Palliative Care Service Utilization and Advance Care Planning for Adult Glioblastoma Patients: A Systematic Review

摘要

Glioblastoma is the most common primary brain malignancy diagnosed in adults, and, despite standard of care treatment, it carries a devastating prognosis with median overall survival of 16–21 months. Advance care planning and palliative care services utilization are important for this patient population due to their cancer and neurocognitive symptoms. We present a systematic review on prevalence of advance care planning, end-of-life services utilization, and experiences among adults with glioblastoma. The findings from our review serve as a foundation for future additional works, particularly prospective studies, that may address gaps in palliative care resource utilization and disparities in advance care planning for adult glioblastoma patients.