| Literature DB >> 8519632 |
A Zoubek1, H A Zaunschirm, T Lion, G Fischmeister, G Vollnhofer, H Gadner, K Pillwein, A Schalhorn, U Bode.
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We report on an 18.5-year-old woman with osteosarcoma and delayed methotrexate (MTX) elimination due to renal failure after high-dose MTX, in whom rescue with high doses of folinic acid caused intolerable side effects. In this life-threatening clinical situation, the patients was rescued by the administration of recombinant carboxypeptidase G2, a bacterial enzyme that rapidly hydrolyzes MTX into inactive metabolites. This is the first report on the successful clinical use of this alternative catabolic route for the elimination of MTX.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 8519632 DOI: 10.3109/08880019509009477
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Hematol Oncol ISSN: 0888-0018 Impact factor: 1.969