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Drug Information
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Chapter 2A: Measuring Cancer Anorexia/Cachexia: A Case Study: Toxicity Monitoring and Adverse Event Reporting
          

10.1 Reporting for Commercial Drugs: ADR reporting is based on the Common Toxicity Criteria. Adverse reactions requiring submission to NCCTG Operations Office must also be reported to the local IRB.  

                              
Unexpected grade 4 - 5
Increased incidence of a known ADR1
FDA Form 3500 to NCCTG within 5 days2
X
X

1. Any increased incidence of a known ADR that has been reported in the package insert or the literature, including adverse event resulting from a drug overdose.

2. Fax or mail:

Online Research
First Street, SW
Rochester, MN 555555
Fax: 555-555-1111

10.2 Toxicities to be graded at each evaluation and pretreatment symptoms/conditions to be evaluated at baseline per NCI CTC grading unless otherwise stated: Microphone Image

Toxicity/SymptomsMicrophone Image
Baseline
Each Evaluation
Grading scale
(if not CTC)
Nausea Microphone Image
X
X
       
Vomiting
X
X
           
Neuro-cortical
X
X
         
Edema
X
X
None, mild, moderate, severe
Ascites
X
X
No vs. yes
Thromboembolic phenomena
X
X
No vs. yes
Pleural effusion
X
X
No vs. yes

 

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