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MARCH 8, 2017

Are We Appropriately Monitoring Antineoplastic Drug Toxicity in the ‘Real World’?


Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Drexel University College of Medicine 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

 

The most striking difference between antineoplastic and other pharmaceutical agents is the toxicity profile that is routinely considered “acceptable” in the arena of cancer management. Symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, complete hair loss, painful mouth sores, and substantial fatigue are “routine” side effects of standard medications used to treat allergies