| Literature DB >> 19352593 |
Simona Potenza1, Guglielmo Nasti, Alessandro Ottaiano, Ottaiano Alessandro, Amelia Filippelli, Francesco Rossi, Annalisa Capuano.
Abstract
A 46-year-old man with adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon developed a hypersensitivity reaction after the sixth cycle of combination chemotherapy with oxaliplatin infusion. Hypersensitivity to oxaliplatin occurring, after several courses of therapy, in about 10-15% of patients, especially during or immediately after the oxaliplatin infusion. In this case report we present a delayed hypersensitivity reaction, consisting in dysesthesia and laryngeal spasm developed 10 h after the sixth administration of oxaliplatin.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19352593 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-009-9250-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Invest New Drugs ISSN: 0167-6997 Impact factor: 3.850