Predictors of chemotherapy-related unplanned acute care in outpatients receiving oral anticancer drugs.

ABSTRACT: Severe adverse reactions to outpatient chemotherapy receiving oral anticancer drugs often lead to unplanned acute care (UAC) requirements, including unscheduled emergency visits and hospitalizations. These events result in treatment delay or interruption, which reduces the patients' willingness to continue treatment and negatively impacts their quality of life. The aim of this study was to identify predictive factors for UAC, helping promote safer outpatient chemotherapy through early intervention. A retrospective case-control study was conducted with patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy with oral anticancer drugs at the National Cancer Center Hospital East between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021. Patients who experienced UAC were identified as cases, and matched controls were sele

SUBMITTER: Teramoto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12501367 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature