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Ifosfamide-induced neurotoxicity reversal with continuous veno-venous hemodialysis. A case report

Mohamad A Cherry1, Himanshu Bhardwaj, Sarah Hopps

  • 1Department of Medicine, Hematology Oncology Section, Oklahoma University, OK 73104, USA.

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice : Official Publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners
|November 9, 2012
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Ifosfamide neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicitychemotherapy side effectshemodialysis

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