Study protocol for a randomised trial evaluating the non-inferiority of stepped palliative care versus early integrated palliative care for patients with advanced lung cancer

• Jennifer S Temel,
• Joseph A Greer,
• Pallavi Kumar,
• Kathryn E Post,
• Lauren B Heuer,
• Arif H Kamal,
• Madeleine Elyze,
• Sarah Griffith,
• Jacqueline Han,
• Fred Friedman,
• Ashley Jackson,
• Chardria Trotter,
• Rachel Plotke,
• Charu Vyas,
• Vicki Jackson,
• Dustin J Rabideau

Affiliations

Jennifer S Temel

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph A Greer

Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Pallavi Kumar

Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Kathryn E Post

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Lauren B Heuer

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Arif H Kamal

Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Madeleine Elyze

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Griffith

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Jacqueline Han

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Fred Friedman

Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Ashley Jackson

Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Chardria Trotter

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Rachel Plotke

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Charu Vyas

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Vicki Jackson

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Dustin J Rabideau

Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA