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Golla H, Nettekoven C, Hellmich M, Appelmann I, Bausewein C, Becker G, Boehlke C, Brumbarova T, Civello D, Clusmann H, Haberland B, Henrik Heiland D, Herrlinger U, Jaspers B, Joshi M, Mülller D, Müller W, Na CH, Neukirchen M, Radbruch L, Rapp M, Rolke R, Ruge M, Sabel M, Schnell O, Schwartz J, Thon N, Vatter H, Baumgarten LV, Voltz R, Goldbrunner R; EPCOG Study Group.
Early Palliative Care for Patients with Glioblastoma: A randomized phase lll clinical trial (EPCOG).
Neuro Oncol. 2025 Oct 9:noaf230. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaf230. PMID: 41071052. Interventional study. ˍ

Nordentoft S, Guldager R, Pappot H, Mathiesen T, Tolver A, Piil K.
A Supportive Group Intervention for Caregivers to Patients Diagnosed With Glioblastoma: Protocol for the SUGRI Study.
JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Mar 11;15:e81948. doi: 10.2196/81948. PMID: 41812182. Trial registration ID: NCT06869577. ˍ

Joshi M, Nettekoven C, Kochs S, Appelmann I, Bausewein C, Becker G, Boehlke C, Brumbarova T, Civello D, Clusmann H, Goldbrunner R, Haberland B, Heiland DH, Hellmich M, Herrlinger U, Jaspers B, Müller D, Müller W, Na CH, Neukirchen M, Radbruch L, Rapp M, Rolke R, Ruge MI, Sabel M, Schnell O, Schwartz J, Thon N, Vatter H, von Baumgarten L, Voltz R, Golla H; EPCOG Study Group.
Conducting a randomized controlled clinical trial on palliative care in patients with glioblastoma - what are the challenges?
Support Care Cancer. 2026 Apr 27;34(5):468. doi: 10.1007/s00520-026-10564-7. PMID: 42043583. Trial registration ID: DRKS00016066. ˍ