Chemotherapy

Pharmacy teams told to ‘urgently’ order unlicensed imports of chemotherapy drugs in shortage warning

Exclusive: A ‘Tier 3 — high impact’ alert has been issued for the platinum-based chemotherapy agents cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin.…

Liver cancer: screening, diagnosis and management

An overview of hepatocellular cancer, including diagnosis and the available treatment options.…

Case-based learning: complex decision making when using advanced therapy investigational medicinal products

Advanced therapy investigational medicinal products (ATIMPs) are increasingly the subject of clinical trials. What happens when an ATIMP is necessary for a patient but does not fit the study specifications?…

Second NHS trust trials drone deliveries for chemotherapy medicines

The trial will collect logistical data to ensure the drones can safely transport the medicine between hospital sites in Northumbria.…

Immune-related cancer toxicities: what pharmacists need to know

In this episode of The PJ Pod, we explore the side effects of cancer immunotherapy and consider what pharmacists can do to support patients throughout the course of their treatment.…

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Renal cancer: management

An overview of the most common forms of renal cancer, treatment options and the role of pharmacists in its management.…

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Bladder cancer: management

An overview of the different types of bladder cancer, treatment options and the role of pharmacists in its management.…

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Prostate cancer: recognition and diagnosis

An overview of prostate cancer for pharmacists, including early detection and prevention, testing and diagnosis.…

New drug cuts the risk of death in bladder cancer by 30% compared with chemotherapy, study suggests

A trial comparing new antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin with chemotherapy in patients with bladder cancer has found that overall survival was longer in the group receiving the new drug.…

Community pharmacists help deliver chemotherapy to thousands of patients’ homes during COVID-19 pandemic

Community pharmacists, along with other NHS staff and volunteers, have been dropping off chemotherapy to thousands of patients with cancer in England.…