Dermatologic Toxicities: A Chart Review of Clinical Management Among Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated With Panitumumab.

This article aims to describe treatment modalities used for the management of dermatologic toxicity among patients with mCRC who were treated with panitumumab and to assess the proportion of patients who were recommended preemptive versus reactive management strategies. METHODS: This retrospective chart review evaluated different treatment modalities and routes of administration. The modalities were categorized as prescription or over-the-counter. The timing in relation to the first dose of panitumumab was used to define preemptive versus reactive treatments. FINDINGS: In a sample of 330 patients, only 10% of patients were recommended to begin treatment for rash preemptively. The two most common treatment modalities for preemptively and reactively treated patients were prescription oral antibiotics and prescription topical antibiotics. PMID: 30880806 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Clin J Oncol Nurs Source Type: research