A Parental Request for an Unproven Treatment for a Rare Pediatric Cancer: Sound Reasons for Not Going Off-Label
We present the case of a three-year-old in remission from ependymoma whose parents requested off-label metformin in the hope that it could reduce her chance of recurrence. A prominent specialist who was developing a clinical trial studying metformin as an adjunctive treatment for children with relap...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2026
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| In: |
The Hastings Center report
Anno: 2026, Volume: 56, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 13-15 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
parental decision-making
B pediatric oncology B Bioethics B clinical ethics consultation B off-label prescribing |
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