Hospital pharmacist's roles and responsibilities with CAR-T medicines
Por:
Moreno-Martínez ME, Vinent-Genestar J, Muñoz-Sánchez C and Carreras-Soler MJ
Publicada:
1 ene 2020
Ahead of Print:
1 ene 2020
Resumen:
The development and commercialization of cell therapy drugs with chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) represent a new challenge for Spain's hospital pharmacy. The aim of this article is to review the key aspects of these medicines and to describe the oncohematological pharmacist's role within the multidisciplinary clinical team. This includes the different phases in the transversal process that involves a therapy with CAR-T medicines, ranging from indication to short and long term follow-up of patients treated with this type of therapy, and emphasizing on the management of its main adverse effects. CAR-T therapy offers the hospital pharmacist the opportunity to work closely with the rest of the clinical professionals involved in the process, allowing their contribution to the development of procedures, clinical practice guidelines of global approach, and establishing starting points when facing future therapies of similar complexity -and even improving previously established basic processes-.
Filiaciones:
Moreno-Martínez ME:
Pharmacy Service, Santa Creu i Sant Pau Hospital, Barcelona. Spain..
Vinent-Genestar J:
Pharmacy Service, Sant Joan de Déu Hospital, Esplugues de Llobregat. Spain..
Muñoz-Sánchez C:
Pharmacy Service, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Hospitalet de Llobregat. Spain..
Carreras-Soler MJ:
Pharmacy Service, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona. Spain..
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