Abstract 454P
Background
Extravasation is an important Adverse Event in chemotherapy, which is evaluated using CTCAE (Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events) grading scale. This study focuses on predicting risk factors and comparing CTCAE v3.0 and 4.3 in assessing chemotherapy-induced extravasation.
Methods
An observational study was conducted in medical oncology wards of a tertiary care hospital among adult patients receiving parenteral chemotherapy. European society of medical oncology – European oncology nursing society (ESMO-EONS) guidelines was used to classify chemotherapeutic agents. Significant risk factors were determined using binary logistic analysis. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and Wilcoxon’s sign rank test was applied to evaluate the difference between CTCAE v3.0 and v4.3.
Results
A total of 46 patients were enrolled in the study. According to CTCAE v4.3, amongst the 46 patients who experienced extravasation 30 presented with Grade II and the rest 16 with Grade III severity. Patients aged above 60 years showed significance (OR: 2.236, p = 0.007), and females were prone to severe extravasation injury (OR: 2.713, p = 0.010). Ambulation was found to be a major risk factor (OR: 4.66, p = 0.001). Patients with comorbidities had higher chances of getting severe extravasation (OR: 3.009, p = 0.029) and irritants were found to be predominant in worsening it (OR: 2.24, p = 0.007). The Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient established a good association in EV grades between both versions of CTCAE (rho=0.877, p = 0.000). Wilcoxon’s Rank test revealed a significant difference between the two. (p = 0.0003).
Conclusions
The severity of EV depends on early identification of symptoms, patient related factors and nature of drug. This information is pivotal to work towards a scenario of better-prevented and managed events of EV. The updated versions of CTCAE (v4.3 and v5) are better fit to use for accurate scoring of severity.
Clinical trial identification
Editorial acknowledgement
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Funding
Has not received any funding.
Disclosure
All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.
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