Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2024, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (2): 199-203.
DOI: 10.19803/j.1672-8629.20230358

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285 cases of adverse drug reaction related to new antineoplastic drugs

XU Weijia1, PENG Qi1, HUANG Haiyu1, ZHANG Leijiao1, XIAO Hua2, WU Xue1,*   

  1. 1Department of Pharmacy, the 924th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force, Guilin Guangxi 541002, China;
    2Department of Oncology, the 924th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force, Guilin Guangxi 541002, China
  • Received:2023-06-09 Online:2024-02-15 Published:2024-02-06

Abstract: Objective To study the patterns and characteristics of adverse reaction (ADR) related to new antineoplastic drugs, and provide reference for clinical medication. Methods A total of 285 cases of ADR caused by new antineoplastic drugs were collected in a tertiary general hospital from January 2018 to March 2023. The data on the gender, age, systems-organs involved in ADR, clinical manifestations, off-label medication, grading and outcomes of ADR and correlations was analyzed via the Microsoft Excel and SPSS software. Results Among the 285 cases of ADR, 155 (54.39%) involved males and 130 (45.61%) involved females, and the average age was (54.98±13.175) years. There were 426 cases of clinical manifestations and 12 systems-organs were involved. The digestive system (44.13%) and blood and hematopoietic system(19.01%) were more vulnerable. There were 51 cases of severe ADR, and 6 cases of new general ADR. There were 33 new anti-tumor drugs involved. Macromolecular monoclonal drugs, especially immune checkpoint inhibitors, caused more ADR, among which carrelizumab caused the largest number of cases (66 cases). One hundred and eighteen of these cases involved off-label medication, and the rate was as high as 63.10%. Conclusion ADR associated with novel antineoplastic drugs can occur among patients of any age, and involve multiple organs-systems. New antineoplastic drugs induce more serious ADR than new ADR,and many of these ADR are related to off-label drug use. It is recommended that off-label drug use be adopted, pharmaceutical care provided, and the safety and effectiveness of drug use improved for patients.

Key words: new antineoplastic drugs, adverse drug reaction, off-label medication, national medical insurance negotiation, macromolecular monoclonal drugs, digestive system, blood and hematopoietic system

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