Adverse hypersensitivity reactions to mesna as adjunctive therapy for cyclophosphamide

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-343

  Khaw, Seong L ^a   Downie, Peter A ^a   Waters, Keith D ^a   Ashley, David M ^a   Heath, John A ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse reaction; Cyclophosphamide; Hypersensitivity; Mesna

Indexed keywords

AMIFOSTINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MELPHALAN; MESNA; METHOTREXATE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COUGHING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPOTENSION; INOPERABLE CANCER; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; OLIGURIA; OSTEOSARCOMA; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RIGOR; SACRUM; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MESNA; OSTEOSARCOMA; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34547749422     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20617     Document Type: Article

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