Chemotherapy in a patient with prior history of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
We described a 67 years old small-cell lung cancer patient with a prior history of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) who was treated with successful chemotherapy. It is probably safe to administer chemotherapeutic agents for some cancer patients with prior history of ITP, but it is important to prevent or minimize the toxicities of these chemotherapeutic agents.
University of Tsukuba, Division of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Tsukuba-city, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kouji
K
Kanemoto
Hiroaki
H
Satoh
Kiyohisa
K
Sekizawa
D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents