ChemoPalRx-A Mobile App That Enhances Chemotherapy Prescription Accuracy: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: ChemoPalRx is a novel provider order entry mobile application for chemotherapy. This study aims to evaluate the accuracy of prescribing chemotherapy using ChemoPalRx versus handwritten orders at a safety-net hospital in Los Angeles.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study from October 2019 to December 2019, we evaluated all outpatient chemotherapy orders for accuracy.

Retrospective Analysis of HER2+ Breast Cancer Outcomes at a County Hospital: Do Published Outcomes Hold up in the Real World?

Introduction: Landmark trials repeatedly demonstrate that pertuzumab and trastuzumab plus standard chemotherapy have the best outcomes in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive breast cancer in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and metastatic setting. However, many of these multicenter landmark trials lack diversity and studied largely Caucasian populations. Our goal is to address this under-representation of minorities, and compare pathologic complete response (pCR) rates in our predominantly Hispanic population with HER2 positive breast cancer receiving the same neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center (OVMC) to that of pCR rates observed in the TRYPHAENA trial.

Gastro-gastric intussusception in the setting of a neuroendocrine tumor: A case report.

Background: While in children intussusception is often idiopathic, in adults it is commonly caused by a pathologic condition functioning as a lead point. It is important to note that a variety of pathologic conditions may trigger intussusception, with malignancy being a relatively frequent culprit in adults; this should be considered high on the differential diagnosis during evaluation.

Case Summary: This is a case of a 40-year-old female presenting to the emergency department (ED) with three days of acute on chronic, peri-umbilical abdominal pain described as waxing and waning, and pressure-like in nature.

Prostate Cancer Metastatic to the Peritoneum: A Road Less Traveled by a Common Malignancy.

A 70-year-old Indian male with a history of a Gleason 7 (3+4) prostate cancer presented with abdominal ascites. Imaging was remarkable for peritoneal carcinomatosis as well as possible metastases to the bladder and seminal vesicle. Given the atypical pattern of presentation, further investigation was performed with studies of the ascites fluid.