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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
The incidence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of hypersensitivity reactions to teniposide (VM-26), etoposide (VP-16), or both were determined in 108 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with a contemporary regimen of intensive multiagent chemotherapy. Fifty (46%) of the 108 patients had one or more hypersensitivity reactions. The risk of any child having an initial reaction over the cumulative dose range studied was 52% (95% confidence limits, 41% and 63%) for VM-26, compared with 34% (95% confidence limits, 24% and 44%) for VP-16. The risk of having an initial reaction to VM-26 or VP-16 was clearly related to the cumulative dose. This risk peaked at 1500 to 2000 mg/m2 for VM-26 and at 2000-3000 mg/m2 for VP-16. All reactions were Type 1 reactions according to the Gell and Coombs classification, characterized by urticaria, angioedema, flushing, rashes, or hypotension, and 86% of reactions were of Grade 1 or 2 severity according to standard criteria. There was no evidence of increasing clinical severity on repeated rechallenge with premedication, and no deaths occurred. The findings suggested that hypersensitivity reactions to epipodophyllotoxins in children with ALL are more common than previously reported, but only rarely constitute dose-limiting toxicity.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
67
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1070-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Adrenal Cortex Hormones, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Bronchial Spasm, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Child, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Cyanosis, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Diphenhydramine, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Drug Hypersensitivity, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Etoposide, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Hypotension, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Premedication, pubmed-meshheading:1991254-Teniposide
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Hypersensitivity reactions to epipodophyllotoxins in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology-Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38101.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't