| Literature DB >> 19499187 |
Charles Ferté1, Carlos Gomez Roca, Yohann Loriot, Rastislav Bahleda, Cristian Moldovan, Ariel Cohen, Hassan Izzedine, Jean-Charles Soria, Stephane Ederhy.
Abstract
5-Fluorouracil remains a major component of chemotherapy regimens for various tumors. We report the case of reversible cardiogenic shock following 5-FU administration and discuss the different pitfalls of such toxicity. Oncologist should be aware of that rare but potentially lethal adverse event.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19499187 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-009-9271-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Invest New Drugs ISSN: 0167-6997 Impact factor: 3.850