Drug shortages

This page will contain useful links regarding the oncology drug shortage crisis from 2023 onwards. For our more general page on therapeutic equivalents, click this link.

Guidelines

ASCO

• 2023: Santos et al. Drug Shortages in Oncology: ASCO Clinical Guidance for Alternative Treatments PubMed

Anti-Cancer Drugs

Cisplatin

• 2023-06-15: NPR news article

Carboplatin

• 2023-06-15: NPR news article

Links

• ASCO Member Drug Shortage Story Collection
• ASCO Resources Related to Drug Shortages
• FDA Drug Shortages
• The Cancer Letter interview with Richard Pazdur
• NCCN Statement Addressing Ongoing Chemotherapy Shortages