Editor's Pick: Deprescribing in palliative patients with cancer: a concise review of tools and guidelines

2022     Every month, we share articles from the MASCC journal Supportive Care in Cancer. The “Editor’s Pick” section, chosen by the journal’s Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Fred Ashbury, PhD, will cover a variety of topics to meet the many interests of our membership. This month we feature:

Deprescribing in palliative patients with cancer: a concise review of tools and guidelines

Palliative cancer patients can benefit from deprescribing of potentially inappropriate medications. Tools and guidelines developed for the geriatric population are mainly available. This systematic review gives an overview of available guidelines and tools to deprescribe for palliative cancer patients.