{"title":"Medication management: supportive care medications in older adults with cancer.","authors":"Darren J Walsh, Chloé Herledan","doi":"10.1097/SPC.0000000000000742","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>This review raises awareness regarding the lack of data available for healthcare professionals caring for older adults with cancer when using supportive care medications.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Guidelines for supportive cancer care lack concrete recommendations on the appropriate use of medications in older adults with cancer. Some guidelines, such as the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Older Adult Oncology guideline, contain vital information for prescribers to consider when choosing a supportive care medication. Information at present in most guidelines is generally vague, identifying areas where caution is required in older adults, without specific details.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Research is needed to assess the efficacy and safety of supportive cancer care medications in older adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":48837,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care","volume":"19 1","pages":"2-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0000000000000742","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/1/30 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Purpose of review: This review raises awareness regarding the lack of data available for healthcare professionals caring for older adults with cancer when using supportive care medications.
Recent findings: Guidelines for supportive cancer care lack concrete recommendations on the appropriate use of medications in older adults with cancer. Some guidelines, such as the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Older Adult Oncology guideline, contain vital information for prescribers to consider when choosing a supportive care medication. Information at present in most guidelines is generally vague, identifying areas where caution is required in older adults, without specific details.
Summary: Research is needed to assess the efficacy and safety of supportive cancer care medications in older adults.
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A reader-friendly resource, Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care provides an up-to-date account of the most important advances in the field of supportive and palliative care. Each issue contains either two or three sections delivering a diverse and comprehensive coverage of all the key issues, including end-of-life management, gastrointestinal systems and respiratory problems. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care is an indispensable journal for the busy clinician, researcher or student.
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