Safe administration of etoposide phosphate after hypersensitivity reaction to intravenous etoposide

摘要

Etoposide is commonly used in a variety of malignancies. A well known but rare toxicity are hypersensitivity reactions, usually manifested by chest discomfort, dyspnoea, bronchospasm and hypotension. We report the details of a patient who developed hypersensitivity reactions to intravenous etoposide, but subsequently tolerated the administration of intravenous etoposide phosphate with no sequalae.British Journal of Cancer (2002) >86, 12–13. DOI: © 2002