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ArticleTherapeutic advances in drug safety2020

Fulminant Fournier's gangrene in a patient with gastric cancer treated with ramucirumab and paclitaxel.

Zoran Rakusic, Ana Misir Krpan, Ivica Sjekavica

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Article in Therapeutic advances in drug safety, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zoran RakusicDepartment of Oncology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb; School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Kispaticeva 12, Zagreb, 10000, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5148-336X
Ana Misir KrpanDepartment of Oncology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6184-7104
Ivica SjekavicaDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia.
University Hospital Centre Zagreb · HR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fournier's gangrene (FG) is an uncommon form of necrotizing fasciitis, localized on the external genital organs, perianal region, and abdominal wall, accompanied by thrombosis of the feeding arteries, leading to gangrene of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, with manifestations of rapid clinical progression and multiple organ failure. Ramucirumab is a recombinant human immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody that binds to the extracellular binding domain of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) and prevents the binding of all VEGFR ligands. The literature describes bevacizumab, aflibercept, and regorafenib associated with FG in patients with colorectal cancer. According to our knowledge this is the first report of FG possibly related to ramucirumab in a patient with gastric cancer. If not recognized in time, it can lead to fatal complications.

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Fournier’s gangrenegastric cancerpaclitaxelramucirumab

Identifiers

PMID32874533
PMCPMC7436778
OpenAlexW3066980702

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