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Defibrotide for the treatment of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome: evaluation of response to therapy and patient outcomes by Coutsouvelis, John, Avery, Sharon, Dooley, Michael, Kirkpatrick, Carl, Spencer, Andrew

“…Purpose Defibrotide is an agent used to treat sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS/VOD) in patients undergoing haemopoietic stem cell transplantation. The aim…”
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Isavuconazole as salvage therapy for mucormycosis by Graves, Bianca, Morrissey, C Orla, Wei, Andrew, Coutsouvelis, John, Ellis, Samantha, Pham, Alan, Gooi, Julian, Ananda-Rajah, Michelle

“…Mucormycosis carries a high mortality rate with few therapeutic options available. We describe a man with pulmonary/splenic mucormycosis complicating…”
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Capecitabine: effective oral fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy by McKendrick, Joseph, Coutsouvelis, John

“…Fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy, principally with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), has been a standard of care for a range of solid tumours for many years. Capecitabine, a…”
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A meta-analysis of palifermin efficacy for the management of oral mucositis in patients with solid tumours and haematological malignancy by Coutsouvelis, John, Corallo, Carmela, Spencer, Andrew, Avery, Sharon, Dooley, Michael, Kirkpatrick, Carl M

“…[Display omitted] •Palifermin has proven efficacy in minimising the severity of oral mucositis.•Palifermin is beneficial in patients with solid tumours and…”
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Medication reuse programs: a narrative review of the literature by Watts, Samuel, Coutsouvelis, John, Wickens, Joanne, Poole, Susan, Percival, Mia, Zalcberg, John R

“…A proportion of returned medications may potentially meet quality standards to be reused safely. In Australia, there is no regulatory guidance available to…”
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Palifermin, administered for three doses only, reduces mucositis in patients undergoing HSCT and receiving chemoradiotherapy conditioning by Coutsouvelis, John, Dooley, Michael, Kirkpatrick, Carl M., Avery, Sharon, Hopkins, Ria, Spencer, Andrew

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A cost comparison of pembrolizumab: Fixed and weight-based dosing by Slee, Ann-Louise, Coutsouvelis, John, Tong, Bianca, Poole, Susan, Zalcberg, John

“…Pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, indicated to treat multiple cancers, was initially approved in Australia as weight-based dosing at 2 mg/kg every…”
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Haploidentical Donor Transplants with Cytokine Release Syndrome Have Increased Risk of Clinically Significant Early CMV Reactivation Compared with Matched Donor Transplants Receiving Post-Transplant Cyclophosphamide by Schwarer, James, Tan, Joanne BL, Cirone, BIanca, Rush, Lily, Muirhead, Jenny, Wong, Shu Min, Inam, Shafqat, Fleming, Shaun, Patil, Sushrut S., Morrissey, C. Orla, Coutsouvelis, John, Spencer, Andrew, Curtis, David J.

“…Background: Post-transplant cyclophosphamide (PTCy) enables safe haploidentical stem cell transplantation by reducing graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) but is…”
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Defibrotide for the management of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in patients who undergo haemopoietic stem cell transplantation by Coutsouvelis, John, Avery, Sharon, Dooley, Michael, Kirkpatrick, Carl, Spencer, Andrew

“…Highlights • Defibrotide is a useful agent in the management of sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (SOS). • Most of the published literature describes prophylaxis…”
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Estimation of kidney function for medication dosing in adult patients with chronic kidney disease: a practice update by Mirkov, Sanja, Scuderi, Carla, Lloyd, Jess, Coutsouvelis, John, O'Connor, Shaun, Potts, Simon, Newman, Suzanne, Roberts, Jason

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health concern with a growing disease burden and inequalities in access to treatments. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)…”
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ANZTCT practice statement: sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno‐occlusive disease diagnosis and management by Fleming, Shaun, Scott, Ashleigh P., Coutsouvelis, John, Fraser, Chris, Bajel, Ashish, Nelson, Adam, Conyers, Rachel, McEwan, Ashley, Yeung, David, Campion, Victoria, Teague, Lochie, McGuire, Matthew, Morris, Edward, Gabriel, Melissa, Wayte, Rebecca, Douglas, Genevieve, Chien, Nicole, Hamad, Nada

“…Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome/veno‐occlusive disease (SOS/VOD) is a life‐threatening complication which can develop after haemopoietic stem cell…”
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Asparaginase in the management of adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Is it used appropriately? by Patil, Sushrut, Coutsouvelis, John, Spencer, Andrew

“…Abstract Background Whereas the disease free survival (DFS) continues to improve in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the prognosis of adult ALL…”
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Failure to achieve therapeutic levels with high-dose posaconazole tablets potentially due to enhanced clearance by Maleki, Sam, Corallo, Carmela, Coutsouvelis, John, Singh, Jasmine

“…Aim To describe a case of persistent sub-therapeutic posaconazole levels in setting of salvage chemotherapy for relapsed acute myeloid leukemia. Case details A…”
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Dapsone and azole interactions: A clinical perspective by Corallo, Carmela, Coutsouvelis, John, Avery, Sharon, Morgan, Susan, Morrissey, Orla

“…An understanding of the clinical significance of dapsone-drug interactions is essential for optimal use of this agent. This review aims to provide clinicians…”
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Developing clinical indicators for oncology: the inaugural cancer care indicator set for the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards by Segelov, Eva, Carrington, Christine, Aranda, Sanchia, Currow, David, Zalcberg, John R, Heriot, Alexander G, Mileshkin, Linda, Coutsouvelis, John, Millar, Jeremy L, Collopy, Brian T, Emery, Jon D, Zhang, Phoebe, Cooper, Simon, O’Kane, Carmel, Wale, Janet, Hancock, Stephen J, Sulkowski, Anthony, Bashford, John

“…Introduction The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) sponsored an expert‐led, consensus‐driven, four‐stage process, based on a modified Delphi…”
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Improving the transition of highly complex patients into the community: impact of a pharmacist in an allogeneic stem cell transplant (SCT) outpatient clinic by Chieng, Ruth, Coutsouvelis, John, Poole, Susan, Dooley, Michael J., Booth, Diana, Wei, Andrew

“…Purpose Patients having undergone allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) require complex medication regimens. To ensure the safe and effective management…”
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DCEP as a bridge to ongoing therapies for advanced relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma by Yuen, Hiu Lam Agnes, Low, Michael Sze Yuan, Fedele, Pasquale, Kalff, Anna, Walker, Patricia, Bergin, Krystal, Coutsouvelis, John, Grigoriadis, George, Spencer, Andrew

“…There is limited data describing dexamethasone, cyclophosphamide, etoposide, and cisplatin (DCEP) in relapsed refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). We reviewed…”
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Implementation of Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting in haematology and oncology inpatients by Tong, Erica Y, Edwards, Gail E, Hua, Phuong Uyen, Mitra, Biswadev, Dyk, Eleanor Van, Yip, Gary, Coutsouvelis, John, Siderov, Jim, Tran, Yen, Dooley, Michael J

“…Aim Partnered Pharmacist Medication Charting (PPMC) in patients admitted under general medical units has been shown to reduce medication errors. The aim of…”
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Successful autologous stem cell transplant with LACE‐chemotherapy on the background of human immunodeficiency virus by Maleki, Sam, Coutsouvelis, John, Booth, Diana L., Patil, Sushrut

“…Aim To describe a case of autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) and successful engraftment in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient with lymphoma…”
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The impact of pharmacist‐led strategies implemented to reduce errors related to cancer therapies: a systematic review by Coutsouvelis, John, Siderov, Jim, Tey, Amanda Y., Bortz, Hadley D., O’Connor, Shaun R., Rowan, Gail D., Vasileff, Hayley M., Page, Amy T., Percival, Mia A.

“…Background Patients with cancer are managed across the whole healthcare spectrum. This complex system of interdependencies has high potential for errors to…”
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