• PDF / 140,804 Bytes
• 1 Pages / 595.245 x 841.846 pts (A4) Page_size
• 88 Downloads / 153 Views

DOWNLOAD

REPORT

---

1

S

Liver dysfunction in an elderly patient: case report A retrospective study identified a 71-year-old man who received chemoradiotherapy for cancer of the temporal bone. He received a TPF regimen, which is composed of continuous IV fluorouracil at 600-700 mg/m2 over days 1–5, with a bolus injection of docetaxel 50 mg/m2 and cisplatin 60 mg/m2 on day 2. After one cycle, he developed liver dysfunction (ALT, grade 3). He did not receive a scheduled second course of TPF [outcome not stated]. Shiga K, et al. Concomitant chemoradiotherapy as a standard treatment for squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone. Skull Base 21: 153-158, No. 3, May 2011. Available from: URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1275244 803058229 Japan

0114-9954/10/1363-0001/$14.95 © 2010 Adis Data Information BV. All rights reserved

Reactions 6 Aug 2011 No. 1363