Most oncologic emergencies can be classified as metabolic, hematologic, structural, or
treatment related. Tumor lysis syndrome is a metabolic emergency that presents as severe …

Febrile neutropenia (FN) is an inflammatory response causing fever that may develop during
cancer therapy-induced neutropenia. FN may herald life-threatening infectious …

White blood cell (WBC) analysis provides rich information in rapid diagnosis of acute
bacterial and viral infections as well as chronic disease management. For patients with …

Introduction Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a potential life-threatening complication of
myelosuppressive chemotherapy, particularly when induced by infection. There is evidence …

Introduction: To date, non-chemotherapy drug-induced severe neutropenia (neutrophil count
of≤ 0.5 x 109/L) also called idiosyncratic drug-induced agranulocytosis is little discussed in …

Cisplatin is a common anticancer drug able to kill tumor cells, but it causes adverse
reactions in the kidney, digestive tract, and other systems. The antitumor effects of cisplatin …

Amikacin is the antibiotic of choice for the treatment of Gram-negative infections, namely,
those in neutropenic oncology patients. No populational pharmacokinetic studies are …

This review assessed the effects on chemotherapy induced neutropenia (CIN) of combining
oxaliplatin regimens with traditional plant-based medicines (TMs) in the management of …

Objectives Patients with febrile neutropenia presenting a cutaneous portal of entry for an
infectious agent are at high risk of death (19-32%). If medical management is well codified …

Im Zuge der weltweit steigenden Fallzahlen für Krebsneuerkrankungen und des
fortschreitenden demographischen Wandels benötigen immer mehr kritisch kranke …