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Chemotherapy prescribing habits for stage 3 colon cancer changed following IDEA study

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

A significant and increasing trend towards the use of a three-month rather than six-month adjuvant chemotherapy regime in stage 3 colon cancer has been observed following publications from the IDEA collaboration abstract. In addition, CAPOX prescribing also significantly increased from 14% to 48% (p <0.001).

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Novel oral chemotherapeutic holds potential for stomach cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

The availability of oral chemotherapy treatments would provide stomach cancer patients with the option of more efficacious drugs with improved tolerability in a more convenient dosage format” The poor clinical outcomes of stomach cancer make it a key target for drug development. Benefits of daily oral chemotherapy over IV.

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Sugemalimab plus chemo boosts lung cancer survival, trial reveals

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EQRx’s GEMSTONE-302 study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the investigational anti-PD-L1 antibody, sugemalimab, in combination with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for patients with stage four non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), versus using chemotherapy alone. But prevalence still increased by 10% between 2008 and 2012.

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CHMP meeting highlights – July 2022

European Pharmaceutical Review

The committee has recommended that Rubraca (rucaparib camsylate) should no longer be used as third-line treatment for cancers of the ovary, fallopian tubes or peritoneum with a BRCA mutation in patients whose cancer has come back after at least two platinum-based chemotherapies and who cannot have further platinum-based therapy.

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Laurent Bonnac, PhD

Blog: Ask a Student Pharmacist

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. Antiviral chemistry & chemotherapy. 2004; 19(3):275-8. 2004; 60(10):2187-21900. Rawson JM, Daly MB, Xie J, Clouser CL, Landman SR, Reilly CS, Bonnac Laurent , Kim B, Patterson SE, Mansky LM. 2016; 60(4):2318-25. Retrovirology.

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Cymbalta generic availability, cost, and dosage

The Checkup by Singlecare

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2004 , Cymbalta has become a widely used antidepressant to treat various mental health and pain-related conditions. Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Studies have shown that duloxetine may help prevent or reduce nerve pain in people who have been treated with chemotherapy.

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Methotrexate interactions to avoid

The Checkup by Singlecare

It is known as an antineoplastic (chemotherapy) agent, a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug ( DMARD ), and an immunosuppressant agent. Methotrexate has distinct mechanisms of action for its use as chemotherapy versus immunosuppression in autoimmune diseases.