Implementation of a pharmacogenomic program in a Brazilian public institution

This narrative review describes implementation, current status and perspectives of a pharmacogenomic (PGx) program at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (INCA), targeting the cancer chemotherapeutic drugs - fluoropyrimidines, irinotecan and thiopurines. This initiative, designed as a research project, was supported by a grant from the Brazilian Ministry of Health. A dedicated task force developed standard operational procedures from recruitment of patients to creating PGx reports with dosing recommendations, which were successfully applied to test 100 gastrointestinal cancer INCA outpatients and 162 acute lymphoblastic leukemia pediatric patients from INCA and seven other hospitals. The program has been subsequently expanded to include gastrointestinal cancer patients from three additional cancer treatment centers. We anticipate implementation of routine pre-emptive PGx testing at INCA but acknowledge challenges associated with this transition, such as continuous financing support, availability of trained personnel, adoption of the PGx-informed prescription by the clinical staff and, ultimately, evidence of cost-effectiveness.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Pharmacogenomics - 21(2020), 8 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 549-557

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Suarez-Kurtz, Guilherme [VerfasserIn]
Kovaleski, Giovana [VerfasserIn]
Elias, Anna Br [VerfasserIn]
Motta, Vera LA [VerfasserIn]
Wolch, Karolyne [VerfasserIn]
Emerenciano, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Mansur, Marcela B [VerfasserIn]
Palladino, Alexandre M [VerfasserIn]
Accioly, Maria T [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Marcos [VerfasserIn]
Gonçalves, Antonio A [VerfasserIn]
de Melo, Andréia C [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antineoplastic Agents
Cancer pharmacogenomics
DPYD
Fluoropyrimidines
Irinotecan
Journal Article
NUDT15
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
TPMT
Thiopurines
UGT1A1

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.04.2021

Date Revised 26.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2217/pgs-2020-0016

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Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM309623162