Corticosteroids in oncology: Use, overuse, indications, contraindications. An Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM)/ Italian Association of Medical Diabetologists (AMD)/ Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE)/ Italian Society of Pharmacology (SIF) multidisciplinary consensus position paper.
Adverse events
Cancer
Corticosteroids
Dose
Glucocorticoids
Indications
Survival
Tumour response
Journal
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology
ISSN: 1879-0461
Titre abrégé: Crit Rev Oncol Hematol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8916049
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2022
Dec 2022
Historique:
received:
04
08
2022
revised:
28
09
2022
accepted:
28
09
2022
pubmed:
4
10
2022
medline:
30
11
2022
entrez:
3
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Corticosteroids (CSs) are widely used in oncology, presenting several different indications. They are useful for induction of apoptosis in hematological neoplasms, for management of anaphylaxis and cytokine release/hypersensitivity reaction and for the symptomatic treatment of many tumour- and treatment-related complications. If the employment of CSs in the oncological setting results in several benefits for patients and satisfaction for clinicians, on the other hand, many potential adverse events (AEs), both during treatment and after withdrawal of CSs, as well as the duality of the effects of these compounds in oncology, recommend being cautious in clinical practice. To date, several gray zones remain about indications, contraindications, dose, and duration of treatment. In this article, a panel of experts provides a critical review on CSs therapy in oncology, focusing on mechanisms of action and pharmacological characteristics, current and emerging therapeutic indications/contraindications, AEs related to CSs treatment, and the impact on patient outcome.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36191821
pii: S1040-8428(22)00250-5
doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103826
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103826Informations de copyright
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