Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Drug shortage linked to greater risk of relapse in young Hodgkin lymphoma patients

A national drug shortage has been linked to a higher rate of relapse among children, teenagers and young adults with Hodgkin lymphoma enrolled in a national clinical trial, according to a report by researchers involved in the multi-institutional study. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Metzger ML, et al. The impact of drug shortages on children with cancer--the example of mechlorethamine. N Engl J Med. 2012 Dec 27;367(26):2461-3. PMID: 23268661

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