Fluorouracil for allergic reactions to capecitabine

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1897-1899

  Liu, Chin Y ^a  

^a HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic reaction; Capecitabine; Fluorouracil

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOCETAXEL; FLUOROURACIL; GENTAMICIN; NAVELBINE; PANTOPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURODESIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BREAST TUMOR; IMMUNOLOGY; SALVAGE THERAPY;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; SALVAGE THERAPY;

EID: 0036896010     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1C169     Document Type: Article

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