In this study, we assessed the information sharing practices between pharmacists and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals such as doctors, care managers, and nurses, and others. We evaluated the effectiveness of "home medical care management guidance reports" and "home-visit drug management guidance reports" prepared by pharmacists. We also identified factors that could enhance collaborative practices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/aim: Advanced renal cell carcinoma is treated with mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors or tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). The effects of these drugs are, however, limited and novel treatment strategies are required. Clear-cell type renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is chemo-resistant, in part, due to expression of multidrug resistance proteins such as p-glycoprotein.
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