Patients' smartphone reports could cut wasted cancer drugs

This study tested whether asking patients to report their symptoms via a smartphone or computer before a chemotherapy appointment could help doctors decide whether to prepare their treatment drugs. The goal was to see if this patient feedback was as useful as a doctor's exam in making this decision, potentially reducing the number of expensive, pre-made chemotherapy drugs that go unused. It involved 138 patients with digestive cancer who were receiving follow-up chemotherapy treatments.