Impact of an Etoposide Chemotherapy Shortage on Patients With Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Results of a Natural Experiment
This study demonstrated increased hospitalization, and decreased PFS, among patients with ES-SCLC treated with alternate chemotherapy regimens during an IVES. The impact of cancer drug shortages can be harmful, and optimizing a more secure drug supply with mitigation strategies is warranted.
Authors
- Jacques Raphael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9484-0224)
- T. J. Ayoub
- Phillip Blanchette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8865-0996)
- Morgan Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-7727)
- S. M. Qasim Hussaini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-5343)
- David A. Palma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9542-0627)
- Claire Browne
- Sara Kuruvilla
- Nadeesha Samarasinghe
- Andrew Warner
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (CA)
- London Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JCO Oncology Practice
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/op.24.00394
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57