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Analgesic effectiveness and tolerability of oral oxycodone/naloxone and pregabalin in patients with lung cancer and neuropathic pain. An observational analysis [PDF]

, 2016
INTRODUCTION: Cancer-related pain has a severe negative impact on quality of life. Combination analgesic therapy with oxycodone and pregabalin is effective for treating neuropathic cancer pain.
Borghesi, Cristina, De Santis, Stefano, Fulvi, Alberto, Giovannoni, Daniele, Marcassa, Claudio, Migliorino, Maria Rita, Ricciardi, Serena   +6 more
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Factors Influencing Medication Adherence to Oral Anticancer Drugs

Asian Oncology Nursing, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influence on medication adherence to oral anticancer drugs. Methods: 147 cancer patients receiving oral anticancer drugs were surveyed. The survey content included medication adherence, social support, depression, self-efficacy and symptom experience. Results: The mean medication adherence
Yeon Hee Lee, Ihn Sook Jeong
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Identification of subgroups of early breast cancer patients at high risk of nonadherence to adjuvant hormone therapy: results of an italian survey. [PDF]

, 2015
The aim of this study was the identification of subgroups of patients at higher risk of nonadherence to adjuvant hormone therapy for breast cancer. Using recursive partitioning and amalgamation (RECPAM) analysis, the highest risk was observed in the ...
Cianchetti E, Fabbri MA, Fanizza C, Fattoruso SI, Gambale E, Gamucci T, Gori S, Grassadonia A, Laudadio L, Longo F, Mauri M, Mazzilli L, Moscetti L, Natoli C., Nuzzo A, Romero M, SEMINARA, Patrizia, Tinari N, Vaccaro A, Vici P   +19 more
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Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in geriatric oncology. [PDF]

, 2016
Polypharmacy is a highly prevalent problem in older persons, and is challenging to assess and improve due to variations in definitions of the problem and the heterogeneous methods of medication review and reduction.
Aparicio, Appleton, Badgwell, Balducci, Budnitz, Bushardt, Caillet, Currow, de Glas, Dimitrow, Elliot, Fede, Freyer, Fried, Gajra, Gillette, Gnjidic, Gu, Guaraldo, Guthrie, Gómez, Hajjar, Hamaker, Hanigan, Hanlon, Hilmer, Horgan, Hovstadius, Huiart, Hurria, Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Identifying Priority Areas for Quality Improvement, Iyer, Jolly, Kalsi, Kanesvaran, Kantor, Kierner, Kim, Klepin, Kohn, Kohn, Korc-Grodzicki, Kouladjian, Lees, Maggiore, Maggiore, Nightingale, O'Mahony, Palumbo, Panel, Parks, Patterson, Payne, Prithviraj, Riechelmann, Saarelainen, Samsa, Scott, Sehgal, Shah, Todd, Todd, Turner, Turner, Woopen, Şenel   +65 more
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The Interplay between Gut Microbiota and Oral Medications and Its Impact on Advancing Precision Medicine

Metabolites, 2023
Trillions of diverse microbes reside in the gut and are deeply interwoven with the human physiological process, from food digestion, immune system maturation, and fighting invading pathogens, to drug metabolism.
Sara Mousa, Muhammad Sarfraz, Walaa K. Mousa   +2 more
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Identification of New Drug Candidates Against \u3cem\u3eBorrelia burgdorferi\u3c/em\u3e Using High-Throughput Screening [PDF]

, 2016
Lyme disease is the most common zoonotic bacterial disease in North America. It is estimated that .300,000 cases per annum are reported in USA alone. A total of 10%–20% of patients who have been treated with antibiotic therapy report the recrudescence of
Babar, Mustafeez Mujtaba, Inayathullah, Mohammed, Kim, K. M., Parekh, Mansi B., Pothineni, Venkata Raveendra, Rajadas, Jayakumar, Samineni, A. V., Solow-Cordero, David, Tayebi, Lobat, Wagh, Dhananjay   +9 more
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Safety and efficacy of vismodegib in patients aged ≥65 years with advanced basal cell carcinoma. [PDF]

, 2016
Because many patients with unresectable basal cell carcinoma (BCC) are aged ≥65 years, this study explores the efficacy and safety of vismodegib in these patients with locally advanced (la) or metastatic (m) basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in the ERIVANCE BCC
Arron, Sarah, Chang, Anne, Day, Bann-Mo, Lewis, Karl, McKenna, Edward, Migden, Michael, Sekulic, Aleksandar, Solomon, James, Yoo, Simon   +8 more
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Assessment of Provider Adherence to Recommended Monitoring Parameters for Oral Anticancer Medications [PDF]

Journal of Oncology Practice, 2018
Introduction: Oral anticancer medications (OAMs) offer convenient administration but create new challenges with unique toxicity profiles, specific monitoring parameters and non-continuous dosing schedules. We evaluated provider compliance with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drug labeling-specified monitoring parameters for commonly dispensed ...
Tyler J, Redelico, Suzanne M, Walton, Jennifer, LaFollette, Marjorie, Adams Curry, Leon, Bernal-Mizrachi   +4 more
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Patient-physician discordance in assessment of adherence to inhaled controller medication: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts [PDF]

, 2019
We aimed to compare patient's and physician's ratings of inhaled medication adherence and to identify predictors of patient-physician discordance.(SFRH/BPD/115169/2016) funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT); ERDF (European Regional ...
Afonso, Ivete, Aguiar, Ana Paula, Almeida, Rute, Alvarenga Santos, Maria, Alves, Carlos, Alves, Marta, Alves, Rodrigo Rodrigues, Araujo, Luís, Arrobas, Ana, Azevedo, João, Bordalo, Diana, Calix, Maria José, Cardoso, João, Carvalhal, Célia, Carvalho, Aurora, Carvalho, Joana, Catarata, Maria Joana, Cidrais Rodrigues, José Carlos, Coelho, Didina, Correia, Magna Alves, Correia, Ricardo, Coutinho Costa, José, Couto, Mariana, Câmara, Raquel, Câmara, Rita, Dias, Joana, Emiliano, Madalena, Fernandes, Ricardo M, Ferreira, José Alberto, Ferreira, Rosário, Ferreira-Magalhaes, Manuel, Fonseca, Joao A, Freitas, Paulo, Gaspar Marques, João, Gerardo, Rita, Gomes Costa, Alberto, Gomes, Ricardo, Jácome, Cristina, Leiria Pinto, Paula, Lopes, Cristina, Loureiro, Cláudia Chaves, Lozoya, Carlos, Maia Santos, Lília, Marques, Ana, Martins, Pedro, Mendes, Ana, Menezes, Fernando, Morais Silva, Pedro, Moreira, Ana Sofia, Neuparth, Nuno, Nunes, Carlos, Oliveira, Georgeta, Palhinha, Ana, Pereira, Ana Margarida, Pereira, João, Pereira, Mariana, Pinto, Nicole, Ramos, Bárbara, Ribeiro, Carmelita, Santalha, Marta, Santos, Natacha, Silva Neto, Armandina, Silva, Diana, Sofia Pinto, Cláudia, Taborda-Barata, Luís, Teixeira, Maria Fernanda, Todo Bom, Ana, Todo Bom, Filipa, Vasconcelos, Maria João   +68 more
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Tolerance to oral anticancer agent treatment in older adults with cancer: a secondary analysis of data from electronic health records and a pilot study of patient-reported outcomes

BMC Cancer, 2022
Background More than 60% of cancer cases occur in older adults, and many are treated with oral anticancer agents. Yet, the treatment tolerability in older adults has not been fully understood due to their underrepresentation in oncology clinical trials ...
Yun Jiang, Madilyn Mason, Youmin Cho, Ankita Chittiprolu, Xingyu Zhang, Karen Harden, Yang Gong, Marcelline R. Harris, Debra L. Barton   +8 more
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