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Off‐label prescribing of targeted anticancer therapy at a large pediatric cancer center

Authors :
Mir Lim
David S. Shulman
Holly Roberts
Anran Li
Jessica Clymer
Kira Bona
Hasan Al‐Sayegh
Clement Ma
Steven G. DuBois
Source :
Cancer Medicine, Vol 9, Iss 18, Pp 6658-6666 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Wiley, 2020.

Abstract

Abstract Background Off‐label drug prescribing is common in pediatric clinical medicine, though the extent and impact of this practice in pediatric oncology has not yet been characterized. Methods We completed a retrospective single‐institution cohort study evaluating prevalence, characteristics, and clinical outcomes of off‐label prescribing of 108 FDA‐approved targeted anticancer drugs in patients

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20457634
Volume :
9
Issue :
18
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Cancer Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0eaf4ca092c4d2a8f696014a5e2ee83
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.3349