793-9. 2011
  7. ncbi Impact of palliative care unit admission on symptom control evaluated by the edmonton symptom assessment system
    Caterina Modonesi
    Palliative Care Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Forlimpopoli Hospital, Italy
    J Pain Symptom Manage 30:367-73. 2005
  8. ncbi Prospective observational Italian study on palliative sedation in two hospice settings: differences in casemixes and clinical care
    Marco Maltoni
    Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori IRST, Meldola, Italy
    Support Care Cancer 20:2829-36. 2012
  9. ncbi Prognosis in advanced cancer
    Marco Maltoni
    Oncology Department, Palliative Care Unit, Pierantoni Hospital, Via Forlanini, 34 47100 FORLI, Italy
    Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 16:715-29. 2002
  10. ncbi Normal-release oral morphine starting dose in cancer patients with pain
    Carla I Ripamonti
    Palliative Care Unit, IRCCS Foundation, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
    Clin J Pain 25:386-90. 2009

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  1. ncbi A validation study of the WHO analgesic ladder: a two-step vs three-step strategy
    Marco Maltoni
    Palliative Care Unit, Forlimpopoli Hospital, Via Duca d Aosta 33, 47034 Forlimpopoli FC, Italy
    Support Care Cancer 13:888-94. 2005
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  2. ncbi Palliative sedation in end-of-life care and survival: a systematic review
    Marco Maltoni
    Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e lCura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 30:1378-83. 2012
    ..We present a systematic review of literature on the clinical practice of palliative sedation to assess the effect, if any, on survival...
  3. ncbi Prospective comparison of prognostic scores in palliative care cancer populations
    Marco Maltoni
    Palliative Care Clinic, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori I R S T, via P Maroncelli 40, 47014 Meldola FC, Italy
    Oncologist 17:446-54. 2012
    ..Predicting prognosis in advanced cancer aids physicians in clinical decision making and can help patients and their families to prepare for the time ahead...
  4. ncbi Prognostic factors in advanced cancer patients: evidence-based clinical recommendations--a study by the Steering Committee of the European Association for Palliative Care
    Marco Maltoni
    Palliative Care Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Via Forlanini, 34, 47100 Forli, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 23:6240-8. 2005
    ..To offer evidence-based clinical recommendations concerning prognosis in advanced cancer patients...
  5. ncbi Palliative sedation therapy does not hasten death: results from a prospective multicenter study
    M Maltoni
    Palliative Care Unit, Valerio Grassi Hospice, Forlimpopoli, Italy
    Ann Oncol 20:1163-9. 2009
    ..Palliative sedation therapy (PST) is indicated for and used to control refractory symptoms in cancer patients undergoing palliative care. We aimed to evaluate whether PST has a detrimental effect on survival in terminally ill patients...
  6. ncbi Survival prediction for terminally ill cancer patients: revision of the palliative prognostic score with incorporation of delirium
    Emanuela Scarpi
    Biostatistics and Clinical Trials Unit, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
    Oncologist 16:1793-9. 2011
    ..The PaP score assigns patients to three different risk groups according to a 30-day survival probability--group A, >70%; group B, 30%-70%; group C, <30%. The impact of delirium is known but was not incorporated into the PaP score...
  7. ncbi Impact of palliative care unit admission on symptom control evaluated by the edmonton symptom assessment system
    Caterina Modonesi
    Palliative Care Unit, Department of Medical Oncology, Forlimpopoli Hospital, Italy
    J Pain Symptom Manage 30:367-73. 2005
    ..0001), well-being (6.83-3.85, P < 0.0001), and dyspnea (7.08-3.86, P < 0.0001). These data seem to indicate that the patients who benefit most from inpatient palliative care are those with the most complex symptomatology...
  8. ncbi Prospective observational Italian study on palliative sedation in two hospice settings: differences in casemixes and clinical care
    Marco Maltoni
    Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori IRST, Meldola, Italy
    Support Care Cancer 20:2829-36. 2012
    ..We investigated PS for refractory symptoms in different hospice casemixes in order to (1) assess clinical decision-making, (2) monitor the practice of PS, and (3) examine the impact of PS on survival...
  9. ncbi Prognosis in advanced cancer
    Marco Maltoni
    Oncology Department, Palliative Care Unit, Pierantoni Hospital, Via Forlanini, 34 47100 FORLI, Italy
    Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 16:715-29. 2002
    ..Despite the usefulness of these instruments, however, the communication of a poor prognosis is one of the most difficult moments to face in the relationship between doctor and patient...
  10. ncbi Normal-release oral morphine starting dose in cancer patients with pain
    Carla I Ripamonti
    Palliative Care Unit, IRCCS Foundation, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
    Clin J Pain 25:386-90. 2009
    ..Secondary aims were to estimate the percentage of patients who were high responders to NRM and to study the association of baseline patient characteristics with both high analgesic responsivity and the need of opioid dose escalation...
  11. ncbi Multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of bone metastases: Osteo-Oncology Center, a new organizational model
    Toni Ibrahim
    Osteo Oncology Center, Istituto Romagnolo Scientifico per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori IRST, Meldola, Italy
    Tumori 95:291-7. 2009
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  12. ncbi Managing chronic pain: results from an open-label study using MC5-A Calmare® device
    Marianna Ricci
    Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, via P Maroncelli 40, 47014 Meldola, FC, Italy
    Support Care Cancer 20:405-12. 2012
    ..We evaluated the effectiveness of an innovative neuromodulative approach to the treatment of chronic pain using electrical stimulus integrated with pharmacological support...
  13. ncbi Prognostic assessment in terminally ill cancer patients: from evidence-based knowledge to a patient-physician relationship and back
    Marco Maltoni
    Palliative Care Unit, Valerio Grassi Hospice, Forlimpopoli (FC, Italy
    Palliat Med 18:77-9. 2004
  14. ncbi [Production and diffusion of scientific results in oncology]
    Dino Amadori
    Dipartimento Oncologico e dei Servizi di Diagnosi, Ospedale G B Morgagni L Pierantoni, Forli
    Ann Ist Super Sanita 40:357-62. 2004
    ....
  15. ncbi Predicting survival in patients with advanced disease
    Paul Glare
    Department of Palliative Care, Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Eur J Cancer 44:1146-56. 2008
    ..More well-designed studies of prognosis and its impact on decision making are needed. The benefits and limitations of prognostication should be considered in many clinical decisions...
  16. ncbi Adverse effects of transdermal opiates treating moderate-severe cancer pain in comparison to long-acting morphine: a meta-analysis and systematic review of the literature
    Davide Tassinari
    Department of Oncology, Supportive and Palliatice Care Unit, City Hospital, Rimini, Italy
    J Palliat Med 11:492-501. 2008
    ..To assess the adverse effects of transdermal opiates treating moderate-severe cancer pain in comparison with slow release oral morphine...
  17. ncbi The palliative prognostic score and survival in patients with advanced solid tumors receiving chemotherapy
    Davide Tassinari
    Department of Oncology, City Hospital, Rimini, Italy
    Support Care Cancer 16:359-70. 2008
    ..To evaluate the accuracy of the Palliative Prognostic Score (PaP score) in selecting metastatic gastrointestinal or nonsmall-cell lung cancer patients candidate to palliative chemotherapy...
  18. ncbi [Future aims for palliative care]
    Davide Tassinari
    Modulo di Terapie di Supporto e Palliative, Divisione di Oncologia, Ospedale Civile degli Infermi, Rimini
    Recenti Prog Med 97:571-9. 2006
    ..Nevertheless, all the efforts to improve the quality of clinical research in palliative care will have to be focused on protocols of global interventions...
  19. ncbi Pain in cancer. An outcome research project to evaluate the epidemiology, the quality and the effects of pain treatment in cancer patients
    Giovanni Apolone
    Dipartimento di Oncologia, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via Eritrea 62, 20157 Milan, Italy
    Health Qual Life Outcomes 4:7. 2006
    ..Results from the outcome (cohort) and experimental (Randomized Controlled Trial) studies will ensure both the external and internal validity...
  20. ncbi Outcome research in palliative care: could it represent a new dimension of clinical research or clinical practice?
    Davide Tassinari
    Department of Oncology, City Hospital, Rimini, Italy
    Support Care Cancer 13:176-81. 2005
    ..The models of the different designs of pharmacoeconomic analysis are revisited in an attempt to conjugate the pharmacoeconomic evaluation with the particular dimension of palliative care...
  21. ncbi Quality of life at the end of life: how is the solution far away?
    Davide Tassinari
    J Clin Oncol 20:1704-5. 2002
  22. ncbi Target therapies in palliative care: from a clinical to a biological approach
    Davide Tassinari
    J Pain Symptom Manage 28:195-7; author reply 197-8. 2004
  23. ncbi Gabapentin for neuropathic cancer pain: a randomized controlled trial from the Gabapentin Cancer Pain Study Group
    Augusto Caraceni
    Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Unit, National Cancer Institute of Milan, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy
    J Clin Oncol 22:2909-17. 2004
    ..To determine the analgesic effect of the addition of gabapentin to opioids in the management of neuropathic cancer pain...
  24. ncbi Can we really consider quality of life as an outcome of palliative care?
    Davide Tassinari
    J Pain Symptom Manage 26:886-7; author reply 888-9. 2003
  25. ncbi From roots to flowers: challenges of developing a sustainable palliative care program
    Marianne Metz Mørch
    Department of Geriatrics, University Hospital Aarhus, Denmark
    J Palliat Care 19:58-62. 2003