Eduardo Bruera, MD, FAAHPM
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Department Chair, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Professor of Medicine, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
F.T. McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Medical Director, Department of Supportive Care Center, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
1984 | Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, ARG, Certificate of Specialist, Medical Oncology |
1979 | Universidad de Rosario, Rosario, ARG, MD, Honor Diploma (Average: 9.625/10) |
Board Certifications
2015 | Fellow of the American College of Physicians |
2011 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
2010 | Fellow of the American Association of Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
2000 | American Board of Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Chair, BMIO Study Section, Department of BMIO Study Section, The National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, 2009 - 2011
Member - BMIO Study Section, The National Institutes of Health, Washington, DC, 2007 - 2011
Expert Advisory Panel on Cancer, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1999 - 2010
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Advisory Board Member, HealthCare Chaplaincy, New York, NY, 2013 - 2015
Member, End of Life Committee, Institute of Medicine of The National Academies, Washington, DC, 2013 - 2014
International Professor, University of Trondheim, Trondheim, 2005 - 2006
Member, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, VA, 2005 - 2008
Member - Committee for Preferred Practices for Palliative Care, National Quality Forum, Washington, DC, 2005 - 2007
Consultantships
Consultant, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN, 2003 - 2004
Consultant, Ministry of Health, Rosario, Argentina, 2002 - 2003
Honors & Awards
2018 | AAHPM National Leadership Award, American Association of Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
2017 | Eduardo Bruera Prize for Excellence in Research, The Latin American Palliative Care Association |
2017 | Honorary Doctorate in Medicine, University of Montreal |
2015 | The Cicely Saunders Annual Lecture, Cicely Saunders International |
2015 | John Mendelsohn Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
2014 | President's Recognition for Faculty Excellence, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
2014 | Lifetime Honorary Member of the Spanish Society of Palliative Care, Spanish Society of Palliative Care |
2013 | Frank M. Ryburn, Jr Symposium, Hospice of Lubbock |
2013 | Melvin L. Samuels Award for Excellence in Patient Care, Division of Cancer Medicine, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
2013 | Hospice and Palliative Medicine Visionary, American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
2012 | The 2nd Vittorio Ventafridda Memorial Lecture Award, European Association for Palliative Care |
2012 | Nixon Lecturership Award, Norton Healthcare Foundation |
2010 | AAHPM Lifetime Achievement Award, American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
2010 | Fellow, American Association of Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
2010 | Mariluisa Ferrari Lectureship for Life Award, Marialuisa Ferrari Lectureship Fund |
2009 | Pioneer in Palliative Care, J of Palliative Medicine |
2007 | American Academy of Pain Medicine/Visiting Professorship in Pain Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
2006 | Lane Adams Quality of Life Award, American Cancer Society |
2005 | Eduardo Bruera Award in Palliative Medicine, Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians |
2004 | Excellence in Scientific Research Award, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care |
2003 | Excellence in Research, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute & University of South Florida |
2003 | Champions in End-of-Life Care Award, Texas Partnership for End-of-Life Care (TxPEC |
2002 | Award of Special Recognition for contributions to Palliative Care in Latin America, Children’s Hospital of Costa Rica, and the organizing committee of the IV Latin American Palliative Care Congress |
2002 | Distinguished Researcher Award, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization |
2001 | Distinguished Researcher Award, National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization |
2000 | Honorary President, 4th Argentinian Palliative Care Congress |
1999 | F.T. McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
1997 | McCalla Research Professorship, University of Alberta |
1995 | Benefactor Member, Pain Foundation, Argentinean Association of Anesthesiology |
1994 | Chair in Palliative Medicine, Alberta Cancer Foundation |
1990 | Charles E. Lefavbre Medal, Best Intern 1990, Grey Nuns Hospital |
1984 | Mervin Laskin Fellowship, Alberta Cancer Board |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Elsayem A, Bruera E, Valentine A, Warnecke CL, Wood GL, Yeung SJ, Page VD, Silvestre J, Brock PA, Todd KH. Advanced Directives, Hospitalization, and Survival Among Cancer Patients with Delirium Presenting to the Emergency Department: A Prospective Study. Oncologist, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28765503.
- Fu JB, Osborn MP, Silver JK, Konzen BS, Ngo-Huang A, Yadav R, Bruera E. Evaluating Disability Insurance Assistance as a Specific Intervention by Physiatrists at a Cancer Center. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 96(7):523-528, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28628540.
- Go SI, Koo DH, Kim ST, Song HN, Kim RB, Jang JJS, Oh SY, Lee KH, Lee SI, Kim SG, Park LC, Lee SC, Park BB, Ji JH, Yi Sy, Lee YG, Yun J, Bruera E, Hwang IG, Kang JH. Antiemetic Corticosteroid Rotation from Dexamethasone to Methylprednisolone to Prevent Dexamethasone-Induced Hiccup in Cancer Patients Treated with Chemotherapy: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Crossover Phase III Trial. The Oncologist, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28687626.
- Ngo-Huang A, Parker NH, Wang X, Pretzel MQB, Fogelman D, Schadler KL, Bruera E, Fleming JB, Lee JE, Katz MHG. Home-based exercise during preoperative therapy for pancreatic cancer. Langenbecks Arch Surg, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28710540.
- Hui D, Mori M, Meng YC, Watanabe SM, Caraceni A, Strasser F, Saarto T, Cherny N, Glare P, Kaasa S, Bruera E. Automatic referral to standardize palliative care access: an international Delphi survey. Support Care Cancer, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28726065.
- Yin Z, Li J, Ma K, Ning X, Chen H, Fu H, Zhang H, Wang C, Bruera E, Hui D. Development of Palliative Care in China: A Tale of Three Cities. Oncologist, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28739870.
- Madden K, Bruera E. Very-Low-Dose Methadone to Treat Refractory Neuropathic Pain in Children with Cancer. J Palliat Med, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28609177.
- Lopez G, Liu W, Milbury K, Spelman A, Wei Q, Bruera E Cohen L. The effects of oncology massage on symptom self-report for cancer patients and their caregivers. Support Care Cancer, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28660350.
- Kwon JH, Kim MJ, Bruera S, Park M, Bruera E, Hui D. Off-label Medication Use in the Inpatient Palliative Care Unit. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28479415.
- Pujara D, Chiang YJ, Cormier JN, Bruera E, Badgwell B. Selective Approach for Patients with Advanced Malignancyy and Gastrointestinal Obstruction. J Am Soll Surg, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28483604.
- Barbaret C, Brosse C, Rondali W, Ruer M, Monsarrat L, Michaud P, Schott AM, Delgado-Guay M, Bruera E, Sanchez S, Filbet M. Financial distress in patients with advanced cancer. PLoS One, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28545063.
- Pimentel E, de la Cruz M, Wong A, Castro D, Bruera E. Snapshot of an Outpatient Supportive Care Center at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. J Palliat Med 20(4):433-436, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28379814.
- Madden K, Park M, Liu D, BrueraE. The frequency of QTc prolongation among pediatric and young adult patients receiving sedation: a preliminary report. Pediatr Blood Cancer, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 2449209.
- Monreal-Carrill E, Allende-Perez S, Hui D, Garcia-Salamanca MD, Bruera E, Verastegui E. Bispectral Index monitoring in cancer patients undergoing palliative sedation: a preliminary report. Support Care Cancer, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28456907.
- Ng AH, Gupta E, Fontillas RC, Bansal S, Williams JL, Park M, Liu D, Fu JB, Yadav RR, Bruera E. Patient Reported Usefulness of Acute Cancer Rehabilitation. PM R, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28461228.
- Tanco K, Vidal M, Arthur J, Guay MD, Hui D, Liu D, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Testing the feasibility of using the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) to assess caregiver symptom burden. Palliat Support Care, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28264740.
- Yennurajalingam S, Kim YJ, Zhang Y, Park J, Arthur J, Chisholm GB, Williams JL, Bruera E. Factors associated with patient-reported subjective well-being among advanced lung or non-colonic gastrointestinal cancer patients. Palliat Support Care, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28264748.
- Dalal S, Bruera E. End-of-Life Care Matters: Palliative Cancer Care Results in Better Care and Lower Costs. The Oncologist 22:1-8, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28314840.
- de la Cruz M, Yennu S, Liu D, Wu J, Reddy A, Bruera E. Increased Symptom Expression among Patients with Delirium Admitted to an Acute Palliative Care Unit. J Palliat Med, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28157431.
- Brown AJ, Thanker PH, Sun CC, Urbauer DL, Bruera E, Bodurka DC Ramondetta LM. Nothing left to chance? The impact of locus of control on physicial and mental quality of life in terminal cancer patients. Support Care Cancer, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28175997.
- Eun Y, Nong IW, Bruera E, Kang JH. Qualitative study on the perception of terminally ill cancer patients and their family members regarding end-of-life experiences focusing on palliative sedation. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28192224.
- Vedantam A, Hou P, Chi TL, Hess KR, Dougherty PM, Bruera E, Viswanathan A. Postoperative MRI Evaluation of a Radiofrequency Cordotomy Lesion for Intractable Cancer Pain. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28209581.
- Lopez G, McQuade J, Cohen L, Williams JT, Spelman AR, FEllman B, Li Y, Bruera E, Lee RT. Integrative Oncology Physician Consultations at a Comprehensive Cncer Center: Analysis of Demographic, Clinical, and Patient Reported Outcomes. J Cancer 8(3):395-402, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28261340.
- Schvartsman G, Park M, Liu DD, Yennu S, Bruera E, Hui D. Could Objective Tests Be Used to Measure Fatigue in Patients with Advanced Cancer?. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28063860.
- Fu JB, Lee, J, Shin BC, Silver JK, Smith DW, Shah JJ, Bruera E. Return to the Primary Acute Care Service Among Patients with Multiple Myeloma on an Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit. PMR, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28082181.
- Hui D, Mori M, Watanabe SM, Caraceni A, Strasser F, Saarto T, Cherny N, Glare P, Kaasa S, Bruera E. Referral criteria for outpatient specialty palliative care: an international consensus. Lancet Oncol 12:e552-e559, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27924753.
- Reddy A, Schuler US, de la Cruz M, Yennurajalingam S, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E. Overall Survival among Cancer Patients Undergoing Opioid Rotation to Methadone Compared to Other Opioids. J Palliat Med, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 279997283.
- Hui D, Bruera E. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System 25 Yera Laater: Past Present and Future Develoopments. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28042071.
- Hui D, Dev R, Pimental L, Park M, Cerana MA, Liu D, Bruera E. Association between Multi-Frequency Phase Angle and Survival in Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28042079.
- Kinahan H, Maiti A, Hess K, Dempsey J, Beatty L, Baldwin S, Hong DS, Naing A, Fu S, Tsimberidou AM, Piha-Paul S, Janku F, Karp D, Reddy S, Yennu S, Epner D, Bruera E, Meric-Bernstam F, Falchook G, Subbiah V. Post-Discharge Survival Outcomes of Patients with Advanced Cancer from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase I Trials) Inpatient Unit. Oncology, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27802448.
- Vidal M, Hui D, Williams J, Bruera E. A Prosective Study of Hypodermoclysis Performed by Caregivers in the Home Setting. J Pain Symptom Manage 52(4):570-574, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27640727.
- Tanco K, Arthur J, Haider A, Stephen S, Yennu S, Liu D, Bruera E. The impact of a simplified documentation method for the Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain (ECS-CP) on clinician utilization. Support Care Cancer, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27722795.
- Arthur J, Yennu S, Perez Zapata K, Cantu H, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E. Perception of Helpfulness of a Question Prompt Sheet among Cancer Patients Attending Outpatient Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2016. PMID: 27744019.
- Hui D, Kilgore K, Park M, Williams J, Liu D, Bruera E. Impact of Prophylactic Fentanyl Pectin Nasal Spray on Exercise-Induced Episodic Dyspnea in Cancer Patients: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 54(4):459-468, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27401508.
- Hui D, Dev R, Bruera E. Neuroleptics in the management of delirium in patients with advanced cancer. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 10(4):316-323, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27661210.
- Roila F, Molassiotis A, Herrstedt J, Aapro M, Gralla RJ, Bruera E, Clark-Snow RA, et al. 2016 MASCC and ESMO guideline update for the prevention of chemotherapy- and radiotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and of nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer patients. Ann Oncol Suppl 5:v119-v133, 2016. PMID: 27664248.
- Hui D, Bruera E. The Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale remains useful for depression screening. Palliat Med, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27507637.
- Arthur JA, Edwards T, Lu Z, Reddy S, Hui D, Wu J, Liu D, Williams JL, Bruera E. Frequency, predictors, and outcomes of urine drug testing among patients with advanced cancer on chronic opioid therapy at an outpatient supportive care clinic. Cancer, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27509305.
- Walsh D, Davis M, Ripamonti C, Bruera E, Davies A, Molassiotis A. 2016 Updated MASCC/ESMO consensus recommendations: Management of nausea and vomiting in advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27534961.
- Hui D, Cerana A, Park M, Hess KR, Bruera E. Impact of Oncologists' Attitudes Toward End-of-Life Care on Patient's Access to Palliative Care. The Oncologist, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27412394.
- Paice J, Lacchetti C, Bruera E. Managment of Chronic Pain in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Summary. J Oncol Pract, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27460497.
- Paice JA, Portenoy R, Lacchetti C, Campbell t, Cheville A, Citron M, Constine L, Cooper A, Glare P, Keefe F, Koyyalagunta L, Levy M, Miaskowski C, Otis-Green S, Sloan P, Bruera E. Managment of Chronic Pain in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Summary. J Clin Oncol, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27458286.
- Yennurajalingam S, Lu Z, Williams JL, Liu DD, Arthur JD, Bruera E. Characteristics of patients with advanced lung cancer referred to a rapid-access supportive care clinic. Palliat Support Care, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27443573.
- Elsayem AF, Bruera E, Valentine AD, Warneke CL, Yeung SJ, Pae VD, Wood GL, Silvestre J, Holmes HM, Brock PA, Todd KH. Delirium frequency among advanced cancer patients presenting to an emergency department: A prospective, randomized, observational study. Cancer, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27455035.
- Hui D, Kilgore K, Frisbee-Hume S, Park M, Tsao A, Delgado Guay M, Lu C, William W Jr, Pisters K, Eapen G, Fossella F, Amin S, Bruera E. Dexamethasone for Dyspnea in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27330023.
- Hui D, Park M, Liu D, Paiva CE, Shu SY, Morita T, Bruera E. Clinician prediction of survival versus the Palliative Prognostic Score: Which approach is more accurate?. Eur J Cancer 64:89-95, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27372208.
- Yennurajalingam S, Tayjasanant S, Balachandra D, Padhy NS, Williams J, Liu DD, Frisbee-Hume S, Bruera E. Association between Daytime activity, Fatigue, Sleep, Anxiety, Depression, and Symptom Burden in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Report. J Palliat Med, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27148765.
- Tanco K, Rhondali W, Park M, Liu D, Bruera E. Predictors of trust in the medical profession among cancer patients receiving palliative care: A preliminary study. J Palliat Med, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27148816.
- Delgado-Guay,Rodriguez-Nunez A, De La Cruz V, Frisbee-Hume S, Williams J, Wu J, Liu D, Fisch MJ, Bruera E. Advanced cancer patients' reported wishes at the end of life: a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27165052.
- Arthur JA, Haider A, Edwards T, Waletich-Flemming J, Reddy S, Bruera E, Hui D. Aberrant Opioid Use and Urine Drug Testing in Outpatient Palliative Care. J Palliat Med, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27171327.
- Arthur J, Yennurajalingam S, Williams J, Tanco K, Liu D, Stephen S, Bruera E. Development of a Question Prompt Sheet for Cancer Patients Receiving Outpatient Palliative Care. J Palliat Med, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27175461.
- Hui D, Meng YC, Bruera S, Geng Y, Hutchins R, Mori M, Strasser F, Bruera E. Referral Criteria for Outpatient Palliative Cancer Care: A Systemic Review. Oncologist, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27185614.
- Silvestre J, Reddy A, de la Cruz M, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E, Todd KH. Frequency of unsafe storage, use, and disposal practices of opioids among cancer patients presenting to the emergency department. Palliat Support Care, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27071690.
- Chow R, Chiu N, Bruera E, Krishnan M, Chiu L, Lam H, DeAngelis C, Pulenzas N, Vuong S, Chow E. Inter-rater reliability in performance status assessment among health care professionals: a systematic review. Ann Palliat Med 5(2):83-92, 2016. PMID: 27121736.
- Tayjasanant S, Bruera E, Hui D. How far along the disease trajectory? An examination of the time-related patient characteristics in the palliative oncology literature. Support Care Cancer, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27129839.
- Hui D, Park M, Shamieh O, Paica CE, Perez-Cruz PE, Muckaden MA, Bruera E. Personalized symptom goals and response in patients with advanced cancer. Cancer, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26970366.
- Tanco K, Park JC, Cerana A, Sisson A, Sobti N, Bruera E. A systematic review of instruments assessing dimensions of distress among caregivers of adult and pediatric cancer patients. Palliat Support Care, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27021206.
- Yennurajalingam S, Williams JL, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Effects of Dexamethasone and Placebo on Symptom Clusters in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Report. Oncologist, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26888692.
- Parsons HA, Baracos VE, Hong DS, Abbruzzese J, Bruera E, Kurzrock R. The effects of curcumin (diferuloylmethane) on body composition of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Oncotarget, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26934122.
- Wong A, Reddy A, Williams JL, Wu J, Liu DD, Bruera E. ReCAP: Attitudes, Beliefs, and Awareness of Graduate Medical Education Trainees Regarding Palliative Care at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. J of Oncology Practice, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 267787756.
- Fu JB, Bianty JR, Wu J, Ngo-Huang A, Shin KY, Bruera E. An Analysis of Inpatient Rehabilitation Approval Among Private Insurance Carriers at a Cancer Center. PMR, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26791425.
- Reddy A, Yennurajalingam S, Reddy S, Wu J, Liu D, Dev R, Bruera E. The Opioid Rotation Ratio from transdermal Fentanyl to "Strong" Opioids in Patients with Cancer Pain. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26826675.
- Chow R, Bruera E, Chiu L, Chow S, Chiu N, Lam H, McDonald R, DeAngelis C, Vuong S, Ganesh V, Chow E. Enteral and parenteral nutrition in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Palliat Med 5(1):30-41, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26841813.
- de la Cruz M, Reddy A, Vidal M, Tanco K, Azhar A, Silvestre J, Liu DD, Wu J, Bruera E. Impact of a Palliative Care Checklist on Clinical Documentation. J Omcol Pract, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26733626.
- Bruera E, Paice JA. Cancer pain management: safe and effective use of opioids. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 35:e593-595, 2015. PMID: 25993228.
- Silvestre J, Montoya M, Bruera E, Elsayem A. Intensive symptom control of opioid-refractory dyspnea in congestive heart failure: Role of milrinone in the palliative care unit. J Palliat Support Care, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 258908519.
- Yennurajalingam S, Reddy A, Tannir NM, Chisholm GB, Lee RT, Lopez G, Escalante CP, manzullo EF, Frisbee-Hume S, Willliams JL, Cohen L, Bruera E. High-Dose Asian Ginseng (Panax Ginseng) for Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Preliminary Report. Integr Cancer Ther, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25873296.
- Delgado-Guay MO, Chisholm G, Williams J, Bruera E. The association between religiosity and resuscitation status preference among patients with advanced cancer. Palliat Support Care, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25739871.
- Hui D, Dos Santos R, Chisholm G, Bansal S, Souza Crovador C, Bruera E. Bedside clinical signs associated with impending death in patients with advanced cancer: Preliminary findings of a prospective, longitudinal cohort study. Cancer, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25676895.
- de la Cruz M, Fan J, Yennu S, Tanco K, Shin S, Wu J, Liu D, Bruera E. The frequency of missed delirium in patients referred to palliative care in a comprehensive cancer center. Support Care Cancer, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25617070.
- Hui D, Zhukovsky DS, Bruera E. Which Treatment Is Better? Ascertaining Patient Preferences with Corssover Randomized Controlled Trials. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25555446.
- Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Role of corticosteroids for fatigue in advanced incurable cancer: is it a 'wonder drug' or 'deal with the devil'. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25259545.
- Hui D, Li Z, Chisholm GB, Didwaniya N, Bruera E. Changes in medication profile among patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit. Support Care Cancer. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25123192.
- Delgado-Guay MO, Kim YJ, Shin SH, Chicholm G, Williams J, Allo J, Bruera E. Avoidable and unavoidable visits to the emergency department among patients with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care. J Pain Symptom Manage. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25131891.
- Paiva CE, Manfredini LL, Paiva BS, Carneseca EC, Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E, Hui D. What are the best terms in Portuguese to explain the concepts of "fatigue" and "depression" in cancer patients?. Palliat Support Care. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25088719.
- Reddy A, de la Cruz M, Rodriguez EM, Thames J, Wu J, Chisholm G, Liu D, Frisbee-Hume S, Yennurajalingam S, Hui D, Cantu H, Marin A, Gayle V, Shinn N, Xu A, Williams J, Bruera E. Patterns of Storage, Use, and Disposal Among Cancer Outpatients. Oncologist 19(7):780-785, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24868100.
- Hui D, Kim SH, Roquemore J, Dev R, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Impact of timing and setting of palliative care referral on quality of end-of-life care in cancer patients. Cancer 120(11):1743-1749, 2014. PMID: 24967463.
- Hui D, Dos Santos R, Chisholm G, Bansal S, Silva TB, Kilgore K, Crovador CS, Yu X, Swartz, MD, Perez-Cruz PE, Leite RD, Nascimento MS, Reddy S, Seriaco F, Yennu S, Paiva CE, Dev R, Hall S, Fajardo J, Bruera E. Clinical Signs of Impemding Death in Cancer Patients. Oncologist 19(6):681-687, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24760709.
- Noguera A, Yennurajalingam S, Torres-Vigil I, Parsons HA, Duarte ER, Palma A, Bunge S, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Decisional Control Preferences, Disclosure of Information Preferences, and Satisfaction Among Hispanic Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 47(5):896-905, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24035071.
- Hui D, Bruera E. A Personalized Approach to Assessing and Managing Pain in Cancer Patients. J Clin Oncol, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24799495.
- Hui D, Vidal M, Didwaniya N, Bruera E. Maladaptive medical coping: a means to avoid end-of-life discussions. J Palliat Care 30(1):41-43. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 2486442.
- Goodwin PJ, Bruera E, Stockler M. Pain in Patients With Cancer. J Clin Oncol, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24799489.
- Dev R, Bruera E, Del Fabbro E. When and when not to use testosterone for palliation in cancer care. Curr Oncol Rep 16(4):378-386, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24510740.
- Rhondali W, Dev R, Barbaret C, Chirac A, Font-Truchet C, Vallet F, Bruera E, Filbet M. Family Conferences in Palliative Care: A Survey of Health Care Providers in France. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24780185.
- Guay MO, Tanzi S, Arregui MT, Chisholm G, de la Cruz M, Bruera E. Characteristics and outcomes of advanced cancer patients who miss outpatient supportive care consult appointments. Support Care Cancer, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24771301.
- Bush SH, Bruera E, Lawlor PG, Kanji S, Davis DH, Agar M. Wright D, Hartwick M, Currow DC, Gagnon B, Simon J, Pereira JL. Clinical Practice Guidelines for Delirium Management: Potential Application in Palliative Care. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24766743.
- Didwaniya N, Reddy A, Gottumkkala RS, Bruera E. What Is Your Gut Feeling About Opioid Rotation?. J Clin Oncol, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24590650.
- Kwon JH, Tanco KC, Hui D, Reddy A, Bruera E. Chemical Coping versus pseudoaddiction in patients with cancer pain. Palliat Support Care, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24524251.
- Kuriya M, Yennurajalingam S, de la Cruz MG, Wei W, Palla S, Bruera E. Frequency and factors associated with falls in patients with advanced cancer presenting to an outpatient supportive care clinic. Palliat Support Care, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24524647.
- Dev R, Hui D, Del Fabbro E, Delgado-Guay MO, Sobti N, Dalal S, Bruera E. Association between hypogonadism, symptom burden, and survival in male patients with advanced cancer. Cancer, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24577665.
- Hui D, Xu A, Frisbee-Hume S, Chisholm G, Morgado M, Reddy S, Bruera E. Effects of Prophylactic Subcutaneous Fentanyl on Exercise-Induced Breakthrough Dyspnea in Cancer Patients: A Preliminary Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 47(2):209-217, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23830530.
- Hui D, Didwanyia N, Vidal M, Chisholm GB, Roquemore JL, Bruera E. Quality of End-of-Life care in patients with hematologic Malignancies: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancer, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24549743.
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- Badgwell B, Bruera E, Klimberg SV. Can patient reported outcomes help identify the optimal outcome in palliative surgery?. J Surg Oncol, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24132785.
- Rhondali W, Tremellat F, Ledoux M, Ciais JF, Bruera E. Filbet M. Methadone rotation for cancer patients with refractory pain in a palliative care unit: An observational study. J Palliat Med 16(11), 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24116946.
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- Yennurajalingam S, Frisbee-Hume S, Palmer JL, Delgado-Guay MO, Bull J, Phan AT, Tannir NM, Litton JK, Reddy A, Hui D, Dalal S, Massie L, Reddy SK, Bruera E. Reduction of Cancer-Related Fatigue with Dexamethasone: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Clin Oncol, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23897970.
- Bruera E, Yennurajalingam S, Palmer JL, Perez-Cruz PE, Frisbee-Hume SE, Allo JA, Williams JL, Cohen MZ. Methylphenidate and/or a Nursing Telephone Invervention for Fatigue in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase II Trial. J Clin Oncol, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23690414.
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- Del Fabbro E, Garcia JM, Dev R, Hui D, Williams J, Engineer D, Palmer JL, Schover L, Bruera E. Testosterone replacement for fatigue in hypogonadal ambulatory males with advanced cancer: a preliminary double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Support Care Cancer, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23653013.
- Yennurajalingam S, Noguera A, Parsons HA, Torres-Vigil I, Duarte ER, Palma A, Bunge S, Palmer JL, Delgado-Guay MO, Bruera E. A multicenter survey of Hispanic caregiver preferences for patient decision control in the United States and Latin America. Palliat Med, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23670718.
- Rhondali W, Yennurajalingam S, Chisholm G, Ferrer J, Kim SHK, Kang JH, Filbert, Bruera E. Predictors of response to palliative care interventions for chronic nausea in advanced cancer outpatients. Support Care Cancer, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23584132.
- Salpeter SR, Buckley JS, Bruera E. The Use of Very-Low-Dose Methadone for Palliative Pain Control and the Prevention of Opioid Hyperalgesia. J Palliat Med. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23556990.
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- Kwon JH, Nam SH, Koh S, Hong YS, Lee KH, Shin SW, Hui D, Park KW, Yoon SY, Won JY, Chisholm G, Bruera E. Validation of Edmonton Symptom Assessment System in Korean Patients with Cancer. J Pain Symptom Managae, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23628516.
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- Guo Y, Palmer JL, Strasser F, Yusuf SW, Bruera E. Heart rate variability as a measure of autonomic dysfunction in men with advanced cancer. Eur J Cancer Care, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23627642.
- Kwon JH, Oh SY, Chisholm G, Lee J-A, Lee JJ, Park KW, Nam S-H, Song HH, Lee K, Zang DY, Kim HY, Choi DR, Kim HJ, Kim JH, Jung JY, Jang G, Kim HS, Won JY, Bruera E. Predictors of high score patient-reported barriers to controlling cancer pain: a preliminary report. Support Care Cancer 21:1175-1183, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23151648.
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- Del Fabbro E, Dev R, Hui, D, Palmer JL, Bruera E. The effects of melatonin on appetite and other symptoms in patients with advanced cancer and cachexia: A double-blind placebo-controlled trial. J Clin Oncol. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23439759.
- Yennrajalingam S, Kwon JH, Urbauer DL, Hui D, Reyes-Gibby CC, Bruera E. Consistency of symptom clusters among advanced cancer patients seen at an outpatient supportive care clinic in a tertiary cancer center. Palliat Support Care(7):1-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23388652.
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- Reddy A, Yennurajalingam S, Pulivarthi K, Palla SL, Wang X, Kwon JH, Frisbee-Hume S, Bruera E. Frequency, Outcome, and Predictors of Success Within 6 Weeks of an Opioid Rotation Among Outpatients with Cancer Receiving Strong Opioids. Oncologist. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23238913.
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- Yennurajalingam S, Parsons HA, Duatre ER, Palma A, Bunge S, Palmer JL, Delgado-Guay MO, Allo J, Bruera E. Decisional Control Preferences of Hispanic Patients with Advanced Cancer from the United States and Latin America. J Pain Symptom Manage. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23182756.
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- Torres-Vigil I, Cohen MZ, de la Rosa A, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Burbach BE, Tarleton KW, She W-M, Bruera E. Food or medicine: ethnic variations in perceptions of advanced cancer patients and their caregivers regarding artificial hydration during the last weeks of life. BMJ Support & Palliat Care 2(3):276-279, 2012.
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- Del Fabbro E, Parsons H, Warneke CL, Pulivarthi K, Litton JK, Dev R, Palla SL, Brewster A, Bruera E. The Relationship Between Body Composititon and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Women with Operable Breast Cancer. Oncologist. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22903527.
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- Hui D, Reddy A, Parsons H, Bruera E. Reporting of Funding Sources and Conflict of Interest in the Supportive and Palliative Oncology Literature. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22771126.
- Vigano A, Del Fabbro E, Bruera E, Borod M. The cachexia clinic: From staging to managing nutritional and functional problems in advanced cancer patients. Crit Rev Oncog 17(3):293-304, 2012. PMID: 22831160.
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- Clemens KE, Faust M, Bruera E. Update on combined modalities for the management of breathlessness. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22469671.
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- Torres-Vigil I, Hernandez M, de la Rosa A, Bruera E. Pratice Patterns and Perceptions about Parenteral Hydration in the Last Weeks of Life: A Survey of Palliative Care Physicians in Latin America. Lancet 43(1):47-58, 2012. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21835577.
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- Bruera E, Yennurajalingam S. Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer Patients: How and When?. The Oncologist(17), 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22252934.
- Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer Patients: How and When?. The Oncologist 17(2):267-273, 2012.
- Elsayem A, Calderon BB, Camarines EM, Lopez Gabriel, Bruera E, Fadul NA. A Month in an Acute Palliative Care Unit: Clinical Interventons and Financial Outcomes. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 28(8):550-555, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21478176.
- Yennurajalingam S, Atkinson B, Masterson J, Hui D, Urbauer D, Tu S-M, Bruera E. The Impact of an outpatient palliative care consultation on symptom burden in advanced prostate cancer patients. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22141432.
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- Spinks T, Albright HW, Feeley TW, Walters R, Burke TW, Aloia T, Bruera E, Buzdar A, Foxhall L, Hui D, Summers B, Rodriguez A, Dubois R, Shine Kl. Ensuring quality cancer care: A follow-up review of the Institute of Medicine's 10 recommendations for improving the quality of cancer care in America. Cancer. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22045610.
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- Dev R, Parsons HA, Palla S, Palmer JL, Del Fabbro E, Bruera E. Undocumented Alcoholism and its Relationship with Tobacco and Non-presecription Drug Use in Advanced Cancer Patients. Cancer 117(19):4551-4556, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21446042.
- Vignaroli E, Bennett MI, Nekolaichuk C, De Lima L, Wenk R, Ripamonti CI, Bruera E. Strategic Pain Management: The Identification and Development of the IAHPC Opioid Essential Prescription Package. J Pain Symptom Manage. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22014206.
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- Wygant C, Hui D, Bruera E. Childhood Sexual Abuse in Advanced Cancer Patients in the Palliative Care Setting. J Pain Symptom Manage 42(2):290-295, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21444190.
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- Bruera E, et al. Neuroleptic Prescription Pattern for Delirium in Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Palliat Care 27(2):141-147, 2011. PMID: 21805949.
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- Fearon K, Strasser F, Anker SD, Bosaeus I, Bruera E, Fainsinger RL, Jatoi A, Loprinzi C, MacDonal N, Mantovani G, Davis M, Muscaritoli M, Ottery F, Radbruch L, Ravasco P, Walsh D, Wilcock A, Kaasa S, Baracos VE. Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus. Lancet 12(5):489-495, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21296615.
- Hui D, Parsons HA, Damani S, Fulton S, Liu Jun, Evans A, De La Cruz M, Bruera E. Quantity, Design, and Scope of the Palliative Oncology Literature. Oncologist 16(5):694-703, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21471275.
- Dev R, Hui D, Dalal S, Nooruddin ZI, Yennu S, Del Fabbro E, Bruera E. Association Between Serum Cortisol and Testosterone Levels, Opioid Therapy, and Symptom Distress in Patients with Advanced Cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 41(4):788-795, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21276699.
- Hardy D, Chan W, Liu C, Cormier JN, Xia R, Bruera E, Du XL. Racial Disparities in the Use of Hospice Services According to Geopgraphic Residence and Socioeconomic Status in an Elderly Cohort with Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer. Cancer 117(7):1506-1515, 2011. PMID: 21425152.
- Guo Y, Hainley S, Bruera E. In-Patient Rehabilitation Improved Functional Status in Asthenic Patients with Solid and Hematological Malignancy. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 90(4):265-271, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21273895.
- Guo Y, Fu J, Palmer JL, Hanohano J, Cote C, Bruera E. Comparison of Post-operative Rehabilitation in Cancer Patients Undergoing Internal and External Hemiplevectomy. Arch Phys Med Rehab 92(4):620-625, 2011. PMID: 21440708.
- Baile WR, Palmer JL, Bruera E, Parker PA. Assessment of palliative care cancer patients' most important concerns. Support Care Cancer 19:475-481, 2011.
- Alonso-Babarro A, Bruera E, Varela-Cerdeira M, Boya-Cristia MJ, Madero R, Torres-Vigil I, De Castro J, Gonzalez-Baron M. Can This Patient Be Discharged Home? Factors Associated with At-Home Death among Cancer Patients. J Clin Oncol 29(9):1159-1167, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21343566.
- Dalal S, Palla S, Hui D, Nguyen L, Chacko R, Li Z, Fadul N, Scott C, Thornton V, Coldman B, Amin Y, Bruera E. Association Between a Name Change from Palliative to Supportive Care and the Timing of Patient Referrals at a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Oncologist 16(1):105-111, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21212438.
- Yennurajalingham S, Urbauer DL, Casper KLB; Reyes-Gibby C; Chacko R, Poulter V; Bruera E. Impact of a Palliative Care Consultation Team on Cancer-Related Symptoms in Advanced Cancer Patients Referred to an Outpatient Supportive Care Clinic. J Pain Symptom Manage 41(1):49-56, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20739141.
- Elsayem A; Bush SH; Munsell MF; Curry E; Caleron BB; Paraskevopoulos T; Fadul N; Bruera E. Subcutaneous Olanzapine for Hyperactive or Mixed Delirium in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Preliminary Study. J Pain Symptom Manage 40(5):774-782, 2010. PMID: 20728301.
- Hui D, de la Cruz M, Thorney S, Parsons HA, Delgado-Guay M, Bruera E. The frequency and correlates of spiritual distress among patients with advanced cancer admitted to an acute palliative care unit. Am J Hosp Palliat Care Nov:1-7, 2010. PMID: 21057143.
- Astolfi A, Biasco G, Bruera E, Surbone A. Progress in genomic technology: a new challenge for the palliative medicine?. J Pain Symptom Manage 40(5):e7-9, 2010. PMID: 21075271.
- Bruera E, Hui D. Spinal analgesia: where is teh evidence?. Support Care Cancer 18(10):1239-1240, 2010. PMID: 20549248.
- Hui D, Parsons H, Nguyen L, Palla SL, Yennurajalingam S, Kurzrock R, Bruera E. Timing of Palliative Care Referral and Symptom Burden in Phase 1 Cancer Patients. CANCER 116(18):4402-4409, 2010.
- Frenkel M; Cohen L; Peterson N; Palmer JL; Swint K; Bruera E. Integrative Medicine Consultation Service in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: Findings and Outcomes. Integr Cancer Ther, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20702490.
- Bruera E. Cancer-related fatigue: a multidimensional syndrome. J Support Oncol 8(4):175-176, 2010. PMID: 20822035.
- Bruera E, Hui D. Integrating Supportive and Palliative Care in the Trajectory of Cancer: Establishing Goals and Models of Car(e). J Clin Oncol 28(25):4013-4017, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20660825.
- Asher A, Palmer JL, Yadav RR, Yusuf SW, Konzen B, Breura E, Guo Y. The effects of a brief relaxation program on symptom distress and heart rate variability in cancer patients. PM R 7:636-641, 2010. PMID: 20659719.
- Del Fabbro E, Hui D, Nooruddin ZI, Dalal S, Dev R, Freer G, Roberts L, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Association Among Hypogonadism, C-Reactive Protein, Symptom Burden, and Survival in Male Cancer Patients with Cachexia: A Preliminary Report. J Pain Symptom Manag 39(6):1016-1024, 2010.
- Holmes HM, Bain KT, Zalpour A, Luo R, Bruera E, Goodwin JS. Predictors of Anticoagulation in Hospice Patients with Lung Cancer. Cancer, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20572034.
- Fainsinger R, Lawlor P, Nekolaichuk C, Hagen N, Spruyt O, Fisch MJ, Zhukovsky D, Bruera E, et al. An International Multicentre Validation Study of a Pain Classification for Cancer Patients. J Clin Oncol. e-Pub 2010.
- Parsons HA, de la Cruz MJ, Zhukovsky DS, Hui D, Delgado-guay MO, Akitoye AE, El Osta B, Palmer L, Palla SL, Bruera E. Characteristics of patients Who Refuse Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders Upon Admission to an Acute Pallaitive Care Unit in a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Cancer, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Yennurajalingam S, Dev R, Walker PW, Reddy SK, Bruera E. Challenges Associated with Spinal Opioid Therapy for Pain in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Report of Three Cases. J Pain Symptom Manag 39(5):930-935, 2010.
- Baile WF, Plamer JL, Bruera E, Parker PA. Assessment of palliative care patients' most important concerns. Supp Care Cancer. e-Pub 2010.
- Bruera E, Billings JA, Lupu D, Ritchie CS. AAHPM Position Paper: Requirements for the Successful Development of Academic Palliative Care Programs. J Pain Symptom Manage 39(4):743-755, 2010. PMID: 20413061.
- Hui D, Bush SH, Gallo LE, Palmer JL, Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Neuroleptic dose in the management of deirium in patients with advanced cancer. J Pain Symptom Manage 39(2):186-196, 2010.
- de la Cruz M, HuiD, Parsons H, Bruera E. Placebo and Nocebo Effects in Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trials of Agents for the Therapy for Fatigue in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Cancer 116(3):766-774, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19918921.
- Fadul N, Strasser F, Palmer JL, Yusuf SW, Guo Y, Li Z, Allo J, Bruera E. The Association Between Autonomic Dysfunction and Survival in Male Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Preliminary Report. J Pain Symptom Manag 39(2):283-290, 2010.
- Elsayem A, Mori M, Parsons HA, Munsell MF, Hui D, Delgado-guay MO, Paraskevopoulos T, Fadul NA, Bruera E. Predictos of inpatient mortality in an acute palliative care unit at a comprehensive cancer center. Support Care Cancer 18(1):67-76, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19350282.
- Parsons H, de la Cruz, M, El Osta B, Li Z, Calderon B, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Methadone Initiation and Rotation in the Outpatient Setting for Patients with Cancer Pain. Cancer 116(2):520-528, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19924788.
- Reyes-Gibby CC, Shete S, Yennurajalingam S, Frazier M, Bruera E, Kruzrock R, Crane CH, Abbruzzese J, Evans D, Spitz MR. Genertic and Nongentic Covariates of Pain Severity in Patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas: Assessing the influence of Cytokine Genes. J Pain Symptom Manage 38(6):894-902, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19692203.
- Cohen MZ, Pace EA, Kaur G, Bruera E. Delirium in Advanced Cancer Leading to Distress in Patients and Family Caregivers. J Palliat Care 25(3):164-171, 2009. PMID: 19824277.
- Badgwell BD, Smith K, Liu P, Bruera E, Curley SA, Cormier JN. Indictors of surgery and survival in oncology inpatients requiring surgical evaluation for palliation. Support Care Cancer 17:727-734, 2009. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 19083026.
- Bruera E, Bush SH, Willey J, Paraskevopoulos T, Palmer JL, Cohen MZ, Sivesind D, Elsayem A. The Impact of Delirium and Recall on the Level of Distress in Patients with Advanced Cancer and Their Family Caregivers. CANCER 115(9):2004-2012, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19241420.
- Mori M, Fadul N, Bruera E, Dalal S. Hypocalcemia Associated with Strontium-89 Administration in a Patient with Diffuse Bone Metastases from Neuroendocrine Carcinoma. J Pain Symptom Manage 37(5):923-929, 2009. PMID: 19041217.
- Reddy SK, Parsons HA, Elsayem A, Palmer JL, Bruera E. Characteristics and correlates of dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer. J Palliat Med 12(1):29-36, 2009. PMID: 19284260.
- Del Fabbro E, Reddy SG, Walker P, Bruera E. Palliative Sedation: When the Family and Consulting Service See No Alternative. J Palliat Med 10(2):488-492, 2007. PMID: 17472523.
- Bruera E, Sala R, Spruyt O, Palmer JL, Zhang T, Willey J. Nebulized versus subcutaneous morphine for patients with cancer dyspnea: a preliminary study. J Pain Symptom Manage 29(6):613-8, 2005. PMID: 15963870.
Invited Articles
- von Gunten CF, Bruera E, Pirrello RD, Portenoy RK. New Opioids: Expensive Distractions or Important Additions to Practice?. J Palliat Med 13(5):1-7, 2010. PMID: 20406105.
- Bruera E, Currow D. Strategies for the palliation of dyspnea in cancer. WHO HIV/AIDS Cancer Pain Release 22(1 & 2):1-5, 2009.
- Bruera E. On Third Base but not Home Yet. J Palliat Med 11(4):565-569, 2008. PMID: 18454608.
- Bruera E. A long and winding road. Euro J Pall Care 14 (6):225, 2007.
- Bruera E. Investigacion cooperativa en cuidados paliativos. Medicina Paliativa 14:1-2, 2007.
Editorials
- Bruera E. End-of-Life diagnosis, communication, and the search for "Infectin", "Clottin", and "Heart Arrestin". Palliat Med, 2015. PMID: 25634898.
- Bruera E. The growing body of knowledge in palliative care. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care, 2014 Jul 4, 2014. PMID: 25004178.
- Bruera E, Elsayem A. Palliative care unit and medical intensive care unit deaths. Palliat Support Care 1(1), 2013 Feb 1:1, 2013. PMID: 23369523.
- Bruera E, Yennurajalingam S. Measuring non-pharmacological caregiving. Ann Palliat Med, 2012.
- Bruera E. Palliative Sedation: When and How?. J Clin Oncol 30(12):1258-1259, 2012 Apr 20, 2012. PMID: 22412126.
- Bruera E. Cuidados Paliativos: calidad, ahorros, cantidad y, sin embargo, los lideres aun no compran. Med Pal (Madrid) 17(5):1-2, 2010.
- Bruera E. Cancer-related fatigue: a multidimensional syndrome. J Support Oncol 8(4):175-176, 2010. PMID: 20822035.
Abstracts
- Hui D, Mori M, Parsons HA, De La Cruz M, Torres I, Kim SH, Dev R, Hutchins R, Liem C, Bruera E. What's in a name? A systematic review of concepts and definitions for "Supportive Care", "Best Supportive Care", "Palliative Care", and "Hospice Care". Palliat Med 26(4):436, 2012.
- Roya J, Cunill M, Font T, Picaza JM, Borja M, Pineda M, Clavel M, Martin E, Lourdes C, Llagostera C, Bidegain A, Bruera E. SPORT PC: The impact of a soccer game on physical and emtional symptoms in advanced cancer patients: A preliminary report. Palliat Med 26(4):506, 2012.
- Reddy S, Allo JA, Williams JL, Bruera E. Texas bus rounds: characteristics of an innovative educational model of palliative care delivery at a cancer hospital. Support Care Cancer 20(Suppl 1):S173, 2012.
- Del Fabbro E, Dev R, Hui D, Palmer L, Bruera E. The effect of melatonin on appetite in patients with advanced cancer and cachexia: a double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Support Care Cancer 20(Suppl 1):S247, 2012.
- Del Fabbro E, Garcia J, Dev R, Pulivarthi K, Palmer J, Bruera E. Testosterone replacement for fatigue in male hypogonadic patients with advanced cancer: a preliminary double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Support Care Cancer 20(Suppl 1):S249-S250, 2012.
- Torres-Vigil I, Cohen MZ, de la Rosa A, Bruera E. The Association between Past Grief Reactions and Bereaved Caregivers' Perceptions of Parenteral Hydration during the Last Weeks of Life. Palliat Med 26(4):411, 2012.
- Dev R, Del Fabbro E, Palla S, Hui D, Gutierrez N, Dalal S, Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Vitamin D Deficiency and Endorgrin Abnormalities in Advanced Cancer Patients. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S136, 2011.
- Dev R, Parsons HA, Palla S, Palmer JL, Del Fabbro E, Bruera E. Undocumented alcoholism and its relationship with tobacco and illegal drug use in advanced cancer patients. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S137, 2011.
- Yennurajalingam S, Chisholm G, Palla S, Bruera E. Factors associated with response to specialist based outpatient palliative care in advanced cancer patients with sleep disturbance. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S153, 2011.
- Kuriya M, Wei WA, Palla S, Bruera E, Yennu S. Frequency and factors associated with falls in patients with advanced cancer consulted to outpatient supportive care clinic. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):A154, 2011.
- Rhondali W, Hui D, Kang JH, Kilgore KL, Kim SH, Nguyen LMT, Bruera E. Association between a validated symptom assessment tool and nurse clinical impression in cancer patients admitted to a palliative care unit. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S175, 2011.
- Yennu S, Kang JH, Chisholm G, Palla S, Hui D, Bruera E. Response rate to outpatient palliative care in patients (PTS) with cancer pain. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S179, 2011.
- Hui D, Kilgore K; Nguyen L, Hall S, Fajardo J, Cox-Miller T, Rhondali W, Kim SH, Kang JH, Palla S, Del Fabbro E, Zhukovsky DS, Reddy S, Elsayem A, Dalal S, Walker P, Dev R, Yennu S, Reddy A, Bruera E. The accuracy of clinical prediciton of survival (CPS) for advanced cancer patients: The role of profession and probability question. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S215, 2011.
- Hui D, Kilgore K, Nguyen L, Urbauer D, Fellman B, Rhondali W, Kang JH, Kim SH, Hall S, Fajardo J, Cox-Miller T, Del Fabbro E, Zhukovsky DS, Reddy S, Dalal S, Walker P, Dev R, Yennurajalingam S, Evans A, Bruera E. In-hospital mortality prediction for advanced cancer patients admitted to an acute palliatiave care unit (APCU): A prospective study. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S221, 2011.
- Hui D, Mori M, Parsons H, Kim SH, Li Z, Damani S, Bruera E. Lack of definitions for common terminologies in the supportive and palliative oncology (SPO) literature. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S224, 2011.
- Torres-Vigil I, De Lima L, Eisenchlas J, de la Rosa A, Torres-Yaghi Y, Bruera E. Palliative care physicians attitudes and beliefs regarding communication with terminally ill cancer patients: Changes in Latin America over one decade. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S239, 2011.
- Dalal S, Hui D, Nguyen L, Chacko R, Bruera E. Achievement of personalized pain goal (PPG) in cancer patients referred to the supportive care clinic at a comprehensive cancer center. Support Care Cancer 19(suppl 2):S279, 2011.
- Nguyen LMT, de la Cruz M, Hui D, Palmer JL, Parsons H, Bruera E. Frequency and predictors of patient deviation from prescribed opioids and barriers to opioid pain management in advanced cancer patients (PTS). Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S282, 2011.
- Reddy A, Hui D, Parsons H, Bruera E. Reporting of funding sources in the supportive and palliative oncology literature. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S292, 2011.
- Torres-Vigil I, Cohen MZ, de la Rosa A, Burbach BE, Bruera E. Food or medicine: perceptions of advanced cancer patients and their caregivers regarding artificial hydration during the last weeks of life. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S303, 2011.
- Delgado Guay MO, Parsons HA, Hui D, De La Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Bruera E. The impact of spiritual pain in quality of life (QOL) of advanced cancer patients (ADCA) and their caregivers in the palliative care setting. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S350, 2011.
- Del Fabbro E, Garcia J, Dev R, Palmer JL, Klingner-Winton C, Roberts LE, Allo J, Cardwell G, Bruera E. A randomized placebo-controlled trial of testosterone replacement for fatigue in male hypogonadic patients with advanced cancer. J Clin Oncol 29(suppl; abstr TPS238), 2011.
- Kang JH, Yennurajalingam S, Chisholm G, Kim SH, Rhondali W, Hui D, Bruera E. Frequency and predictors of response to outpatient palliative care in patients with moderate to severe cancer pain. J Clin Oncol 29(suppl; abstr e19698), 2011.
- Rhondali W, Hui D, Kim SH, Kilgore KL, Kang JH, Nguyen LMT, Bruera E. Association between a validated symptom assessment tool and nurse clinical impression in patients with cancer admitted to a palliative care unit. J Clin Oncol 29(Suppl; abstr 9112), 2011.
- Nguyen LMT, De la Cruz M, Hui D, Palmer JL, Parsons HA, Bruera E. Frequency and predictors of patient deviation from presecribed opioids and barriers to opioid pain-management in patients (pts) with advanced cancer. J Clin Oncol 29(Suppl; abstr 9081), 2011.
- Yennurajalingam S, Chisholm G, Palla SL, Bruera E,. Sleep disturbance in patients with advanced cancer: Frequency and factors associated with response to specialist-based outpatient supportive care. J Clin Oncol 29(Suppl; abstr 9069), 2011.
- Dalal S, Hui D, Nguyen LMT, Chacko R, Bruera E. Achievement of personalized pain goal (PPG) in cancer patients referred to a supportive care clinic. J Clin Oncol 29(Suppl; abstr 9060), 2011.
- Yennurajalingam S, Reuben JM, Palmer JL, Cohen EN, Tin S, Wu C, Bruera E. Cancer-related-fatigue (CRF) is associated with IL-6, IL-6R, and IL-17, while IL-8 & IL-6 are associated with no improcement of CRF after treatment. Support Care Cancer 19(Suppl 2):S233, 2011.
- Hui D, Parsons HA, Damani S, Fulton S, Liu J, Evans A, De la Cruz M, Bruera E. Quantity, Quality and Scope of Palliative Oncology Literature. Eur J Palliat Care 12 Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care(Abstracts Book):155, 2011.
- Torres-Vigil I, Mendoza TR, Alonso-Babarro A, De Lima L, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Hernandez M, de la Rosa A, Bruera E. Practice Patterns and Perceptions about Parenteral Hydration in the Last Weeks of Life: A survey of palliative care physicians in Latin America. Eur J Palliat Care 12th Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care(Abstracts Book):193, 2011.
- Delgado Guay M, Parsons HA, Hui D, De La Cruz M, Govan KB, Thorney S, Bruera E. Spirituality: An expression of inner strength and meaning of life in patients with advanced cancer (ACAP) and their caregivers in the palliative care setting. Eur J Palliat Care 12 Congress of the Association for Palliative Care(Abstracts Book):250, 2011.
- Torres-Vigil I, Eisenchlas J, De Lima L, de la Rosa A, Torres-Yaghi Y, Bruera E. Changes in palliative care physcian attitudes and beliefs regarding communication with terminally ill cancer patients: A Latin American survey one decade later. Eur J Palliat Care 12 Congress of the Association for Palliative Care(Abstract Book):57, 2011.
- Delgado Guay MO, Hui D, Parsons H, De La Cruz M, Thorney S, Bruera E. Domains Involved in the Expression of Spiritual Pain in Patients with Advanced Cancer in the Palliative Care (PC) Setting. Palliative Medicine 24(4):S12, 2010.
- Bruera E. What are the Challenges on Diagnosis and Treatment of Cachexia from a Clinical Perspective?. Palliative Medicine 24(4):S19, 2010.
- Alonso-Barbarro A, Astray-Mochales J, Doninguez-Berjon F, Genova-Maleras R, Diaz-Muyordomo A, Bruera E. The Association between Inpatient Death, Utilization of Hospital Resources and Availability of Palliative Home Care for Cancer Patients in an Urban Region of Spain. Palliative Medicine 24(4):S30, 2010.
- Delgado Guay MO, Hui D, De La Cruz M, Parsons H, Thorney S, Bruera E. Spiritual Pain as an Expression of Suffering in Advanced Cancer Patients' Caregivers in the Palliative Care Setting. Palliative Medicine 24(4):S171, 2010.
- El Osta B, Braiteh FS, Reddy S, El Osta H, Bruera E. Patients' characteristics and outcomes of palliative care inpatient consults at a comprehensive cancer center. J Clin Oncol:474s, 2006.
- Zhukovsky DZ, Palmer J, Bruera E, Pei B, Zhang T, Nekolaichuk C, Fainsinger R. Characterization of cancer pain syndromes (PS) seen at a Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) and pain response (PR) to palliative care consultation (PCC). J Clin Oncol:480s, 2006.
- Walker PW, Bruera E, Pei B, Kaur G, Zhang K, Jeanine H, Curry E, Palla S, Mansell M. Switching from methadone to a different opioid: What is the equianalgesic doce ration?. J Clin Oncol:497s, 2006.
Book Chapters
- de la Cruz M, Bruera E. Diagnosis and Treatment of Delirium. In: Palliative Care and Ethics. Oxford University Press: New York, 124-135978-0-19-931667-0, 2014.
- Hui D, Bruera E. Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer. In: Advanced Therapy of Breast Disease. 3. People's Medical Publishing House - USA: Shelton, CT, 1075-1087, 2012.
- Hui D, Bruera E. Cancer Pain Management. In: Clinical Pain Management: A Practical Guide. 1. Wiley-Blackwell: W Sussex, UK, 299-307, 2011.
- Dalal S, Bruera E. Cancer anorexia and cachexia. In: Supportive Oncology. 1. Elsevier Saunders: Philadelphia, PA, 150-163, 2011.
- Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Definitions and key elements in palliative care. In: Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 1. Oxford University Press: New York NY, 1-7, 2011.
- Parsons HA, Bruera E. Clinical decision making. In: Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 1. Oxford University Press: New York NY, 23-30, 2011.
- Bruera E. The Palliative Care Team. In: Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 1. Oxford University Press: New York NY, 269-274, 2011.
- Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Research in Terminall Ill Patients. In: Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. 1. Oxford University Press: New York NY, 439-447, 2011.
- Braiteh F, Bruera E. Palliative Care in the Management of Cancer Pain. In: Pain Management. 2. Elsevier Saunders: Philadelphia, PA, 336-348, 2011.
- Dalal S,Bruera E. Assessment and Management of Pain in the Terminally Ill. In: Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. WB Saunders Company: Philadelphia, PA, 195-223, 2011.
- Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Fatigue and asthenia. In: Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine. 4th. Oxford University Press: New York, 916-927, 2010.
- Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Fatigue and dyspnea. In: Cancer Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 12. CMP Medica: Norwalk, CT, 917-928, 2010.
- Bush S, Bruera E. Improing Quality of Life. In: Cancer Control. Oxford University Press: Northants, UK, 221-238, 2010.
- Hui D, Bruera E. Palliative Care for Patients with Lung Cancer. In: Lung Cancer - Prevention, Management, and Emerging Therapies. 1. Humana Press: New York, NY, 483-502, 2010.
- Parsons HA, Burera E. Conducting clinical research in cancer cachexia. In: Nutrition and the Cancer Patient. 1. Oxford University Press: London, UK, 63-76, 2010.
- Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Palliative Management of Fatigue at the Close of Life "It Feels Like My Body Is Just Worn Out". In: Care At The Close of Life - Evidence & Experience. 1. McGraw Hill: San Francisco, USA, 101-114, 2010.
- Hui D, Bruera E. Palliative Medicine and the Cancer Patient. In: MD Anderson Manual of Psychosocial Oncology. 1. McGraw Hill Medical: USA, 329-349978-0-07-162438-1, 2010.
- Alonso-Babarro A, Bruera E. Evaluacíon de síntomas en cuidados paliativos. In: Medicina Paliativa y Cuidados Continuos. Ediciones Universidad Catolica De Chile: Santiago, Chile, 53-68, 2010.
- de la Cruz MG, Bruera E. Pharmacological Considerations in Palliative Care. In: Pharmacology of Pain. 1. IASP Press: Seattle, WA, 585-604, 2010.
- Portenoy RK, El Osta B, Bruera E. Physical Symptom Management in the Terminally Ill. In: Handbook of Psychiatry in Palliative Medicine. 2nd. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, 355-383, 2009.
- Bruera E, MacDonald S. Audit Methods: The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System. In: Clinical Audit in Palliative Care. Radcliffe Medical Press: Oxford, UK, 61-77, 1993.
- Bruera E, Ripamonti C. Alternate Routes of Administration of Opioids for the Management of Cancer Pain. In: Cancer Pain. JB Lippincott Co: Philadelphia, 161-184, 1992.
- Bruera, E, Ripamonti C. Adjuvants to Opioid Analgesics. In: Cancer Pain. JB Lippincott Co: Philadelphia, 143-159, 1992.
- Bruera E. Update on Adjuvant Drugs in the Management of Patients with Cancer Pain. In: Proceedings World Congress on Pain. Elsevier Science Publications BV: New York, 459-65, 1991.
- Bruera, E, MacDonald RN. Clinical Trials in Pain Control. In: Quality of Life in Cancer. CRC Publications: New York, 307-21, 1991.
- Bruera E. Cancer Pain: Chronic Studies of Adjuvants to Opiate Analgesics. In: Advances in Pain Research and Therapy. Raven Press: New York, 267-81, 1991.
- MacDonald RN Bruera E. Clinical Trials in Cancer Pain Research. In: Recent Advances in Pain Research and Therapy. Raven Press: New York, 443-9, 1990.
- Bruera E. Symptom Control in Patients with Cancer. In: J Psychosoc Oncol. Haworth Press, Inc, 47-73, 1990.
- Bruera E. Subcutaneous Administration of Opioids in the Management of Cancer Pain. In: Advances in Pain Research & Therapy. Raven Press: New York, 203-18, 1990.
- Bruera E, Brenneis C, Michaud M, Hanson J, Paterson AHG, MacDonald RN. Autonomic Insufficiency in Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer. In: Fundamental Problems in Breast Cancer. Nijjof: Amsterdam, 241-47, 1987.
Books (edited and written)
- Bruera E,. The MD Anderson Supportive and Palliative Care Handbook 5th Edition. Ed(s) E Bruera, S Dalal. 5. UT Health Science Center: Houston, 2015.
- Hui D, Bruera E. Internal Medicine Issues in Palliative Cancer Care. Ed(s) Hui D, Bruera E. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, 2014.
- Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Oxford American Handbook of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Ed(s) Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. 19780-19-538015-6. Oxford University Press: New York, NY, 2011.
- Bruera E. Sulle Cure Palliative. In: Lectio magistralis - Seminari de Bentivoglio. Ed(s) Seragnoli I, Biasco G. 1. Accademia Delle Scienze Di Medicina Palliativa: Bologna, Italy, 2011.
- Bruera E, Elsayem A. The MD Anderson Supportive and Palliative Care Handbook 4th Edition. Ed(s) Bruera E, Elsayem A. 4. UT Health Science Center: Houston, TX, 2011.
- Del Fabbro E, Baracos V, Demark-Wahnefried W, Bowling T, Hopkinson J, Bruera E. Nutrition and the Cancer Patient. Ed(s) Del Fabbro E, Varacos V, Demark-Wahnefried W, Bowling T, Hopkinson J, Bruera E. 1. Oxfor University Press: London, UK, 2010.
- Bruera E. Unos Poemas Paliativos, simples y algo educativos. Ed(s) Bruera E. 1. Ut Pinting & Media Services, UT Health Science Center: Houston TX, 2010.
- Bruera E, Portenoy R. Cancer Pain : Assessment and Management. Ed(s) Bruera E, Portenoy RK. 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press: New York, 2009.
- Portenoy RK Bruera E (eds). Topics in Palliative Care. Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Portenoy RK Bruera E (eds). Topics in Palliative Care. Oxford University Press, 1997.
- Bruera E, Higginson I, (eds). Cachexia-Anorexia in Cancer Patients. Oxford University Press, 1996.
Letters to the Editor
- Elsayem A, Bruera E. Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) Orders and Consultants' Willingness to Perform Invasive Procedures. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2015.
- Davis MP, Bruera E. Trial Design for Breakthrough Pain: Is It Ethical to Have a Placebo in a Trial?. Clin Ther.
- Hui D, Bruera E. The Essential Role of Feasibility Studies in Supportive Care: Reply to Rubiales and del Valle. J Pain Symptom Manage, 2014.
- Yennurajalingam S, Bruera E. Reply to H Yamane et al and M Franco et al. J Clin Oncol, 2014.
- Bruera E, Yennurajalingam S. In Reply - Palliative care in advanced cancer patients: How and when?. The Oncologist 17, 2012.
- Bruera E. Challenges of Prognosis in Cancer Pain. PAIN, 2012.
- Morselli M, Bandieri E, Zanin R, Buonaccorso L, D'Amico R, Forghieri F, Pietramaggiori A, Potenza L, Berti A, Cacciapaglia G, Molitierno A, Galli L, Artioli F, Ripamonti C, Bruera E, Torelli G, Luppi M. Pain and emtional distress in leukemia patients at diagnosis. Leuk Res 34: e67-e68, 2010.
Grant & Contract Support
Title: | Morphine versus Methadone as first line strong opioid for cancer pain |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
Title: | Methylphenidate for fatigue in advanced cancer patients |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
Title: | Parenteral Hydration in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
Title: | Effect of Dexamethasone on symptom distress in patients with advanced cancer |
Funding Source: | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
Role: | Mentor |
Title: | Caregiver Assessments of the Quality of Home Hospice Care: A Comparison Across 3 Ethnic Groups |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
Title: | Assessing the Quality of Cancer Treatment in Texas |
Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Community Oncology Program Research Base |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Patient-Centered Outcomes: Knowledge Generation, Synthesis and Translation |
Funding Source: | NIH/AHRQ |
Role: | Mentor |
Title: | Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Cancer and Gastrointestinal Obstruction |
Funding Source: | ACS - Research Scholar Grant |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Minimally invasive cordotomy for refractory cancer pain |
Funding Source: | ACS - Pilot Projects in Palliative Care |
Role: | Co-Investigator |