Hematologic toxicities of chemotherapy in lung cancer patients: A retrospective study in Dr. M. Djamil Hospital Padang, Indonesia

Yuliandra , Yori and Nasif, Hansen and Ermayanti, Sabrina and Sulistyowati, Lilik and Juwita, Dian Ayu (2019) Hematologic toxicities of chemotherapy in lung cancer patients: A retrospective study in Dr. M. Djamil Hospital Padang, Indonesia. Indonesian Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 8 (2). pp. 129-140. ISSN 2252-6278

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Abstract

The use of chemotherapeutic agents in the management of cancer is often followed by a range of toxicities to various organ systems. A retrospective study on the hematologic toxicities of chemotherapy in lung cancer patients has been carried out. The study was conducted by a cross-sectional method from medical records of four-year data in 2010–2014 at Dr. M. Djamil Hospital Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Data from medical records of patients diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent chemotherapy, not suffering from primary hematologic diseases, and with normal kidney and liver function prior to chemotherapy were studied. A number of 22 medical records of lung cancer patients which met the criteria with a total of 40 chemotherapy cycles were observed. The study revealed that a combination of carboplatin-paclitaxel was the most common chemotherapy used for the patients (72.7%). The hematologic toxicities comprised anemia, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia with the severity ranging from grade 1–3. Carboplatin-paclitaxel was the only combination that caused these three toxicities, and the only combination to cause thrombocytopenia as well. Anemia was the major hematologic toxicity experienced by more than half of the patients. The study concludes that there is a reasonably high incidence of hematologic toxicities from chemotherapy among lung cancer patients.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Anemia, chemotherapy, hematologic toxicity, leukopenia, lung cancer, thrombocytopenia
Subjects:	R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica R Medicine > Pulmonology > Pulmonary Oncology R Medicine > Pulmonology
Unit atau Lembaga:	Fakultas Farmasi Kedokteran
Depositing User:	Mr Yori Yuliandra
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2019 02:53
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2019 02:53
URI:	http://repository.unand.ac.id/id/eprint/24853

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