Oncology Pharmaceutical Care Program Unit

The Oncology Pharmaceutical Care Unit of the Pharmacy Department with ISO 9001:2008 certification, is associated with the Medical Oncology Programs of the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital.

The Oncology Pharmaceutical Care Program is responsible for preparing cytostatics, monoclonal antibodies and other parenteral antitumor drugs used in clinical trials in oncology, and for monitoring the clinical activity in oncology patients. It has a team of pharmacists specializing in hospital pharmacy and oncology pharmacy, and laboratory technicians.

The Pharmacological Research in Oncology Support Program of is made up of pharmacists, biologists and laboratory technicians specializing in clinical trials. The program is dedicated to managing, storing, issuing and controlling samples for clinical trials in oncology.
 

Strategic Goals

1. To identify novel mechanisms and factors leading to breast cancer progression
2. To develop novel anti-tumor therapies and improve current ones
3. To identify novel biomarkers to better manage breast cancer patients.

 Current objectives

• Implementation of the traceability system 
• Implementation of the qualitative and quantitative quality control system for cytostatic preparations in clinical trials 
• Improvement of the process of pharmaceutical care of patients included in phase I/II trials by means of preparation of diaries and instructions for the patient for all trials (phase I, II and III)