Uchiyama, Kazuki Saito, Yoshitaka Takekuma, Yoh Sugita, Junichi Teshima, Takanori Sugawara, Mitsuru
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Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners
Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a mycophenolic acid (MPA) prodrug, is used to prevent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Although previous studies have reported that enterohepatic circulation (EHC) of MPA, which is usually observed in MMF-treated patients, does not occur in HSCT patients, it is unclear ...
Santoleri, Fiorenzo Lasala, Ruggero Ranucci, Elena Rocchi, Marco Pulini, Stefano Morelli, Anna Maria Spadano, Antonio Costantini, Alberto
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In combination with dexamethasone, lenalidomide is prescribed in the oral treatment of Multiple Myeloma for patients who have received at least one previous therapy. The objective of this study is to evaluate medication adherence to lenalidomide of Multiple Myeloma patients, as well as Progression Free Survival and Overall Survival one year from th...
Sarkis, J Assaf, J
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Immunotherapy is gradually revolutionizing bladder cancer treatment. In this extensive review published by Hanna et al. in your journal, the authors presented recent studies that are trying to challenge the standard platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line treatment of metastatic bladder cancer by chemoimmunotherapy. However, upfront pembrolizumab...
Triesel, Katherine Chiang, Timothy Seabury, Robert Miller, Christopher
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With novel treatment strategies for acute myeloid leukemia becoming more readily utilized in the clinical practice setting, new data on potential treatment-related adverse events also has become available. We present a patient case on a previously unreported potential adverse event related to liposomal daunorubicin-cytarabine administration. The pa...
Awad, Monica Sierra, Caroline M Mesghali, Elhaam Bahjri, Khaled
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Current recommendations for prophylaxis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in oncology patients include administration of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) three times weekly or the same total weekly dose given daily. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two consecutive days per week of TMP/SMX for prevention o...
Ursu, Sorana G Rinchuse, Derek L Lister, John
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Although the safety and feasibility of rapid rituximab administration has been demonstrated for B-cell malignancies, there is scant data in the literature to support its use in patients with benign diseases. To identify the incidence of infusion-related reaction with rapid rituximab administration in malignant and benign disease. Secondary objectiv...
van Haren, Frank van den Heuvel, Sandra Radema, Sandra van Erp, Nielka van den Bersselaar, Luuk Vissers, Kris Steegers, Monique
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Oxaliplatin is a chemotherapeutic agent used to treat malignancies of the gastrointestinal tract. Neuropathy is a frequent dose-limiting side-effect of oxaliplatin therapy, without preventive or curative strategies. Concomitant administration of intravenous lidocaine could be a promising treatment. However, the effect of intravenous lidocaine on ox...
Stawny, Maciej Gostyńska, Aleksandra Olijarczyk, Rafał Dettlaff, Katarzyna Jelińska, Anna Ogrodowczyk, Magdalena
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Postoperative administration of parenteral nutrition has become routine management in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Providing patient the complete parenteral nutrition containing not only the macronutrients and electrolytes but also adequate doses of vitamins is a significant issue of nutritional therapy. The aim of the study was to develo...
Batgi, Hikmettullah Merdin, Alparslan Dal, Mehmet Sinan Kızıl Çakar, Merih Yıldız, Jale Başçı, Semih Uncu Ulu, Bahar Yiğenoğlu, Tuğçe Nur Darçın, Tahir Şahin, Derya
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The optimal choice of salvage therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma or Hodgkin lymphoma remains controversial. In this study, we aimed to share our experience in relapsed/refractory lymphoma patients who received GDP/R-GDP as salvage chemotherapy in our center. Data of 47 relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hod...
Inanc, Mevlude Sirakaya, Hatice Aslan Karaman, Hatice Bozkurt, Oktay
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We aimed to assess the effect of VEGF-A, PDGF-BB, and c-Met expression levels on survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving bevacizumab therapies. A total of 105 patients diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer between the years 2006 and 2016 were included in the research retrospectively. The progression-free survival (PFS...