Factors Associated With Patients Not Receiving Oral Anticancer Drugs

Key Points Question How many patients with cancer do not receive oral anticancer drug prescriptions, and what are the factors associated with this failure to receive these drugs? Findings A cohort study of 1024 patients conducted at an urban academic medical center found that 13% of oral anticancer drug prescriptions were never received by the patient. The most common reason was because of patient and clinician decision-making; 13% of cases of failure to receive an oral anticancer drug prescription were directly associated with financial access issues. Meaning This study suggests that the failure to receive oral anticancer drugs is infrequent and that the reasons are multifactorial.