Evaluation Study on Performance of Guided Clinical Pharmacy Consultation in Patients With Multiple Myeloma on First Oral Anticancer Treatment
Evaluation Study on Performance of Guided Clinical Pharmacy Consultation in Patients With Multiple Myeloma on First Oral Anticancer Treatment
Nowadays, more and more patients are receiving anticancer treatment by mouth and oral
 chemotherapy is a challenge for our health system as patients become autonomous and
 responsible for following their oral anti-cancer treatment at home.

 According to the French National Cancer Institute around 5.000 new cases of multiple myeloma
 (MM) are detected each year, and this figure is on the increase. It is more common in people
 aged over 70. The patterns of oral anticancer medication for multiple myeloma are complex and
 these patients do not always follow their treatment correctly. A clinical pharmaceutical
 consultation guide was designed to overcome this problem.Our hypothesis is that the guided
 consultation would minimize the rate of discrepancies observed compared with the usual,
 standard type of management.

 The main objective is therefore to evaluate the performance of this guided consultation
 (interventional group) in comparison with a control group (standard management) for patients
 with multiple myeloma on their first cure of oral anticancer medication.
Nowadays, more and more patients are receiving anticancer treatment by mouth. In this
 context, the development of oral chemotherapy represents a challenge to our health system as
 it means adapting the hospital's organization and making it safer to manage patients who are
 becoming autonomous and responsible for following their oral anti-cancer treatment at home.

 According to the French National Cancer Institute, around 5,000 new cases of multiple myeloma
 (MM) are detected each year, and this figure is on the increase year by year. It is more
 common in people aged over 70. Patients treated have several risk factors for not respecting
 medication adherence such as age, polypharmacy related to the presence of other chronic
 pathologies, and associated comorbidities. Furthermore, the patterns of administering oral
 anticancer medication for multiple myeloma are complex.

 In a previous study we designed a clinical pharmaceutical consultation guide with a view to
 improving patients' adherence to their oral anticancer treatment. This guide was designed and
 validated by a multidisciplinary workgroup to ensure that it was readable, understandable and
 easy to memorize for the patients being treated for multiple myeloma. The guide was designed
 so that the information given was reproducible from one patient to another, whoever the
 pharmacist might be, by standardizing the information given. Our hypothesis is that the
 guided consultation would make it possible to minimize the rate of discordance observed
 compared with the usual, standard type of management.

 The main objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of the guided consultation
 (Intervention) by evaluating the rate of discrepancies observed compared with the theoretical
 therapeutic pattern prescribed, compared with a control group(standard management) for
 patients with multiple myeloma on their first cure of oral anticancer medication.

 Secondary objectives are:

 A. For both groups in the study, evaluate the patients' level of knowledge and understanding
 of their treatment.

 B. In the interventional group, evaluate the acceptability of the intervention by the
 patient.

 C. For both groups in the study, evaluate the attitude of the patients when faced with
 intercurrent events (foreseeable with oral anticancer treatment) for example : fever over
 38.5°C, nosebleeds and /or bleeding gums, breathlessness, respiratory difficulties, chest
 pain, swelling, pain or redness in the legs, digestive difficulties, insomnia, fatigue,
 tingling, numb fingers or toes.

 D. For both groups in the study, evaluate the adherence to treatment (adherence rate in
 percentages).

 E. Evaluate the rate of discrepancies per item : treatment started in due time, right
 molecule taken at the right moment, respect of days when no medication is to be taken, day
 when treatment is to be stopped.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  All patients being treated for multiple myeloma receiving their first oral anticancer
 treatment.

 -  All patients being treated for multiple myeloma by autologous peripheral stem cell
 graft following the Revlimid - Velcade - Dexamethazone protocol

 -  All patients who cannot be treated for multiple myeloma by autologous peripheral stem
 cell graft and who are following the Revlimid - Dexamethazone protocol

 -  All patients who have given written informed consent.

 -  All patients who have signed the consent form.

 -  All patients covered by a health insurance scheme

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  All patients requiring help at home from a nurse for taking their oral treatment

 -  All patients participating in another category 1 research project.

 -  All patients in an exclusion period determined by another study.

 -  All patients for whom it is impossible to give enlightened information.

 -  All patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding