Updates in the prevention and management of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, specifically in breast cancer, with special considerations for the impact of new data on practice patterns.
October 22nd 2021
A panel of breast oncologists define chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in terms of how they assess risk and attempt to prevent treatment-related toxicities in patients with cancer.
Current recommendations by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network on chemotherapy-induced neutropenia prophylaxis, with special considerations for managing patients with cancer during COVID-19.
Variables that oncologists should consider when determining when to initiate prophylactic therapy for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in patients with breast cancer.
Breast oncologists react to the availability of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors, used as prophylaxis against chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
October 29th 2021
Advantages, in terms of safety and efficacy, of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors used as prophylaxis against chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
Recommendations for intervening with growth factor support and important considerations for reducing or discontinuing anti-cancer therapy when patients show signs of neutropenia.
November 5th 2021
Preventive therapies and factors that impact how to best mitigate chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in patients with breast cancer.
Breast oncologists discuss how they weigh the efficacy of anticancer treatment with the possibility of a treatment-related adverse event, like chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
November 12th 2021
Recommendations regarding how to best manage patients who experience bone pain from chemotherapy-induced neutropenia prophylaxis with growth factor support.
Considerations regarding the potential to prevent chemotherapy-induced neutropenia with newer therapeutic strategies as well as changes to treatment dosages.
What to know about plinabulin, a first-in-class selective immunomodulating microtubule-binding agent (SIMBA), in preventing chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
An overview of the design and results of the PROTECTIVE-1 study of plinabulin versus pegfilgrastim in patients with solid tumors receiving docetaxel myelosuppressive chemotherapy.
November 29th 2021
Implications for treating patients with solid tumor cancers with plinabulin based on quality-of-life data and results demonstrated by the PROTECTIVE-2 trial.
Novel agents under investigation to help address unmet needs in the field of prophylaxis against neutropenia and other toxicities associated with chemotherapies used to treat solid tumors.
December 3rd 2021
A panel of oncologists react to their interest in using plinabulin as prophylaxis against chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in future clinical practice.
An overview of therapies used as prophylaxis against chemotherapy-induced neutropenia and projections on improving quality of life for patients with solid tumors with therapeutic advances.