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Hepatitis B screening to reduce the risk of viral reactivation in gynecologic oncology patients receiving chemotherapy at a regional tertiary cancer center: A quality improvement initiative.

Abstract

332 Background: In 2020, ASCO released a Provisional Clinical Opinion recommending universal hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening prior to systemic chemotherapy to reduce the risk of reactivation and associated morbidities. There is limited data for HBV prevalence and risk factors in gynecologic oncology. In gynecologic oncology patients at the Juravinski Cancer Centre, median baseline screening rate over 6 months was 0%. Our aim …

Authors

Mah SJ; Bellini J; Zhao L; Van Nguyen JM; Reade C; Jimenez W; Carlson V; Tyagi NJK; Bernard L; Pond GR

Journal

Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 40, No. 28_suppl, pp. 332–332

Publisher

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Publication Date

October 1, 2022

DOI

10.1200/jco.2022.40.28_suppl.332

ISSN

0732-183X