The role of nursing in enhancing quality of life for lung cancer patients receiving targeted and immunotherapy: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions
Targeted therapy and immunotherapy are two critical contemporary strategies in the management of lung cancer. Despite their success in extending survival and mitigating symptoms, they introduce complex nursing interventions. This narrative review examines the impact of these treatment strategies on...
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| description | Targeted therapy and immunotherapy are two critical contemporary strategies in the management of lung cancer. Despite their success in extending survival and mitigating symptoms, they introduce complex nursing interventions. This narrative review examines the impact of these treatment strategies on patients’ quality of life, assesses the efficacy of current nursing interventions, and proposes strategies for enhancing future nursing practices. A comprehensive analysis of existing literature, covering studies published between 2014 and 2024 in the databases of WOSCC- SCIE, PubMed, CINAHL, and Embase, underscores the pivotal role of nursing in managing treatment-related adverse effects, delivering psychosocial support, and educating patients. Nevertheless, challenges remain in the areas of nursing staff training, resource allocation, and the limited scope of nursing research. Future directions should focus on the development of individualized care plans, the integration of innovative nursing technologies, and the ongoing enhancement of care quality to optimize nursing practices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-659a4a59c04b4507be04e4a5feb31d062025-08-20T02:33:12ZengTaylor & Francis GroupHuman Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics2164-55152164-554X2025-12-0121110.1080/21645515.2025.2506302The role of nursing in enhancing quality of life for lung cancer patients receiving targeted and immunotherapy: Challenges, opportunities, and future directionsYing-Ying Sun0Li-Min Wei1Ying Qian2Department of Oncology, Zibo First Hospital, Zibo, ChinaDepartment of Oncology, Zibo First Hospital, Zibo, ChinaDepartment of Oncology, Zibo First Hospital, Zibo, ChinaTargeted therapy and immunotherapy are two critical contemporary strategies in the management of lung cancer. Despite their success in extending survival and mitigating symptoms, they introduce complex nursing interventions. This narrative review examines the impact of these treatment strategies on patients’ quality of life, assesses the efficacy of current nursing interventions, and proposes strategies for enhancing future nursing practices. A comprehensive analysis of existing literature, covering studies published between 2014 and 2024 in the databases of WOSCC- SCIE, PubMed, CINAHL, and Embase, underscores the pivotal role of nursing in managing treatment-related adverse effects, delivering psychosocial support, and educating patients. Nevertheless, challenges remain in the areas of nursing staff training, resource allocation, and the limited scope of nursing research. Future directions should focus on the development of individualized care plans, the integration of innovative nursing technologies, and the ongoing enhancement of care quality to optimize nursing practices.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2025.2506302Lung cancertargeted therapyimmunotherapynursing needsquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Ying-Ying Sun Li-Min Wei Ying Qian The role of nursing in enhancing quality of life for lung cancer patients receiving targeted and immunotherapy: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics Lung cancer targeted therapy immunotherapy nursing needs quality of life |
| title | The role of nursing in enhancing quality of life for lung cancer patients receiving targeted and immunotherapy: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions |
| title_full | The role of nursing in enhancing quality of life for lung cancer patients receiving targeted and immunotherapy: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions |
| title_fullStr | The role of nursing in enhancing quality of life for lung cancer patients receiving targeted and immunotherapy: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of nursing in enhancing quality of life for lung cancer patients receiving targeted and immunotherapy: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions |
| title_short | The role of nursing in enhancing quality of life for lung cancer patients receiving targeted and immunotherapy: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions |
| title_sort | role of nursing in enhancing quality of life for lung cancer patients receiving targeted and immunotherapy challenges opportunities and future directions |
| topic | Lung cancer targeted therapy immunotherapy nursing needs quality of life |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645515.2025.2506302 |
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