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Jennifer R. Blase
Jennifer R. Blase

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Subcutaneous Administration of Cytarabine for Pediatric Patients with Langerhans Cell...
Jennifer R. Blase
Aarti Kamat

Jennifer R. Blase

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July 17, 2023
Both vinblastine and low dose cytarabine therapy for Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) have historically been delivered intravenously. Due to a vinblastine shortage and the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, frontline subcutaneous cytarabine was used to treat six pediatric patients with LCH with greater than 93% of the cytarabine doses administered at home by family. On average, 164 infusion chair hours (65.7 infusions) and 5,607 miles of driving were saved per patient, highlighting that subcutaneous cytarabine is a feasible treatment option for pediatric patients with LCH resulting in notably decreased patient travel burden and infusion center utilization.

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