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Reversible grade 4 hyperbilirubinemia in a patient with UGT1A1 7/7 genotype treated with irinotecan and cetuximab.
Clinical colorectal cancer - 1 Mar 2007
Gupta Bhavna, LeVea Charles, Litwin Alan, Fakih Marwan G
Abstract excerpt
Irinotecan-induced gastrointestinal toxicities are common and typically present in the form of diarrhea or nausea and vomiting. However, severe hyperbilirubinemia (grade 3/4) has not been previously reported in association with this chemotherapeutic agent. We report a case of prolonged grade 4 hy...
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