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ArticleBMC cancer2022

A comprehensive evaluation of potentially significant drug-drug, drug-herb, and drug-food interactions among cancer patients receiving anticancer drugs.

Amer A Koni, Maisa A Nazzal, Bushra A Suwan, Samah S Sobuh, Najiya T Abuhazeem, Asil N Salman, Husam T Salameh, Riad Amer, Sa'ed H Zyoud

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Article in BMC cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Amer A KoniDivision of Clinical Pharmacy, Department of Hematology and Oncology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine. koni_amer@hotmail.com.
Maisa A NazzalDivision of Clinical Pharmacy, Department of Hematology and Oncology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Bushra A SuwanDepartment of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Samah S SobuhDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Najiya T AbuhazeemDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Asil N SalmanDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Husam T SalamehDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Riad AmerDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Sa'ed H ZyoudDepartment of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
An-Najah National University · PSNational University Hospital · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDuring the cancer treatment path, cancer patients use numerous drugs, including anticancer, supportive, and other prescribed medications, along with herbs and certain products. This puts them at risk of significant drug interactions (DIs). This study describes DIs in cancer patients and their prevalence and predictors.

methodsA cross-sectional study design was used to achieve the study objectives. The study was carried out in two centers in the northern West Bank, Palestine. The Lexicomp® Drug Interactions tool (Lexi-Comp, Hudson OH, USA) was applied to check the potential DIs. In addition, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to show the results and find the associations.

resultsThe final analysis included 327 patients. Most of the participants were older than 50 years (61.2%), female (68.5%), and had a solid tumor (74.6%). The total number of potential DIs was 1753, including 1510 drug-drug interactions (DDIs), 24 drug-herb interactions, and 219 drug-food interactions. Importantly, the prevalence of DDIs was 88.1%. In multivariate analysis, the number of potential DDIs significantly decreased with the duration of treatment (p = 0.007), while it increased with the number of comorbidities (p < 0.001) and the number of drugs used (p < 0.001).

conclusionsWe found a high prevalence of DIs among cancer patients. This required health care providers to develop a comprehensive protocol to monitor and evaluate DIs by improving doctor-pharmacist communication and supporting the role of clinical pharmacists.

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Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesDrug InteractionsFemaleFood-Drug InteractionsHumansAntineoplastic AgentsAnticancer drugsCancerDrug-drug interactionsDrug-food interactionsDrug-herb interactionsPalestinePredictorsPrevalence

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PMID35568834
PMCPMC9107751
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