title: Acute reactions to chemotherapy agents.
abstract: Acute reactions occur infrequently with chemotherapy agents. However, selected drugs have been known to be associated with severe hypersensitivity reactions, infusion reactions and other acute adverse events. The British Columbia Cancer Agency recently updated the list of selected drugs associated with hypersensitivity reactions and the minimum time that immediate physician coverage is needed.
authors.affiliation: Provincial Systemic Therapy Program, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. mdelemos@bccancer.bc.ca
authors.forename: Mário L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: de Lemos
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents