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List of works by Lucilla Verna

"Palliative" or "Supportive": Is It Just a Matter of Word?

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Age differences in the last week of life in advanced cancer patients followed at home

scientific article published on 16 October 2015

Assessment and treatment of symptoms among Italian medical oncologists

scientific article published on 29 April 2005

Can malignant bowel obstruction in advanced cancer patients be treated at home?

scientific article published on 25 September 2010

Cancer Care After Natural Disaster: Different Countries, Similar Problems

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

Caring for Cancer Patients After the Italian Earthquakes: A Proposal From the Field.

scientific article published on 12 January 2017

Characterization of melanoma susceptibility genes in high-risk patients from Central Italy.

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Clinical and psychometric validation of the BreSAS questionnaire module for symptom assessment among breast cancer survivors

scientific article published on 08 June 2019

Comment on 'What to Do, and What Not to Do, When Diagnosing and Treating Breakthrough Cancer Pain: Expert Opinion'.

scientific article published in July 2016

Does pain intensity predict a poor opioid response in cancer patients?

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Effective analgesic score: a "marker" of the effects of chemotherapy on pain in advanced cancer patients?

scientific article published on 20 August 2007

Efficacy and safety of deep, continuous palliative sedation at home: a retrospective, single-institution study

scientific article published on 3 April 2009

Efficacy of pregabalin in the management of cetuximab-related itch

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

Gabapentin in the treatment of hiccups in patients with advanced cancer: a 5-year experience.

scientific article published in July 2010

Gabapentin in the treatment of severe sweating experienced by advanced cancer patients.

scientific article published on 10 January 2006

Haloperidol for the treatment of opioid addiction in advanced cancer patients: a case series

scientific article published on 24 March 2020

Home care for cancer patients after an earthquake: the experience of the "L'Aquila per la Vita" Home Care Unit

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Home care for cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic: the "double triage" protocol

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

Immigrants Accessing End-of-Life Care in Italy: The Tuscany Tumor Association Experience

scientific article published on 24 March 2016

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Myasthenic Syndromes: A Case Report of a Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Patient Treated With Nivolumab

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Integrating oncology and palliative home care in Italy: the experience of the "L'Aquila per la Vita" Home Care Unit

scientific article published on March 2013

Integration between oncology and palliative care: a plan for the next decade?

scientific article published on 12 May 2017

Integration between oncology and palliative care: does one size fit all?

scientific article published on 24 November 2015

Is it possible to teach pain therapy playing basketball?

scientific article published on 01 January 2016

Is there a role for neurologist in an oncological home care team?

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Young Italian Medical Oncologists Toward the Approach and Treatment of Pain: No Changes, Despite the Law.

scientific article published in September 2017

Low doses of transdermal buprenorphine in opioid-naive patients with cancer pain: a 4-week, nonrandomized, open-label, uncontrolled observational study

scientific article published in October 2009

Low morphine doses in opioid-naive cancer patients with pain

scientific article published in March 2006

Morphine in the treatment of incident pain triggered by vinorelbine infusion

scientific article published on 22 January 2008

Opioid switching from and to tapentadol extended release in cancer patients: conversion ratio with other opioids.

scientific article published on 17 April 2013

Pain evaluation and management: a survey of Italian radiotherapists

scientific article published on 09 October 2004

Palliative care in advanced cancer patients: how and when? And where?

scientific article published on 17 May 2012

Pattern of symptoms and symptomatic treatment in adults and the aged population: a retrospective analysis of advanced cancer patients followed at home.

scientific article published on 29 January 2016

Physical exercise and quality of life in breast cancer survivors

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Predictive Ability for Disease-Free Survival of the GRade, Age, Nodes, and Tumor (GRANT) Score in Patients with Resected Renal Cell Carcinoma

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

Predictive value of skeletal muscle mass for immunotherapy with nivolumab in non-small cell lung cancer patients: A "hypothesis-generator" preliminary report

scientific article published on 02 January 2019

Prophylactic use of antiemetics for prevention of opioid-induced nausea and vomiting: a survey about Italian physicians' practice.

scientific article published on 26 January 2019

Re. "Awareness and consideration of malnutrition among oncologists: Insights from an exploratory survey"

scientific article published on 22 November 2016

Safety and effectiveness of intravenous morphine for episodic breakthrough pain in patients receiving transdermal buprenorphine.

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Single-institution study of correlations between skeletal muscle mass, its density, and clinical outcomes in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with first-line chemotherapy

scientific article published on 27 September 2018

Sustained-release oral morphine versus transdermal fentanyl and oral methadone in cancer pain management

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Switching from transdermal drugs: an observational "N of 1" study of fentanyl and buprenorphine

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The Incidence of Alcoholism in Patients with Advanced Cancer Receiving Active Treatment in Two Tertiary Care Centers in Italy

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

The PERSONS score for symptoms assessment in simultaneous care setting: A pilot study

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

The PERSONS score: A new tool for cancer patients' symptom assessment in simultaneous care and home care settings

scientific article published on 01 February 2020

The Supportive Care Task Force at the University of L'Aquila: 2-years experience

scientific article published on 23 February 2005

The possible different roles of denosumab in prevention and cure breast cancer bone metastases: A 'hypothesis-generator' study from clinical practice

scientific article published on 10 October 2018

Timed‑flat infusion of 5‑fluorouracil with docetaxel and oxaliplatin as first‑line treatment of gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: A single institution experience with the FD/FOx regimen

scientific article published on 06 June 2018

Tools for identifying cancer pain of predominantly neuropathic origin and opioid responsiveness in cancer patients

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Topical Menthol for Treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy.

scientific article published on July 2017

Topical morphine in the treatment of painful ulcers.

scientific article published in October 2005

Weighing the role of skeletal muscle mass and muscle density in cancer patients receiving PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors: a multicenter real-life study

scientific article published on 29 January 2020

What cancer patients actually know regarding medical cannabis? A cross-sectional survey with a critical analysis of the current attitudes

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Where are we with treatment options after first line in small cell lung cancer?-report of two opposite cases treated with CAPTEM regimen and possible perspectives.

scientific article published in July 2018

[Symptom assessment and chemical coping detection: the assessment of the cancer patient's symptoms between consumption, use and abuse.]

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

[The management of cancer patients during natural disasters: the oncologist's resilience and the role of scientific societies.]

scientific article published on 01 June 2018