Open AccessAdverse effects observed in lung cancer patients undergoing first-line chemotherapy and effectiveness of supportive care drugs in a resource-limited setting
Author(s) -
Valliappan Muthu,
Badari Mylliemngap,
Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad,
Digambar Behera,
Navneet Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_321_17
Subject(s) - medicine , adverse effect , lung cancer , oncology , intensive care medicine , chemotherapy , resource (disambiguation) , first line , computer network , computer science
Lung cancer (LC) chemotherapy results in several adverse events (AEs). Data regarding supportive care medications (SCMs) offered to prevent/treat AEs in resource-limited settings are lacking. A prospective observational study was carried out to find the effectiveness of SCMs in real-life setting.