Supportive Care

The FDA has approved eltrombopag as a treatment for pediatric patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura following a lack of response to other therapies or splenectomy.

Palliative care should address the unique symptom profile of gynecologic cancer and be tailored to individual socioeconomic environments.

In the urologic oncology field, urologists can play an important role in successful comprehensive care by incorporating palliative care in their treatment regimens.

Treatment with telotristat etiprate significantly reduced the average number of daily bowel movements compared with placebo for patients with carcinoid syndrome that was not adequately controlled with a somatostatin analog.