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Table 3 Prevalence of clinically significant DDIs among the different cancer classes diagnosed among cancer patients Uganda

From: Frequency, severity, and factors associated with clinically significant drug-drug interactions among patients with cancer attending Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Cancer Unit, Uganda

Classes of cancers

Frequency of DDIs

Prevalence of cs-DDIs (%)

Urinary tract neoplasm

1

7.1

Male genital organs neoplasm

19

37.3

Female genital organs neoplasm

14

87.5

Breast neoplasm

21

67.7

Digestive organs neoplasm

60

75.0

Mesenchymal neoplasm

12

44.4

Lymphoid tissue neoplasm

27

67.5

Haematopoetic tissue neoplasm

8

50.0

Middle ear,respiratory, intrathoracic organs neoplasm

6

75.0

Skin neoplasm

6

100.0

Mature T/B cell neoplasm

3

50.0

Endocrine gland neoplasm

2

100.0

Others

2

66.7

  1. Others: Kaposi sarcoma, peripheral nerve sheath tumor, neck tumor