Pharmacist intervention and identification of adverse events related to treatment efficacy in cancer chemotherapy to improve clinical outcomes
Abstract Adverse events (AEs) induced by cancer chemotherapy reduce not only patient quality of life (QOL) but also the efficacy of treatment. Management of AEs can therefore improve both the efficacy and safety of cancer chemotherapy. This review describes the contribution of pharmacists to the man...
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| description | Abstract Adverse events (AEs) induced by cancer chemotherapy reduce not only patient quality of life (QOL) but also the efficacy of treatment. Management of AEs can therefore improve both the efficacy and safety of cancer chemotherapy. This review describes the contribution of pharmacists to the management of adverse events aimed at improving the treatment efficacy of cancer chemotherapy. Efforts to improve the evidence-practice gap are a useful approach to countermeasures against AEs. Pharmacists can intervene in these efforts in the course of their daily practice. Here, we made undertook to improve the evidence-practice gap in prophylaxis pharmacotherapy for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) and anti-EGFR antibody-induced acneiform rash. After intervention by pharmacists, the rate of adherence to prophylaxis pharmacotherapy for these AEs was significantly improved, and the incidence of CINV and acneiform rash was significantly decreased. Notably, time to treatment failure (TTF) with anti-EGFR antibody therapy tended to be increased, and may have contributed to an improvement in therapeutic effect. Next, we examined adverse events associated with anti-cancer drugs related to the therapeutic effect of cancer chemotherapy. Incidence of hypomagnesemia in patients receiving anti-EGFR antibodies and neutropenia in patients receiving TAS-102 was significantly associated with the therapeutic effect of cancer chemotherapy. Moreover, we examined the impact of cancer cachexia, a cancer-associated AE, on the therapeutic effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors. In patients receiving nivolumab, the presence of cancer cachexia prior to treatment initiation was associated with shorter OS and TTF. In summary, pharmacist management of AEs was shown to improve treatment response. Further, AEs which are predictive of treatment response in cancer chemotherapy were identified. Management of these AEs is an important role for pharmacists aiming to improve patient QOL and treatment efficacy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-84a9b9ad52434ac4ae1111aac47622e72024-12-22T12:38:16ZengBMCJournal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences2055-02942024-12-0110111110.1186/s40780-024-00403-4Pharmacist intervention and identification of adverse events related to treatment efficacy in cancer chemotherapy to improve clinical outcomesHironori Fujii0Department of Pharmacy, Gifu University HospitalAbstract Adverse events (AEs) induced by cancer chemotherapy reduce not only patient quality of life (QOL) but also the efficacy of treatment. Management of AEs can therefore improve both the efficacy and safety of cancer chemotherapy. This review describes the contribution of pharmacists to the management of adverse events aimed at improving the treatment efficacy of cancer chemotherapy. Efforts to improve the evidence-practice gap are a useful approach to countermeasures against AEs. Pharmacists can intervene in these efforts in the course of their daily practice. Here, we made undertook to improve the evidence-practice gap in prophylaxis pharmacotherapy for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) and anti-EGFR antibody-induced acneiform rash. After intervention by pharmacists, the rate of adherence to prophylaxis pharmacotherapy for these AEs was significantly improved, and the incidence of CINV and acneiform rash was significantly decreased. Notably, time to treatment failure (TTF) with anti-EGFR antibody therapy tended to be increased, and may have contributed to an improvement in therapeutic effect. Next, we examined adverse events associated with anti-cancer drugs related to the therapeutic effect of cancer chemotherapy. Incidence of hypomagnesemia in patients receiving anti-EGFR antibodies and neutropenia in patients receiving TAS-102 was significantly associated with the therapeutic effect of cancer chemotherapy. Moreover, we examined the impact of cancer cachexia, a cancer-associated AE, on the therapeutic effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors. In patients receiving nivolumab, the presence of cancer cachexia prior to treatment initiation was associated with shorter OS and TTF. In summary, pharmacist management of AEs was shown to improve treatment response. Further, AEs which are predictive of treatment response in cancer chemotherapy were identified. Management of these AEs is an important role for pharmacists aiming to improve patient QOL and treatment efficacy.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40780-024-00403-4Cancer chemotherapyAdverse eventsTreatment efficacyEvidence practice gapChemotherapy-induced nausea and vomitingAcneiform rash |
| spellingShingle | Hironori Fujii Pharmacist intervention and identification of adverse events related to treatment efficacy in cancer chemotherapy to improve clinical outcomes Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Cancer chemotherapy Adverse events Treatment efficacy Evidence practice gap Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting Acneiform rash |
| title | Pharmacist intervention and identification of adverse events related to treatment efficacy in cancer chemotherapy to improve clinical outcomes |
| title_full | Pharmacist intervention and identification of adverse events related to treatment efficacy in cancer chemotherapy to improve clinical outcomes |
| title_fullStr | Pharmacist intervention and identification of adverse events related to treatment efficacy in cancer chemotherapy to improve clinical outcomes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacist intervention and identification of adverse events related to treatment efficacy in cancer chemotherapy to improve clinical outcomes |
| title_short | Pharmacist intervention and identification of adverse events related to treatment efficacy in cancer chemotherapy to improve clinical outcomes |
| title_sort | pharmacist intervention and identification of adverse events related to treatment efficacy in cancer chemotherapy to improve clinical outcomes |
| topic | Cancer chemotherapy Adverse events Treatment efficacy Evidence practice gap Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting Acneiform rash |
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