Objectives: The objective of this investigation was to assess the impact of concurrent proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with hormone receptor-positive and HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (mBC) who received palbociclib as first-line or successives therapy.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted, enrolling patients diagnosed with estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative mBC, and eligible for palbociclib treatment. Patients were categorized as "concurrent PPIs" if they received PPIs for at least two-thirds of the palbociclib therapy duration, and as "no concurrent PPIs" if they did not receive PPIs during the course of palbociclib treatment.
Background: Sustainable management of healthcare waste has a positive impact on the global environment. In order to reduce it, the sustainable practice of the pharmacotherapeutic process in all its stages is essential.
Objective: To analyse the sustainability strategies proposed by the pharmacy service to reduce drug waste derived from the pharmacotherapeutic process.
Introduction: Drug-induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus (DI-SCLE) has been associated with drugs with different mechanisms of action, including anti-hypertensives, tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors and even some chemotherapy medicines. In the last years, a few reports have been described in patients treated with cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors, palbociclib and abemaciclib.
Case Report: Here, we describe a case of DI-SCLE in association with ribociclib and exemestane in a woman diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.
Background: Guidelines for congenital coagulopathies recommend that patients record treatment administrations and bleeding episodes to help healthcare professionals monitor the disease.
Research Design And Methods: We studied over two years which patient profiles (age, treatment regimen, treatment compliance) were most likely to accept the use of an app to collect this information. We validated the quality of patient-reported data by comparing it with data obtained from hospital electronic records, pharmacy dispensing records and patient interview, collected in an access database used as a reference.