Arjun Gupta, Leonce Nshuti, Udhayvir S Grewal, Ramy Sedhom, Devon K Check, Helen M Parsons, Anne H Blaes, Beth A Virnig, Maryam B Lustberg, Ishwaria M Subbiah, Ryan D Nipp, Sydney M Dy, Stacie B Dusetzina
PURPOSE: The financial toxicity of anticancer drugs is well-documented, but little is known about the costs of drugs used to manage cancer-associated symptoms. METHODS: We reviewed relevant guidelines and compiled drugs used to manage seven cancer-associated symptoms (anorexia and cachexia, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, constipation, diarrhea, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, cancer-associated fatigue, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting)...
February 2022: JCO oncology practice