MDT Model of a Breast Cancer Patient at Reproductive Age with Morbid Obesity / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To explore the working mode of clinical pharmacists participating in multidisciplinary team (MDT) for cancer patients. METHODS: A breast cancer physician leaded the team, comprised of an imageology specialist, an endocrinology specialist and a clinical pharmacist carried on the multidisciplinary discussions of a breast cancer patient at reproductive age with morbid obesity, focusing on the four aspects of morbid obesity, infertility, chemotherapeutic doses and application of dexamethasone. Clinical pharmacist evaluated the risk of medication in the patient and participated in the entire process of anti-tumor therapy. RESULTS: After multidisciplinary discussions, we determined the patient treatments and drug applications, the patient successfully completed the first cycle of anti-tumor therapy with no serious adverse reactions. CONCLUSION: As one of the important members of multidisciplinary team, the clinical pharmacist could cooperate with other physicians by taking the advantages of pharmacy, and initially could form the working mode of multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatments of cancer patients.