Without adequate safety measures, oral chemotherapy can lead to undetected dosing errors. The Mayo Clinic launched a project to ensure that all capecitabine and temozolomide prescriptions receive an independent double check.
The study looks at the high cost of new treatments for chronic lymphocytic leukemia and calls for the consideration of a standardized and transparent method to determine the price of new drugs based on comparative effectiveness.
This is the first case of Fanconi syndrome reported after the administration of capecitabine, irinotecan, and bevacizumab. More studies are needed to confirm this association.
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