Safety and comfort of domestic bortezomib injection in real-life experience [PDF]
Despite novel agents, multiple myeloma is still an incurable disease, especially for elderly and frail patients, who are difficult to manage for concomitant comorbidities as the therapeutic options are limited and the response to chemotherapy is often ...
Catalano, Lucio +7 more
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Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a serious complication of solid organ transplantation. While usually Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)–positive PTLD, EBV‐negative PTLD is a distinct, typically late‐onset, and aggressive entity. A 66‐year‐old man developed progressive abdominal distension and anemia 11 years after bilateral lung ...
Pooja Suchday +5 more
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An Exploratory Analysis of Pharmaceutical Price Disparities and Their Implications Among Six Developed Nations [PDF]
In our study of 43 drugs, prescription drug prices in several wealthy nations (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the U.K.) were much lower than in the U.S. on average, well below relative per capita GDP. There was relatively little difference among
Elizabeth DuPre +2 more
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Risk factors for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia occurrence in breast cancer patients: data from the INC-EU Prospective Observational European Neutropenia Study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) places patients at risk of life-threatening infections. While reduction of chemotherapy dose or delay of the subsequent treatment cycle and, consequently, reduction of relative dose intensity (RDI) may ...
Bosly, A +7 more
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Luigi Rossi,1 Federica Tomao,2 Giuseppe Lo Russo,1 Anselmo Papa,1 Federica Zoratto,1 Raffaella Marzano,3 Enrico Basso,1 Erika Giordani,1 Monica Verrico,1 Fabio Ricci,4 Giulia Pasciuti,5 Edoardo Francini,6 Silverio Tomao11Oncology Unit, ICOT Hospital ...
Rossi L +12 more
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Pegfilgrastim ± ciprofloxacin for primary prophylaxis with TAC (docetaxel/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide) chemotherapy for breast cancer. Results from the GEPARTRIO study [PDF]
Background: TAC (docetaxel/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide) is associated with high incidences of grade 4 neutropenia and febrile neutropenia (FN). This analysis compared the efficacies of four regimens for primary prophylaxis of FN and related toxic ...
Costa, S. D. +15 more
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Are the true impacts of adverse events considered in economic models of antineoplastic drugs? a systematic review [PDF]
Background: Antineoplastic drugs for cancer are often associated with adverse events, which influence patients' physical health, quality of life and survival. However, the modelling of adverse events in cost-effectiveness analyses of antineoplastic drugs
Haas, M, Pearce, A, Viney, R
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An Unusual Case of Multifactorial Catatonia Following Taxane‐Based Chemotherapy Regimen
Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric syndrome characterised by motor and behavioural disturbances. While commonly associated with psychiatric conditions, a substantial proportion of cases have medical or drug‐induced aetiologies. Chemotherapy can cause catatonia, and taxane‐based chemotherapy is known to cause central neurotoxicity; however, taxane‐related ...
Wei Siang Lee +3 more
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Granulocyte colony-stimulating factors for prevention of febrile neutropenia following chemotherapy: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background: Febrile neutropenia (FN) occurs following myelosuppressive chemotherapy and is associated with morbidity, mortality, costs, and chemotherapy reductions and delays.
Akehurst, R. +4 more
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First contemporary case of human infection with Cryptococcus gattii in Puget Sound: Evidence for spread of the Vancouver Island outbreak [PDF]
We report a case of cryptococcosis due to C. gattii which appears to have been acquired in the Puget Sound region, Washington State. Genotyping confirmed identity to the predominant Vancouver Island genotype.
Bartlett, K. +6 more
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