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Published on: October 25, 2011
[Hypersensitivity reactions to carboplatin and paclitaxel - our five-years experiences]
Objective:
To analyze hypersensitivity reactions to carboplatin and paclitaxel in patients treated with systemic administration of chemotherapy (carboplatin and/or paclitaxel).
Design:
Retrospective study.
Setting:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Hradec Kralove.
Methods:
One hundred-forty patients treated with systemic administration of chemotherapy were enrolled to our study between years 2008 and 2012. The presence and the grade [grade (G) 1-5; 1 = moderate, 5 = death] of hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) were evaluated, as well as the influence of some clinical parameters on development of HSR.
Results:
In total 29 HSRs in 21 patients were analyzed. To carboplatin were reported 19 (66%) HSRs: 13 (45%) HSRs of G1-G3 and 6 (21%) HSRs of G4. To paclitaxel were reported 10 (34%) HSRs: 9 (31%) HSRs of G1-G3 and 1 (3%) HSR of G4. The number of administered cycles of carboplatin to develop G1-G4 resp. G1-G3 HSR was higher in comparison with number of cycles to develop HSR of the same grade to paclitaxel(p = 0.001, resp. p = 0.01).
Conclusion:
HSR to carboplatin is unlike paclitaxel affected by the number of administered cycles. This fact should be included in the clinical management of patients treated with intravenous chemotherapy using carboplatin.
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