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ReviewClinical reviews in allergy & immunology2022

Hypersensitivity Reactions to Platinum Agents and Taxanes.

Lulu R Tsao, Fernanda D Young, Iris M Otani, Mariana C Castells

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Review in Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed
9.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Reducing harm from paclitaxel infusion using titration rate: A quality improvement project.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lulu R TsaoUCSF Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA. lulu.tsao@ucsf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4608-0064
Fernanda D YoungUCSF Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Iris M OtaniUCSF Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Mariana C CastellsBrigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Boston, MA, USA.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to chemotherapy agents can present a serious challenge to treating patients with preferred or first-line therapies. Allergic reactions through an immunologic mechanism have been established for platinum and taxane agents, which are used to treat a wide variety of cancers including gynecologic cancers. Platin HSRs typically occur after multiple cycles of chemotherapy, reflecting the development of drug IgE sensitization, while taxane HSRs often occur on first or second exposure. Despite observed differences between platin and taxane HSRs, drug desensitization has been an effective method to reintroduce both chemotherapeutic agents safely. Skin testing is the primary diagnostic tool used to risk-stratify patients after initial HSRs, with more widespread use for platinum agents than taxanes. Different practices exist around the use of skin testing, drug challenge, and choice of desensitization protocol. Here, we review the epidemiology, mechanism, and clinical presentation of HSRs to platinum and taxane agents, as well as key controversies in their evaluation and management.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsDrug HypersensitivityNeoplasmsDesensitization, ImmunologicFemaleHumansPlatinumSkin TestsTaxoidsAntineoplastic AgentsPlatinumTaxoidsChemotherapyDesensitizationDrug allergyHypersensitivityPlatinum agentTaxane

Identifiers

PMID34338975
PMCPMC9156473
OpenAlexW3189053302

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