ASCO issues new guideline on fever and neutropenia management for adult patients with cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has issued a new clinical practice guideline on the management of neutropenia with fever and preventing related infections in patients with cancer. The guideline will help doctors identify patients who are at high risk of medical complications related to neutropenia with fever, clarify when preventive treatment for infection is needed, and provide guidance on which patients can be managed safely at home during a febrile neutropenia episode. Read more here.