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Md Yusof M, Abdullah MM, Yap BK, Ng SC, Low JSH, Lam KS, Ahmad Badruddin RBA, Lai CNB, Lau KL, Chong KJ, Nonis JG, Ahmad Annuar MA, Abdul Rahman MHFB. Real-world multicenter study of the safety and efficacy of netupitant plus palonosetron fixed-dose combination to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among Malaysian patients receiving moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2021; 18:419-427. [PMID: 34811924 DOI: 10.1111/ajco.13667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM A large proportion of cancer patients are at high risk for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), but the choice of anti-emetics for CINV in Malaysia is limited. METHODS This was a real-world study of a fixed-dose combination of netupitant and palonosetron (NEPA) to inhibit CINV in adult patients receiving moderately (MEC) or highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC) for solid/hematological malignancies at eight Malaysian centers. Each HEC/MEC cycle received one dose of NEPA + dexamethasone for CINV prevention. Complete response (no emesis, no rescue medication) (CR), no more than mild nausea (severity score ≤ 2.5), and complete control (CR) (no more than mild nausea) during the acute (0-24 h), delayed (25-120 h), and overall (0-120 h) phases post-chemotherapy were measured. Treatment-related adverse events (AEs) were recorded. RESULTS During March 2016-April 2018 (NMRR-17-3286-38282), NEPA + dexamethasone was administered to 54 patients (77.8% solid, 22.2% hematological malignancies). Note that 59.3% received HEC, while 40.7% received MEC regimen. During the overall phase of the first cycle, the majority had CR (77.8%), no more than mild nausea (74.1%), and complete control (61.1%). Seventeen patients received two consecutive cycles at any point of chemotherapy cycles. During the overall phases across two consecutive cycles, all patients achieved CR, and the majority reported no more than mild nausea and complete control. No grades 3-4 AEs were reported. CONCLUSIONS NEPA had sustained efficacy and tolerability at first administration and across two cycles of MEC/HEC for CINV prevention.
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- Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Borneo Medical Centre, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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Yeoh ZY, Jaganathan M, Rajaram N, Rawat S, Tajudeen NA, Rahim N, Zainal NH, Maniam S, Suvelayutnan U, Yaacob R, Krishnapillai V, Kamal MZM, Teo SH, Wahab MYA. Feasibility of Patient Navigation to Improve Breast Cancer Care in Malaysia. J Glob Oncol 2019; 4:1-13. [PMID: 30398950 PMCID: PMC7010457 DOI: 10.1200/jgo.17.00229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Late stage at presentation and poor adherence to treatment remain major contributors to poor survival in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Patient navigation (PN) programs in the United States have led to improvement in diagnostic or treatment timeliness, particularly for women in lower socioeconomic classes or minority groups. To date, studies of PN in Asia have been limited. We aimed to assess the feasibility of PN in a state-run hospital in an LMIC and to report the impact on diagnostic and treatment timeliness for patients in its first year of implementation. METHODS We established PN in a dedicated breast clinic of a Malaysian state-run hospital. We compared diagnostic and treatment timeliness between navigated patients (n = 135) and patients diagnosed in the prior year (n = 148), and described factors associated with timeliness. RESULTS Women with PN received timely mammography compared with patients in the prior year (96.4% v 74.4%; P < .001), biopsy (92.5% v 76.1%; P = .003), and communication of news (80.0% v 58.5%; P < .001). PN reduced treatment default rates (4.4% v 11.5%; P = .048). Among navigated patients, late stage at presentation was independently associated with having emotional and language barriers ( P = .01). Finally, the main reason reported for delay, default, or refusal of treatment was the preference for alternative therapy. CONCLUSION PN is feasible for addressing barriers to cancer care when integrated with a state-run breast clinic of an LMIC. Its implementation resulted in improved diagnostic timeliness and reduced treatment default. Wider adoption of PN could be a key element of cancer control in LMICs.
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh
- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Zi-Yi Yeoh, Maheswari Jaganathan, Nadia Rajaram, Sakthi Maniam, and Soo-Hwang Teo, Cancer Research Malaysia; Sudha Rawat, Nurul Ain Tajudeen, Norlia Rahim, Nur Hidayati Zainal, Ushananthiny Suvelayutnan, Rahani Yaacob, Vijayalakshmi Krishnapillai, Meor Zamari Meor Kamal, and Mohamed Yusof Abdul Wahab, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah, Selangor; and Soo-Hwang Teo, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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How SH, Ng TH, Kuan YC, Jamalludin AR, Fauzi AR. Survival of lung cancer patients in a resource-limited country. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2014; 11:221-7. [PMID: 24575820 DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Data on lung cancer survival are lacking in developing countries. Our objectives were to describe the survival of our lung cancer patients and to determine independent prognostic factors affecting survival. METHOD All patients diagnosed with lung cancer from August 2007 to August 2010 were recruited from a single referral hospital of the state of Pahang, Malaysia. Detailed demographic data, ECOG (Eastern Cooperation Oncology Group) performance status, stage of disease and treatment were recorded. The date of histology or cytology confirmation was used as the date of entry. Survival time was calculated from the date of entry to the date of death. RESULTS One hundred forty-nine patients were included for survival analysis. The median age was 62 years and patients were predominantly males (78%) and smokers (78%). The majority had non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (94%); only six patients (4%) had small cell lung cancer. All patients presented with stage 3 or stage 4 disease. Overall median survival was 18 weeks. "No definitive treatment" and "ECOG 3-4" were the significant independent predictors of death, with the hazard ratios of 2.1 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.4, 3.0) and 1.6 (95% CI 1.1, 2.3) times, respectively. Among NSCLC patients on treatment, 1- and 2-year survival rates were 27% and 15%, respectively. CONCLUSION The majority of lung cancer patients in Pahang presented with advanced disease. No definitive treatment and ECOG 3-4 were independent poor prognostic factors.
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- Soon Hin How
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Public Health, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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