Suggested Modifications to the Management of Patients With Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Web-Based Survey Study.

Background: Management of patients with cancer in the current era of the COVID-19 pandemic poses a significant challenge to health care systems. Breast cancer is the most common cancer internationally. Breast cancer is a disease that involves surgery, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, radiotherapy, and, more recently, immunotherapy in its management plan.

Suggested modifications in oncology/hematology inpatient service in Saudi Arabia during coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Background: Management of cancer patients in the current era of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses significant challenges on health-care systems. However, it is mandatory to keep the required level of care of cancer patients while taking the necessary precautions to maintain the safety of both patients and health-care professionals (HCPs). The present survey explores suggested modifications of inpatient oncology/hematology care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Budget impact analysis of subcutaneous trastuzumab compared to intravenous trastuzumab in Saudi HER2-positive breast cancer patients.

: This study was aimed to assess the budget impact of SC trastuzumab compared to IV trastuzumab in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer (BC) from the perspective of the governmental health sector in Saudi Arabia, over a 3-year time horizon.: A model was developed to calculate the direct medical and indirect costs for 394 incidents HER2-positive BC patients per year who would receive SC trastuzumab compared to IV formulation. We calculated drug acquisition costs for fixed, loading, and subsequent doses of trastuzumab.

Optimizing the Communication with Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Patient Perspectives.

Background: During curfew, patients are self-isolated at home and worried. Patient-doctor interactions may be disrupted and therefore need to be replaced by alternative effective communication methods.

Purpose: To describe the preferences of cancer patients with respect to communication methods and the use of patient-accessible electronic health records (PAEHRs).