Context: Pancreatic cancer in a common tumor in our country for which there are various treatment alternatives.
Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness and safety of nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine in everyday clinical practice.
Settings And Design: Observational, retrospective study at a tertiary university hospital.
Context: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are used in different types of cancers due to their good profile of adverse reactions and their convenience in the oral administration. Some studies describe that certain TKIs are associated with changes in the glycemic profile of the patients.
Aims: This study aims to determine if treatment with ITK affects to serum glucose levels in clinical practice.
Patient diagnosed with Crohn's Disease with inflammatory pattern that evolves stenosing-piercing, causing abdominal perforation and fecal peritonitis. She was underwent to three surgeries, leading to numerous complications and a torpid clinical course. Given the state of malnutrition on admission it was prescribed Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), extending the administration for more than 10 months.
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