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Genetic risk factors of cisplatin induced ototoxicity in adult patients.
Neoplasma - 1 Jan 2016
Talach T, Rottenberg J, Gal B, Kostrica R, Jurajda M, Kocak I, Lakomy R, Vogazianos E
Abstract excerpt
Ototoxicity is an important adverse effect of using Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloroplatinum) (CDDP) as a form of chemotherapy. The clinical picture of CDDP induced ototoxicity includes perceptive hearing impairment (reversible or permanent) and tinnitus. Ototoxicity manifests with considerable variability between patients. The objective of this prospective study was to investigate a possible genetic background to...
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