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Prophylactic 3-hour graduated infusion schedule minimizes risk of carboplatin hypersensitivity reactions - A
Anjila Koul1, Eva L Forsland2, Maria Bjurberg1
1Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Radiation Physics, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden; Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Oncology and Pathology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Objective:
Aim of this study was observation of hypersensitivity reaction (HSR) frequency by using a 3-hour graduated infusion protocol with appropriate premedication as a prophylactic measure in patients with gynecological cancer receiving carboplatin retreatment in second line or above. None of the patients had experienced HSRs to platinum previously.
Method:
All the patients in this study received premedication with corticosteroids and anti-histamines followed by carboplatin as 3-hour graduated infusion. Carboplatin was administered either as monotherapy or in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents.
Results:
Ninety-nine patients with ovarian (n=71), fallopian tube (n=9), peritoneal (n=9) and other gynecological cancers (5 uterine cancer, 5 abdominal cancer of gynecological origin) were retreated by a total of 611cycles of carboplatin administered as monotherapy (210cycles) or combination regime (401cycles). HSRs were recorded in only 11cycles (1.8%) in a total of 11 patients. While 8 of these patients had grade 1or 2 reactions (8.1%), only 3 patients had grade 3 reactions (3%). After pause in the infusion and complete resolution of HSR symptoms, an attempt of retreatment using this infusion protocol with extra premedication was successful in 6 of these patients without any reoccurrence of HSRs.
Conclusion:
In this prospective study, we report that prophylactic 3-hour graduated infusion rate with appropriate premedication is associated with low frequency of HSRs in gynecological cancer patients requiring carboplatin retreatment in second line or above.
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