Adherence to Oral Targeted Anti-Lung Cancer Therapy: A Qualitative Interview Study

Oral targeted antineoplastic drugs (OTADs) are becoming more and more acceptable for lung cancer treatment due to their advantages such as the convenience of administration and milder side effects. However, medication adherence represents a major issue for prolonged OTAD treatment.

Citation:
Zhou H, Wang X, Yu D, Du R, …….. Wang T. Adherence to Oral Targeted Anti-Lung Cancer Therapy: A Qualitative Interview Study. Patient Preference Adherence. 2022;16:995-1004.

Keywords:
Lung cancer; OTAD adherence; qualitative study; targeted cancer therapy

Abstract:
Oral targeted antineoplastic drugs (OTADs) are becoming more and more acceptable for lung cancer treatment due to their advantages such as the convenience of administration and milder side effects. However, medication adherence represents a major issue for prolonged OTAD treatment.