An experimental biological test to diagnose hypersensitivity reactions to carboplatin: New horizons for an old problem

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 347-350

  Pagani, Mauro ^a   Venemalm, Lennart ^b   Bonnadona, Patrizia ^c   Vescovi, Pier Paolo ^a   Botelho, Carmen ^d   Cernadas, Josefina R ^d  

^a Allergology and Oncology Service Asola Hospital   (Italy)

^b Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^d H S João EPE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biological test; Carboplatin hypersensitivity; Chemotherapy; Skin tests

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DESENSITIZATION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVARY CANCER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEST;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARBOPLATIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84859238222     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: 14653621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hys006     Document Type: Article

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