, and patients with cytopenias must be counseled about neutropenic fever and the potential need for inpatient admission for intravenous antibiotics if this should arise. At the medical oncologist’s discretion, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G
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Acute and Chronic Complications After Treatment of Locoregional Anal Cancer: Prevention and Management Strategies
Leah Katz, David P. Horowitz, and Lisa A. Kachnic
Part 2: Abstracts From the NCCN 18th Annual Conference: Advancing the Standard of Cancer Care™
cancer survivors between time points and distress the areas of eating ( P <.04), fatigue ( P <.01), fevers ( P <.02), getting around ( P <.05), mouth sores ( P <.05), congestion ( P <.02), sleep ( P <.02), fears ( P =.05), nervousness ( P =.04), physical
Gastric MALT Lymphoma Treated With Primary Radiotherapy in the Setting of Autoimmune Disease
Chelsea C. Pinnix, Valerie Reed, and Bouthaina Dabaja
abdominal pain resolved after recent administration of a proton pump inhibitor. She denied gastrointestinal symptoms. She denied melena, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, unintentional weight loss, fevers, and night sweats. Her medical history was notable for HT
Rediagnosis of Lung Cancer as NUT Midline Carcinoma Based on Clues From Tumor Genomic Profiling
Alexander S. Baras, Jarushka Naidoo, Christine L. Hann, Peter B. Illei, Charles W. Reninger III, and Josh Lauring
delay in obtaining remaining tissue from the patient's FNA, the specimen tested positive for NMC with strong, diffuse NUT staining ( Figure 2 ). In the interim, the patient experienced worsening bone pain, dyspnea, and fever, and was hospitalized
Psychological Symptoms Among Patients With BCR-ABL–Negative Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Daniel C. McFarland, Heather Polizzi, John Mascarenhas, Marina Kremyanskaya, Jimmie Holland, and Ronald Hoffman
pain (43%), fevers (13%), weight loss (10%), and splenic pain (4%). MPN-associated symptom burden and inability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) were associated with worsening cytopenias and splenomegaly. 5 However, distress, anxiety, and
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms, Version 2.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology
Ruben Mesa, Catriona Jamieson, Ravi Bhatia, Michael W. Deininger, Aaron T. Gerds, Ivana Gojo, Jason Gotlib, Krishna Gundabolu, Gabriela Hobbs, Rebecca B. Klisovic, Patricia Kropf, Sanjay R. Mohan, Stephen Oh, Eric Padron, Nikolai Podoltsev, Daniel A. Pollyea, Raajit Rampal, Lindsay A. M. Rein, Bart Scott, David S. Snyder, Brady L. Stein, Srdan Verstovsek, Martha Wadleigh, Eunice S. Wang, Mary Anne Bergman, Kristina M. Gregory, and Hema Sundar
daily living. 2 , 3 Constitutional symptoms (fever, night sweats, and weight loss) are more frequently reported in patients with MF compared with those with PV or ET. 2 , 42 In a recent landmark survey that evaluated the symptom burden experienced by
Trends in Recommendations for Myelosuppressive Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Solid Tumors
Robert E. Smith Jr.
first-line treatment in advanced colorectal cancer . J Clin Oncol 2000 ; 18 : 2938 – 2947 . 67. Crawford J Ozer H Stoller R . Reduction by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor of fever and neutropenia induced by chemotherapy in patients
Prevention and Early Treatment of Opportunistic Viral Infections in Patients With Leukemia and Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients
Michael Angarone and Michael G. Ison
transplantation: analysis of factors associated with infection . Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1990 ; 70 : 286 – 293 . 60. Bergmann OJ Mogensen SC Ellermann-Eriksen S Ellegaard J . Acyclovir prophylaxis and fever during remission-induction therapy
Improving Cancer Pain Control With NCCN Guideline-Based Analgesic Administration: A Patient-Centered Outcome
Nora Janjan
be better for other physical symptoms, such as fever, and the absence of a symptom. 22 , 23 Data capture of PROs enables health care providers to evaluate the adequacy of CRP control, especially that of breakthrough pain, for individual patients
An Unusual Presentation of Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: A Review of Isolated Central Nervous System Relapse
Scott M. Lindhorst, Richard D. Lopez, and Ronald D. Sanders
woman presented with several weeks of progressive fatigue, bruising, and eventually the development of fevers. She had no prior medical problems and took no medications. Physical examination revealed only moderate splenomegaly, measuring 14 cm. On
