title: Idiosyncratic Reaction with Cytokine Storm Associated with Oxaliplatin.
abstract: Oxaliplatin or irinotecan with 5-fluorouracil form the chemotherapy backbone of any systemic treatment of colorectal cancer. We successfully treated an idiosyncratic reaction to oxaliplatin consisting of severe chills, vomiting, diarrhea, and fever in a patient with metastatic colon cancer.
authors.affiliation: Investigational Cancer Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ; Hematology-Oncology, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dembla
keywords: cytokine storm; fever; idiosyncratic reaction; oxaliplatin