title: Ototoxic protection of sodium thiosulfate: daily vs constant infusion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Compare the effect of a daily dose of sodium thiosulfate (STS) to continuous infusion of STS on Hartley albino guinea pig (HAGP) on cisplatin (CP)-induced sensorineural hearing loss. Study design Prospective randomized pilot study comparing a single daily dose of STS to a constant controlled infusion of STS given the middle ear space (MES) with an ototoxic regimen of CP. The hearing thresholds will be obtained by auditory brainstem response (ABR) 1 week before and after treatment. Treatment effects on responses at 2, 8, and 16 kHz signals will be investigated by an analysis of variance with one between subjects' condition and two within subjects' conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Basic science laboratory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  STS protection resulted in significantly less hearing loss post-treatment for the protected ears. Guinea pigs with continuous infusion of STS demonstrated less loss in the protected ear than those who received the single daily dose. As expected, hearing loss at 2 kHz was less than that at 8 and 16 kHz.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A continuous infusion of STS directly to the MES is better than a single daily dose of STS to the MES in reducing the ototoxicity of CP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Any targeted protection, whether by continuous infusion or daily dose, is better than no protection against the sensorineural hearing loss of CP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. rstocks@utmem.edu
authors.forename: Rose Mary S
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Stocks
authors.forename: Herbert J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: B Wayne
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Dudney
authors.forename: Monique
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pousson
authors.forename: Jerome W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000502:physiology; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013885:Thiosulfates / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D020011:Protective Agents; D013885:Thiosulfates; C017717:sodium thiosulfate; D002945:Cisplatin