QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED SURVEY ON CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED ANEMIA

Chemotherapy-induced anemia and oncologist perception on treatment: results of a web-based survey.

AIMS AND BACKGROUND Anemia prevalence and incidence in chemotherapy-treated patients is high. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) are frequently employed in the management of chemotherapy-induced anemia. However, other treatments such as red blood transfusion or iron supplementation are normally used. Recent international guidelines raised some concern about ESAs employment with a possible...

Cancer- and chemotherapy-induced anemia.

Anemia is prevalent in 30% to 90% of patients with cancer. Anemia can be corrected through either treating the underlying cause or providing supportive care through transfusion with packed red blood cells or administration of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), with or without iron supplementation. Recent studies showing detrimental health effects of ESAs sparked a series of FDA label rev...

Treatment of chemotherapy- induced anemia.

GR The etiology of chemotherapy-induced anemia is multifactorial; primary causes are the underlying cancer and the effects of chemotherapy. Anemia resulting from the underlying cancer—known as the anemia of inflammation—causes cytokine release in the patient, which leads to decreased erythropoietin production by the kidney, as well as restricted availability of iron. This process results in the...

Update on Chemotherapy- Induced Anemia and Neutropenia Therapies ASCO 2007: Update on Chemotherapy- Induced Anemia and Neutropenia Therapies Safety and efficacy of intravenous iron in patients with chemotherapy- induced anemia receiving darbepoetin alfa

Oral chemotherapy safety practices at US cancer centres: questionnaire survey.

OBJECTIVE To characterise current safety practices for the use of oral chemotherapy. DESIGN Written questionnaire survey of pharmacy directors of cancer centres. SETTING Comprehensive cancer centres in the United States. RESULTS Respondents from 42 (78%) of 54 eligible centres completed the survey, after consulting with 89 colleagues. Clinicians at 29 centres used handwritten prescription...