Why the study?
Does high-dose ifosfamide cause cardiac toxicity in patients with advanced lymphoma or carcinoma?
Population
52 consecutive patients with advanced lymphoma or carcinoma enrolled in phase I trials of high-dose…
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Cohort
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High-dose ifosfamide warrants cardiac monitoring in advanced lymphoma or carcinoma; leaves open causality and generalizability to prospective trials.
Does high-dose ifosfamide cause cardiac toxicity in patients with advanced lymphoma or carcinoma?
High-dose ifosfamide is associated with a 17% incidence of severe but usually reversible congestive heart failure and malignant arrhythmias.
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