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William F. Pirl
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 221
Citations - 17139
William F. Pirl is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 52, co-authored 199 publications receiving 13874 citations. Previous affiliations of William F. Pirl include Yale University & Dartmouth College.
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Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Jennifer S. Temel,Joseph A. Greer,Alona Muzikansky,Emily R. Gallagher,Sonal Admane,Vicki A. Jackson,Constance Dahlin,Craig D. Blinderman,Juliet Jacobsen,William F. Pirl,J. Andrew Billings,Thomas J. Lynch +11 more
TL;DR: Among patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, early palliative care led to significant improvements in both quality of life and mood and, as compared with patients receiving standard care, patients received less aggressive care at the end of life but longer survival.
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Longitudinal Perceptions of Prognosis and Goals of Therapy in Patients With Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Results of a Randomized Study of Early Palliative Care
Jennifer S. Temel,Joseph A. Greer,Joseph A. Greer,Joseph A. Greer,Sonal Admane,Sonal Admane,Sonal Admane,Emily R. Gallagher,Emily R. Gallagher,Emily R. Gallagher,Vicki A. Jackson,Vicki A. Jackson,Vicki A. Jackson,Thomas J. Lynch,Thomas J. Lynch,Thomas J. Lynch,Inga T. Lennes,Inga T. Lennes,Inga T. Lennes,C. M. Dahlin,C. M. Dahlin,C. M. Dahlin,William F. Pirl,William F. Pirl,William F. Pirl +24 more
TL;DR: Early palliative care significantly improves patient understanding of prognosis over time, which may impact decision making about care near the end of life.
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Effects of Early Integrated Palliative Care in Patients With Lung and GI Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Jennifer S. Temel,Joseph A. Greer,Areej El-Jawahri,William F. Pirl,Elyse R. Park,Vicki A. Jackson,Anthony L. Back,Mihir Kamdar,Juliet Jacobsen,Eva Chittenden,Simone Rinaldi,Emily R. Gallagher,Justin Eusebio,Zhigang Li,Alona Muzikansky,David P. Ryan +15 more
TL;DR: For patients with newly diagnosed incurable cancers, early integrated PC improved quality of life and other salient outcomes, with differential effects by cancer type.
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Cancer-Related Fatigue, Version 2.2015
Ann M. Berger,Kathi Mooney,Amy Alvarez-Perez,William Breitbart,Kristen M. Carpenter,David Cella,Charles S. Cleeland,Efrat Dotan,Mario A. Eisenberger,Carmen P. Escalante,Paul B. Jacobsen,Catherine M. Jankowski,Thomas W. LeBlanc,Jennifer A. Ligibel,Elizabeth T. Loggers,Belinda N. Mandrell,Barbara A. Murphy,Oxana Palesh,William F. Pirl,Steven C. Plaxe,Michelle Riba,Hope S. Rugo,Carolina Salvador,Lynne I. Wagner,Nina D. Wagner-Johnston,Finly Zachariah,Mary Anne Bergman,Courtney Smith +27 more
TL;DR: Fatigue is a frequently underreported complication in patients with cancer and, when reported, is responsible for reduced quality of life.
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Screening, Assessment, and Management of Fatigue in Adult Survivors of Cancer: An American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Adaptation
Julienne E. Bower,Kate Bak,Ann Berger,William Breitbart,Carmelita P Escalante,Patricia A. Ganz,Hester Hill Schnipper,Christina Lacchetti,Jennifer A. Ligibel,Gary H. Lyman,Mohammed S. Ogaily,William F. Pirl,Paul B. Jacobsen +12 more
TL;DR: This guideline presents screening, assessment, and treatment approaches for the management of adult cancer survivors who are experiencing symptoms of fatigue after completion of primary treatment and suggests physical activity interventions, psychosocial interventions, and mind-body interventions may reduce cancer-related fatigue in post-treatment patients.